Beyond Luxury Appliances

Hao Chen & Lusso Group: Home Builder and Real Customer

As the owner of custom home builder Silva Management Inc. and its sister luxury retail store Lusso, Hao Chen knows that choosing the right appliances for a home requires careful consideration. “We build these homes to sell, and we chose Thermador because people get excited to see the brand in a luxury home,” he says. When designing a kitchen for his projects Hao aims to create a space that is “elegant but not personal. We want the home-buyer to have the freedom to make the kitchen their own, while still giving them a kitchen that is beautiful to start.”

For a recent project in Cupertino, Hao and his design team combined a Navy-Blue paint color with white and off-white counter-tops and back-splash. He also put in a 24k gold island sink faucet, gold cabinet handles, and other gold decorative pieces to give the space a luxury feel. To create a less monolithic space, Hao used a Thermador wine preservation column to divide the right side of the kitchen into a wine bar area. “We wanted to create a separate space within the room without disrupting the flow, so we accented it with stainless steel to match the wine column and carried over the navy blue to connect the space with the rest of the kitchen,” says Hao.

With projects in development all over the Bay Area, Hao Chen and Lusso are making waves with their home designs and are one of the hottest firms in the Silicon Valley. He credits his team for the success of his business and says, “It’s important to invest in people’s talents. We get better work out of each other when we follow our passions and trust one another.”