My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet by Hui Hsin Cheng

My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet by Hui Hsin Cheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Roto Whare me te Whakaaturanga Competition Category.

ParahiRoto Whare· 2026

My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet

by Hui Hsin Cheng

Client: Homeyoung interior decorating and design Ltd.

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Roto Whare Category

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The Design

About My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet

Ko te Toa Mīti a Taku Kāinga ki te Rāwhiti Tawhiti e whakauru ana i te hihiri rangatahi ki roto i tētahi hoahoa rumakina, e whakaahua anō ana i te wharekai mīti tawhito hei pokapū pāpori hihiko. Ka tīmata te wheako ki te tomokanga, kei reira te reta "O" o te tohu e huri takaro ana hei poitūkohu hēki parai. Ka riro te motu buffet hei tāpae mō te rangatahi, ka whakanuia e te tuanui karakara-ārai me ngā papatiles mosaic "GO" e hopu ana i te oreore o te ara reihi. Ka whakakīia e ngā papa ngaru whero me ngā rama pōro-hākinakina, ka whakamahi te wāhi i ngā ripa māramarama hihiko hei whakaata i te kaha o tētahi papa hākinakina, e whakaora ana i te ariā "Neke ki te Kai".

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a My Home Steak Mahi Matua: Wharekai Buffet i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

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