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架构师提供的文本描述。Dallah是一种传统的咖啡壶，用来酿造和服务于“qahwat dallah”；阿拉伯咖啡是海湾或阿拉伯半岛地区特别熟悉的一种阿拉伯咖啡。

Text description provided by the architects. Dallah is a traditional coffee pot used to brew and serve “qahwat dallah”; an Arabic type of coffee specifically known to the Gulf or the Arabian Peninsula region.

提供咖啡的过程、煮咖啡的原料、酿造和供应咖啡的容器，都是阿拉伯人引以为傲的令人难忘的好客习俗的一部分。

The process of serving the coffee, the ingredients with which it is made, and the vessels in which it is brewed and served are all part of the memorable customs of hospitality that Arabs take pride in.

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为qahwat dallah服务的仪式是与他人分享和分享时刻；放慢脚步，享受迎接和拥抱的时刻。喝咖啡的速度比意大利浓缩咖啡更快，品尝咖啡的时间可达几秒钟或几分钟，视场合而定。在任何情况下，这种经历都是坚固而难忘的。

The ritual of serving qahwat dallah is about having and sharing moments with others; to slow down and savor the moment of being greeted and embraced. Served faster than an Italian espresso shot, the moment of savoring the coffee can span seconds or several long minutes depending on the occasion. In all cases the experience is always stout and memorable.

达拉的制作总是突显出阿拉伯家庭可以提供的最优质、最具异国情调的原料，这些香料和调味品是沿着豆蔻、丁香和藏红花等丝绸之路运输和交易的。主人用它来表达他们对来访者和过路人的骄傲、兴奋和感激。尽管以其坚实的基础而闻名，qahwat dallah有多种不同的色调、色调和口味，这些都反映了它所处的时间和地点，因为它包含了当天的香料或途中的原料，因此它的组成在不同的时间和场合不断地演变和变化。(鼓掌)

The making of the dallah always highlights the coalescing of the finest and most exotic ingredients an Arabic household can offer from spices and condiments that have been shipped and traded along the silk route such as cardamom, cloves and saffron. It is with which hosts illustrate their pride, exhilaration and gratitude to their visitors and passersby. Although known for its solid base, qahwat dallah has manifold shades, tones and tastes that reflect the time and place in which it was made in as it embraces the spice of the day or the ingredients en-route, and thus its composition is continually evolving and changing in different times and occasions.   

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它的准备和服务的容器具有非常独特和微妙的形式。球形在中心处呈锥形，突出凸起的基部和伸长的顶部。达拉最突出的特征包括优雅的弯柄，帽顶上的华丽的尖顶，弧形的长喙和复杂的雕刻装饰。传统上由黄铜、钢、银或黄金等闪闪发光的金属制成的达拉作为一种精致的工具，反映了它的持有者的亲切和善良，体现了他/她让人感到温暖和受欢迎的珍贵意图。

The vessel in which it is prepared and served takes on a very unique and delicate form. The spherical form tapers in at the center thus highlighting the bulging base and the elongated top. The most prominent features of the dallah include a gracefully curving handle, an ostentatious pinnacle on top of its cap, an arced long beak and intricately engraved ornamentations. Traditionally made out of glistening metals such as brass, steel, silver or gold, the dallah presents itself as an exquisite tool reflecting its holder's cordiality and kindness and embodying his/her precious intentions of making people feel warm and welcomed.

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作为一个当代科威特当地的糖果和咖啡场所，Dallah体现了qahwat dallah所体现的无数令人愉快的体验。作为一个品牌，达拉自豪地创造了最美味的传统和现代美食，利用当地和国际最好的成分。由于主人的旅行和对其他文化的兴趣，达拉提供了一系列类似于现代丝绸口味的调料。

As a contemporary local Kuwaiti confectionary and coffee place, Dallah personifies the numerous pleasurable experiences that qahwat dallah embodies. Dallah as a brand prides itself on creating the most delectable traditional and contemporary delicacies utilizing the best of local and international ingredients. Stemming from the owners’ travels and interests in other cultures, Dallah offers a mélange of concoctions resembling the contemporary silk route of flavors.

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反映了传统的形式和行为服务的达拉，建筑师和品牌开发商，旨在创造一个温暖和欢迎，和平，但充满活力的地方。

Reflecting the traditions inherent in the form and act of serving the dallah, the architects together with the brand developers aimed at creating a place that felt warm and welcoming, peaceful yet dynamic.

