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"Skazki o Solntse" (Tales of the Sun) restaurant

The restaurant on Kazan's main pedestrian street is built around a single element: the entire kitchen operates on live fire, without electricity or gas. The concept originated from the image of the Simurgh—the phoenix-like bird of Eastern mythology. Fire as a source of life, warmth, and light serves as the central thread of the project—from the domed wood-fired oven around which the space’s layout revolves, to the hall's lighting scenarios.

The lighting is designed around the atmosphere of a dinner by a campfire—in a cave or in the forest at sunset. The lower tier provides an exceptionally warm light, while tables are accented with narrow-beam fixtures featuring a high CRI. Five custom scenarios powered by Wiren Board guide the dining room through the restaurant's twelve-hour day.

The primary engineering challenge was integrating a wood-burning oven and high-powered supply-and-exhaust ventilation into a compact footprint: packing a full live-fire kitchen and a dining room for 55 guests within just 130 sq. m.

The project earned a spot in the top 10 establishments of the Volga Region at the Where to Eat 2025 awards.

Location

9a Bauman st., Kazan, Russia

About the Applicant

Interior designer specializing in HoReCa. Founder of a design bureau (since 2019), with projects in Kazan and Moscow. Chairman of the Tatarstan Hospitality Industry Association. Has a degree in lighting design.

Project Authors

Leysan Shishkina

Images

Sasha Kopylov

Other participants

Paint, Escaro decorative plaster, lamps, Art Light lighting, Kerama Marazzi porcelain stoneware, Venice Stone natural stone, and Wood Stock wood.