We’ve had the pleasure of sharing the Better of Globe Winners of Shaw Contract’s 2023 Design Awards, and now we’re turning the highlight to shine on the 39 Better of Area Winners. Chosen from greater than 650 submissions and spanning 40 international locations, a various panel of judges from all over the world meticulously analyzed every undertaking. These are the a number of winners chosen as one of the best of one of the best in every area represented: Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Canada, Higher China, India, Latin America, Center East & Africa, UK & Continental Europe, and USA. Every undertaking optimistically invents areas that deliberately – and unintentionally – encourage new methods of working, studying, therapeutic, and thriving. One of these design mindset provides technique to how the trade as an entire can positively affect the communities and environments that encompass us all.
Seen above is among the Better of UK & Continental Europe winners, “Hudson River Buying and selling (HRT) is a quantitative buying and selling agency with over 900 workers throughout six international locations. The agency partnered with us to create an workplace in London that helps collaborative work and displays HRT’s tradition and identification. Hudson River Buying and selling’s tradition is targeted on individuals who love what they do. So, for its workplace design in London, we saved branding delicate and targeted on designing for individuals.”
See and expertise all 39 Better of Area Winners within the quick video beneath!
The Shaw Contract Design Awards give us purpose to have fun worldwide designers who share the model’s dedication to making a optimistic affect on all interiors. Over time, we’ve seen quite a few examples of how design can remodel these areas and enrich lives in consequence, inspiring us all alongside the best way.
With the 18th annual Design Awards now behind us, the main focus turns to 2024! What’s going to subsequent 12 months’s competitors maintain? Extra of one of the best work from conscientious designers who uphold Shaw Contract’s beliefs of Materials Well being, Round Financial system, Carbon Influence and Range, and Fairness and Inclusion. The 2024 Shaw Contract Design Awards will open submissions quickly, submit this way to be notified!
“The Ford Expertise Heart is the embodiment of Ford’s management function in the way forward for mobility and their knowledge and human science-driven strategy to office design: a spot the place guests can expertise the corporate’s future by seeing, feeling, and being. It feels as progressive and wealthy as the corporate story and energizes everybody current with the model’s clear visible affect.”

Ministry of Tourism HQ, KSA by Allen Structure Interiors Design (AAID), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Better of Center East & Africa Winner Photograph: N/A
“The Ministry of Tourism Workplace undertaking in Riyadh has positively impacted each individuals and the planet via the ability of design. The design enterprise of this undertaking aimed to align with Saudi Arabia’s Imaginative and prescient 2030 and create a workspace that caters to the wants of numerous workers and guests.”
“The corporate in command of coordinating the distribution of power all through Chile determined to regroup in a single place after years of being fragmented in numerous places within the metropolis of Santiago… We needed to promote the union of the corporate, nonetheless, crucial factor for us as architects was to mix expertise with enhancing the standard of life inside this area, reducing cortisol ranges (stress hormone), reducing nervousness, and constructing an area the place collaboration, the healthiest forms of teams, and steadiness are promoted.”

Naelofar Workplace by SWOT Design Group, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Better of Asia Winner Photograph: David Yeow
“Naelofar, a model re-known for Muslim modest-wear has grown exponentially within the current 5 years. They supposed to maneuver to a brand new workplace area of over 7,000 sq. toes with a shiny facade to supply a extra welcoming atmosphere for employees and to higher convey their model… the inside design aimed to seize the essence of nurturing relationships, with an area that’s polished and artistic, while additionally conveying the model’s skilled and personalised strategy.”

Pfizer, Inc. by Steven Leach & Associates, Hong Kong, China, Better of Higher China Winner Photograph: Steven Ko
“[The] Pfizer Hong Kong workplace is positioned in considered one of Hong Kong’s prime CBD, Quarry Bay, it’s ready to repeatedly ship pharmaceutical options pushed by science. Alongside the brand new emblem, lots of Pfizer’s core values are additionally built-in into the brand new workplace design. As well as, to deepen a way of area people, distinctive native components are subtly integrated all through the brand new workplace.”
“Riley’s Fish & Steak took over a beforehand rundown restaurant area positioned beside the cruise ship harbor of downtown Vancouver, surrounded by motels, workplace towers, and conference facilities. Our objective was to be as environmentally-friendly as attainable with designing this new restaurant idea.”

Bosch Pune by adrianse*, Bengaluru, India, Better of India Winner Photograph: Prajwal S + Rizwan
“Altering the mindset from a standard work tradition to agile methods of working was a giant achievement for us. A number of stakeholders, engagements, and alignment have been streamlined [throughout]. This was a design solely undertaking, however we confronted loads of coordination challenges, which we might have overcome if the identical was a D&B undertaking for adrianse*.”

Newmont by Rezen Studio, Perth, Australia, Better of Australia Winner Photograph: Jack Lovel
“Because the world’s main gold miner, Newmont is well known for its principled environmental, social, and governance practices. The Newmont office displays the tradition and aspirations of the enterprise and is a practical, versatile, and forward-looking tenancy for the long run that helps a ‘distant first’ strategy.”
Discover all 39 Better of Area winners within the quick video above, or go to shawcontract.com to be taught extra!