观茶庭位于常州老城区的一条古街，青果巷。其依河而生，因名仕辈出而扬名。常州市对青果巷进行了整体保护性修复，做到修旧如故。

AwareTea is located in Qingguo Alley, a historic street in Changzhou. The alley is along with Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and many celebrities come out from it, which make the alley become so famous. In order to revivify the traditional scenes, the municipal government of Changzhou reserved the main historic architecture while repairing.

▼主入口街景，main entrance street view

此项目三进两院的格局是江南人居生活的基本范式，且尺度宜人，高低层次错落。斑驳的老墙肌理得到了保留，实属难能可贵。

The program is implemented in a space with three entries with two courtyards, which is the typical building structure in the region south of the Yangtze River. The space is well- proportioned and layered. The program is so rare because the mottled walls are protected during the decoration process.

▼二进入口，second-entry room

▼新置的钢板盒子，steel box

我们认为新置才能真正唤醒过去，新置和旧有可以共处互补，达到一种平衡。同时，以最小的介入换取最大的效果是基本的准则。所以，仅置入两个盒子：1、二进北入口的钢板盒子，意图新旧对比；2、二三进的连廊茶室的木盒子，为了新旧融合。

We believe newborn things can truly awake the past. The old and the new are coexistent, complementary, and well-balanced. At the same time, presenting the best view by minimum intervention is the basic principal. So, in order to best coalesce the old and the new, only two boxes are imbedded. The first steel box is imbedded in the northern entrance of the second-entry room. The second is the oak corridor during the second and third entry.

▼二进餐厅，dining room

具体来说：以平整的工业钢板与斑驳陆离的老墙呼应，以整洁舒适的橡木地板与历久碳化的穿斗木架呼应。旧因新而生动，新因旧而温暖，与古为新，和而不同。

Specifically speaking, by contrasting the flat industrial steels and the mottled walls, as well as comparing the neat oak floors and the carbonized pillars, the vivid and the warm is fusing perfectly.

▼白色调改善了一层昏暗低矮的问题，white space increases the brightness and spaciousness for the room

▼白色材质与斑驳老墙相呼应，the white material and the mottled walls

针对不同空间采取了不同的设计策略。二进一楼因层高较低，自然采光有限，运用质感涂料、水磨石、雾化玻璃等材质营造了丰富且统一的白色氛围，提高了亮度和空间感。

We adopt the different design strategies depending on the different space. Since the first floor of the second entry is low-height and the natural light is limited, we use terrazzo and atomizing glasses to create an abundant and united white space, which increase the brightness and spaciousness for the room.

▼新置的木盒子，wood box

▼如同房中之房，a room of a house

▼三进茶室，tearoom

三进空间开敞，连廊茶室如同房中之房，大小对比中更突显老宅的结构和空间美；二进二楼以原有抬梁木构为主体，辅以主理人的藏品，展现老宅应有的沧桑印记。

The room of the third entry is wide open, the tea corridor is like a room of a house, which highlights the beauty of the structure and space. In terms of the second floor of the second entry, we remain the original beams as a main body, plus master’s collections to show the historic impressions of the old house.

▼温暖橡木与老木架相呼应，the neat oak floors and the carbonized pillars

▼三进休闲区，lounge

▼休闲区陈设，furnishings

观察庭不是一般意义上的休闲场所，而是涵盖茶.食.器的美学空间。它的精神内核正如其英文名Aware Tea，寓意觉察、觉醒，揭示着每个人都有具足的内在，观茶庭即是觉察内在的场所。它可以让人们安住于当下，心无旁骛的喝茶、品食、赏物，和周遭的一切融为一体。我们深知营造场所就像搭建了舞台，未来的人、事、物才是这里活力的所在。

AwareTea is not just a leisure place, instead, it is an aesthetic room including drinking tea, tasting desserts, and appreciating tea utensils. The main spirit is just like its English name AwareTea, which implies awakening and awareness. We believe everyone is bountiful inside. The space will let people live in the moment while drinking, tasting and appreciating with no thought. We deeply realize that create a space is like building a stage, the coming people and things in the future are the real vitality for us.

▼二楼展厅，gallery

▼保留老宅应有的样子，show the historic impressions of the old house

▼从沙龙区眺望屋顶与城市，overlook the roof and the city from the salon area

正如青果巷街区总设计师朱光亚先生在开街仪式引用的话语：我们如此热衷于谈论记忆，因为它们已所剩无几。（We speak so much of memory because there is so little of it left.）我们在此项目尝试着一种可能性，希望人们珍视过往的同时，不是一味的怀古恋旧，而要让旧有换发新生，真实的活在当下，才能历久弥新，接续未来。

In the street opening ceremony, as Guangya Zhu, the main designer of Qingguo Alley said, ‘we speak so much of memory because there is so little of it left’. We are attempting a possibility through the program and hope that when people memorize the past, they could also create the future from it instead of just indulging. Only in the way can we live in the moment and create a better future.

▼卫生间，restroom

▼主入口夜景，main entrance night view

▼平面图，plans

▼剖面图，sections

项目名称：观察庭 设计公司：南京悦设空间设计 设计时间：2018.10-2018.12 施工时间：2018.12-2019.05 设计主创：常辰、吴媛媛 项目地址：青果巷57号，常州 建筑面积：180㎡ 摄影版权：闵筱舫 主要材质：水磨石、钢板、橡木

Project name: AwareTea Design company: Yue-Design Space Design Studio Design period: 2018.10-2018.12 Construction period: 2018.12-2019.05 Leader designer: Chang Chen, Wu Yuanyuan Project location: 57# Qingguo Alley, Changzhou Project area: 180㎡ Photo credits: Min Xiaofang Main material: terrazzo floor, steel plate, oak wood