Client: Beef & Liberty
Size: 375 sqm
Completion: 2017
Design scope: interior & FFE
Design Team: Wendy Saunders, Vincent de Graaf, Fuzi He,Cindy Xu,Carter Chen, Isabel Qin, Ivan Yu, Jiaoyan, Lea Li, Liat Goldman, Maggie Li, So Won Lee
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