建筑师提供的文字说明。自古代以来，随着社会的运作，人类的迁移已经存在。在城市化的迅速发展下，典型的移民现象必须是“城市潮流”，这是指每天早上数以百万计的人从生活区涌入工作区域的事实，而每天晚上，这些人回到生活区，在城市化进程中，“城市潮流”被视为不可避免的衍生工具。

Text description provided by the architects. The migration of human beings that follows the operation of society has existed since ancient times. Under the rapid development of urbanization, the typical migration phenomenon must be the “Urban Tide”, which refers to the fact in urban area that every morning millions of people flood into working areas from living areas, while every evening those people back to living areas. “Urban Tide” is considered as an inevitable derivative during the process of urbanization.

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我国正处于经济转型时期，随着信息技术的日新月异，城市化的迅速发展。人们在不成形的城市里飞来飞去，遵循着单调的日复一日的生活方式.所有这些都趋向于规范、同步，甚至使他们的思维、生活和感受方式屈服。随着现在被囚禁在西服和束缚之下的灵性，人们迫切地想要寻找一条出路，让他们能够放松警惕，真正回归自我，体验自由的社会活动。

China is in the economic transition period, along with the everyday changing information and technology, results in rapid expansion of urbanization. People float up and away in the unshaped cities, following the monotonous day-to-day routine. All together tends to regularize, synchronize, even benumb the ways they think, live and feel. With the spirituality which are now imprisoned under the suits and ties, people are desperate to to search for a way out that allows them to let their guards down, return to ego truly and experiencing freewheeling social activities.

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(曹浩昌)

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(曹浩昌)

.jpg位于广州珠江新城，是中国三大国家CBD之一，它打破了周围浓密而高耸的灰色色调，令人眼花缭乱的黄色立面，就像混凝土丛林中的指路灯。进入不到25平方米的昏暗内部，与明亮的正面形成鲜明对比的是，中间设置了一根长长的混凝土棒，并强调咖啡师和煮咖啡的过程。有限但不受限制的活动空间消除了距离感，咖啡师的贴心服务不仅温暖了顾客的口味，也温暖了他们的心。

Located in Zhujiang New Town, Guangzhou, one of China's three national CBDs, .jpg breaks the surrounding dense and towering gray tone with the dazzling yellow facade, just like the guiding light in a concrete jungle. Entering into the dim interior, which is less than 25m2 and sharply contrasts with the bright facade, a long concrete bar is set in the centre and emphasizes the baristas and the coffee-making process. The limited but unconstrained activity space eliminates the sense of distance and baristas' intimate service warms not only customers' tastes but also their hearts.

墙壁和天花板完全被重叠和交叉的木材覆盖。这些木材最初是从建筑工地回收的废弃松木，经过碳化处理后，木材的颜色变成了木炭。木材通过不规则的交织和组装，把整个空间折叠起来，就像它们漂浮在真空中一样。光线从不同的角度穿过缝隙，形成了令人印象深刻的视觉效果，创造了新颖而独特的空间体验。

The walls and ceiling are fully covered by overlapped and crossed timbers. The timbers were originally wasted pine wood recycled from the construction site, the color of which became dark as charcoal after the carbonation process. Through irregular interweave and assembly, the timbers enfold the whole space as if they are floating in vacuum. Light from different angles travel through the gap, forming an impressive visual effect and creating a novel and unique spatial experience.

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本商务模式仅限外带，内不设桌椅，满足现代人快节奏的咖啡体验，方便开放的社会行为。只有两个饮料托盘从木材深处伸出的细长金属和设置在窗口旁边。在外面繁忙的街道上喝一杯新鲜的咖啡，会给人一种暂时的归属感。

The business model of take-away only and set no tables and chairs within satisfy the fast-paced coffee experience of modern people and facilitate the open social behavior. There are only two beverage pallets being extended out from deep in the timbers by slender metals and set alongside the window. Watching at the busy street outside with a freshly prepared coffee gives a temporary sense of belonging to the urban people leading stressful busy life.

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(曹浩昌)

中国目前正处于城市化进程过快的时期。人口、职业、地域和文化的不断变化，很难维持现代人的归属感。从长期的社会距离和压抑内心深处的真实情绪，城市病态的迟钝是有原因的。

China is now reach the excessively rapid urbanization period. The never-stopping shift in population, occupation, region, and culture can hardly maintain a sense of belonging for the modern people. Over the long-term social distance and repressed real emotions deep down the hearts, the urban morbidity of insensitivity comes with a reason.

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