Bushido: Coffee Omakase Experience in Culver City
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor
Retail Store Design
Fabrication
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor.
Begin with a bow. Then take a sip.
This isn’t fast coffee. It’s focused coffee. A full-body experience that brings Japanese discipline to modern-day caffeine culture. BUSHIDO takes the idea of hospitality and refines it into a singular, high-sensory act of presence. Every cup starts with respect.
Build a Stage, Not Just a Storefront
Design a space where ritual isn't explained—it’s felt.
How do you translate the weight of the Bushido code into a takeaway cup? That was the challenge. We needed a space that didn't just serve coffee, but honored it. That balanced efficiency with theater. A place where the customer feels like a guest of honor—and the barista, a master in motion.
Make Space Feel Like a Blade Drawn
Design isn’t decoration here. It’s a weapon of emotion.
BUSHIDO’s spatial identity takes the abstract weight of honor, focus, and ritual—and gives it physical form. The space is not just a background, it’s a performance in itself. Precision guides every material, every sightline. Drama isn't an effect; it's a value. This is coffee, turned cinematic.
The Ritual of Precision
The spatial design embodies “The Ritual of Precision”, translating Bushido’s philosophical essence into architectural and atmospheric strategies. The design is structured around four key moves:
All Eyes on Me – The barista becomes the performer. The coffee-making process takes center stage, emphasizing discipline, mastery, and the intimacy of service.
Light of Blades, Shadow of Swords – Light and shadow are choreographed like a duel, creating a theatrical experience that dramatizes the space and reflects the emotional tension of Bushido ideals.
Level Shifting Strategy – Inspired by ancient Japanese architectural paintings, subtle changes in height offer layered visual perspectives, suggesting hierarchy and progression.
Coffee Stage – A ceremonial zone that elevates the act of making and serving coffee into a performance of respect, skill, and sensory storytelling.
%Arabica Coffee Culver City- Front View
Red light weaves through the grain of warm wood, melting into the curves of sustainable white plastic. A seamless lighting system becomes one with the frame—no edges, no excess, just glow and grain in quiet harmony.
%Arabica Coffee Culver City- Front View
Red light weaves through the grain of warm wood, melting into the curves of sustainable white plastic. A seamless lighting system becomes one with the frame—no edges, no excess, just glow and grain in quiet harmony.
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Exhibit Design
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Creative Direction
Hotel Design
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Bushido: Rebrand %Arabica
2024
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Creative Direction
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2024
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2024
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Bushido: Coffee Omakase Experience in Culver City
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor
Retail Store Design
Fabrication
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor.
Begin with a bow. Then take a sip.
This isn’t fast coffee. It’s focused coffee. A full-body experience that brings Japanese discipline to modern-day caffeine culture. BUSHIDO takes the idea of hospitality and refines it into a singular, high-sensory act of presence. Every cup starts with respect.
Build a Stage, Not Just a Storefront
Design a space where ritual isn't explained—it’s felt.
How do you translate the weight of the Bushido code into a takeaway cup? That was the challenge. We needed a space that didn't just serve coffee, but honored it. That balanced efficiency with theater. A place where the customer feels like a guest of honor—and the barista, a master in motion.
Make Space Feel Like a Blade Drawn
Design isn’t decoration here. It’s a weapon of emotion.
BUSHIDO’s spatial identity takes the abstract weight of honor, focus, and ritual—and gives it physical form. The space is not just a background, it’s a performance in itself. Precision guides every material, every sightline. Drama isn't an effect; it's a value. This is coffee, turned cinematic.
The Ritual of Precision
The spatial design embodies “The Ritual of Precision”, translating Bushido’s philosophical essence into architectural and atmospheric strategies. The design is structured around four key moves:
All Eyes on Me – The barista becomes the performer. The coffee-making process takes center stage, emphasizing discipline, mastery, and the intimacy of service.
Light of Blades, Shadow of Swords – Light and shadow are choreographed like a duel, creating a theatrical experience that dramatizes the space and reflects the emotional tension of Bushido ideals.
Level Shifting Strategy – Inspired by ancient Japanese architectural paintings, subtle changes in height offer layered visual perspectives, suggesting hierarchy and progression.
Coffee Stage – A ceremonial zone that elevates the act of making and serving coffee into a performance of respect, skill, and sensory storytelling.
%Arabica Coffee Culver City- Front View
Red light weaves through the grain of warm wood, melting into the curves of sustainable white plastic. A seamless lighting system becomes one with the frame—no edges, no excess, just glow and grain in quiet harmony.
EM-Smart Rebrand: Technology Empowers Connection
2024-2025
Branding
Campaign
Quixotic Journey:A DIESEL Experience
2024
Exhibit Design
Campaign
Desert Reneissance
Chloe
Creative Direction
Hotel Design
Bushido: Rebrand %Arabica
2024
Branding
Creative Direction
Mirage+: Reimagination of Outer Space Architecture
2024
Spatial Design
Virtual Experience
Rebooth: Reimagine the voting experience
2025
Pop-up Design
Fabrication
Bushido: Coffee Omakase Experience in Culver City
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor
Retail Store Design
Fabrication
Turn a Cup Into a Code of Honor.
Begin with a bow. Then take a sip.
This isn’t fast coffee. It’s focused coffee. A full-body experience that brings Japanese discipline to modern-day caffeine culture. BUSHIDO takes the idea of hospitality and refines it into a singular, high-sensory act of presence. Every cup starts with respect.
Build a Stage, Not Just a Storefront
Design a space where ritual isn't explained—it’s felt.
How do you translate the weight of the Bushido code into a takeaway cup? That was the challenge. We needed a space that didn't just serve coffee, but honored it. That balanced efficiency with theater. A place where the customer feels like a guest of honor—and the barista, a master in motion.
Make Space Feel Like a Blade Drawn
Design isn’t decoration here. It’s a weapon of emotion.
BUSHIDO’s spatial identity takes the abstract weight of honor, focus, and ritual—and gives it physical form. The space is not just a background, it’s a performance in itself. Precision guides every material, every sightline. Drama isn't an effect; it's a value. This is coffee, turned cinematic.
The Ritual of Precision
The spatial design embodies “The Ritual of Precision”, translating Bushido’s philosophical essence into architectural and atmospheric strategies. The design is structured around four key moves:
All Eyes on Me – The barista becomes the performer. The coffee-making process takes center stage, emphasizing discipline, mastery, and the intimacy of service.
Light of Blades, Shadow of Swords – Light and shadow are choreographed like a duel, creating a theatrical experience that dramatizes the space and reflects the emotional tension of Bushido ideals.
Level Shifting Strategy – Inspired by ancient Japanese architectural paintings, subtle changes in height offer layered visual perspectives, suggesting hierarchy and progression.
Coffee Stage – A ceremonial zone that elevates the act of making and serving coffee into a performance of respect, skill, and sensory storytelling.
%Arabica Coffee Culver City- Front View
Red light weaves through the grain of warm wood, melting into the curves of sustainable white plastic. A seamless lighting system becomes one with the frame—no edges, no excess, just glow and grain in quiet harmony.
©2024
EM-Smart Rebrand: Technology Empowers Connection
2024-2025
Branding
Quixotic Journey:A DIESEL Experience
2024
Exhibit Design
Desert Reneissance
Chloe
Creative Direction
Bushido: Rebrand %Arabica
2024
Branding
Mirage+: Reimagination of Outer Space Architecture
2024
Spatial Design
Rebooth: Reimagine the voting experience
2025
Pop-up Design