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The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore won a host of prizes at this year's AHEAD Asia awards
The AHEAD Awards celebrates the best hotel projects across Asia, which have been finished between October 2016 and September 2017.
All submissions were assessed by a panel of hoteliers, architects and interior designers, based on experience offered to guests, aesthetic and commercial viability. The winners were announced on 15 March 2018 at a ceremony in Singapore's luxury Andaz hotel.
Guestrooms in the The Warehouse Hotel were also highly commended by the judging panel The Warehouse Hotel in Singapore was 2018's big winner. As well as being named Hotel of the Year, it collected awards in the Guestrooms, Lobby & Public Space, and Urban Hotel ? Conversion categories. The project, which was designed by Asylum Creative and Zarch Collaboartives, was described by judges as having a "refined design and stunning attention to detail".
Formerly a sugar mill, Alila Yangshuo guest accommodation collected the Resort Hotel award
Vector Architect's Alila Yangshuo guest accommodation in China's mountainous Guangxi region won the prize for Resort Hotel, commended for the "artisanal feel" of its material palette. The building, which was formerly a sugar mill, features 40,000 hand-presse...