商店内部的空间组织和顾客体验都受到三个主要设计要素的制约：展示布局、浮动天篷和功能侧壁。这三个要素中的每一个都对达拉的传统表示独特的敬意。

The interior spatial organization of the shop and thus the customer experience are both governed by three main design elements; the display layout, the floating canopy, and the functional sidewalls. Each of the three elements pays a unique tribute to the traditions of the dallah.

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考虑到品牌运作的规范和上下文的限制，选择了双重的展示和服务柜台布局；在商店入口处的一个柜台展示了Dallah在街上策划的不断变化的操作，同时充当商店内部的缓冲。为Dallah较重的业务提供住房，另一个柜台放置在商店的对口，作为吸引人们进入的焦点。这两个柜台一起定义了一个内部“心脏”的空间，其中一个圆形的公共座位桌放置。

Taking into account the norms of the brand’s operations and contextual constraints, a dual display and service counter layout was chosen; one counter located at the entry of the shop acts as a vitrine that displays curated ever-changing operations of Dallah on to the street and at the same time acts as a buffer to the interior of the shop. Housing the heavier operations of Dallah, the other counter is placed on the opposite interior end of the shop and acts as a focal point that draws people inside. Together both counters define an interior “heart” of the space where a round communal seating table in placed.

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一个不对称的拱形设计，以进一步强调温暖的中心“的商店，同时定义外部的活力和进入体验。不对称的白色拱门的弹跳线定义了两种非常不同的情况：一个更小的拱形，在进入商店前，它给室外空间提供了更多的人体尺度，就在弹簧线的一侧，而一个更大的、流动性更强的拱门扩展到商店的内部，给室内带来了一种亲密和开放的感觉。

An asymmetrical arched form was designed to further accentuate the warm central “heart” of the shop and at the same time to define the exterior vitrine and entry experience. The asymmetrical white arch’s springing line defines two very different situations on either end; a smaller arch that gives more of a human scale to the outdoor space just before entering the shop flanks one side of the springing line while a larger more fluid arch expands into the interior of the shop giving a sense of intimacy and openness to the indoors.

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在设计商店最突出的特色时，考虑到了功能和形式；侧壁。一面墙实际上是所有类型产品的存储/展示墙，相反的一面墙则通过模仿传统达拉(Dallahs)三维造型的几何装饰品，炫耀地展示了图案品牌。

Both functionality and form were taken into account in the design of the shop’s most prominent features; the sidewalls. While one wall pragmatically acts as a storage/display wall for all types of products, the opposite wall ostentatiously exemplifies the patterned brand by mimicking the geometric ornamentations found on traditional dallahs in three-dimensional form. 

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达拉选择的材料既代表了冷静、凉爽的米色、天然绿色和白糖品牌的配色方案，也代表了过去时代巴卡拉(当地便利店)的实用主义。一个新鲜的绿色水磨石地板，干净的白色大理石台面和温暖的木地板到天花板的架子一起构成了商店内部的基本积木。色彩饱和的绿色地板和实用的木制壁架带来了熟悉和温暖的感觉，而闪闪发光的白色大理石岛屿和台面带来了敏锐的同时，精致和复杂的感觉。

The materials chosen for Dallah represent both the color schemes of the brand of calm cool beiges, natural greens and sugar whites and the pragmatism seen in the baqala’s (local convenience stores) of past eras. A fresh green terrazzo floor, clean white marble counter tops and warm wooden floor-to-ceiling shelving together form the basic building blocks of the interior of the shop. The color saturated green floors and practical wooden wall shelving bring a sense of familiarity and warmth while the shiny white marble islands and countertops bring a sharp contemporaneous sense of refinement and sophistication.

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更重要、也是最有力的一点是，商店里的任何设计因素都是由达拉的气味决定的。一种将来访者带到另一个世界的气味；一个充满喜悦和熟悉、温暖和亲切的世界。整个商店就像一辆试图捕捉和谦逊地描绘一个瞬间的工具，它本身就是一种短暂而令人难忘的体验。

More important and most potent that any design factor in the store is the smell of the dallah. A smell that cursorily transports the visitor to another world; a world of delight and familiarity, of warmth and amiability. The store in its entirety rests as a mere vehicle that attempts to capture and humbly frame a moment and an experience that is inherently fleeting yet memorable.     

Architects Associated Architects Partnership

Location Sharq, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Category Coffee Shop

Area 45.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

Photographs Joao Morgado