该项目位于香港土瓜湾。与其他老化的城区类似，自从近年来地铁接通后，该地区的拆迁和重建工作已经开始。这家咖啡馆坐落在最近完成的开发项目和老街区之间的边界上。该项目的设计是以这种特殊的对比环境为背景的。
This project is located in Tokwawan, Hong Kong. Similar to the other aging urban districts, the demolition and renewal of the area have begun since the connection of the subway in recent years. The cafe sits on the boundary between a recently completed development and an old neighborhood. The design of the project is set against the backdrop of this peculiarly contrasted environment.
新的开发项目包括模仿日本小巷气氛的街道，奇怪的是，上面出现了几座住宅楼。似乎更耐人寻味的是，项目的位置是在土瓜湾的老街区所包围的后巷。整体环境与主题剧的场景惊人地相似。
The new development includes streets imitating the mood of Japanese alleys, bizarrely enough, with several residential towers emerging above. It appears to be even more intriguing that the project location is in the back alley surrounded by the old neighborhood in Tokwawan. The overall setting is remarkably similar to a themed drama scene.
在周围环境的不协调下，设计在标志性的购物中心和背街小巷之间想象并构建了一个虚构的现实世界。
Under the incongruity of the surrounding context, the design imagined and constructed a fictional world in reality between the iconic shopping mall and back alleys.
外星人Tanuki，一群黄色的浣熊，以及它们所居住的纯白色太空舱，经历了时间旅行，意外地出现在这里。在不受地球引力影响的情况下，这些来自外太空的黄浣熊可以在建筑师创造的纯白太空舱内失重地移动。它们有的在不同种类的植物间休息，有的保持着原有的习性，在这里探险，有的从天花板上的洞口（也可能是倒置的地面）探出头来，有的像人一样站着不动，与游客击掌。
The Alien Tanuki, a group of yellow raccoons, and the pure white space capsule inhabited by them have experienced time travel and appeared here unexpectedly. Without being influenced by the gravity of the Earth, those yellow raccoons from outer space can move around weightlessly inside the pure white space capsule created by the architect. Some of them are taking a rest among different kinds of plants, some are keeping their original habits and exploring the place, some are probing out of the holes on the ceiling (or possibly the inverted ground), and some are standing still like humans and giving visitors high fives.
当来自地球的人类进入这个白色太空舱时，他们被扩散着神秘光线的漏斗孔所包围。地面和墙壁都染上了淡淡的湖蓝色，给人一种极简的未来主义感觉。在异形田鸡和绿色植物的陪伴下，参观者可以享受一杯咖啡师制作的咖啡，同时体验到来自周围环境对比的双重性的超脱感觉。
When human beings from the Earth enter this white space capsule, they are surrounded by funnel holes diffusing mysterious light. The ground and walls tinted with a light lake blue color give a sense of minimalist futuristic. Accompanied by the Alien Tanuki and greenery, visitors can enjoy a cup of coffee made by the barista, while experiencing the detached sensory from the contrasting duality of surroundings.
参观者瞬间从现实中抽离出来，与异形田鸡一起，在太空舱中静静地观察着这个世界。
Visitors are extracted and isolated momentarily from reality, together with the Alien Tanuki, observing the world silently in the space capsule.
在咖啡馆的空间设计中，建筑师采用了叙事的方法，而不是传统的设计策略。
The architect embraced a narrative approach rather than traditional design strategies in the spatial design of the cafe.
吧台和座位区是用弯曲的白砖塑造的，而一些座位是用玻璃纤维来模仿白砖的形状，以减少体积。空间胶囊的白色带来了一个空旷的画布，弥合了矛盾的社区环境。
不同大小的漏斗状天窗是由数控技术制造的，从那里散发出柔和的光线，散发着宁静的氛围。
The bar table and seating area are shaped with curved white bricks, while some of the seats are made with fiberglass to imitate the white bricks to reduce the bulkiness. The whiteness of the space capsule brings an empty canvas bridging the contradicted neighborhood context.
The funnel skylights of various sizes are fabricated by CNC technology, from where soft diffused light emanates a tranquil ambiance.
通过3D建模和打印技术制作的 "外星人"（Alien Tanuki），不仅仅是一件艺术品，也是艺术性、建筑装饰品和空间定义对象的混合体。
这些具有不同姿态的黄色浣熊被无重量地安置在离散的位置，将人们的注意力引导到每个部分的设计细节上。浣熊的形象和咖啡馆的布局整合了整个空间设计理念和叙事，打断了人们对展览空间和艺术作品的总体感知。
The Alien Tanuki, which is made by 3D modeling and printing technology, is not merely a piece of art but also a hybrid of artistry, architectural ornament, and spatial defining object.
These yellow raccoons with different gestures are positioned in discrete locations weightlessly, directing the focus on the design details of each part. The raccoon figures and cafe layout integrate the entire spatial design concept and narrative and interrupt the general perception of the exhibition space and artwork.
Architects: Absence from Island
Area : 110 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Absence from island
Lead Architects : Absence from island
Contractor : Legend Space Ltd.
Design : Chi, Etain, Tsin
City：Hong Kong
Country：China
