This stunning new restaurant, Ayul, is the result of a collaboration between NAAW Architecture Studio and DUNIE Design Studio. Auyl gives its guests the experience of participating in the process through lighting, sound, atmosphere, textures, and smells. 

Auyl is an experimental restaurant project in the Medeu mountain district, the outcome of a creative collaboration between architects, artists, artisans, designers, and creative producers. Working together, we have created an immersive space that exists at the intersection of gastronomy and performance.    

We settled on the idea of an open-kitchen restaurant so that guests can witness the entire cooking process. From different vantage points inside the restaurant, whether it’s from the cushioned floor of the Topchan area, a stool at the bar, or a traditional table and chair, one can see everything that is happening in the kitchen–the main stage.

The domes above the cooking area are visually reminiscent of bowls–an important element of nomadic architecture–and visually demarcate the guest area from the cooking area. Subdued lighting creates a mysterious atmosphere, similar to the auditorium of a theatre.