André Fu has designed a luxury beach house in eastern Shizuoka prefecture, Japan, and it is his first landmark residential project. Located on a lush coastal hillside that was once a volcano, the villa has an excellent view of the lush mountain forest and Sagami Bay in the distance. Rooted in the local traditional culture and historical background, the project inspired André Fu to think deeply about Japanese aesthetics.

As for André Fu, design hotel and design residence are totally different experience. Because hotels are generally used for very short-term stays, and Residences are of course designed to be a long-term sanctuary. André Fu’s designs for hotels are often conceptual and experiential - offering holistic luxury experiences. As a result, the design process must differ, looking to create unique spaces that will respond to residents’ needs over many years. Whether it's a hotel or a residence, Andre Fu wants to create a sense of home anywhere in the world, helping people achieve a unique and intimate luxury lifestyle.

Andre Fu's unique design philosophy and approach creates a local cultural context, potential added value and a spiritual height of home for the project. The home features open-plan living and dining Spaces that blend in with nature, with Windows that roll out to courtyards and an infinity pool overlooking the bay. In the project, Andre Fu borrowed many traditional Japanese elements, such as engawa style oak flooring, iconic style tatami, hot spring bath and Aji-ishi marble table, which were partly inspired by Andre Fu's visits to traditional Japanese inns and gardens.

For the past decade and a half, André Fu’s vision has been defined by a seamless alignment of cultural and design sensibilities, modern luxury, art and craftsmanship. His work draws as naturally on European principles of beauty as from Eastern qualities, traditions and modernity. André Fu’s personal design ethos is deeply rooted in his world of relaxed luxury, his ability to craft compelling settings that embrace and reflect harmony, beauty and warmth, and which are imbued with understated sophistication.