Arakara
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
Interior Design
Arakara
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A PROJECT BY ICONIA
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
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Arakara
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
Interior Design
Arakara
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A PROJECT BY ICONIA
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
Interior Design
Next
Project
©
Coquie 2026
Studio
Coquie
Turning space into stories you can walk through
Arakara
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
Interior Design
Arakara
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
A Subtle Material Language
The project is built around a restrained palette inspired by Korean aesthetics. Light wood brings warmth and clarity, while the nuanced greens create a soft, enveloping atmosphere throughout the space. Together, these elements establish a delicate balance between natural simplicity and contemporary elegance. The materials are not expressive by excess, but by precision allowing textures and tones to quietly define the identity of the restaurant.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
An Intimate and Rhythmic Space
The layout is designed to support both dining and performance. Tables are arranged with clarity and fluidity, creating a natural flow while preserving intimacy. At the heart of the space, the piano becomes a focal point—both visually and emotionally structuring the room without dominating it. Each evening, the live performance transforms the atmosphere, adding a temporal layer to the spatial experience and reinforcing the uniqueness of the place.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A Living Experience
Beyond its aesthetic, the project is defined by the experience it offers. The daily piano concert, performed by the restaurateur himself, introduces a deeply personal dimension turning a simple dinner into a moment of sharing and storytelling. This gesture elevates the space, creating a connection between host and guests that goes beyond traditional hospitality. The result is a restaurant that feels alive, where design supports not only function, but emotion and memory.
A PROJECT BY ICONIA
In Zurich, this restaurant unfolds as a quiet and refined interpretation of Korean sensibility. Blending soft green tones, light wood textures, and a carefully controlled spatial rhythm, the project creates an atmosphere that is both calming and precise. More than a dining space, it becomes a place of experience where cuisine, materiality, and live piano performances come together to shape a unique and intimate identity.
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Coquie 2026
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