Header: Daha by Mehmet Akdağ, photo by İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
The Bodrum EDITION, a luxurious boutique hotel on Turkey’s southwest Aegean coast, famous for its turquoise waters, vibrant nightlife and richness of ancient history, recently finished the redecoration of its three restaurants. Trusting the job to Istanbul-based studio URBANJOBS, the hotel’s main intention was to have three spaces that perfectly fit the calm and refined identity of EDITION Hotels.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
As a brand defined by a globally consistent aesthetic approach, every decision needed to ensure this identity wouldn’t get lost in the renovation. At the same time, each of the three restaurants came with a different chef, a different culinary tradition and different physical constraints. The design strategy, therefore, aimed to balance these two layers: brand continuity and the individuality of each restaurant.
As a result, the three venues coexist under the same roof while remaining distinctly different from one another: one shaped by the calm rhythm of the Aegean, another by the warmth of Italy and the third by Anatolian culinary culture.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
KITCHEN by Osman Sezener
Osman Sezener is regarded as one of Türkiye’s leading Michelin-starred chefs. Kitchen becomes, therefore, a physical reflection of his culinary philosophy: a cuisine rooted in the Aegean and shaped by the sea.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
The design is simple, defined by white stone, light wood, a semi-open kitchen reducing the distance between chef and guest, a marble bar paired with light palm landscaping reinforcing the Mediterranean atmosphere and a wide colonnade opening towards the sea. At sunset, the Aegean view unfolding through the columns becomes central to the space. While this colonnade aligns with EDITION’s minimalist identity, it also directly reflects the chef’s Mediterranean approach.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
THE TRATTORIA by Stefano Ciotti
Led by Michelin-starred Italian chef Stefano Ciotti, The Trattoria was conceived with the ambition of bringing the atmosphere of an Italian trattoria to Bodrum. To achieve this aesthetic, the designers created a courtyard layout with olive trees, a direct reference to the entrances of traditional trattorias in Italy.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
The materials are warm, wooden and organic: tall timber slats used across the interior and exterior surfaces, ceiling details and a series of framed black-and-white photographs together create the feeling of a family album. A deliberate tension (and balance) emerges between EDITION’s refined tone and the aesthetic language of a traditional Italian trattoria.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
DAHA by Mehmet Akdag
DAHA is the latest project by 7 Mehmet, which is regarded as one of Türkiye’s most significant gastronomic institutions. Mehmet Akdag describes the restaurant as “an Anatolian archive spanning three generations”, defining both the menu and the space itself.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
DAHA is conceived entirely as an open-air venue, without the possibility of integrating a canopy or structural covering system. This limitation led to the project’s central design question: how do you create spatial depth and a sense of scale in a space where structural intervention is not possible?
The answer came through large-scale custom-designed floor lamps. Positioned on tall pedestals fixed to the ground, these oversized lighting elements function not only as light sources but also as architectural elements defining the space vertically. In an open-air setting without a built structure, they introduce a sense of height, volume and scale.
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
Photo credit: İbrahim Özbunar I 645studio
This project was as much about designing three individual restaurants as it was about holding them together as a whole. Following EDITION Hotels’ corporate identity, every challenge, question or decision was solved fast and cohesively. While not one of the venues steps outside this framework, each still has its own unique style, which is directly related to the cuisine presented by each chef.
Project information
Interior Design Company: URBANJOBS
Architecture Company: URBANJOBS
Lighting Consultant: ONOFF Lighting Design & Consultancy
Photography: İbrahim Özbunar, 645studio
Location: Bodrum, Turkey
Date: 2026
Source: v2com newswire
