Coffee Craft北京 / UUA

UUA建筑师事务所设计的北京Coffee Craft咖啡厅探索了咖啡空间的另一种可能。设计的核心是建立一个灵活的、开放式的空间架构，创造出一个融合有咖啡厅、美术馆、秀场和会议功能的混合空间。

Designed by United Units Architects, Coffee Craft Beijing explores a new possibility of coffee shop. Guided by a design concept that establishes an adaptable and open ended spatial framework, a truly mixed use space of coffee shop, gallery, venue space and meeting rooms is created.

▼ 灵活的、开放式的空间架构，An adaptable and open ended spatial framework

咖啡厅分为4个功能区：吧台区、座位区、会议室区和后勤区。在吧台区和座位区之间设置有8扇定制的大门。通过控制8扇大门和2组隔帘的开启与关闭，座位区实现了5种分隔方式以适应不同的活动要求。

The coffee shop’sprinciple spaceis divided into four main areas: bar counter zone, seating zone, conference zone and kitchen zone. Separated by 8 partition doors and 2 partition curtains, the bar serving area and main seating space can be adapted into 5 different configurations, thereby satisfying different user and daily functional requirements: For example, from a large open space to cater for big events, to an arrangement of smaller more intimatespaces.

Careful consideration of the positioning furniture and central installation allowsample space between customers, and although one has a sense of being in a vibrant and dynamic coffee shop, personal space can still be maintained.

▼ 通过控制8扇大门和2组隔帘的开启与关闭，座位区实现了5种分隔方式，The bar serving area and main seating space can be adapted into 5 different configurations

这8扇大门是实现空间分隔的关键部件，同时也为空间带来了秩序与韵律。每扇大门重达200公斤，却可以用一根手指轻松推动。大门的一侧采用菱形的钢板网，与光线作用，形成朦胧的层叠感，同时也可以悬挂艺术品。大门的另外一侧集成有联动百叶，在举办活动时，可以关闭百叶进一步遮蔽视线。

Their functional purpose aside, the attention to detail of the partition doors adds additional depth and texture, as rhombic steel screens adorn one side of each door, which when illuminated form a sense of cascading movement. On the opposite side, interlocking vertical louvers can be open or closed with a simple movement, giving further control to the amount of light and privacy required for different events.

吧台区的主材使用不锈钢和红铜色金属板，在冷峻与温暖之间取得平衡。吧台区的吊顶板设计表达了建筑师对于Archigram的致敬。胶囊形的吊顶板好似Instant City里的飞艇，而垂下的吊灯犹如飞艇下方悬挂着的文化设施，带来第三波精品咖啡文化。吧台一侧的墙上悬挂有一幅咖啡产区的世界地图，它又是照明开关的总控墙，每个照明开关的位置对应一个重要的咖啡产区。但是有一个例外，就是北京，这是Coffee Craft的所在地。

In the bar counter area, the juxtaposition of stainless steel and copper metal panels createsinterplay between the coolness of the metal and the warmth of the coppery red. It is within the design of the ceiling panels suspended over the bar counter that the architect pays his homage to Archigram. Taking inspiration from the Instant City (1969), the capsule-shaped panel resembles an airship, with the lamp suspended below symbolising cultural facilities. It is this subtle reference that suggests the new wave of coffee culture that is now emerging within the city.

Positioned at the far-end of the bar counter, the large world map of coffee production areas not only acts as a visual backdrop but also serves as the main control panel of lighting switches. The position of each light switch is located at an important area of coffee production, with the one exception being Beijing, the home of Coffee Craft.

▼ 吧台空间，The Bar

▼ 胶囊形的吊顶板，The capsule-shaped panel

▼ 咖啡产区的世界地图，A large world map of coffee production areas

座位区内有一座由四面镜子围合成的沙漠花园，向四周“无限延伸”，使人联想到UFO狂热年代的内华达沙漠51区，上面悬浮着镜面飞碟。源于航空设计的Vespa机车仿佛来自于外星智慧。

The focal point of the seating zone is the “desert garden”, which surrounded by four mirrors gives the illusion of an infinite space. Giving reference to Area 51 within the Nevada desert, the impression is enhanced as the large mirrored UFO like ceiling panel that hovers overhead. The Vespa motorbike is a central element within this scene, seemingly appearing to have been left as a gift by these extra terrestrial visitors.

▼ 座位区内的沙漠花园，The focal point of the seating zone is the “desert garden”

店面采用红铜色穿孔铝板和超白玻璃，不论在白天还是夜晚都能形成丰富的光线反射和光影层次。拱形的窗楣又在原本单调的街面上加入了跳跃的线条，成为行人关注的焦点。

By using a combination of copper coloredaluminum panes and ultra-white opaque glass, the language of the main façade is transformed from day to night. Coupled with the warmth of these materials, and the reflection of light,the arch windows set a gentle rhythm that effectively catches the passerby’s eye, creating a welcome contrast to the streetscape outside, and a warm invitation to those who wish to enter within.

▼ 店面外观，External View

▼ 平面图，Plan