A former hospital in Tel Aviv’s Jaffa neighbourhood has been transformed into a new hotel designed by John Pawson. Photography: Amit Geron

Jaffa, the oldest neighbourhood in modern-day Tel Aviv-Yafo, is famed as the port of departure in the biblical story of Jonah and the whale. Today, cranes punctuate the skyline, scaffolding is as synonymous with the area as its golden cobbled streets, and there have long been gripes that Jaffa would eventually share a similar fate to the man in the tale and be swallowed up – in this case by glossy hotel and residential developments.

贾法是现代特拉维夫-亚福最古老的居民区，在“圣经”中约拿和鲸鱼的故事中，贾法是著名的启程港。如今，吊车点缀着天际线，脚手架和金色鹅卵石街道一样，是这个地区的代名词。长期以来，人们一直在抱怨贾法最终会与故事中的那个人有着相似的命运，并被吞噬-在这个例子中，贾法会被光鲜的酒店和住宅开发所吞没。

Thankfully, most recent projects have been sympathetic to the area’s historic character and distinct aesthetic, the latest being The Jaffa Tel Aviv, a 120-room luxury hotel and 32 residences – part of the Luxury Collection by Marriott – close to the district’s ancient centre.

值得庆幸的是，最近的大多数项目都同情该地区的历史特征和独特的美学，最近的项目是特拉维夫(Jaffa特拉维夫)，一家120间豪华酒店和32处住宅-万豪酒店的一部分-靠近该地区的古老中心。

A renovated 19th-century hospital combined with a substantial new-build, the hotel is a cross-continental collaboration: the original structure, crumbling and deserted, was purchased by US-based RFR Holding’s Aby Rosen, who saw its potential and enlisted British designer John Pawson to help oversee its impressive transformation, with landscape design by Rees Roberts and Partners. ‘I’d invited John to Jaffa to study the property and its surroundings. He immediately picked up on the historical importance of the port; the textures, patterns and cultural diversity of the area,’ recalls Rosen. ‘He understood that I wanted the design of the hotel to reflect this extraordinary legacy.’

这家酒店是一座经过翻修的19世纪医院，结合了大量的新建筑，这家酒店是一个跨大陆的协作：最初的结构，摇摇欲坠，被遗弃，是由美国RFR控股公司的AbyRosen购买的，他们看到了它的潜力，并招募了英国设计师约翰·波森(JohnPawson)帮助监督其令人印象深刻的转型，并通过里斯·罗伯茨(ReesRoberts)和合伙人(ReesRoberts)和合作伙伴(Partners)来设计景观设计。“我曾请约翰到贾夫纳(Jaffa)研究房产及其周围的环境。他立刻就港口的历史重要性进行了调查。“区域的纹理、图案和文化多样性”回忆罗森回忆道：“他理解我希望酒店的设计能反映出这个非凡的遗产。”

Along with local architect Ramy Gill, Pawson devised a scheme that would juxtapose contemporary and classic elements, and also designed the adjoining new building. The result sees grand Roman columns with Corinthian cornices branch, tree-like, above a minimalist marble reception desk in the lobby; ornate stained-glass windows throw pillars of mottled colour across austere furnishings; while outside, the façade of the old hospital, with its arched windows and sturdy architectural detailing, sits neatly beside the contemporary wing, with its robust, angular lines. Here, window boxes bring to mind an inventive new take on the classic mashrabiya, an apt reference to the area’s intrinsically Arab personality.

与当地建筑师拉米吉尔，波森设计了一个方案，将现代和古典元素并置，并设计了毗邻的新建筑。结果是，大厅里一个极简的大理石接待台上有着科林提安(Corinthian)玉米花树枝的宏伟罗马柱；华丽的彩色玻璃窗将斑驳色彩的柱子扔在简朴的陈设上；而在外面，这座老医院的门廊(faç)-拱形的窗户和坚固的建筑细节-整齐地坐落在当代的侧翼旁，线条笔挺、棱角分明。在这里，橱窗盒让人想起了经典的马什拉比亚(Mashrabiya)的新创意，它恰如其分地提到了该地区与生俱来的阿拉伯性格。

The hotel’s rooms, meanwhile, reflect the warm, neutral tones of Jaffa’s rampant stonework, and in the furniture there’s arguably a wink to the Bauhaus style for which wider Tel Aviv is renowned. And while the area is home to some of the city’s best eateries, guests will find a diverse collection of restaurants within The Jaffa, from a Jewish deli to a New York-style Italian. §

与此同时，酒店的客房反映出贾法猖獗的石制风格的温暖、中性的色调，在家具中，可以说是对鲍豪斯风格(Bauhaus)的一种眨眼，而特拉维夫则以这种风格而闻名于世。虽然这一地区是该市一些最好的餐厅的所在地，但客人们可以在贾法找到各种各样的餐厅，从犹太熟食店到纽约风格的意大利餐馆。§

与当地建筑师拉米吉尔，波森设计了一个方案，将现代和古典元素并置，并设计了毗邻的新建筑。摄影：阿米特杰隆和当地建筑师拉米吉尔，波森设计了一个方案，将现代和古典元素并置，并设计了毗邻的新建筑。摄影：阿米特·杰伦

以前的礼拜堂已经被修复，并被改造为休息室和酒吧。摄影：前礼拜堂阿米特杰伦已被修复和重新利用作为一个休息室和酒吧。摄影：阿米特·杰伦

华丽的彩色玻璃窗把点缀色的柱子扔在简陋的家具上。摄影：阿米特杰隆华丽的彩色玻璃窗扔柱斑驳的颜色在简朴的家具。摄影：阿米特·杰伦

酒店的房间反映了贾法猖獗的石材的温暖、中性的色调，在家具中，可以说是对包豪斯风格的眨眼。摄影：阿米特杰伦酒店的房间反映了雅法猖獗的石头作品的温暖，中性的色调，在家具中可以说是对包豪斯风格的眨眼。摄影：阿米特·杰伦