Chinese restaurant "Mao" in Moscow Evgeny Mitta, Andrei Yakhnin

Passing the gallery

A photo: Evgeny Luchin

Text: Nadezhda Serebryakova

Architect: Evgeny Mitta, Andrey Yakhnin

Magazine: (31) 1999

There is something special, fascinating in contact with a different culture, whole and deep. This was confirmed once again by young architects, the creators of the Mao restaurant (Rochdelskaya ul. 15). Inspired by the eastern aesthetics, they took the matter very seriously - the work went on for a whole year. Traditional images of oriental art imbued with reverential contemplative attitude to nature, immerse us in a bright and unexpected worldview. The authors of the project sought to make not just a Chinese restaurant, but something like a variation on an oriental theme. Therefore, the interior combines elements of different Oriental cultures. The prevailing materials - engraved glass, copper, wood, and also an indispensable symbol of nobility and fortitude - bamboo. Join the East, look at the restaurant "Mao"!