About Us / The Team
 

 

Principal

Taki: Takehiro Murao
Takehiro Murao has been a practicing Designing and Constructing since 1995 and has done extraordinary work in the field. His work has been reviewed by New York Times, Time Out New York, Wine Magazine, Vogue Italy, etc. His unique style and vision put him at the front vanguard of design and  architecture.

Current Project:

"Horseshoe Hammond Casino "

"South Lake Tahoe Harrah's Gi Fu Loh"

"Biloxi Grand Casino"

"Tunica Grand Casino"

"Tunica Horseshoe Casino"



Project History:

Tocca Shop – Retail Store – 159 Mercer St. – 2,000 Sq. Ft. Construction Management / Construction

Shu Uemura – Retail Store – 121 Green St. – 4,500 Sq. Ft. Construction Management / Construction

Shiseido 5S – Retail Store – 98 Prince St. – 6,500 Sq. Ft. Design conversion to New York Standard from Japanese designer / Construction management / Construction

Sushi Yasuda – Restaurant – 204 East 43rd street – 1,500 sq. ft. Publication: ‘The New York Times’ March 1st, 2000 Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction Management / Construction

Michel Kors – Retail store - 159 Mercer Street – 3,500 sq. ft. Construction Management / Construction

Onward Kashiyama ICB – Retail Store - 172 Mercer Street – Retail 2,800 sq. ft. / Office 2,000 sq. ft. Construction Management / Construction

Global 33 – Restaurant / Bar - 99 2nd Ave. – 1,500 sq. ft. (212)-477-8754 – Owner : Judy Maeda
Publication: ‘Time Out’, ‘Wall Paper’ May Issue 2001
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction / Construction Management

Counter – Organic vegan restaurant and Organic wine bar – 105 1st Ave. Ground and Cellar – 3,700, sq.ft.
Publication: ‘Time Out’, ‘New York’, Wine & Food’ etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction Management

Bikram Yoga Union Square – 841 Broadway Union Sq. 6th Floor 4,200 sq.ft.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction Management

Utowa – 15-17 18th Street Ground fl / Cellar – 7,500 sq.ft.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Land Mark Filing / Filing to DOB / Construction Management

Jewel Bako – Restaurant – 139 E 5th Street – 600 sq. ft.
(212) 979-1012 – Owner : Jack & Grace Lam
Publication: ‘Time Out’, ‘Wall Paper’, ‘New York’, New York Times, Wine & Food etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction / Construction Management

Alias Restaurant – Restaurant / Bar – 76 Clinton St. – 1,700 sq. ft. (212) 505-5011 – Owner : Janet & Marybeth Nelson
Publication: ‘ New York Times’, ‘Time Out’, ‘Wall Paper’, ‘New York’, Wine & Food etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction / Construction Management

R by 45 RPM – Retail store / office – 17 East 71st street - Cellar, 1st and 2nd floor – 9,000 sq. ft. (212) 737-5545 – Owner : Mr. Fjimoto
Publication: ‘ New York Times’, ‘Time out’, ‘Wall Paper’, ‘New York etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Filing to DOB / Construction / Construction Management

Showboat Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 2,500 sq. ft. Owner : Showboat Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art works / Antiques / Graphic Design

Caesars Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. Owner : Caesars Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art works / Antiques

Bally's Casino Atlantic City - Asian Gaming Pit / Noodle Village – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 6,000 sq. ft. Owner : Bally's Casino Atlantic City :
Concept Development / Design Administration / Art works / Antiques /Graphic Design

Horse Shoe Hammond Casino - Asian Gaming Pit / Noodle bar – Casino / Restaurant –Hammond, Indiana, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. Owner : Horse Shoe Hammond Casino, IL
Design Administration / Art works / Antiques / Graphic Design

S. Lake Tahoe Harrah's Casino Hotel - Gi Fu Loh Chinese Restaurant – Restaurant – S. Lake Tahoe, NV, 4,000 sq. ft. Owner : Harrah's South Lake Tahoe Casino and Hotel, NV
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art works / Antiques / Graphic Design

Biloxi Grand Casino Asian Gaming Pit / Noodle bar – Restaurant – S. Lake Tahoe, NV, 4,000 sq. ft. Owner : Biloxi Grand Casino and Hotel
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art works / Antiques / Graphic Design

Co Principal

Sean (Seung) W. Kim,


Sean Kim has been a practicing architect since 1989 and designed various high-end projects of entertainment and commercial field. His design work is concentrated on space quality, design control with logical and economical aspect and successful coordination with related project staff and outside administration. His unique capability gives the economical success to all clients and public.
Selected Projects include:


Current Project:

"Horseshoe Hammond Casino "

"South Lake Tahoe Harrah's Gi Fu Loh"

"Biloxi Grand Casino"

"Tunica Grand Casino"

"Tunica Horseshoe Casino"



Project History:

Woo Lae Oak SOHO – B.B.Q. Restaurant – 148 Mercer Street NYC, NY 15,000 sq. ft.
(212) 925-8200 – Owner : Young Choi / Dan
Publication: ‘Time Out’, ‘Wall Paper’, ‘New York’, New York Times, Wine & Food etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Exhaust system Specialty/ Construction Management

Matuya Japanese Restaurant – Hibachi Restaurant / Bar – 490 Market St. Saddle Brook, NJ
(201) 873-6868 – Owner : Ho Nam
Publication: ‘ New Jersey Dining Out’, ‘Dining & Bar’, Wine & Food etc.
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Construction Management

