The best new hotels in Asia mix contemporary design with attention to heritage, say the judges of this year's AHEAD Asia awards in this movie Dezeen produced for the awards programme.
The third AHEAD Asia awards, which took place at Andaz Singapore on March 7, celebrated the best in hotel and resort design across the continent.
Jinou Park, vice president of the Asia Pacific region at Design Hotels and member of the AHEAD Asia judging panel, observed a move towards projects that combine modern architectural and design principles with attention to local culture and history.
"It was really interesting to see design born out of real Asian heritage," he told Dezeen.
Amanyangyun in Shanghai, by Kerry Hill Architects, was named Hotel of the Year Amanyangyun, a hotel in Shanghai designed by Kerry Hill Architects, was named AHEAD Asia Hotel of the Year, as well as being recognised in the Guestrooms and Hotel Conversion categories.
The owner of the project transported a forest of 10,000 trees and a collection of 50 historic houses 800 kilometres to the hotel site in Shanghai, after discovering that they were to be destroyed to make way for a dam.
"It's a great story of preserving ancient craft and heritage buildings that are part of the culture that would otherwise have been lost," stated Troy Hickox, assistant senior vice president at Galaxy Entertainment Group and AHEAD awards judge.
Judges commended the project for preserving ancient buildings
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