WAF's sister festival INSIDE World Festival of Interiors has announced the shortlist of 78 projects that will compete to be crowned World Interior of the Year 2017. A floating bar by WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design, a jade green spa by Maos Design in Shanghai, and a futuristic mathematics gallery by Zaha Hadid Architects are among this year's INSIDE World Festival of Interiors shortlist.

World Architecture Festival and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors are taking place at the same venue at Arena, Berlin simultaneously between 15-17 November, 2017.

Projects from across the globe were entered across nine diverse categories, ranging from grand civic spaces and hospitals to transportation hubs, bars and shops. Hosted alongside the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the INSIDE festival attracts in excess of 2,000 attendees each year for its three days of talks, awards, exhibitions and fringe events.

Paper Space - Happier Lab, Taipei, Taiwan, by J.C Architecture shortlisted in Display category. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors

"Entry numbers exceeded 200 for the first time, and the increase in numbers was accompanied by an increase in overall quality. Many of the shortlisted designs concern the way that interiors help us to live, work and play more efficiently and more enjoyably," commented Paul Finch, Programme Director of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors on this year's shortlist.

"This is appropriate in a year when our conference theme is ‘Performance’, which will examine how elements like colour, acoustics and volume contribute to the success of new and refurbished interior projects. All the shortlisted designs will be presented live, so Festival delegates will enjoy a series of mini-performances by designers, as well as conference speakers," Finch added.

Shortlisted designers reflect the global reach of the awards and include Eight (USA), Tomoro Aida and Aida Atelier (Japan), Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (Australia) Carlo Berarducci Architecture (Italy), 3deluxe architecture (Germany), Arquitiectura en Movimiento Workshop (Mexico) and KSM Architecture (India). Australian practice SJB celebrates being the practice with the most shortlisted projects, four in total, while fellow Australian practice BVN and Chinese practice Neri&Hu Design and Research Office achieve three shortlisted projects apiece.

Scroll down to see the full shortlist below:   

The Whale Bar, Maldives, by WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors

Bars and Restaurants

- The Ocean, Hong Kong SAR China, by A Work of Substance
-  Restaurant 01, Utrecht, Netherlands, by i29 Interior Architects
- Bamboo's Eatery, Nanjing, China, by Minggu Design
- Big Small Coffee and Guestroom, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
- TOKU Japanese Cuisine Restaurant, Shenzhen, China, by Shenzhen Yi Ding Design
- 12-Micron, Sydney, Australia, by SJB
- The Buena, Sydney, Australia, by SJB
- Fluid Bar Exchange, Chandigarh, India, by Studio Ardete
- CHA-Chinese Restaurant of Wanda Vista Hefei, Hefei, China, by Wanda Hotel Design Institute
- The Whale Bar, Maldives, by WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design

Mathematics: The Winton Gallery, London, United Kingdom, by Zaha Hadid Architects. Image © Luke Hayes

Civic, Culture and Transport

- 5-7 St Helen's Place with The Leathersellers' Hall, London, United Kingdom, by Eric Parry Architects
- D Luck Cinematic Theatre, Pattaya, Thailand, by JARKEN
- Jian Li Ju Theatre, Shanghai, China, by More Design Office
- Oslo Airport Expansion, Oslo, Norway, by Nordic — Office of Architecture
- Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, United Kingdom, by Perkins+Will
- Underground Forest, Shanghai, China, by WUtopia Lab
- Mathematics: The Winton Gallery, London, United Kingdom, by Zaha Hadid Architects

Soho 3Q Bund, Shanghai, China, by anySCALE Architecture Design Consultants. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors

Creative Re-use

- Soho 3Q Bund, Shanghai, China, by anySCALE Architecture Design Consultants
- The Garage: Beijing B+ Automobile Service Center, Beijing, China, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
- Cleveland & Co., Sydney, Australia, by SJB
- Stable, Belgium, by Studio Farris Architects
- Mason Bros. Interior, Auckland, New Zealand, by Warren and Mahoney Architects
- Studio Loft, İzmir, Turkey, by ZAAS & Yerce Architecture

Display

- Butterfly Aviary & Noor Café – Noor Island, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by 3deluxe architecture
- Loco Local fro Hermes 2016: Spring & Summer Forever, Singapore, by AK+
- Art Supermarket Gallery, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, by Chang Bene Design
- Nissan Crossing, Tokyo, Japan, by Eight
- Artisan House Sales Gallery, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, by Half and Half Studio
- Paper Space - Happier Lab, Taipei, Taiwan, by J C Architecture
- Confidential, Shenzhen, China, by Panshine Interior Design
- Fabricwood, Singapore, by Produce workshop
- Pavilion·Berth, Hangzhou, China, by WJ Design