Minado Buffet Restaurant – Fusion Japanese/ Korean-1 River Road Little Ferry, NJ 8,500 sq. ft. Interior Design / Architectural Design / Construction Management

King Sauna – Korean Style modern spa -321 Commercial Ave. Pal. Pk., NJ – 45,000 sq.ft.
(201) 947-9955 – Owner : Cho / Kim
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Technical support / Construction Management

Pergola – Gourmet Buffet Restaurant & Retail -109W 39Street NYC, NY – 12,000 sq.ft.
(212) 768-2211 – Owner : Pyung Kim/ J.Jung
Interior Design / Architectural Design / Construction Management

Hotel Lotte- 400 unit Hotel with theme Restaurant in Seoul, Korea – 500,000 sq.ft.
Interior / Architectural Design coordination with IDEA Group in Seoul as Design Consultant

Showboat Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 2,500 sq. ft. (609) 343-4000 – Owner : Showboat Casino Atlantic City
Design Coordination

Caesars Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. (609) 343-4000 – Owner : Caesars Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design

Bally's Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 6,000 sq. ft. Owner : Bally's Casino Atlantic City Interior
Design Administration / Design Coordination

Horse Shoe Hammond Casino – Casino / Restaurant –Hammond, Indiana, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. Owner : Horse Shoe Hammond Casino Atlantic City
Design Administration / Design Coordination

S. Lake Tahoe Harrah's Casino Hotel – Restaurant – S. Lake Tahoe, NV, 4,000 sq. ft. Owner : Harrah's South Lake Tahoe Casino and Hotel, NV.
Interior Design / Design Coordination / Project Management / Art works

Assistant Architect / Sound Designer

Ko, aka. Red: KOTARO TSUKADA

Born in Japan, began his career as a musician, upon moving to USA in 1998 and started his own studio in Queens, NY (his CD is nationwide distributed in USA) while continuing his music, he studied Architecture and joined TM Designs as an assistant architect and acoustic sound designer. He has been designing various colorful projects as he compose his music.

Showboat Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 2,500 sq. ft. (609) 343-4000 – Owner : Showboat Casino Atlantic City
Design Coordination / Assistant Designer

Caesars Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. (609) 343-4000 – Owner : Caesars Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design / 3D programming

Bally's Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 6,000 sq. ft. Owner : Bally's Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art work Selection / 3D programming

Horse Shoe Hammond Casino – Casino / Restaurant –Hammond, Indiana, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. Owner : Horse Shoe Hammond Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Interior Design / Art works / Graphic Design / 3D programming

S. Lake Tahoe Harrah's Casino Hotel – Restaurant – S. Lake Tahoe, NV, 4,000 sq. ft. Owner : Harrah's South Lake Tahoe Casino and Hotel, NV.
Assistant Designer / 3D programming

 

Assistant Architect /Urban Planner

May: Mayumi Yamamoto

She received Master degree in 2006 at the City College of New York for Urban design and planning. She acquired Bachelor of architecture at the Osaka Institute of Technology University and has exhibited enormous promise in the field of architecture. Also, she has an architectural license, a license for ISO9001, and a teacher's certification in Japan.
She designs spaces harmoniously both the beauty and the functionality. Once you step in to her space, it is easy to see her attention to the smallest of detail for the comfort of the clients.

Selected Projects include:

Horseshoe Hammond Casino-IL-"Fai Choi": Design By Mayumi Yamamoto (2006)

3rd Floor Cafe NYC-5th Ave.: Design By Mayumi Yamamoto (2007)

Classic Japanese style residence and Pastry shop Kyoto

Urban planning in Hanoi, Vietnam

City planning of the Sunset Park, Brooklyn, NY

The construction High School in Kobe

Italian Restaurant in Kobe

4 Office buildings design in Osaka

3 Residential Houses design in Osaka

Traditional western log house design for residential area in Shiga

Construction management for 45RPM store in NYC

Showboat Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 2,500 sq. ft.– Owner : Showboat Casino Atlantic City
Assistant designer / Artistic Graphic Design / FF & E preparation

Caesars Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. (609) 343-4000 – Owner : Caesars Casino Atlantic City
Design Coordinator / Color-Material Coordinator / Artistic Graphic Design

Bally's Casino Atlantic City – Casino / Restaurant – Atlantic City, Casino Floor– 6,000 sq. ft. Owner : Bally's Casino Atlantic City
Concept Development / Design Coordinator / Color-Material Coordinator / Artistic Graphic Design / FF & E Preparation

Horse Shoe Hammond Casino – Casino / Restaurant –Hammond, Indiana, Casino Floor– 10,000 sq. ft. Owner : Horse Shoe Hammond Casino Atlantic City
Color-Material Coordinator / Artistic Graphic Design / FF & E Preparation

S. Lake Tahoe Harrah's Casino Hotel – Restaurant – S. Lake Tahoe, NV, 4,000 sq. ft. Owner : Harrah's South Lake Tahoe Casino and Hotel, NV.
Color-Material Coordinator / Artistic Graphic Design / FF & E Preparation

 

Assistant Designer / 3D programmer

Jun: Junichi Senoo

Junichi Senoo (Jun) is the newest Member to our company. He received BAch from University at Buffalo in 2007. He also studies the Eastern philosophies and languages. We are looking forward to see his exciting philosophical designs in future projects.

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