新加坡的Merci Marcel咖啡館酒吧（位于烏節(jié)路Orchard Road）確實被很多人親切地稱為“熱帶地區(qū)的巴黎”。這個昵稱相當貼切，原因如下：
1. "時尚與潮流 (Fashion & Trendiness):" 烏節(jié)路是亞洲乃至全球知名的時尚購物街，匯集了眾多國際頂級品牌。Merci Marcel地處其中，本身就散發(fā)著濃厚的都市時尚氣息，吸引著追求潮流的人群，這與巴黎作為時尚之都的形象相符。 2. "精致與優(yōu)雅 (Elegance & Sophistication):" 酒吧/咖啡館通常設計精良，注重氛圍營造。Merci Marcel以其法式風格、舒適的環(huán)境、精美的裝飾和周到的服務，提供了一種優(yōu)雅放松的體驗，讓人聯(lián)想到巴黎街頭的咖啡館和酒吧。 3. "文化與藝術(shù)氣息 (Cultural & Artistic Vibe):" 巴黎擁有豐富的藝術(shù)和歷史底蘊。雖然新加坡是現(xiàn)代都市，但像Merci Marcel這樣的地方也試圖營造一種超越純粹商業(yè)的、帶有文化和生活情調(diào)的空間，讓人感受到一種類似巴黎的“生活美學”。 4. "標志性地點 (Landmark Status):" 就像巴黎有許多標志性地標一樣，Merci Marcel在烏節(jié)路也成了一處受游客和本地人歡迎的打卡點，是體驗新加坡高端夜生活和社交氛圍的地方之一。 5. "異國情調(diào) (Exoticism):" 巴黎是西方文化的重要代表

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客戶要求Client’s brief

1. 以“城市漂泊者”為目標群體，在Orchard路上設計和建造 Merci Marcel咖啡廳兼酒吧的旗艦店——同時這也是該品牌在新加坡所開設的第三家餐飲服務店。2. 以Merci Marcel品牌的特有風格為基礎，打造一個現(xiàn)代巴黎風格的咖啡廳兼酒吧空間，同時設置一個能夠通向購物區(qū)的露臺用餐空間。3. 將多品牌的概念融入進空間設計中去。4. 將客戶多年來所收集到的一些稀奇古怪卻很有趣的藝術(shù)品等融入進咖啡廳兼酒吧空間中。

1. To design and build Merci Marcel’s flagship café and bar on Orchard Road that target “urban bohemians”, its third F&B outlet in the country.2. To bring the Merci Marcel brand of contemporary Parisian-style café and bar with a patio dining space that opens to the shopping district.3. To incorporate a multi-brand concept store into the space4. To incorporate some of the fun and quirky art and objects the clients have collected over the years into the space.

▼咖啡廳酒吧外立面，exterior view of the project ?HUI DESIGNS

設計說明Design Statement

本項目是一個巴黎風格的咖啡廳兼酒吧，天馬行空的空間極具現(xiàn)代感。設計團隊通過顏色、紋理、設計、照明細節(jié)以及或是復古或是現(xiàn)代的家具等，打造出一個完全適應熱帶地區(qū)的用餐空間。

A contemporary and whimsical Paris-style café and bar with a nod to the tropics through the use of colours, textures, design and lighting details, and vintage and modern furniture.

▼咖啡廳酒吧外立面，墻體上開著弧形洞口，exterior view of the building’s external walls with sweeping arches ?HUI DESIGNS

項目基地The Site

繼在俱樂部街（Club Street）和Tiong Bahru成功地開設了兩家廣受喜愛的Merci Marcel品牌餐飲服務店后，客戶決定在Palais Renaissance購物中心內(nèi)推出他們的咖啡酒吧旗艦店兼多品牌商店。項目基地原屬于歐洲高奢表具制造商，總面積為2377平方英尺，擁有總長高達10米的高質(zhì)量臨街面，并享有購物街區(qū)的景觀視野。此次建筑事務所HUI DESIGNS再次與客戶合作，希望能夠為他們設計出一個能夠完美地展現(xiàn)出其獨特的餐飲服務愿景的空間。

Having successfully launched the popular Merci Marcel F&B outlets on Club Street and in Tiong Bahru, the client (Antoine Rouland and Marie-Charlotte Ley Rouland of FROG’YS Pte. Ltd.) was ready to launch its flagship café, bar and multi-brand store in Palais Renaissance, a destination mall with unique brands. The client acquired the space previously occupied by a European luxury watchmaker for Merci Marcel Orchard Road, totalling 2377 sqf with a premium 10-metre frontage with a view of the shopping district. HUI DESIGNS is pleased to once again partner with the client to design and deliver its distinctive F&B vision.

