Hugo’s House / Ian Moore Architects

This project involved alterations and additions to one of a row of 6 identical Victorian terrace houses, which have a cross stair between the two original bedrooms on the upper level. The cross stair typology makes opening up the front two rooms on the lower level to form a large living and dining space more difficult, so it was decided instead to create more living space in a new rear extension. The former rear extension, containing the kitchen and laundry had a poor connection to the rear courtyard and was demolished to make way for a new extension, which also included a new bedroom on the upper level.

Sunlight Courtyard, Entrance Lobby of Aranya / SHISUO design office

In 2024, SHISUO Design Office was commissioned by Aranya to reimagine the lobby spaces within the podium levels of two mountain-view residences in Sanya. The original architecture leveraged the site's elevation differential: while one side of the podium nestles against the hillside, a narrow lightwell pierces through the interior; the opposite side connects to terraced platforms, forming the residents' homecoming gateway. A covered corridor acts as a prelude to homecoming. Walls clad in volcanic rock create framed window openings that capture exterior landscapes or assemble into a perforated screen, allowing light to filter through gaps. These contrasts of light and shadow introduce rhythm to the elongated space, mediating between the exterior and interior realms.

Hotel VMG Villa Kyoto / Moriyoshi Naotake Atelier

This is a hotel renovated from a Sukiya-style building in Kyoto. The existing building was built in 1920, and the carpenter was a man who built many teahouses around the Gion area in Kyoto, and the owner was recorded as a tea master. Records of tea ceremonies from that time, there was a description of this building as a place to hold tea ceremonies.

Santokki Restaurant / Tadu Arquitetura

Santokki was conceived as a space for “creative Asian” cuisine, where the menu and branding unfold as key elements in the project’s design decisions. To reflect the diversity of the dishes, we drew on architectural approaches from various parts of the world — from Chinatown to Seoul, passing through Tokyo, São Paulo, and Beijing.

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