墨爾本這間150年曆史的老酒吧被爆改成溫馨的閣樓-設計風向

經過一年多的設計實踐，位於墨爾本的ioa工作室將原本是老式酒吧的沉悶空間，改造成了一個充滿個性的溫馨而有趣的家。

Over a year in the making, emerging Melbourne-based design practice ioa studio transformed a dull office space, once an old pub, into a warm and playful home brimming with personality.

“我們的朋友Hoa冒了很大的風險，買下了她能找到的最古老的建築，”ioa studio的艾米·布雷克斯(Amy Bracks)和邁爾斯·裏茨曼-威廉姆斯(Miles Ritzmann-Williams)說。這座有150年曆史的建築不僅沒有梁結構，而且翻新預算也很有限。ioa工作室一開始就把現有的設備全部拆除，這些前期工作充分利用了家人和朋友的免費勞動力。

“Our friend Hoa took a huge risk and bought the oldest building she could find,” said Amy Bracks and Miles Ritzmann-Williams of ioa studio. Not only did the 150-year-old building not have a straight bone in it, the renovation budget was limited. ioa studio began by ripping out the entire existing fitout, making the most of free labour from family and friends.

“我們想創造一種高度感，並在現有的屋頂空間中添加第三個隱藏的臥室，”年輕的設計師說。通過拆除天花板結構，他們創造了足夠高的臥室，位於開放式夾層的頂部。曲線成為了完美的規劃機製，使他們能夠劃分小而尷尬的空間，同時也向連接舊酒吧和相鄰公寓的現有拱門致敬。

“We wanted to create a sense of height, and add a third hidden bedroom into the existing roof space,” said the young designers. By removing the ceiling structure, they created enough height for a bedroom that sits on top of the open mezzanine. Curves became the perfect planning mechanism that enabled them to divide the small and awkward spaces, also a nod to the existing archway that once connected the old pub to the adjacent boarding house.

由於這座建築的特殊性，建造者不願簽署一份固定的合同。這讓年輕的設計師們有了一個難得的機會，可以和建造者一起動手，自己完成一些現場工作。

Due to the unusual nature of the building, the builder was reluctant to sign a fixed contract. This enabled the young designers a rare opportunity to work hands-on alongside the builder and complete some of the onsite work themselves.

在拆除過程中，艾米和邁爾斯發現了這座建築的許多遺跡——從古老的燭台到巨大的青石門楣。“這棟樓給了我們一個機會，讓我們得以重振旗鼓，讓那間被悲傷地蓋住了的舊酒吧重新煥發生機。”他們繼續解釋說，“通過現場的大量改造規劃，我們能夠發現並創造出許多意想不到的空間，從廚房島凳到隱藏的夾層閱讀區。”

During the demolition process, Amy and Miles discovered the building’s many relics – from old candle holders to massive bluestone lintels. “The building gave us the chance to revive parts of the old pub that had sadly been covered up.” They go on to explain that “by being on site so much, we were able to discover and create many unexpected moments from a pull-out kitchen island bench to hidden mezzanine reading area.”

但，在一棟有150年曆史的建築裏工作，也會遇到很多意想不到的挑戰，從搖搖欲墜的磚頭到直接穿過未來臥室的水管。盡管如此，這些障礙使得項目團隊在尋找引人注目的解決方案時更加足智多謀。

But of course, working in a 150-year-old building came with its fair share of unforeseen challenges, from crumbling bricks to downpipes running straight through future bedrooms. Nevertheless, these hurdles made the project team even more resourceful in finding compelling solutions.

“客戶對不同顏色和質地的材質的品味迫使我們打破常規，想出了一些非常不尋常的東西，”設計師們說。海草席子排列在夾層的天花板和地板上，軍綠色和粉色增添了清新的色彩，而厚重的絲絨窗簾充當了餐飲和生活區之間的分隔——消除了現有開裂牆壁的粗糙感。

“The clients taste for a different colour and texture palette forced us to break out and come up with something very unusual,” said the designers, who settled on a colourful and tactile material palette for the interior. Seagrass lines the ceiling and flooring of the mezzanine level, army green and pastel pink add refreshing accents of colour, while the heavy velvet curtain acts as a divider between dining and living area – an antidote to the roughness of the existing cracking walls.

設計師們說:“我們利用小空間創造了更溫暖、更舒適的生活區，同時使用澳大利亞灌木的顏色來設計令人興奮的空間。”他們使用顏色和材料作為一種設備來定義房子內的不同區域，允許他們保持小空間盡可能的開放。

“We used the small space to our advantage to create warmer, cozier living areas while using colours of the Australian bush to [design] exciting space to be in,” said the designers. They used colours and materials as a device to define different areas within the house, allowing them to keep the small space as open as possible.

如果你讀到關於這個項目的高層次的事實——一個處於沉悶狀態的古老酒吧建築，，有限的預算，年輕的設計師，非傳統的建築合同——你會正確的認為這個項目從一開始就注定要失敗。然而，結果與此相去甚遠。不僅如此，這個舒適的家是一個很好的例子，戰鬥精神和成功的意願是任何成功的設計成果的關鍵因素。

If you were to read the high-level facts about this project – an old pub building found in a dull state, limited budget, young designers, unconventional building contract – you’d be right to jump to the conclusion this project was doomed from the outset. Yet the result couldn’t be further from it. Not only that – this cosy home stands as a fine example that a fighting spirit and a willingness to succeed are the critical ingredients for any successful design outcome. Massive respect.