The shortlist for AHEAD Asia 2020 has been announced, with the nominated projects ranging from a circuit of lodges spanning Bhutan to a former geisha house in Tokyo and the return of a Singaporean national treasure.
New for AHEAD Asia is the introduction of the Lodges, Cabins and Tented Camp category, celebrating the best in alternative accommodation including a sustainable resort taking action to protect the wildlife corridor it inhabits and a collection of tented villas surrounding a century-old Tibetan village house.
See the shortlist below:
BAR, CLUB or LOUNGE
Absinthe at Hôtel de la Coupole, Sapa, Vietnam
Sun Group / AccorHotels / Bensley
Lennon's at Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Development Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / AvroKO
Manor Club at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio
UNION at The Opposite House, Beijing, China
Swire Hotels / Kengo Kuma / AvroKO
EVENT SPACES
Grand Ballroom and Junior Ballroom at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio
Grand Hyatt Xi'an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks
The Great Room at Raffles Singapore
HASSELL
The PuXuan Hotel & Spa, Beijing, China
Urban Resort Concepts / PuXuan Hotels / Büro Ole Scheeren / MQ studio
GUESTROOMS
Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi, Shaviyani Atoll
SC Capital / AccorHotels / SCSY Studio / HBA
Grand Hyatt Xi'an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks
Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Developement Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Celia Chu Design & Associates
Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio
HOTEL CONVERSION
Moss Hotel, Hobart, Australia
The Behrakis Group / Circa Morris-Nunn Chua Architects
Six Senses Maxwell, Singapore
Murray / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Studio Jacques Garcia
Sunyata Hotel Meili, Yunnan, China
Zhao Yang Architects / Ke Xie
TRUNK(HOUSE), Tokyo, Japan
TRUNK Co. / TRIPSTER / TRUNK Atelier
HOTEL NEWBUILD
ENSO ANGO, Kyoto, Japan
The Global Group / Global Hotel Management / Uchida Design Inc. / atelier oï
Park Hyatt Shenzhen, China
Ping An / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Yabu Pushelberg
Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio / BAR Studio / Parts and Labor Design
The Thousand Kyoto, Japan
Keihan Hotels & Resorts Co. / Tohata Architects & Engineers Inc. / ILYA Corporation / Takenaka Corporation / Yusuke Seki / Sola Associates
HOTEL RENOVATION & RESTORATION
Grand Hyatt Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Miramar Corporation / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / BAR Studio
Hayman Island, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Mulpha International / InterContinental Hotels & Resorts / DBI Designs / DAARC / KY Design
Raffles Singapore
Katara Hospitality / AccorHotels / Aedas / Studio Lapis / Champalimaud Design / Aedas Interiors / Jouin Manku
The Datai Langkawi, Kedah, Malaysia
Themed Attraction Resorts & Hotels / Teluk Datai Resort / Didier Lefort Architectes Associés / GDP Architects / KC-DMP Interiors
LANDSCAPING & OUTDOOR SPACES
Alila Villas Koh Russey, Bamboo Island, Cambodia
CityStar / Alila Hotels & Resorts / Studiogoto
Capella Sanya, China
Capella Hotel Group / Denniston / Bensley
Six Senses Bhutan
Bhutan Ventures & Hospitality / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Habita Architects
The Chedi Ninghai, China
Shanghai Golden Union Investment Group Co. / General Hotel Management / Shanghai Jund Architects / G-art Interior Design
LOBBY & PUBLIC SPACES
Conrad Hangzhou, China
Raffles City / Hilton Worldwide / UN Studio / AB Concept
Grand Hyatt Xi'an, China
Maike Group / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / CallisonRTKL / LTW Designworks
Hotel Kapok Shenzhen, China
Hotel Kapok / 2pi r design / Icon Interior Design
JW Marriott Qufu, China
Shandong Luneng / Marriott International / Kai Cui / LTW Designworks
LODGES, CABINS & TENTED CAMPS
Origin Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia
InSitu / Studiogoto
Shinta Mani Wild, Southern Cardamom National Park, Cambodia
Shinta Mani Hotels / Bensley
The Hidden Valley Resort, Yunnan, China
Hidden Valley Resorts Singapore / Eco.id Architects
The Lindis, Ahuriri Valley, North Otago, New Zealand
The Lindis Group / RCP / Architecture Workshop
RESORT
Mason, Pattaya, Thailand
The Steel Public Company / VaSLab Architecture / Dong Sculpture
Shishi-Iwa House, Karuizawa, Japan
HDHP GK / Shigeru Ban Architects
Six Senses Bhutan
Bhutan Ventures & Hospitality / Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas / Habita Architects
Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa, Uttarakhand, Rishikesh, India
Darrameks Hotels & Developers / Taj Hotels / YH2 Architecture / Edifice Consultants / Eco.id Architects / BuregaFarnell
RESTAURANT
Nan Bei at Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Development Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Tandem Architects/ AvroKO
Terra at Waldorf Astoria Maldives, Ithaafushi Island
Urbacon Trading & Contracting / Hilton Worldwide / Highness Engineering Consultants / Stickman Tribe
The Legacy House at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / BAR Studio
Yi by Jereme Leung at Raffles Singapore
Katara Hospitality / AccorHotels / Aedas / Aedas Interiors
SPA & WELLNESS
ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa, Japan
Tokyo Century Corporation / IHG / Shimizu Corporation / Hashimoto Yukio Design Studio
Hôtel de la Coupole, Sapa, Vietnam
Sun Group / AccorHotels / Bensley
Joali Maldives, Muravandhoo Island Raa Atoll
Gürallar Group / Atolye4n / Studio Glitt
Rosewood Bangkok, Thailand
Rende Developement Company / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / Celia Chu Design & Associates
SUITE
Grand Harbour Corner Suite at Rosewood Hong Kong, China
New World Development / Rosewood Hotel Group / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / tonychi studio
Presidential Suite at Grand Hyatt Seoul, South Korea
Seoul Miramar Corporation / Hyatt Hotels Corporation / BAR Studio
The Prestige Hotel, Penang, Malaysia
Public Packages Holdings / KL Wong Architect / Ministry of Design
The St. Regis Hong Kong, China
China Resources Property / Marriott International / AFSO
TRANSPORT
Fenides Liveboard
Fenides Liveaboard / Michael Schnadhorst
Genting Dream
Genting Hong Kong / Dream Cruises
Oracle
Blue Karma / Alexa Genoyer
Royal Caribbean Spectrum of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International
The winners will be announced at the AHEAD Asia 2020 ceremony, taking place on Thursday 12 March at Andaz Singapore.
Early bird tickets are available until 31 January and can be booked here. We have also organised a special rate with host venue Andaz for all attendees, so you can reserve you stay here.
