RU

A four-story dining experience where stone, wood, and light create raw elegance.

The Space

Rü in Hyderabad is a fine dining space designed to feel grounded and easy from the moment you walk in. The lobby sets the tone with checkered flooring and a staircase that draws you in. Warm wood, stone, cane, and soft lighting create dining areas that feel calm and inviting. The indoor rooftop with hand-knotted ropes adds texture and warmth. It’s a restaurant that doesn’t try too hard, but stays with you because of how it feels.

The Ask

TO design a 15,000 sq. ft., four-story restaurant in Banjara Hills that celebrated the site’s natural boulders and contours, using them as focal points to create a raw yet refined dining experience rooted in nature.

The Result

The result of the project was a striking four-story, 15,000 sq. ft. restaurant that feels seamlessly woven into its rocky terrain. The natural boulders and land contours became the highlights of the design, with features like a staircase wrapped around a massive rock and open ventilation that blurs indoors with outdoors. The use of earthy materials, moody lighting, and dramatic play of shadows created an intimate, raw, yet luxurious ambiance. RU emerged as more than a dining space—it became an immersive experience where nature and architecture coexist, offering guests a unique sense of place in the heart of Banjara Hills.