立面和露臺The Fa?ade and Patio

從街道平面出發(fā)，設計團隊和客戶都認為可以在本項目中設置一個轉(zhuǎn)角的露臺用餐空間。該露臺一側(cè)通向Orchard路，同時還能讓顧客們在用餐的同時欣賞到泰國皇家大使館的側(cè)面景觀。

這就要求對空間的外墻進行重新設計。為此，設計團隊在墻體上嵌入了帶有金屬框的大型拱形落地窗和門體，不僅致敬了20世紀50年代新加坡所流行的單層小屋，更營造出一種包豪斯般的建筑風格。這一設計手法立即使本項目從其周邊環(huán)境中脫穎而出，并與購物區(qū)建立起緊密的聯(lián)系。

▼室外的轉(zhuǎn)角露臺用餐空間，the corner dining patio ?HUI DESIGNS

With a street view from its space on level one, the client and I agreed that we needed to include a corner dining patio to the design – one that opens to Orchard Road on one side and offers a side view of the Royal Thai Embassy.

This required that we hack the building’s external walls. I designed sweeping arches of metal framed windows, walls and doors as a nod to a style popular with bungalows in 1950s Singapore and reminiscent of Bauhaus architecture. This immediately raised the visibility of Merci Marcel Orchard Road and connected the shopping district with the new flagship outlet.

▼從露臺用餐空間透過帶有金屬框的拱形落地窗看室內(nèi)用餐空間，viewing the interior dining area from the dining patio through the arches of metal framed windows ?HUI DESIGNS

▼從室外看室內(nèi)，looking inside ?HUI DESIGNS

▼從室內(nèi)看室外露臺，looking outside ?HUI DESIGNS

咖啡廳和酒吧The Café and Bar

客戶希望項目的入口處有一個門廳空間，從而使得顧客在未進入咖啡廳和酒吧之前便能體會到一種到達感。同時，這個門廳也可以作為主營法國產(chǎn)品的多品牌商店的側(cè)門。

The client requested for a foyer at the entrance to create a sense of arrival before customers enter the café and bar. It also functions as a side entrance to the multi- brand store carrying predominantly French products.

▼入口門廳，the foyer ?HUI DESIGNS

建筑師在設計中融合了法國南部和摩洛哥的特色，打造出一個溫馨而親密的空間。在進入用餐空間之前，等位的顧客們可以坐在巴黎的復古天鵝絨沙發(fā)上，欣賞拱形的天花板和覆以羅勒綠色灰泥裝飾的墻壁。

I designed a welcoming and intimate space with touches of South of France and Morocco. A vintage velvet sofa from Paris invites waiting customers to sit and take in the vaulted ceiling and walls finished in basil green plaster rendering before they are led to their seats.

▼入口門廳內(nèi)部，門廳由羅勒綠色的墻壁圍合而成，設有拱形的天花板，interior view of the foyer that is enclosed by walls finished in basil green plaster rendering, with the vaulted ceiling ?HUI DESIGNS

在邁進主要空間的那一瞬間，顧客們便會立即被吧臺吸引。懸掛著的光亮的黃銅架子上擺滿了成排的優(yōu)質(zhì)烈酒和利口酒，綠植則塑造出空間的層次感，營造出一種迎接顧客到來的氛圍。吧臺的側(cè)面上裝飾著帶有凹槽的實心白蠟木條。這種設計延續(xù)了Merci Marcel品牌在新加坡的第一家門店——Tiong Bahru店的空間細節(jié)。

As customers step into the main space, they will immediately see the island bar, their arrival heightened by the overhanging illuminated brass shelves filled with rows of premium spirits and liqueurs and indoor plants cascading from different levels. Fluted solid ash wood strips line the fascia of the bar counter, a detail taken from Merci Marcel Tiong Bahru, the group’s first bar in Singapore.

▼吧臺，the bar ?HUI DESIGNS

▼吧臺側(cè)面上裝飾著帶有凹槽的實心白蠟木條，fluted solid ash wood strips line the fascia of the bar counter ?HUI DESIGNS

▼架子上的綠植營造出一種層次感（左），吧臺懸掛著的黃銅架子上擺滿了酒（右），indoor plants of the shelves cascade from different levels (left), the overhanging illuminated brass shelves of the bar are filled with rows of premium spirits and liqueurs (right) ?HUI DESIGNS

▼吧臺細節(jié)，bar details ?HUI DESIGNS

與Merci Marcel的其他門店一樣，棕櫚樹、蕨類植物和各種適合室內(nèi)種植的綠植等不僅限定了空間，更柔化了粗糙的灰泥抹面墻和裸露的磚墻所帶來的冷硬感。此外，法國藝術(shù)家Tiphaine Sartini為本項目所創(chuàng)作的大型壁畫也采用了棕櫚的主題，從而與客戶的稀奇古怪的收藏品和室內(nèi)裝飾品形成了一種相得益彰的效果。

Like all other Merci Marcel locations, palm trees, fronds and various types of indoor plants frame the space, softening the mix of rough plaster rendered walls and exposed painted brick walls. The palm theme is seen in the large wall mural painted by French artist Tiphaine Sartini, complementing the quirky art pieces and soft furnishings sourced by the client, Marie-Charlotte.

