“大人物先生，你以为你是谁？你穿着所有那些漂亮的衣服，有一辆很好的大轿车，“让·奈特唱道。

“Mr Big Stuff, who do you think you are? You wear all those fancy clothes and have a big fine car,” sang Jean Knight.

这家新的餐厅和酒吧位于梅耶斯广场，墨尔本与20世纪70年代的标志性歌曲“大人物先生”(Mr BigMatters)同名，为美食供应和空间本身设定了基调。

This new restaurant and bar located in Meyers Place, Melbourne shares its name with the iconic song ‘Mr Big Stuff’ from the 1970’s and sets the tone for both the food offering and the space itself.

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这个概念诞生于一些朋友，他们分享一些饮料，分享他们对美国文化和嘻哈音乐的共同热爱。经过无数次关于食物和音乐的讨论后，这五个男孩决定墨尔本的美食场景缺少的是一些给灵魂的严肃食物。

The concept was born over a few friends sharing some drinks and conservation about their common love of American culture and hip-hop. After countless discussions of food and music, the five boys decided what the Melbourne food scene was missing, was some serious food for the soul.

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大块头先生采取了一种独特的方式来处理美国南部的灵魂食品，并把它带到墨尔本市场。为了与之相匹配，通过Techne建筑室内设计对空间进行了彻底的改造。新设计对业主的概念表示敬意，自然受到美国音乐和电影文化的启发，从恐惧到旧学校嘻哈，这被重新解释的当代方式，是与墨尔本有关的。

Mr Big Stuff takes a unique approach to Southern American soul food and brings it to the Melbourne market. To match, the space got a complete overhaul by Techne Architecture + Interior Design. The new design pays homage to the owners concept, naturally inspired by American music and film culture from funk to old school hip-hop, which was re-interpreted in a contemporary way that is relevant to Melbourne.

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“和我们所有的项目一样，这个项目的定义是我们、客户和图形设计师之间的独特合作。TECH的尼克·特拉弗斯(Nick Travers)说：“这是对客户们寻找”墨尔本版“南方美国灵魂食品”的简短回应，其中融入了特定的音乐和电影参考资料。

“Like all our projects, this project is defined by the unique collaboration between us, the clients and the graphic designers. It responds to the brief where the clients were looking for a ‘Melbourne’ version of Southern Amercian soul food blended with particular music and film references,” said Nick Travers of Techne.

面对有限的自然光，技术面临的挑战是扩大空间感，并将日光带入餐厅。利用现有的厨房、酒吧设备、浴室和暖气冷却系统，尼克·特拉弗斯和他的设计团队能够将注意力集中在主顾区域，以取得最大效果。

Faced with limited natural light, the challenge for Techne was to expand the sense of space and bring daylight into the dining room. Utilising the existing kitchen, bar equipment, bathrooms and heating and cooling system, enabled Nick Travers and his design team to focus their attention on the patron areas for maximum effect.

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其结果是，一家只有53人的亲密餐厅，将提供灵魂食品和饮料。美国南部的氛围为餐厅创造了一个主要的兴趣点，在餐厅和酒吧的体验中加入了DJ和音乐元素。

The result is an intimate restaurant that only seats 53 people and will serve soul food and beverages. The Southern American vibe creates a main point of interest for the restaurant, with a DJ and music component added to the dining and bar experience.

在平面设计工作室的帮助下，我可以发挥时髦的内部是由一个温暖的调色板的红色，黄色和橘子，并通过三角鳍带来的生活，展示非洲裔美国文化的艺术作品。

With the help of graphic design studio Can I Play the funky interior is accented by a warm palette of reds, yellows and oranges and brought to life by triangular fins displaying custom artworks of African American culture.

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特拉弗斯说：“有很多令人惊讶的元素，比如酒吧上方V形舱壁上的图形的二重性，DJ展台周围的金字塔状声学泡沫墙，以及浴室里的‘象征性霓虹灯标志’。”

“There are lots of surprising elements like the duality of the graphics on the V shaped bulkhead over the bar, the pyramidal acoustic foam wall paneling around the DJ booth and the ‘Token Neon Sign’ in the bathroom,” says Travers.

特征金字塔泡沫墙创造了完美的背景，享受一些时髦的声音和味道，在适当的声音环境，在那里你保证享受一些食物的灵魂。

The feature pyramid foam wall creates the perfect backdrop for enjoying some funky sounds and flavour in the right acoustic environment, where you’re guaranteed to enjoy some food for the soul.

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Architects Techne Architecture + Interior Design

Location Meyer Street, Cockatoo VIC 3781, Australia

Category Restaurants & Bars

Area 110.0 sqm

Project Year 2014

Photographs James Geer