What Interior Projects Can Enter?

Eligible work may include:

• Residential interiors, apartments, houses and villas
• Hospitality interiors, hotels, restaurants and bars
• Offices and workplaces
• Retail spaces and showrooms
• Wellness environments
• Cultural or public interiors
• Other interior architecture projects that fit the available subcategories

Interior Architecture, Not Decoration Alone

WAIDE evaluates the interior as a designed environment. Spatial organization, movement, proportion, materiality, lighting, function, sensory experience, identity and relationship to architecture can all contribute to the quality of the submission. Decorative styling may be part of the project, but it should support a coherent design idea.

What the Jury Considers

The jury can consider concept and originality, spatial resolution, relevance to the programme, user experience, material and lighting strategy, detail, sustainability where applicable, accessibility, innovation and the quality of execution for completed work.

Hospitality and Experience

For hotels, restaurants, bars and destination interiors, the project may be assessed not only for aesthetics but also for guest journey, atmosphere, operational logic, brand expression and the relationship between memorable experience and practical use.

Workplace and Commercial Interiors

For offices, retail and commercial spaces, the jury may consider how design supports productivity, collaboration, customer experience, flexibility, identity, comfort and long-term adaptability.

Residential Interiors

Strong residential interiors should demonstrate a clear response to the people who live there, the architecture of the building, spatial constraints, material choices, daylight, storage, comfort and the character of everyday life.

Completed and Conceptual Work

Where the category rules allow, completed interiors, works under construction, unbuilt concepts and experimental interior proposals can be submitted. Project status and the use of renderings or AI-assisted imagery must be clearly disclosed.

International Discovery

WAIDE is designed to connect interior projects with their designers, studios, countries, cities, categories and award results. This creates a searchable professional record that can continue to generate visibility after the award cycle itself.