My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet by Hui Hsin Cheng

My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet by Hui Hsin Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Tambaga in Desain Ruang Interior na Pameran Competition Category.

TambagaInterior· 2026

My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet

by Hui Hsin Cheng

Client: Homeyoung interior decorating and design Ltd.

A' Design Award Tambaga Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet

Book Text: My Home Steak Far Eastern Store napassukki semangat kalloloweng ri desain immersif, napancaji paimeng steakhouse tradisionalé mancaji hub sosial iya madoddo. Pengalamangngé mappammula ri lawang tama'é, kégi huruf "O" ri tanrang-tandaé napancaji tello' mabbau bola basket iya rigoreng. Pulo buffet-é mancaji toppa runway untu' kalloloé, iya ripakita ri langi'-langi' warna orange-gradient sibawa tibo' mosaik "GO" iya nala' waramparang mattennungé ri lapangeng balapangngé. Ripallebbi ri panel gelombang cella sibawa lampu bola olahraga, onrongngé napaké lampu strip iya madoddo untu' cermin semangat stadion, napancaji tuwo filosofi "Move to Eat".

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tambaga

My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet iyanaritu pakoro A' Design Award Tambaga, pakalebbi iya malompo tongeng iya ripabbere ri desain luar biasa iya riissengngi nasaba kreativitas, kecerdikan sibawa ketajaman. Pakoro Tambaga iyanaritu artefak iya terampil sibawa mappabbura kreatif iya mappabbentuk pengalaman iya maega, imajinasi sibawa kecerdikan tau mabbuat. My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet ripakkirangngi mancaji objek iya ripakalebbi, ripuji sibawa rirennu, profesional sibawa inovatif. Desain pakoro A' Design Award Tambaga iyae mappasilaong praktik tepat ri seni, sains, desain sibawa teknologi sibawa makessing nasaba perhatiannna ri detail. My Home Steak Primary Function: Rumah Makan Buffet mappabbura kebutuhan makessing, mappakkela keinginan, mappabbentuk perasaan sibawa mappabbura rasa penasaran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "My Home Steak" is a social arena where taste and connection converge. Guided by "sports and togetherness," it redefines dining as a cultural ritual. Here, food is an emotional medium for identity and joy. Breaking from traditional buffets, the design features a track-shaped island and stadium ceiling that turn sports energy into interaction. This elevates dining from simple consumption into a collective celebration of belonging and shared dialogue.
Dimensions & Packaging: Project area is 450 square meter.
Tags: Interior Design, buffet, MyHomeSteak, Taiwan, Restaurant, Steak House
Production Technology: My Home Steak Far Eastern Store blends youthful energy with thematic design. The space features a lit "MY HOME STEAK" sign, where the "O" creatively transforms into a fried-egg basketball, sparking appetite and vitality. The buffet island adopts a "youth runway" concept, highlighted by an orange gradient ceiling and mosaic "GO" tiles. Suspended sports-ball lamps and red wave-shaped panels further define the area while maintaining an open flow. Finally, dynamic light strips capture the rhythmic energy of a stadium, perfectly enhancing the "Move to Eat" spirit through visual motion.
Design Challenge: Our ethnographic research reimagined budget dining as a social hub. By observing and interviewing Gen Z diners, we explored how nostalgia triggers connection. A key challenge was balancing high-energy "sports" themes with a comfortable dining vibe. We overcame this by using rhythmic lighting and warm palettes to soften industrial elements. Results show that weaving campus memories into space turns meals into shared rituals, shifting business focus from cost to social value and brand loyalty.
Research: This project asks if a restaurant can be more than a place to eat and become a vessel for connection and memory. In a digital era of fragmented interaction, our goal is to use spatial design to revive the culture of gathering around a meal. The concept has three layers where sports energy turns the space into a stage for shared passion, youth nostalgia makes dining a reflection of personal stories, and social media immediacy brings digital behavior into physical space. My Home Steak becomes a social platform where people share emotions, express identity, and create lasting experiences.
Inspiration: This project explores if a restaurant can transcend dining to become a vessel for memory. Inspired by the need to revive the culture of gathering, the design integrates three layers: sports energy as a stage for passion, youth nostalgia for personal storytelling, and social media immediacy to bridge digital and physical worlds. "My Home Steak" thus evolves into a social platform where spatial design fosters identity, emotion, and shared experiences beyond the meal.
Project Duration: The project started in October 2021 and finished in April 2025 in Taiwan, Taipei City.
Operation Flow: In this project, function extends beyond circulation and efficiency to explore human behavior and interaction. The focus is not just on how people eat, but how space brings them closer. A racetrack buffet layout ensures smooth flow and visual connection, while social, individual, and shared seating zones address different needs. Lighting and music guide behavior where soft light encourages conversation and rhythmic sound energizes the mood. From ergonomics to layout, every detail aims to make interaction natural, turning dining into a social experience shaped by space.
Patents: All images: Chien Hsiang,Tai / Cheng Hui Hsin(Design director)/ My Home Steak attached to BENFENG Catering Group, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Team Members: Design Director ：Cheng Hui Hsin
Designer ： Lin Wan Ju
Designer ：Liu Yi Tseng
Image Credits: All images: Chien Hsiang,Tai / Cheng Hui Hsin(Design director)/ My Home Steak attached to BENFENG Catering Group, Taoyuan City, Taiwan