架构师提供的文本描述。城市位于香港中央商务区(CBD)中心的一家高档购物中心，是一家别致、优雅的咖啡馆，提供一种全新的“烘焙体验”体验。这样做的目的是将面包店提升为一个有趣、休闲、节奏快的美食概念，让顾客不仅可以在这里加油，还可以与朋友和同事进行社交活动，这才是城市商业生活的真正精髓。

Text description provided by the architects. Located in an exclusive luxury mall in the heart of Hong Kong’s CBD, Central, Urban is a chic, urbane cafe offering a new “bake n take” experience. The idea is to elevate bakery into a playful, casual and fast paced gourmet concept, and allowing customers not only a place to refuel, but to socialize with friends and colleagues, which is the true essence of urban business lifestyle.

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何祖儿设计

一个城市充满了反差和矛盾。顾名思义，这个项目的挑战是在这个面包店咖啡店的物理范围内描绘城市景观的矛盾现实。受伦敦博罗市场的启发，这家咖啡馆提供了各种各样的食物，从早餐到午餐、茶点到甚至是快乐时光。为了补充菜单，一个活泼和鼓舞人心的气氛必须注入到空间，但与设计元素，也揭示了城市的阴暗面。

A city is full of contrasts and contradictions. As suggested by its name, the challenge of this project is to portray the contradictory reality of the urbanscape within the physical confines of this bakery café. Inspired by London’s Borough Market, the café offers a wide gamut of food ranging from breakfast to lunch, teatime to even happy hours. To complement the menu, a lively and inspiring atmosphere has to be injected into the space, yet with design elements that also reveal the dark side of an urban city.

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咖啡厅内部包含一组图片，概括了一个城市的印象。著名葡萄牙街头艺术家VHILS的一堵特色墙为这家咖啡馆的产业基调奠定了基础。这幅独特的壁画是用凿子、凿子和锤子雕刻的，用负空间塑造出一种迷人的拼贴。捕捉到城市黑暗本质的其他设计细节包括：滑稽的、被烧毁的霓虹灯标志“面包店开放”(Bakery Open)、带有天际线轮廓的虚假天花板、用水管建造的公共桌子上方的“吊灯”，以及模仿人孔盖的桌子的圆形铸铁腿。

The café interior contains a collection of images that summarise the impression of an urban city. A feature wall by celebrated Portuguese street artist VHILS sets the industrial tone of the café. This unique mural is carved by using drills, chisels and hammers, using the negative space to shape a mesmerizing collage. Other design details that capture the dark essence of a city include: the hilarious burned out neon sign “Bakery Open”, the false ceiling with the silhouette of a skyline, the “chandelier” above the communal table constructed with water pipes, and the round cast iron legs of the tables that mimick manhole covers.

 Courtesy of Joey Ho Design

何祖儿设计