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On Café Gray Deluxe in The Upper House in Hong Kong for Chef Gray Kunz: “Kitchen Design: Problem Solver. Designer Jimi Yui fits a world-class chef's kitchen into a doughnut-shaped box in the sky, a 49th-floor restaurant... overlooking Victoria Harbor. 'When we started, the only given was that the elevator core and shaft in the middle would remain,' Yui says. He was designing the kitchen for the entire hotel, including space for room service and had to take care to leave plenty of front-of-house space for the guest experience, from the restaurant dining room to bar space and private dining space. In the end, he solved the puzzle, producing two kitchens that can effectively serve the hotel's guests while keeping their footprints to a minimum and giving everyone, from guests to dishwashers, a great view. The 46-ft. (15-m) long open restaurant kitchen [is] something to behold. The open kitchen was an obvious winner. 'Of all the things we can do, openness and making the space stay as large as it can is important.‘”