Joy Cafe' is located in a post-postmodern pseudo-European commercial block that hosts several restaurants and shops, serving the surrounding residential high-rise modern compound. In the context of such an ungraspable stylistic schizophrenia and cultural discrepancy, our building steps back, self-retreating through a gesture of tactical discreteness that avoids a naive and silly mimicry.

即將竣工的Joy咖啡廳坐落于天津市一座仿歐式商業中心內，建筑周圍分布著各式各樣的飯店以及商鋪，為周邊的高層住宅小區提供商業服務。在這種混搭風格與文化差異的背景下，我們選擇了保持低調的姿態，避免毫無意義的風格模仿。

Accessing the site, two features emerge sharply from the existing walls: two new glazed volumes suggest the presence of a new interiorized space, focusing the views from the inside towards an adjacent canal.

入口具有兩個明顯的特征：玻璃幕墻替代了原有的厚重墻體，將內部空間與外界相隔離，人們可以從建筑內部看到東側覆以茂密蘆葦的小溪。

Internally the program is spread among three floors: one large coffee area with private meeting rooms is located on the ground floor and an exhibition/special events space occupies the upper floors, where we took advantage of the generous height to create a mezzanine that overlooks the multifunctional double-height area.

咖啡廳的主要功能分布于三個樓層之中：寬敞的咖啡區位于地下一層，包括一個獨立的會議室，二層、三層作為展覽陳列、活動洽談等功能使用。我們利用場地特殊的標高條件設計了一個兩層樓高的夾層，可以俯瞰多功能區。

The existing structure is dissected and incised punctually in the only part where the slabs overlap creating moments of tension and dynamism at different heights. The organization of the rooms, the bar volumes, the ceiling and its lighting features are organically mediated and geometrically organized by the self-standing staircase, the spatial apex that develops and spirals around the existing structure, creating moments of intense differentiation.

沿著樓板重疊的位置我們在北側方向對建筑進行結構剖析，創造出不同高度上錯落而豐富的空間。房間、吧臺、天花板以及照明系統均由一部鋼結構樓梯有機地組織在一起，它們的形態由樓梯的結構引申而來。這里，樓梯作為空間核心，螺旋環繞在建筑結構中，形成強烈的動勢。一厘米厚的扶手鋼板亦是樓梯主梁，樓梯的結構和形態連貫地組合在一起，展現簡練有力的美感。

This folded metallic band sews the main gestures into a coherent aesthetics and creates programmatic continuity.