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LEYLA, AN INVITATION TO A VOYAGE

At first glance, if you step into Leyla, the new café within the Burbury Hotel, as the sun is still high in the sky, you get an impression of delicacy conferred by the purity of the forms. The highly sculpted space and the natural light bathes the whole rooftop. But the strength of Leyla lies in its versatility. When night falls, another face of this convivial café emerges, reminiscent of bars of bygone days with Kubrickian accents conferred by layered and pleated design elements, as well as by generous curvatures.

There is a gravitational swing about Leyla. This is accentuated by its domed ceilings and timber canopy, giving

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