茶乐商茶馆为中国传统的饮茶仪式 “茶道 “提供了一个现代主义的诠释。由Leckie工作室设计的干预措施，旨在巩固一个庆祝饮茶仪式的地方，并提供一个零售空间，让人们更多地了解这种千年饮料背后的传统和文化。

Cha Le Merchant Teahouse provides a modernist interpretation to the traditional Chinese tea ritual “Cha dao”. The intervention, designed by Leckie studio, seeks to consolidate a place to celebrate the ritual of tea-taking with a retail space where to learn more about the tradition and culture behind this millenarian drink.

这是一个分享知识和愉悦于茶文化的地方，也是了解高度精心制作的茶叶背后的过程的地方–从种植植物，到策划、混合和搅拌。”Leckie工作室的创始人Michael Leckie解释说：”当我们与客户谈及项目的参考点和想法时，我们提议从中国传统的药房中汲取灵感，并创造一个现代的药用和精神场所的诠释。

It is a place to share knowledge and delight in the culture of tea and to learn about the process that goes behind the highly elaborated creation of tea – from growing the plants, to the curating, mixing, and blending. “When we spoke to the client about the reference points and ideas for the project, we proposed that we would draw inspiration from traditional Chinese apothecaries, and create a modern interpretation of a medicinal and spiritual place” explains Michael Leckie, Founder of Leckie Studio.

材料是茶道的核心–除了茶的感官品质外，空间中的自然元素和仪式中的物体之间的相互作用也同样影响着这种体验。交流的仪式，以及对姿势和手势的集中意识是通过简单的物体来阐述的。通过专注于单一的、简陋的材料–胶合板–并通过仔细考虑和严格的细节处理方法对其进行改造，感官得到了提升。

Materiality is central to the tea ceremony – beyond the sensual qualities of the tea, the interplay between natural elements in the space and objects of the ceremony equally informs the experience. The ceremony of exchange, and the concentration of awareness towards posture and gestures is articulated through simple objects. The senses are heightened by focusing on a single, humble material – plywood – and transforming it through a carefully considered and rigorous approach to detailing.

茶吧 “的雕塑般的质量和品质创造并塑造了它周围的空间。建筑师从唐纳德-贾德的现代主义胶合板雕塑中找到了灵感，在这些作品中，材料通过对最小的装配连接和几何比例的关注得到了提升。茶乐茶馆在使用的材料中使用了克制的数量和单色的色调质量。卑微的原型材料被锻造成光滑的线性形式，承认了项目的理性主义美学，同时通过创造无数的小架子来表达对 “药房 “的全新诠释。

The sculptural mass and quality of the ‘tea bar’ creates and shapes the space around it. The architects found inspiration in the modernist plywood sculptures of Donald Judd, in which the material is elevated through an attention to minimal assembly connections and geometric proportion. Cha Le Teahouse makes use of a restrained quantity and monochromatic tonal qualities in the materials used. Humble archetypical materials forged into sleek, linear forms acknowledge the project’s rationalistic aesthetic while expressing a fresh interpretation of an ‘apothecary’ through the creation of a myriad of small shelving compartments

虽然空间的排序结构可以说是僵硬和正交的，但建筑师有意通过选择一个温暖的浅色调来软化感知上的硬边，为空间的整体阅读增加了一种精致的品质。茶馆在整个空间中采用了一种和谐而低调的照明感。指定的面板灯经过协调，与建筑网格融为一体，为空间提供柔和的光线，并建立一个和谐的空隙网格，在视觉上使空间倍增。嵌入网格中的灯光以一种神秘的方式盘旋，在整个体量的清晰线条上模糊不清。自然光通过店面涌入空间，将茶馆与街道上的天井连接起来。

Whereas the ordering structure of the space may be described as rigid and orthogonal, the architect intentionally softened perceptual hard edges by choosing a warm, light palette that adds a sophisticated quality to the overall reading of the space. The teahouse adopts a harmonic and subdued sense of lighting throughout the space. The specified panel lights are coordinated to integrate into the architectural grid, delivering a softened light to the space and establishing a harmonic grid of voids that optically multiply the space. Embedded within the grid, the light hovers in a mysterious manner, blurring over the crisp lines of the entire volume. Natural light floods into the space through the shop-front, connecting the teahouse to the street-level patio.

Architects: Leckie Studio Architecture + Design Inc.
Area : 674 ft²
Year : 2017
Photographs :Ema Peter
Manufacturers : Cosentino, Hansgrohe, Assa Abloy, Benjamin Moore, Alpha Dominiche, Altex, Aubrey, B/BB, B/BB Baltic, Bobrick Washroom Equipmen, Contrac, Fontile, Gallery Specialty Hardware, Kendal Lighting, Kindred Steel Queen, McKinney Door & Hardware, Normann Copenhagen, Pacific Restaurant Supply, Robert Allen Contract, Schlage
Principal Architect : Michael Leckie
Project Architect : Dimitri Koubatis
Project Team : Baptiste Berrut, Milan Nikic, Valeria Nuyanzina, Elaine Tat, Carla Smiley
Branding : Glasfurd & Walker
Country : Canada