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My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant by Hui Hsin Cheng

My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant by Hui Hsin Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award i Bronze in Indretning og Udstillingsdesign Competition Category.


BronzeIndretning· 2026

My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant

by Hui Hsin Cheng

Client: Homeyoung interior decorating and design Ltd.

A' Design Award i Bronze Winner in Indretning Category

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The Design

About My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant

Book Text: My Home Steak Far Eastern Store tilfører ungdommelig vitalitet til et fordybende design og omformer den traditionelle steakhouse til et dynamisk socialt samlingspunkt. Oplevelsen begynder ved indgangen, hvor bogstavet "O" i skiltningen legende forvandler sig til en spejlæg-basketball. Buffetøen fungerer også som en catwalk for de unge, fremhævet af et orange-gradueret loft og "GO"-mosaikfliser, der indfanger spændingen fra en væddeløbsbane. Suppleret med røde bølgepaneler og sportsbold-lamper anvender rummet dynamiske lysstriber til at spejle energien fra et stadion og bringer filosofien "Move to Eat" til live.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Bronze

My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant er vinder af A' Design Award i Bronze, en højt prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles enestående designs, som udmærker sig ved kreativitet, opfindsomhed og skarpsindighed. Bronzevinderne er rigeligt dygtige og påfaldende kreative artefakter, der bekræfter deres designeres store erfaring, fantasi og snilde. My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær genstand, der er bemærkelsesværdigt professionel og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Bronze, indarbejder bedste praksis inden for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi og er fremragende på grund af sin sans for detaljer. My Home Steak Primær funktion: Buffetrestaurant tilfredsstiller pragtfuldt behov, rører længsler, charmerer følelser og appellerer til nysgerrigheden.

Behind the Design

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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

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