架构师提供的文本描述。达加咖啡厅位于上海市中心一栋5层共产住宅的底层。即使这座建筑位于前法租界的中心地带，它也没有特殊的建筑价值。该空间在建筑物的公共楼梯周围呈U形，高度受天花板以下1米处一系列横梁和管道的影响。

Text description provided by the architects. DAGA Café is located on the ground floor of a communist residential 5-story building in Downtown Shanghai. Even if the building is located in the heart of the former French concession it has no particular architectural value. The space has a U shape around the public staircase of the building and was highly influenced by the presence of a sequence of beams and pipes hanging1 meter below the ceiling.

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这位客户是中国文化大革命时期欧洲风格古董家具的私人收藏家，他想要创造一个休息室的环境，因为客人们可以在自己收藏的舒适空间里享用一顿简单的饭菜。这家咖啡馆的名字是“搭界”的拼音，意思是“以一种和谐的方式将不同的元素组合在一起”。

The client, a private collector of European-style antique furniture kept from the Chinese Cultural Revolution, wanted to create a lounge environment were the guests could enjoy a simple meal in a comfortable space furnished by his own collection. The café’s name DAGA comes from the phonetic transcription of a Shanghaineese word 搭界that means “putting together different elements within one boundary in a harmonious way”.

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蒋勇

设计决定是创造一个新的雕刻锋利的信封，将从内部包住空间。遵循这一原则，我们创造了一个连续的白色内部皮肤，折叠所有先前存在的缺陷，并整合咖啡馆计划(如酒窖，图书馆，洗手间和厨房)。这个造型的新皮肤彻底改变了空间的比例，并为用户提供了一系列独特的空间。在空间的中心，我们有一个大角度的白色大理石和玻璃棒，用来安排客人和工作人员的流动。

The design decision was to create a new sculpted sharp envelope that will wrap the space from inside. Following this principle we create a continuous white inner skin that folds hiding all the preexistent defects and integrates the café programs (such a wine cellar, library, restrooms and kitchen). This sculpted new skin drastically changes the proportion of the space, and provides to the user with a sequence of distinctive spaces. In the heart of the space we locate a large angled white marble and glass bar that organizes the guests and the staff flow.

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传统材料的使用，如从被拆毁的旧房子中回收木材、棕色皮革、回收陶瓷地砖和白色大理石，与提供抽象温暖环境的三角白色表面形成了鲜明对比，古董家具在这一环境中脱颖而出。座位安排主要受现有家具系列的影响，这些家具提供了各种就餐体验：从站在酒吧周围、贵宾室的集体聚会、玻璃立面的沙发休息室、长凳上的小桌子或躲在低天花板的阁楼里。

The use of traditional materials such a reclaimed wood from demolished old houses, brown leather, recycled ceramic floor tiles and white marble, contrasts with the triangulated white surfaces providing an abstract warm environment where the antique furniture stands out. The seating arrangements were mainly influenced by the preexisting collection of furniture providing a variety of dining experiences: from standing around the bar, group parties at the VIP room, sofa lounge by the glass facade, small tables along the bench or hiding in the low-ceiling mezzanine.