This month, nearly 1,000 guests gathered at Shanghai’s NEW BUND 31 Performing Arts Centre to celebrate the 10th CREDAWARD ceremony. Benoy received awards for five projects in total, with two of them clinching the Gold Award.
• Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi – Gold Award for Comprehensive Commercial Project
• Lentor Hills Residences – Gold Award for Future Project
• Wuhan Joy City – Merit Award for Comprehensive Commercial Project
• Benoy Singapore Studio – Merit Award for Interior Design
• Shenzhen Huaide Urban Renewal Complex – Merit Award for Future Project
Representing Benoy at the awards ceremony were Benoy Director and Head of Shanghai Studio Qin Pang, Design Director Gregory Kovacs, Senior Architect Ke Xu, Architectural Designer Zoe Zhao, and Business Development Officer Yiling Zhang.
Congratulations again to the Benoy team, our clients, and all our collaborating partners!
Benoy and CREDAWARD have shared a decade-long partnership, celebrating and supporting each other’s growth since the inaugural event in 2014 to today. In honour of this significant milestone, the organising committee presented the ‘Exceptional Design Brand Leaders’ award to Qin Pang, Benoy Director and Head of Shanghai Studio.
The 10th CREDAWARD received 746 submissions from 312 organisations across more than 25 countries and regions. After rigorous evaluation by the jury panel, the Gold and Silver awards winners were announced. Benoy’s awards affirm our team’s exceptional design skills, recognised by China’s top property design award.
The CREDAWARD, known as the ‘Chinese Real Estate Design,’ was launched in 2014 by DJSER. With a vision of “originating from China, embracing the world,” the award welcomes outstanding project submissions from around the globe, aiming to spread cutting-edge design concepts, contribute to sustainable development, and lead the way in future urban development.
CREDAWARD brings together leading academics and top urban developers to form an elite jury focused on architecture. Submissions are judged based on architectural aesthetics, environmental preservation, user experience, and economic benefits. Over the past ten years, CREDAWARD has maintained a rigorous selection process, transparent evaluation model, and strict award standards, earning its reputation as one of the most credible awards in the industry.
We are looking forward to the next decade with confidence that CREDAWARD will continue to uphold commitment to design, establishing a premier platform for the industry to shape the future of urban development.
Benoy’s winning projects;
Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi
With a total floor area of approximately 355,000 sqm, Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi boasts an iconic façade that forms a cohesive mixed-use development. The retail façade overlooking West Lake features a unique pixelated design consisting of stepped blocks of different sizes. This design not only adds interest to the building, but also allows for a spacious outdoor terrace where visitors can have dinner and relax while enjoying picturesque views of Hanoi’s famous West Lake. Its unique location, excellent transport links and commercial positioning have made it a popular destination among locals and tourists since it opened in the autumn of 2023, ushering in a new era of commercial consumption and lifestyle experiences in Vietnam’s capital city.
Lentor Hills Residences
Lentor Hills Residences is a luxury residential development in the north-eastern region of Singapore that blends nature, urban elegance and modern living. Designed by Benoy in collaboration with P&T Consultants and developed by Hong Leong Holdings Limited, the project is aimed at families seeking the finest schools, shopping, dining, lifestyle, medical facilities and leisure amenities. The 51,000-sqm development provides an urban oasis for nature lovers, offering 598 one to four-bedroom homes. The buildings have two distinct façade styles: The upper massing features earthy tones that evoke the natural landscape, while the lower massing has modern design aesthetics to create an elegant and welcoming atmosphere for residents and visitors alike.
Wuhan Joy City
Wuhan Joy City has a total floor area of approximately 450,000 sqm, consisting of 136,000 sqm for the six-storey Joy City retail development and two office towers totalling 114,000 sqm. The project is located in Guanggu New Area in Wuhan, a high-tech industrial zone well-known throughout China. The name “Guanggu” is formed of the characters‘Guang,’ meaning light, and ‘Gu,’ meaning valley. Together they form the name “Optics Valley,” symbolising the core industry of optoelectronics and the area’s reputation as a technology hub. Playing on the“Optics Valley” theme, Wuhan Joy City adopts the design concept of‘external light, inner valley’ to provide a multi-functional complex that caters to the entertainment, technology and social needs of elites. The building features a ring-shaped enclosure, forming a dynamic commercial loop which surrounds the central outdoor courtyard, referred to as “Joy Valley”. A large, almost 800-sqm LED screen has been installed in Joy Valley, which, together with the tiered terraces, creates a unique and exclusive commercial space. The external façade facing the city represents the image of the city, inspired by ten thousand rays of light breaking through the rock to symbolise the limitless vitality of young people and their optimistic attitude towards life.
Benoy Singapore Studio
Benoy Singapore Studio is a bespoke office space designed by Benoy’s own interior design team. The move to our new Studio, located on the 21st floor of The Gateway Singapore and offering breathtaking views of the vibrant downtown core and skyline, has resulted in a new workplace strategy. The Studio incorporates Benoy’s expertise in providing integrated services to clients in Singapore and beyond. Spanning approximately 536 sqm, the Studio provides a range of facilities – workstations, meeting and social spaces, acoustic pods, rest areas and workspaces, all surrounded by lush plants. The layout is designed to increase productivity, promote teamwork and employee wellbeing, and meet the diverse requirements.
Shenzhen Huaide Urban Renewal Complex
The Shenzhen Huaide Urban Renewal Complex project is located in the urban villages in Bao’an District, Shenzhen, and is planned for convenient access. It is located 3 km from Bao’an International Airport and Phoenix Mountain Forest Park, and 6 km from the Airport New City, in the core area known as the Golden Triangle industrial and ecological hub of western Shenzhen. The total floor area is 418,000 sqm, including a 180,000-sqm six-storey shopping centre and nine 100‑m towers. Landscaped bridges and skywalks connect the project to the two parks and neighbouring plots, while the green valley concept on the rooftop combines culture, leisure and sports with the aim of creating a three-dimensional sky city park for the city’s residents, like a“home deep in the clouds”.
