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McDonald's embarked on a journey to transform its Hong Kong office into a digitally driven, dynamic, people-centric hub embodying the firm’s vision. Designed to elevate staff experience and instill a sense of purpose through bold environmental branding, the project anticipates the future of workplace.

Inspired by McDonald's iconic golden arches, the space feature a bespoke staircase, arched ceilings, and integrated brand motifs. The arch design addresses spatial challenges, promoting seamless vertical and horizontal connections. Arched lobby ceilings create openness, while the signature staircase facilitates connectivity and engagement.

Addressing the company’s aspirations and its digital ethos, the project intertwines branding, technology and sustainable practices into an ample, digitally enabled two-story space built around brand touchpoints, collaboration and wellbeing. Corridors serve as digital galleries, with smart technology and hospitality-inspired materials enhancing the user experience. Recycled materials, biophilic elements, and natural light boost wellbeing, while diversity of work settings fosters creativity and collaboration.

Designer has designed Inebi, a newly envisioned Japanese food concept located in Urban Hood, Hysan Place. The design of Inebi takes inspiration from traditional Japanese architecture focusing on wooden construction, modular design, Japanese lattice-work, and the architecture of 'engawa' or Japanese style verandahs.

Within the brand's name Inebi - 'Ine' in Japanese means 'Rice', a central theme to the restaurant's concept. Using rice as design inspiration, Designer took the Japanese 'hangiri'; a traditional, large, shallow wooden tub used for preparing sushi rice, to form a focal feature in the design.

Aside from the Hangiri, Designer studied traditional Japanese wood jointing systems, and abstracted a modular system which would delicately display a series of rice-paper-textured acrylic features cut in the oval shape of rice. With each 'grain' overlapping another below, the system was symbolic of raw rice - still unhusked and fixed to the stem.

Situated in a nature park on the bustling artificial island of PIK in Jakarta, this is % ARABICA's first drive-thru project in Asia.
The design features two distinct, harmoniously intertwining forms. The first is characterized by a round glass facade and a minimalistic framework, providing openness and visibility while inviting passersby to glimpse the lively atmosphere within. The second is a more enclosed space, prioritizing privacy and functional elements. This distinction ensures that each serves its intended purpose effectively.
The layout is organized radially, from central roasting room to the coffee counter and seating areas, thus highlighting the roasting and serving processes while providing baristas with clear view of the entire space. Meanwhile, the guests’ gazes are naturally drawn to the captivating scenery outdoors. Care is taken to ensure sightlines do not overlap, allowing customers to enjoy coffee with a 360-degree panoramic view of the lush natural park.

Located at the entry of the Mai Po Nature Reserve, the facility is a nucleus for the conservation and management of the wetland's ecosystem and a locus for research, training and immersive learning experiences. Pyramidal in form, and spanning two floors centred around a skylit atrium, WWF Peter Scott Visitor Centre comprises a gallery, café, gift shop, and learning centre on the public-facing ground level, which has easy access to nature via full-height glazed doors, while meeting rooms and nine accommodation suites for staff and guests populate the upper level. Standouts in the limited materials palette are terrazzo and slatted bamboo.

In Zhuangzi · On the Equality of Things, it was said that Nanguo Ziqi, who sat resting on his armrest, said, "Now I have lost myself," and reached the state where he is oblivious of body and mind, and of self and its surroundings. Similarly, in The Great and Most Honored Master, "Confucius said, 'What do you mean by saying that you sit and forget (everything)?' Yan Hui replied, 'My connexion with the body and its parts is dissolved; my perceptive organs are discarded. Thus leaving my material form, and bidding farewell to my knowledge, I am become one with the Great Pervader. This I call sitting and forgetting all things.'" To the external architecture and internal exhibits, we exist only as a medium, connecting people, objects and architecture, melting into the architecture, expressing our works, blanking ourselves, and hearing the sounds of the heaven after "losing self".

This is an interior renovation of an 18-year-old, 1000-square-meter villa in Hong Kong's prestigious Victoria Peak, that reflects the owners' preferences for natural materials and personalized design.Perceiving a home can be seen as a large piece of furniture: a structure designed to support and enhance the activities of daily living. Just as a well-crafted chair or table combines beauty and utility, so too should our homes. They should be designed with attention to detail, with an eye for esthetics, and with a deep understanding of human experience. Material exploration is not only done by craftsmanship but also by technology, such as vast use of CNC machining and 3D printing. A home, like a piece of fine furniture, should invite interaction, inspire admiration, and stand the test of time. It should be a testament to the values of craftsmanship, sustainability, and emotional richness.

This is a pet-oriented design project that aims to redefine the concept of space. The design prioritizes flexibility, creating a serene and natural ambiance for the owner and her pets. The existing layout has been reconfigured to include sliding panels that divide the space into adaptable sections: the entrance and kitchen space, the living area, and the sleeping area. This reconfiguration results in a circular and seamless flow throughout the living space. The thoughtful choice of glass and wooden panels strives an excellent balance between openness and intimacy.
The design incorporates natural light, materials suitable for pet-friendliness, and dedicated areas for interaction between the owner and her pets. The result is a harmonious living space for both the human and furry inhabitants.

"To be a feast of art,
In the elegant blend of classical and modern, East and West"
Qingdao, a city where classical and modern meet. European buildings are dotted in the ritual order of the east, forming the city cognition of Eurasian culture integration. We take this as inspiration, continue the characteristics of the city in this project, and bring it into the freedom and flexibility of humanity through design.

This project is located in Guangzhou, Guangdong. With the development of society, new changes have taken place in our lifestyles and family structure, and a new product is needed to adapt to this "trend". In order to create a warm parent-child space, the original layout of three bedrooms and two halls was designed into an LDKG integrated space, and the living room, dining-room, kitchen and garden-balcony were connected to make the overall space wider. One of the bedrooms has been converted into a multi-purpose room, which interacts with the master bedroom through a moved and isolated opening, and the study space can be changed whenever you want, which is adapting to the new lifestyle.

This project is situated on the top floor of the building. The designer, upon the original roof and in combination with the indoor functional layout, also drew inspiration from the garden tour format of oriental gardens and excavated two courtyards, one large and one small. This has significantly enhanced the indoor lighting and air circulation. As the sunlight changes, the flowing light and shadow scattered in the space create a distinctive atmosphere and evoke certain emotions. This is not merely a workplace but also a space for purifying the soul, enabling people to unwind amidst their busyness. The flexible and free space design encourages everyone to pursue the future, forge ahead towards the light, and seek the meaning of life.

Dare to transcend the confines of time, weather, space, and distance at our revolutionary stargazing camp, where an unparalleled immersive journey into The Secret Realm.

While urbanization has draped Hong Kong in a cloak of light pollution, obscuring the stars from view, our project stands as a beacon of reconnection to the cosmic wonders above. Beyond its cosmic ambitions, this retreat offers a sanctuary—a respite from the city's relentless pace.

Envisioned under the guiding principle of 'Mysterious,' our design ethos harmoniously combines raw, natural elements with the cutting-edge technology of the Planet Create System. This innovative system crafts bespoke, immersive planet environments within each room, a celestial escape crafted for celestial exploration even amidst light pollution and inclement weather. The spacecraft-inspired architecture transcends mere aesthetics, evoking a sensation of departure from the urban landscape of Hong Kong and the terrestrial realm.