▼室內(nèi)用餐空間，interior dining area ?HUI DESIGNS

▼大型壁畫采用了棕櫚的主題，the palm theme is seen in the large wall mural ?HUI DESIGNS

設計團隊還在入口窗戶的附近設置了一面特殊的墻體，這面墻體被客戶親切地稱為“玫瑰墻（Rosé Wall）”。這面由貨架構(gòu)成的墻體被包裹在藤條之下，成為了Merci Marcel餐飲空間的主要特點。應客戶的要求，每個架子上都設有低壓的焰球燈，以便將柔和的光線投射到展示中的法式玫瑰花瓶上。

Customers will also quickly notice what the client joyfully calls the Rosé Wall near the entrance window. This feature wall of shelves is wrapped in strips made from rattan, a distinctive feature in Merci Marcel outlets. At the client’s request, each shelf has been lined with low-voltage flame bulbs that will cast a soft, gentle glow to bottles of French Rosé on display.

▼貨架被包裹在藤條之下，the shelves are wrapped in strips made from rattan ?HUI DESIGNS

空間風格The Style

本項目是對“熱帶地區(qū)的法國”的當代詮釋。它將歐洲中世紀的現(xiàn)代和復古家具與20世紀50年代的新加坡建筑設計風格相融合，再加以氣候溫暖地域內(nèi)常用的藤條，打造出一個舒適的空間。

The style is a contemporary interpretation of “France In The Tropics” with an eclectic mix of mid-century modern and vintage furniture pieces from Europe juxtaposed with 1950s Singapore design and the use of rattan, which was common in warmer climes.

▼室內(nèi)用餐空間，是對“熱帶地區(qū)的法國”的當代詮釋，interior dining area,the style is a contemporary interpretation of “France In The Tropics” ?HUI DESIGNS

▼靠窗的室內(nèi)用餐空間，室內(nèi)使用藤條元素，墻面設置弧形大窗，the interior dining area beside the arched windows, with the use of rattan ?HUI DESIGNS

主要設計特點Key Design Features

天花板 | Ceiling

凹室和露臺用餐空間的天花板皆采用由BYO Living在印度尼西亞專門制作的、由藤條編織而成的面板。其他空間的天花板則采用穿孔的隔音板。

The ceilings of the alcove and patio comprise of woven rattan ceiling panels, which were specially made in Indonesia by BYO Living. Perforated acoustic panels have been used elsewhere.

▼部分空間的天花板采用穿孔的隔音板，另一部分采用由藤條編織而成的面板，some areas use perforated acoustic panels, while others use woven rattan ceiling panels ?HUI DESIGNS

▼露臺空間使用由藤條編織而成的天花板面板，the ceilings of the patio comprise of woven rattan ceiling panels ?HUI DESIGNS

地面 | Floor

為了呈現(xiàn)出法國南部的感覺，地面采用了由Rubik Material Laboratory制造的、來自意大利的六角形陶土瓷磚。這種瓷磚以蜂窩狀排列。

For a South of France feel, the hexagon terracotta tiles arranged in honeycomb style are from Italy and supplied by Rubik Material Laboratory.

▼地面細節(jié)，六角形陶土瓷磚以蜂窩狀排列，floor details, the hexagon terracotta tiles are arranged in honeycomb style ?HUI DESIGNS

裝飾性照明 | Decorative Lighting

本項目所使用吊燈是由Honoré Déco生產(chǎn)的、來自巴黎的Parasol條紋燈。Seletti Monkey燈具則被放置在咖啡廳空間的周圍，以營造一種有趣的、奔放的、異想天開的環(huán)境氛圍。

The hanging lamps are Parasol fringe lamps by Honoré Déco, purchased in Paris. Seletti Monkey lamps have been placed around the café to inject a sense of fun, cheekiness and whimsy.

▼燈具細節(jié)，lighting details ?HUI DESIGNS

家具 | Furniture

本項目中設置著中世紀風格的現(xiàn)代和復古家具，其中包括從巴黎購買的丹麥古董餐椅和Saarinen郁金香桌椅等。為了增強熱帶的氣息，設計團隊在咖啡廳的周圍放置了一系列藤制沙發(fā)，讓人不禁穿越回20世紀50年代的新加坡。Cesca凳和卡座座椅都沒有靠背，但均鋪設著來自巴黎的墊子。此外，與其他Merci Marcel餐飲空間一樣，本項目的酒吧中設置著Sika酒吧高腳凳。

The space hosts an eclectic mix of mid-century modern and vintage pieces, including vintage Danish dining chairs and Saarinen tulip tables and chairs, which were all purchased in Paris. To inject a tropical vibe, rattan-framed sofas reminiscent of 1950s Singapore have been placed around the cafe. Customers will sit on Cesca stools or banquettes that are backless but adorned with cushions from Paris. Like other Merci Marcel venues, the bar will feature Sika bar stools.

▼室內(nèi)空間局部，卡座椅不設靠背，但鋪設著軟墊，partial interior view with banquettes that are backless but adorned with cushions ?HUI DESIGNS

▼室內(nèi)空間局部，設置藤編沙發(fā)，partial interior view with rattan-framed sofas ?HUI DESIGNS