LYFE BAKERY 

Bakery Store, Interior Design, Furnuture Design


华康小区是时代快速发展的微观案例代表，和其他在中国有年代的社区一样，正在经历着样貌和社区属性的更新。1998年建成的华康小区，有25栋8层以下的住宅，由于位置在广州市中心临近太古汇，和与商场店铺截然不同的街道景象，从2017年开始小区的一层空间逐渐成为新一代生活方式品牌商铺的选择。新品牌在老小区里的出现，如今在社交媒体搜索华康小区，结果相对应的词汇是“火”、“卷”、“新”、“贵”，有趣的是与过去25年的历史联系甚微。

我们第一次接到 LYFE 的设计委托，是为 LYFE 设计研发烘培的工作室，为工作室隔壁即将面世的 LYFE 烘培店做产品研发的准备工作。空间以前是一家彩票铺，墙上挂着发黄的彩票走势图让人印象极为深刻，仿佛看到这里的社区居民进进出出；走势图旁边有一个破损的洞，露出90年代华南建筑常用的黄土砖。

当我们开始关注时间的时候，自然而然就引发了对于新与旧的思考。时间带来的空间痕迹，不论是人为搭建的一砖一瓦，还是自然脱落的油漆，每一处粗糙、斑驳、瓦解在当下都出最自然、最本真的状态。痕迹之中蕴含着丰富的往事，让人追溯起这里最初的样貌，也带领我们的想象回归到历史之中。关于新建、留存、原始的讨论，成为我们在设计 LYFE 的过程中不断回归的原点。

我们尊重并强调空间的原始结构。柱体上的漆面在施工开始的时候尽可能铲除粉刷多层的乳胶漆，状态姣好的柱体保留下裸露的状态。天花与梁上的漆面铲除时格外小心，刚刚将白色乳胶漆去除露出黄土色的底漆，展现出随意、自然的斑驳视觉。入口处新建半开放的落座区，于是这里的天花区别于其他地方，植入一个全新的纯白体块。厨房的外立面和厨房、洗手间的入口用同样的逻辑，突出过去与当下的层次，用新建来呼应原始。隔墙、吧台、长椅等功能区域的加入，选择手工痕迹强烈的红砖和浇筑水泥，材质的表面存在自然形成的孔洞、气泡和破损，尝试与原始结构融为一体。

LYFE 传递着一种长久、在地、不追逐潮流的思考。作为华康小区的新成员，我们将空间设计的痕迹隐藏，专注在营造融入的、令人熟知的空间氛围。在这里，时间留下的痕迹和故事得以通过新的使用者传递，空间与 LYFE 一起以全新的面貌迎来第 25 年。


客户：
LYFE

项目位置：
中国，广州

面积：
110m2

项目团队：
张可儿、陶晨、谢婕妤、窦建超、孟伟

完工时间：
2022.12

空间摄影：
杨俊宁





LYFE is a local bakery shop dedicated to producing fresh daily danish dough, the shop is located in a 25 years old local community in Guangzhou, China.

Huakang community represents the rapid change of contemporary times from a micro perspective. Like other similar communities with history in China, the appearance and attributes of these communities are undergoing tremendous renewals. Huakang community is located at the city central of Guangzhou, near one of the most popular luxury malls Taikuhui. The community was built in 1998 with 8 buildings below 25 floors, unlike skyscrapers with commercial shopping malls, street scenario depicts a totally different feeling that attracts new generation lifestyle brands to move in ever since 2017. With the emergence of branded space within Huakang community, when searching on local social media the related adjectives appear to be “popular”, “rat race”, “brand new”, “expensive”,  which have little connection to the past 25 years of history.

When we first connected with LYFE, we were commissioned to design the brand’s studio place for bakery making, before LYFE opens a bakery shop next door later. The space was originally a lottery shop, the yellowish lottery trend chart hanging on the wall was vividly impressive, as if seeing local residents were coming in and out. Next to the trend chart was a broken hole, revealing loosen yellow mud bricks that were commonly used in the 90s as construction material.

Time attracted our attention. When we started noticing about time, it naturally lead us to think about the contrast between the new and the old. Time brings traces to the space: whether they are hand built bricks and stones, or naturally peeling paint, every roughness, cracks and mottled texture all display the most natural and authentic present condition. Traces embedded with abundant storytellings that reminded us of the original appearance here, and those storytellings are able to lead our imagination back in time. The discussion between the new, the preservation and the originals had become the origin we kept returning to during the process of designing LYFE.

We respect and emphasize the original structure of the space. Thick layers of latex paint on the columns were removed to reveal the original concrete texture. Original paint on the ceiling and beam were shoveled carefully to slightly reveling the yellow mud beneath, showing a hand crafted natural look. At the entrance, a semi-opened seating area was defined by a new built white ceiling, the same language depicted the kitchen facade, a new built white wall sit behind the original partition. Red bricks and concrete with obvious handmade traces were chosen to build functional elements such as bar counters and furnitures, the naturally formed air bubbles and porous texture merge with the original space as one. The purpose to layer the new and the old, is to tell a contrast between past and present.

LYFE wishes to bring long-term good to the local community. As a new member to Huakang, we put design less noticeable, instead we emphasised on creating a familiar atmosphere that can still be appreciated by the locals. History and stories will pass on by LYFE with a new look.



CLIENT:
LYFE

LOCATION:
Guangzhou, China

AREA:
110 sqm

DESIGN TEAM:
Keer, Chen, Jieyu, Jianchao, Wei

COMPLETION TIME:
December, 2022

CATAGORY:
Bakery Shop, Restaurant Interior

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Junning