咖啡厅位于一栋高层建筑的底层，毗邻购物中心、银行和停车场。整个咖啡厅由一个玻璃盒子构成，总体面积达 72平方米。设计师在其外部安置了很多座椅空间，并与城市广场相接。该咖啡厅秉承咖啡饮用鉴赏家的标准开创经营。简单矩形形式也体现了其一部分的经营概念，柜台后面的区域如同全世界咖啡的展示舞台，咖啡研磨机、烘焙机、浓缩咖啡机和新鲜咖啡豆的展示空间构成了咖啡制作的背景墙。设计师采用简单的材料结合异国情调的柏木和铜制饰品对内部进行了设计，与外部的钢和玻璃结构形成了鲜明对比。

The coffee shop was built in an open space on the ground floor of a previously completed high-rise complex, adjacent to a shopping mall, a bank and parking. It was built as a glass box with the maximum allowed floor area of 72 m2. More space was available for outside seating. Both the coffee shop and its terrace are on the same level as the surrounding plaza.The café is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of the coffee-drinking connoisseur. Its simple rectangular form was part of the concept from the very beginning; a stage-like presentation of the world of coffee behind the long counter. The purely functional display of coffee grinders, roasting machines, espresso machines and sacks of fresh coffee beans forms the background to a ceremony devoted exclusively to the preparation of coffee. The interior design is characterized by a low-key combination of simple raw materials combined with exotic Hinoki-wood and copper highlights in contrast to the main steel and glass construction.

▼整个咖啡厅由一个玻璃盒子构成，the coffee shop built as a glass box

▼柏木和铜制饰品与外部的钢和玻璃结构形成了鲜明对比，exotic Hinoki-wood and copper highlights in contrast to the main steel and glass construction.

玻璃幕墙的利用为室内和室外平台之间创造出无边界的空间过渡。平台的花坛和灌木丛为周围的塔楼提供了一片轻松的绿洲。由于该地区很少下雨，因此座椅和桌子的材料选择并无太多限制，他们整体由柏木和奢华的皮革构成。展开的遮阳篷对露台区域进行了遮挡，防止阳光直射。

The glass façade provides a borderless spatial transition between the interior and the outside terrace. As the name Jardin suggests, the flowerbeds and shrubbery of the terrace provide a relaxing green oasis between the surrounding towers. Since it rarely rains, there was no need to compromise in the choice of materials for the seating and tables: they are realized in Hinoki-wood and luxurious leather. The terrace is shaded by stretched overhead awnings to protect against the direct glare of the sun.

▼玻璃幕墙为室内和露台之间创造出无边界的空间过渡，the glass façade provides a borderless spatial transition between the interior and the outside terrace

▼外部平台空间的桌椅由柏木和奢华的皮革构成，materials for the seating and tables are realized in Hinoki-wood and luxurious leather

▼平台的花坛和灌木丛为周围的塔楼提供了一片轻松的绿洲，the flowerbeds and shrubbery of the terrace provide a relaxing green oasis between the surrounding towers

在科威特，人们喜爱在午夜之后喝咖啡，这个透明的玻璃盒透出温暖的灯光，特别在在晚上气温下降时，它仿佛邀请着潜在客人进入享受咖啡时光。该咖啡厅是京都的％ARABICA公司在科威特建立的第二个特许经营店。与世界其他经营点一样，％ARABICA公司坚持他们干净和精致的品牌形象，突显了他们的座右铭：通过咖啡看世界，％ARABICA为那些热爱咖啡和精致设计的人们提供了一个理想场所。

▼咖啡厅入口，the entrance of the cafe

▼咖啡研磨机、烘焙机、浓缩咖啡机和新鲜咖啡豆的展示空间，the purely functional display of coffee grinders, roasting machines, espresso machines and sacks of fresh coffee beans

▼咖啡厅柜台区域，cafe counter area

▼咖啡器具也作为装饰应用，coffee utensils are also used as decorative applications

▼这里成为人们的休闲放松的好地方，it has become a leisure space for people

In Kuwait people drink coffee until well after midnight and the transparent glass box, with its warm and welcoming lighting, encourages potential customers to enter when the temperature falls in the evenings.This is the second franchise of the Kyoto-based %ARABICA company to be established in Kuwait. Here, as elsewhere in the world, the clean-and-lean brand image cultivated by %ARABICA is an expression of their motto: See the world through coffee. They provide a meeting point for those who appreciate fine design and perfectly served coffee.

▼夜晚广场上的咖啡厅，the cafe on the plaza at night

▼透明的玻璃盒透出温暖的灯光，the transparent glass box with its warm and welcoming lighting

▼侧面logo烘托温馨氛围，cafe logo on the side forming a warm atmosphere

Client: Nejoud restaurant management Type: Café Location: Kuwait City Floor area:73 m2 Completion: 16/02/2017 Design: Puddle(Masaki Kato, Kyo Tagami ,Aki Hiraok) Photos: Takumi Ota