君子食堂(Junzi Kitchen)是美國新一波中餐烹飪的前沿陣地。Junzi Kitchen是由耶魯大學的一對學生於2015年創辦的，它開設的新店，旨在擁抱紐約格林尼治村(Greenwich Village)空前活躍的街頭生活。格林尼治村曾被視為城市住宅的典範。餐廳占據了一個轉角空間，巨大的窗戶延伸到臨街的牆壁上，兩邊折疊著開放式麵板店麵，成為了外麵熙熙攘攘的街道生活的延伸。
Junzi Kitchen is at the forefront of a new wave of Chinese cuisine in the US. Launched in 2015 by a couple of Yale students, Junzi Kitchen has opened a new venue designed to embrace the all-time dynamic street life of New York‘s Greenwich Village, which was once regarded as a paradigm of urban dwelling. Occupying a corner space with large windows stretching across the street-facing walls and an open panelized storefront folded on both sides, the dining room becomes an extension of the bustling street life outside.
餐廳充滿了自然光線，在中央設有兩個公共桌子，而樺木長椅采用淺灰色皮革襯裏後牆，並在整個房間的薄荷綠色底座上配有白色大理石桌子。後麵的吧台采用薄荷綠色鋪設，上麵掛著照明金屬網，反映了街區的街道氛圍。 地板主要是傾倒的混凝土，模糊了街道和餐廳之間的邊界，並以銀鑲嵌的灰白色水磨石瓷磚矩形為重點。
Flooded with natural light, the front dining room houses two communal tables at center, while birch banquette seating upholstered with light gray leather lines the back wall, accompanied by white marble tables atop mint green bases throughout the room. A bar counter at the back is tiled in mint green, with illuminated metal mesh hanging above, reflecting the street vibes of the neighborhood. The floor is primarily poured concrete that blurs the boundary between the street and the restaurant, accented by a silver-inlaid grey-and-white terrazzo tile rectangle, where the communal tables sit.
吧台那邊是一個鋪著瓷磚的櫃台，在那裏可以點餐和準備食物。左邊的走廊連接著白色磚牆上的幾個壁龕，以供展示。亮粉色的霓虹燈照亮了客人排隊點餐的地方，給調色板增添了對比的色彩。走廊盡頭是後房——一個更小、更安靜的用餐區，牆上掛著藝術品。
Beyond the bar is a tiled counter where food is ordered and prepared. A corridor to the left connects several niches on the white-painted brick wall for display. A light pink neon sign illuminates where guests lining up to order, adding a contrasting tint to the color palette. The corridor ends at the back room—a smaller, quieter dining area with art displayed on the walls.
為了重塑美國人對中國文化的看法，設計團隊沒有使用傳統的、老套的圖案或符號，而是選擇了簡單的形式和對比鮮明的色彩。“顏色的靈感來自於兒時對中國北方早春季節的回憶，當時這種食物是由家庭按照農曆傳統製作的。薄荷綠色與雪白色，以及天然樺木的溫暖質地，完美結合了外觀，清新的氣息，萌發生長的精神，這是空間氛圍的關鍵。”設計師說。
In an effort to reframe the perception of Chinese culture in the US, the design team refrained from using traditional, clichéd patterns or symbols, instead chose to play with simple form and contrasting color palettes. “The color inspiration came through a childhood memory of the early spring season in Northern China, when this type of food is made by families following the lunar calendar tradition. Mint-green color against snow white, along with warm texture of natural birch, the combination perfectly captures the look, the fresh smell and the spirit of germination and growth, which is the key to the ambience of the space,” Xuhui said.
完整項目信息
項目名稱：君子食堂Junzi Kitchen
項目類型：餐飲空間/中式快餐
項目位置：紐約
攝影：Andres Orozco
