架构师提供的文本描述。我们为在东京中野购物街开业的一家冰淇淋店进行了内部和外部设计，在那里，顾客们可以通过一种将液氮混合成液体浓缩冰淇淋生产冰淇淋的表演，在现场观看他们正在准备的订单。

Text description provided by the architects. We performed the interior and exterior design for a gelato store that opened in a shopping street of Nakano, Tokyo, where customers can enjoy watching their order being prepared on the spot through a one of a kind performance whereby liquid nitrogen is mixed into a liquid concentrate of ice cream to produce gelato.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

入口处有一个玻璃立面，整个正面面向街道，而地板布局则有三个不同高度的落地，通向商店后面的最高点。在这里可以找到准备柜台，作为一个厨房和舞台的表演，可以看到从街道上，其中烟雾产生使用液氮。

The entrance features a glass facade stretching the whole frontage facing the street while the floor layout features three landings of different heights that lead to the highest point at the back of the shop. Here can be found the preparation counter that acts as a kitchen and a stage for the performance which can be seen from the street and whereby smoke is produced using liquid nitrogen.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

通过在每个区域使用地板、油毡和古旧瓷砖(一直延伸到街道)，我们可以把一个小空间变成三个不同的空间。此外，通过使用不同尺寸的椅子，我们可以坐在桌子周围，跨越商店中间的不同区域。顾客也可以选择他们最喜欢的位置，从悬臂式桌子，两个座位和沙发旁边的玻璃入口处。

By varying the floor finishing in each area using flooring, linoleum and vintage tiles that extend all the way to the street, we were able to turn one small space into three distinct ones.
 Moreover, by using chairs of different sizes, it is possible to sit all around the table straddling these different areas in the middle of the store. Customers can also choose their favorite spot from cantilever tables seating two and a sofa placed next to the glass entrance.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

此外，商店内部的明亮色调与用黑色漆成的卫生间和后置商店区域形成鲜明对比，中间的桌子具有同样的地板饰面效果，现有的木制柱子用木制插头修补，墙壁上的柔和色调像阳光从上面射入的角度一样，等等。都是为了在新旧材料和颜色之间取得平衡而设计的。

Furthermore, the bright tones of the store's interior contrasting with the toilet and back store areas painted in black, the table in the middle that features the same tile finishing of the floor in the front, the existing wooden columns mended using wooden plugs, and the soft-tones on the walls switching at an angle like sunlight entering from above, etc., are all designed to strike a balance between new and old materials and colors alike.

 © Takumi Ota

(小田隆美)

我们试图创造一个舒适而诱人的休息室，里面装满了植物，这将成为商店独特的冰淇淋制作方法的展示，同时展示一个实验室的一面，从黑色柜台冒出白色的烟雾。

We sought to create a cozy and inviting lounge filled with plants that will serve as a showcase for the store's unique gelato preparation method, while presenting the aspect of a laboratory with white smoke spilling from the black counter.