First time lucky

How fortuitous for Robert Cheng, principal of Brewin Design Office, that his maiden full-fledged hotel project is none other than the hotly anticipated, infinitely luxurious and newly opened Capella Kyoto, Japan

First-time experiences are always deeply emotional, the marking of a milestone that forms part of one’s initial steps towards the definition of identity, career, or both. And although Robert Cheng’s Brewin Design Office was established a good 14 years ago, it was only this year that his first full-scale hotel project was completed.