What Separates a Design Practice
That Knows Hospitality
The difference shows in the questions we ask before anything is drawn — and in the documents a contractor can actually build from.
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Each of these reflects a deliberate decision about how we structure the work — not a general claim about good design.
Hospitality-Only Focus
We work only with food and beverage operators. That narrowness means every project deepens our knowledge of the same kind of space, not spreads it across unrelated building types.
Build-Ready Documentation
Our drawings include the information contractors need to price and build — not a creative presentation to be re-drawn by someone else before work starts.
Fixed Fees, Clear Scope
You know what you are paying before work begins. Revisions are built into the process. There are no surprises when the invoice arrives.
On-Site Coordination
We attend site during the build — not just at the start and end. The joinery, tiling, and counter details are where intent most often gets lost; that is where we focus our time.
Modular Engagement
Take one service or all three. The scope is designed to fit where you are in the process — whether you need a concept to show investors or full documents to hand to a builder.
Local Supply Knowledge
Specification of materials that are genuinely available in the Klang Valley, at realistic lead times — not sourced from catalogues that arrive months after the target opening.
Eight Years Working in Food and Beverage Interiors
The Lumea team has been designing for restaurants and cafés in Malaysia since 2017. That is not a long time in the context of a design career, but it is long enough to have worked across a wide range of venue types and sizes — from single-table neighbourhood cafés to 200-seat restaurant fit-outs in commercial towers.
- Over 60 completed F&B interior projects in KL and Klang Valley
- Experience across café, casual dining, fine dining, and food hall formats
- Team background spans interior design, quantity surveying, and construction management
60+
Projects completed
8
Years in F&B design
3
Service specialists on team
KL
Based in Bukit Bintang
How a Typical Project Moves
Initial conversation
We listen to the concept, the site, and where you are in the process.
Written scope and fee
Clear description of what we will produce and the fixed cost before work begins.
Concept or documentation phase
Work proceeds with two rounds of review built into the timeline.
Handover or coordination
Documents handed to contractor or site coordination begins, depending on scope.
A Process Designed Around Real Project Constraints
F&B fit-outs operate under time and cost pressure that most design processes are not built to accommodate. Our scope structure and revision protocol are shaped around the realities of how these projects move — not around an ideal studio workflow.
Written progress logs at every site visit and confirmed decisions in writing after meetings mean that the operator always has a clear record — which matters both during the build and if questions arise later.
Fees That Reflect the Work, Not the Market Rate for Interior Design
Our pricing starts at RM 690 for concept direction through to RM 4,650 for a complete interior documentation package. These are starting points for typical scope — and the exact fee for your project is fixed in writing before work begins.
The modular structure means you pay only for what you need. If you have a concept already and need documentation, that is all you engage. If you need concept direction and documentation but have a trusted contractor managing the build, coordination is not part of the scope unless you want it to be.
- Concept Direction from RM 690
- Full Interior Documentation from RM 4,650
- Construction Coordination from RM 2,150
What the Fee Includes
Lumea vs a General Interior Design Practice
Many interior designers will take on restaurant projects. Fewer are built specifically around the demands of F&B work. Here is the practical difference.
A General Interior Practice
Lumea
Four Things We Do Differently
The Brief Always Comes From Conversation
We do not start with a questionnaire. The first engagement is a conversation about cuisine, service model, and desired pace — because those things shape the design more than any written brief.
We Write Down What Is Agreed On Site
Every site visit produces a written progress log sent to the operator and contractor. Verbal agreements during builds are where problems usually begin — we remove that risk.
We Specify What You Can Actually Source
Material selections are informed by what is stocked or available to order in Malaysia at the time of the project — not drawn from international catalogues that create sourcing delays.
The Scope Can Be Picked Up Mid-Project
If you have existing documentation from another designer but want coordination support, we can step in. We are not structured around requiring engagement from day one.
Where We Have Reached So Far
2022
Malaysia Interior Design Professional Network member since 2022
Top 10
Featured in KL Design Week showcase, hospitality category, April 2024
60+
F&B interiors completed across KL, Selangor, and Penang
8 Years
Operating continuously from Bukit Bintang since 2017
The First Conversation Is at No Charge
Tell us about the venue and where you are in the process. We will arrange a call to understand the project before proposing any scope.
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