The Dorchester Hotel set out to create the best sushi restaurant in London and turned to Itai Komuten, a company renowned for designing and building high-end sushi restaurants in Tokyo. The interior features a 6.4-meter sushi counter made from Kiso hinoki cypress, traditional yukimi-shoji, Japanese for snow-viewing screens, and juraku-style plaster walls, all materials sourced…

This 2,800 square metre cultural centre was commissioned by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The three-story facility includes exhibition spaces in the basement, retail shops on the ground floor, and restaurants on the upper level. Initially designed in Japan by Masamichi Katayama of Wonderwall, the project had seen little progress over two years. Our team…

This was the brand’s first entry into the UK market. Located on the ground floor of Selfridges, the project involved creating a concession flower shop. Based on the client’s concept design, we managed the project, introduced the contractor, and oversaw construction. The shop was completed on schedule within four weeks.

The company’s first retail store in London, this men’s select shop was brought to life using the client’s concept design. We handled project management, contractor recommendation, and design supervision. Although asbestos was discovered just before construction began, causing a brief delay, the build was completed on time once work started.

We managed the UK office fit-out for Nishimura & Asahi, one of Japan’s largest law firms, marking their first presence in the UK. Our work included project management, design, and introducing the construction contractor.

A complete renovation of the ground floor and basement store. The existing staircase’s shape and location were problematic and negatively impacted operations, necessitating a full refurbishment. Construction cost was approximately £320K, with a construction period of just 4 weeks. Responsible for project management and overall design. Similar renovations were carried out at 8 other stores…

Situated on the top floor of a former department store, this new-build restaurant spans approximately 1,700 square metres (about 18,000 square feet), with a total construction cost of around £4 million and seating for about 300 guests. The project was for the Hong Kong-based restaurant group Aqua, with interior design by Yasumichi Morita’s “Glamorous”. We…

This project involved the expansion of an existing street-level restaurant, which acquired the neighboring property. The original space was completely demolished. Working in collaboration with structural engineers, we created openings in the shared brick wall and reinforced key beams. We also worked closely with kitchen specialists and were responsible for selecting all lighting, sanitary fittings,…