Aka Teppanyaki Restaurant

Kubilay's spatial design functions as a carefully orchestrated symbolic environment encoding multiple layers of cultural meaning through material choice, spatial organization, and chromatic harmony, the central timber column operates as an axis mundi or world pillar connecting earthly dining ritual with celestial overhead realms while simultaneously establishing the bilateral symmetry that characterizes sacred architecture across traditions from temple designs to cathedral naves, the descending cylindrical ceiling elements carry rich associative potential evoking bamboo groves as symbols of resilience flexibility and Eastern philosophical virtue, pipe organ arrays suggesting sonic and spiritual transcendence, or rainfall patterns connecting interior space to natural cycles, their terracotta coloring references earth elements clay vessels and ceramic traditions linking contemporary hospitality to ancient craft heritage, the translucent screen walls directly quote shoji screen traditions that philosophically represent the permeable boundary between interior sanctuary and exterior world between private contemplation and public engagement, light passing through these panels becomes symbolically purified transformed from mere illumination into spiritual presence, the organic pendant fixtures with their petal and fan configurations introduce biomorphic symbolism suggesting lotus flowers emerging pure from muddy waters a powerful emblem of spiritual awakening and transcendence central to Eastern philosophy, their golden centers potentially referencing solar symbolism divine presence or the precious nature of the moment, the chromatic organization establishes meaningful dialogue between warm earth tones representing grounding physical nourishment and community and cooler gray tones suggesting refinement restraint and contemporary sophistication, burgundy velvet seating carries historical associations with luxury ceremonial importance and the warmth of hospitality while charcoal banquettes provide neutral containing spaces for human gathering, the ceremonial arrangement of place settings with their precise geometries and anticipatory positioning suggests ritual preparation transforming mere consumption into meaningful cultural practice, numerologically the bilateral arrangement emphasizes duality balance and the harmonious relationship between opposing elements fundamental to Eastern cosmological thinking, the threshold quality of the space positions diners at a liminal moment between ordinary experience and the theatrical culinary performance to come.

Aka Teppanyaki is a modern Japanese and Asian cuisine restaurant located in one of the most unique bays of the Mediterranean. It has an impressive atmosphere, focuses on offering an unforgettable dining experience to guests. Sliding translucent doors, called fusuma in Japanese architecture, dress some of Aka's facades as backlit lattice style wall coverings and pendant lights, inspired by the fans used by Japanese women, illuminate the dining tables. The 3D ceiling system takes its color from the flames coming from hotplate.