NUBO, Sydney, Australia, by PAL Design Group. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors

Health and Education

- UQ Forgan Smith Building – TC Beirne School of Law and Walter Harrison Library Refurbishment, St Lucia, Australia, by BVN
- Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, by CannonDesign + NEUF architect(e)s
- NUBO, Sydney, Australia, by PAL Design Group
- Physical, Shanghai, China, by Panorama International
- 123+ Growth Center, Shanghai, China, by WUtopia Lab

Nimman Spa, Shanghai, China, by Maos Design. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 

Hotels

- Jackalope, Melbourne, Australia, by Carr Design Group
- Ignacia Guest House, Mexico, Mexico City, by Factor Eficiencia + A-G
- Ir-On Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand, by Hypothesis
- Nimman Spa, Shanghai, China, by Maos Design
- Hotel Mono, Singapore, Singapore, by Spacedge Designs
- UNPLAN Kagurazaka, Tokyo, Japan, by Tomoro Aida and Aida Atelier
- At Six Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden, by Universal Design Studio
- Vommuli Island Maldives, Maldives, Maldives, by WOW Architect | Warner Wong Design

Airbnb European Headquarters, Dublin, Ireland, by Heneghan Peng Architects. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 

Offices

- Google Pancras Square, London, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- UNIQLO City Tokoyo, Tokyo, Japan, by Allied Works Architecture
- Gobo Headquarters, Metepec, Mexico, by Arquitiectura en Movimiento Workshop
- BHP Billiton Workplace, Brisbane, Australia, by BVN
- McCarthy Tetrault, Vancouver, Canada, by BVN
- Toposition Construction Office, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, by Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
- EY Centre, 200 George Street, Sydney, Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
- Airbnb European Headquarters, Dublin, Ireland, by Heneghan Peng Architects
- Architecture & Design Studio, Chennai, India, by KSM Architecture
- WeWork Weihai Road: China Flagship Coworking Space, Shanghai, China, by Linehouse
- Project Pluto - Regents House, London, United Kingdom, by LOM Architecture and Design
- Curio Stair of Encounters: Bloomberg Hong Kong Office, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
- House Parts Office, Beijing, China, by People's Architecture Office
- Changyou Headquarters, Beijing, China, by Redhousechina

Moving House, Melbourne, Australia, by Architects EAT. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 

Residential

- Moving House, Melbourne, Australia, by Architects EAT
- The architect apartment, Surabaya, Indonesia, by BK interior design&architectural planning
- Apartment Above Suspicion, Rome, Italy, by Carlo Berarducci Architecture
- Green‧Restful, Yilan County, Taiwan, by Clearspace Design & Research
- The Nova Building, London, United Kingdom, by Flanagan Lawrence
- Skypark, Hong Kong S.A.R. China, by New World Development
- Courtyard House @ Sungai Buloh, Kelana Jaya, Malaysia, by O2 Design Atelier
- Cleveland Rooftop, Sydney, Australia, by SJB
- MISA studio, Hangzhou, China, by WJ Design

Adidas NYC, New York, United States of America, by Adidas with Checkland Kindleysides and Gensler. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 

Retail

- Adidas NYC, New York, United States of America, by Adidas with Checkland Kindleysides and Gensler
- Polyphony Store, Beijing, China, by anySCALE Architecture Design Consultants
- Baoding Xinhua Bookstore, Baoding, China, by Beijing Fenghemuchen Space Design
- Harrods Grand Entrance Hall, London, United Kingdom, by Make Architects
- The Cutting Edge Pharmacy, Himeji city, Japan, by Matsuya Art Works and KTX archiLAB
- Aesop Pacific Fair, Gold Coast, Australia, by Mlkk Studio
- Sulwhasoo Flagship Store, Seoul, South Korea, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
- Concept Store in Miami, Miami, United States of America, by OHLAB
- Tate Modern Terrace Shop, London, United Kingdom, by UXUS
- ROU by T Ham Concept Store, Taipei, Taiwan, by WZWX Architecture Group

All nominees will present their projects to distinguished international juries during the Festival to compete for one of the nine, coveted INSIDE category awards. Open to all festival attendees, the presentations are followed by a live exchange between the designers and jurors. The overall winner of the World Interior of the Year will be announced at an exclusive gala dinner on 17 November.

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Top image: Fabricwood, Singapore, by Produce workshop. Image courtesy of INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 

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