Interviews with Fabio Su
Designer profileDesigner of the Day Interview
20 May 2022
Design Interview
2 July 2025 · Quiet Contemplation Residential
Particular attention was given to spatial scale, circulation, and material composition. Elements like mineral paint, natural wood, stone, and rattan were carefully selected to create a warm and organic feel. Linear lighting both illuminates and guides movement through the space. Structural challenges such as limited ceiling height and piping layout were addressed with irregular curved forms that soften the space and enhance comfort. The ultimate aim was to deliver a home that serves as a calm retreat—one that connects its inhabitants to nature and inner peace.
Instead of decorative finishes or ornate elements, we focused on natural materials such as mineral paint, solid wood, rattan, and stone to evoke texture and warmth. The design avoids symmetry and artificial precision, instead embracing organic curves and irregular lines that create a space resembling a quiet, cave-like retreat. A skylight and linear lighting guide both natural illumination and movement, allowing users to experience the subtle rhythm of time through light and shadow.
This approach transforms the space into more than a home—it becomes a sanctuary of stillness, a sensory experience where natural textures, minimal interventions, and thoughtful spatial flow harmonize into a unique and meditative environment.
The name goes beyond describing a style; it encapsulates a value system rooted in slowness, silence, and intentional simplicity. We envisioned a title that allows people to sense the atmosphere even before entering the space—a quiet meeting point of nature and time that resonates with the yearning for a slower, more mindful way of living.
Design Interview
2 July 2025 · Ukiyoe Restaurant
The spatial concept is based on the Alishan forestry settlement, borrowing local natural and cultural elements, such as log texture, mountain imagery, and bamboo structure vocabulary, to transform the forest memory of Alishan into spatial language. At the same time, it integrates the spirit of Japanese craftsmen and food culture, and creates a quiet and balanced sensory experience through simple and neat lines, blank space, and light and shadow rhythm.
The overall design not only focuses on the presentation of beauty and atmosphere, but also emphasizes the thinking of symbiosis with the environment, using sustainable materials and low-energy construction methods, hoping to create a dining space that is both rich in cultural heritage and contemporary spirit.
The design centers around the concepts of local identity, sustainability, and eco-friendliness. The exterior incorporates wood-grain aluminum louvers to abstractly represent the iconic Alishan mountain range, while the interior draws from traditional Japanese art, including Ukiyo-e motifs, to express the essence of Japanese culinary culture. To enhance interaction and user experience, a double-track conveyor system brings chefs closer to guests, while semi-transparent partitions and natural materials foster a warm and open dining atmosphere. This project represents a balanced integration of culture, history, and technical innovation, and a tangible response to local and sustainable values.
One key differentiator is the interactive double-track conveyor system, which brings chefs closer to guests and encourages engagement. The layout avoids the rigid, back-of-house separation commonly found in traditional sushi restaurants, opting instead for an open, participatory atmosphere enhanced by semi-transparent zoning and thoughtfully layered lighting.
Moreover, all material choices and construction strategies reflect our focus on sustainability and local relevance. The use of unprocessed cypress, exposed steelwork, and natural finishes reduces environmental impact while preserving architectural honesty. The result is a dining space that is not only functional but also emotionally resonant and deeply rooted in its cultural and ecological context.
We intended for the name to evoke the feeling of a restaurant that has grown organically from the land—not simply a newly constructed commercial venue, but a space that coexists with its surroundings and speaks to its historical context. The name complements the preservation of the original Japanese-era building and the integration of Ukiyo-e art within the interior, reinforcing the blend of local spirit and Japanese culinary culture.
Through this naming, we aim to immediately convey the narrative and cultural depth of the space, allowing guests to connect with the story behind the experience even before stepping inside.
All mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems were reconfigured from scratch. Energy-efficient appliances and motion-sensor lighting were installed to optimize operational sustainability and reduce energy consumption. In the dining experience itself, the double-track sushi conveyor system is a blend of mechanical precision and human interaction, allowing chefs to serve guests more efficiently while maintaining a sense of intimacy and engagement.
Rather than dominating the design, technology in this project functions as an invisible enabler—enhancing sustainability, functionality, and guest experience without compromising the space’s cultural or aesthetic identity.
Design Interview
20 May 2024 · Villa 150 Guest House
To integrate the staircase from the 1st to 4th floor, the designer used grille lines paired with stainless steel and glass interfaces, supplemented by linear strip lighting, to create a floating and light appeal. The side of the building is also designed in the form of a glass house with a constant temperature wine cellar to enrich the living function and manifest personal taste at the same time. The staircase is decorated with thin slabs of colorful stone and linear light strips, extending the impression of the building's sleek and stylish design language.
As an interface derived from various materials, in the nodes or color sequences, interlaced and juxtaposed with the corresponding layers of light and shadow, emphasizing the continuity from point to line and plane, and at the same time becoming a perfect expression of the fusion of different materials and mosaic art, so that when the eyes stop at any angle in the space, one can feel the vertical and horizontal tension between the real and the virtual.
Chiayi City, Taiwan, in May 2022.
The interior lines are determined and echoed by the building's volume. In the process of area transitions, the continuity of lines and surfaces is used to maintain continuity, so that the vision can appreciate the harmonious rhythm of the space while wandering, making it possible to appreciate the rhythm of harmony in the space. The formation of the interface is no longer just a singular effect, it can be an intermediary that defines two areas, a hidden storage space, or even a paving with different materials, which endows the space with another expression.
Design Interview
14 June 2023 · President 15 Guest House
The contrast and depth of pure color and vertical and horizontal vectors, the return to the nature of space and a natural attitude, the open space planning of the main living area all incorporate the benign interaction of light and shadow, leading the line of sight, unifying the consistency of function, and supporting the vitality of the volume.
The contrast and depth of pure color and vertical and horizontal vectors, the return to the nature of space and a natural attitude, the open space planning of the main living area all incorporate the benign interaction of light and shadow, leading the line of sight, unifying the consistency of function, and supporting the vitality of the volume.
Design Interview
23 May 2022 · Colorful Villa
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own appearance and style, how to express the satisfaction and joy
of the spiritual level in a spatial way is the problem that must be overcome in this case.
Design Interview
20 May 2022 · Clinic Zen Residential and Commercial
Design Interview
30 April 2020 · The Mountain Residential House
Design Interview
22 October 2019 · Oberbayern Residential House
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Design Interview
22 October 2019 · Corner Paradise Interior Design
Gaudi is the master who influencing me the most.
Design Legend Interview
24 May 2025
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Designer Interview
7 June 2023
Grand Interview
18 June 2026 · Ukiyoe Restaurant
Grand Interview
22 October 2025 · Quiet Contemplation Residential
Grand Interview
22 October 2025 · Clinic Zen Residential and Commercial
Grand Interview
23 November 2024 · Villa 150 Guest House
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · President 15 Guest House
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · Colorful Villa
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · Ukiyoe Restaurant
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · The Mountain Residential House
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · Oberbayern Residential House
Grand Interview
22 November 2024 · Corner Paradise Interior Design