In the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada, innovative social space designers Partisans have returned to the area following a few successful previous projects, this time to complete the interior renovation of a restaurant space to make the new Quetzal Bar!

在加拿大多伦多市中心的中心地带，创新的社会空间设计师Partisans在之前几个成功的项目之后返回了这个地区，这次是为了完成餐厅空间的内部装修，使新的Quetzal酒吧变得更好！

Quetzal Bar is not these designers’ first project in the neighbourhood. A number of years back, they were also the driving force behind Bar Raval, a critically acclaimed Spanush “pinto boite”. Now, the same design team has reunited with the same food and drink experts to create a second collaboration with a unique structure and atmosphere distinct from their first.

QuetzalBar不是这些设计师在附近的第一个项目。几年前，他们也是巴尔·拉瓦尔(BarRaval)背后的原动力。现在，同一个设计团队已经与相同的食品和饮料专家团聚，创造了第二次合作，与他们的第一次不同的结构和氛围。

Quetzal Bar was conceptualized to celebrate and preserve Mexican recipes and cooking techniques from across the country’s various diverse regions. Many of the recipes selected from the menu area generations old and have been passed down with unique changes from family member to family member over the years, making for a truly authentic and delicious dining experience.

Quetzal酒吧被概念化为庆祝和保护墨西哥的食谱和烹调技术，从全国各地的各个不同的地区。多年来，许多从菜单区域中挑选出来的食谱，随着家庭成员对家庭成员的独特改变而被传承下来，为真正的地道和美味的用餐体验做出了贡献。

The space that the restaurant calls home is a stunning vaulted room that pays homage to certain eras of traditional Mexican architecture. Despite being small, the space feels luminous and welcoming, partially thanks to the lighting choices made by designers and how the light bounces off the unique curved ceiling, and partially thanks to the fragrant, mouthwatering scents wafting from the kitchen.

餐厅叫家的空间是一个令人叹为观止的拱形房间，向传统墨西哥建筑的某些时代致敬。尽管很小，但由于设计者们做出的照明选择以及光如何从独特的弯曲天花板上反弹，并且部分地归功于来自厨房的芳香、令人垂涎的气味，空间就会感觉到发光和欢迎。

To make those delicious traditional meals happen, designers and resident chefs alike decided that it would be best to power the College Street bar entirely by a wood-burning fire. This isn’t always typical of how Mexican restaurants cook their meals, even though it’s common practice “back home”. In this way, Quetzal Bar is redefining how Mexican food is both experienced and prepared in Canada itself.

为了让这些美味的传统食物成为现实，设计师和居民厨师们都决定，最好的办法是让大学街的酒吧完全靠烧木柴的火来点菜。这并不总是典型的墨西哥餐馆烹饪他们的食物，尽管这是常见的做法“回家”。以这种方式，QuetzalBar正在重新定义墨西哥食物是如何在加拿大本身经历和准备的。

From the outset, restaurant owners stated that they wanted the interior structure of Quetzal Bar to hearken back to the billowing tarps of the market stalls in Mexico. This is where the curvature of the rippling ceiling’s shape came from, as well as the emphasis on organic Oaxacan pottery in the decor details.

从一开始，餐馆老板就表示，他们希望QuetzalBar的内部结构能让人回想起墨西哥市场摊位上滚滚的油布。这是波纹天花板形状的曲度来源，以及强调有机奥萨康陶器在装饰细节。

Letting these shapes speak volumes within the room, designers chose to keep much of the rest of the space quite simple. The materiality of the furnishings and interiors follows suit, being primarily made of wood, concrete, and plaster. Overall, the space feels breezy and welcoming, blending two cultures in a unique and festive way.

让这些形状在房间里表达出来，设计师选择保持大部分的空间相当简单。家具和内部的重要性也是如此，主要由木材、混凝土和石膏制成。总的来说，这个空间让人感觉轻松愉快，以独特和喜庆的方式融合了两种文化。

The bar, of course, isn’t free of local Canadian influence either. Owners chose Canadian maple from right there in Ontario to punctuate the rolling ceiling in places that its unique design needed additional support. The concrete of the floor is also locally sourced, letting the Canadian influence ground the space while the Mexican cuisine carries diners away.

当然，酒吧也没有当地的加拿大影响力。在安大略省，业主选择了加拿大枫树，在其独特的设计需要额外支持的地方，点了滚动式天花板。地板的混凝土也是本地来源的，让加拿大对空间的影响地面，而墨西哥菜则把食客带走。

Although it is very decorative and reminiscent of Mexican architecture, the ceiling we’ve raved so much about also has a very practical functionality as well. At the same times is it reminds diners of market stalls, or perhaps even snow drifts or sculpted ivory, as employees have suggested, it also hides the industrial air circulation system the restaurant requires to safely ventilate the grill, particularly on bust nights (which there are many of).

虽然它非常具有装饰性，让人联想到墨西哥的建筑，但我们所热衷的天花板也有着非常实用的功能。与此同时，它也让食客想起市场摊档，甚至像员工建议的雪堆或雕刻象牙，它还隐藏了餐厅安全通风所需的工业空气流通系统，尤其是在半身像之夜(很多餐厅都有)。

The stunning wooden bar is another place where the Canadian element of the space gets to shine. Here, guests can order either cocktails or ceviche, stopping at whichever side they need like they truly are at a Mexican market visiting different stalls. Diners might also visit the comal corner, where the traditional clay ovens used in Mexico are set up for all to see. These spots break down the division between cook and diner, making the meal something to be experienced rather than just consumed.

令人叹为观止的木棒是另一个地方，加拿大元素的空间获得了光芒。在这里，客人可以点鸡尾酒，也可以点菜，在他们需要的任何一边停下来，就像他们在墨西哥市场参观不同的摊位一样。食客们也可以参观墨西哥传统的粘土烤箱，在那里大家都可以看到。这些斑点打破了厨师和食客之间的隔阂，使这顿饭更有经验，而不仅仅是消费。

Photos by Doublespace Photography

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