Hi, I’m Yao — Space Designer & Engineer

I'm a designer with global experience creating immersive environments across retail, residential, and workplace sectors. Skilled in AI enhanced design strategy, modular construction, conceptual design, FF&E, and design-build construction execution. Passionate about innovation, user experience, and turning complex ideas into elegant built solutions.

Cybex Amsterdam Flagship Store

Cybex Flagship Store

Retail concept within a 19th-century Amsterdam canal house. iF Design Award 2023.

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 Cybex Campus Showroom

Cybex Campus Showroom

2,500 m² headquarters showroom uniting product display, academy, events, and innovation. iF Design Award 2022.

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 Cybex Headquarter Campus Workplace Design

Cybex HQ Workplace

Master plan spanning offices, lounges, workshops, a campaign studio, and crash test lab.

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 Cybex Nuremberg Retail

Baby & Family Retail

Premium nursery store balancing sales efficiency with a calm, high-end atmosphere.

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 Cybex Kinnings Retail

Kinnings Retail

Shop-in-shop concept elevating the Cybex brand inside a multi-brand environment.

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 Cybex Milan Renovation

Cybex Store Renovation

Flagship refresh using a white-box strategy to align with global retail guidelines.

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 Modular POS System

Modular Retail POS System

Hikidashi-inspired steel display system launched with a €1M initial production run.

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 Cybex Bambi Baby NYC

Bambi Baby

SoHo shop-in-shop delivered on a tight multi-timezone schedule.

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 The Home Team Render

The Home Team: AI Visualization

Bauhaus-inspired material system with AI-enhanced rendering. 97% faster design delivery.

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 Tsukuba Primary School Campus

Primary School Campus

7,847 m² educational campus organized around a central courtyard with advanced seismic design.

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 IRAPH SUI Okinawa Resort

Boutique Resort

Oceanfront resort blending concrete–steel composites with traditional Okinawan craft.

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 Garden Block Minamiaoyama Residential Complex

Garden Block Residence

Four-story residence on a compact urban footprint with borrowed-landscape courtyards.

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 DeAuto Hackathon S-WAY Concept

S-WAY: Autonomous Dating Vehicle

Autonomous shuttle reimagined as a bookable private dating experience. Best Business Model 2023.

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 SOM Foundation Research Fellowship

SOM Foundation Research Fellowship

Research on repetition and modularity in structural design: elegance, efficiency, economy.

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