「鴛鴦」的作者拜訪了25間咖啡店與茶室，透過訪談形式深入認識了每個地方的故事與設計含意，利用故事陳述與設計構想角度，幫助讀者認識設計背後的意圖、感受空間的意義。就讓我港率先為大家介紹3間書中的Coffee 和 Tea house吧! 1⃣Common Ground/ 320ft2/ Tong Lau 要在唐樓創造新的社區空間又要保持戰前建築的原有風貌絕對不是易事。店主希望創建一個以社區為中心的咖啡店，他們覺得客戶和員工彼此都是朋友和鄰居。他們在店外的花崗岩階梯上建了一級級木座椅，將cafe延伸到街道上，展現了買少見少的街道文化。 2⃣Teakha茶家/ 1000ft2/ Shophouse 店內的設計樸實而溫和，店主強調的是家的味道，她希望能重拾自己的家族傳統 - 於每個下午享受茶與糕點。而店外的擺設與座位綿延了一整個街區，遮陽篷、種植植物和鬆散的座位，建構了獨一無二而充滿趣味的社區空間。可惜的是Teakha將於月底結束營業，大家要把握最後機會! 3⃣Basao Tea/ 1200ft2/ Tong Lau Basao重新詮釋了如何將傳統茶道融合現代城市人生活。 店內設計像是日本的花園小徑茶館，平緩坡道與竹子場景帶你暫時遠離外界的喧囂。仔細看看你腳下的瓷磚，設計師加入Basao自家遠在安溪的茶園土壤，被固定在水泥中的土壤壓成定制的瓷磚。 而茶樹碎片則嵌入地板、牆壁和櫃檯的瓷磚中。空間的感受結合了禪的平靜與茶室獨一無二的特質。 //致建築師、設計師、香港人：// //讓我們感受這一波咖啡店與茶室的浪潮吧! 也千萬別忘了感受生活! // 🎁 📖《我港 Kongcept》Giveaway！！！📖 🎁 Step 1 - 留言分享一個你最印象深刻的香港咖啡店和茶室 + Tag至少兩位朋友 Step 2 - 分享這個post到story，tag @yuen_yeung and @kongcept852 Step 3 - Follow 我港Kongcept 然後把story截圖DM給 @kongcept852 Purchase Link: https://www.buildingnarrative.com/store Common Ground/ 320ft2/ Tong Lau It is not easy to create a new community within a tenement house while maintaining the original style of the pre-war building. The owners want to create a community-centric coffee shop. They feel that customers and employees are friends and neighbours to each other. Teakha / 1000ft2/ Shophouse The design of the teahouse is simple. The owner emphasizes the taste of home. She hopes to revive her family tradition-enjoying tea and pastries every afternoon. The interior spills into a public lane, where awnings, plants and loose seats construct a casual yet inviting community space. Basao Tea/ 1200ft2/ Tong Lau Basao reinterprets the traditional tea houses in a modern urban settings. Take a closer look at the tiles under your feet. Earth, which gives the tile its colour and texture, is sourced from Basao’s own tea plantation in Anxi, China. The plantation soil is set in cement and pressed into tiles. 🎁 📖《我港 Kongcept》 Giveaway !!!📖 🎁 Step 1-Comment to share your impressions of coffee and tea houses in HK + Tag at least two friends Step 2-Share this post to IG story, tag @yuen_yeung and @kongcept852 Step 3-Follow us and screenshot the story and DM to @kongcept852

視覺的分散與吸引/ 上回介紹了廣源邨之所以會分成九棟建築是因為建築師江焯勳希望為這社區提供更加額外的居住空間。而他的設計意念是由建築的規劃帶到建築的細節上。當你置身於兩層樓高的商場建築的範圍，除了因建築比例與人們接近而提高親密感，你的視線也會被它們吸引著，加上他選用的紅磚外牆與石屎造的住宅塔樓造成強烈對比，令你能夠忽略包圍著你的住宅塔樓。而最著名的鐘樓不只塑造了西方小鎮的氣氛，其實他希望人們在山下的城門河也能夠遠看到鐘樓，就知道這裡是廣源邨，建立廣源邨的獨特形象。 優秀的建築是用時間去證明/ 其實這種街區小鎮的商場規劃在內地十分流行，例如北京的太古里和深圳的深業上城也有類似手法，但建築師江焯勳早在三十年前已經實行了。最令我體會最大的是跟出至他設計的新翠邨商場一樣，卻是三十年不變。這裡沒有一絲領展的改動，甚至沒有領展參與管理的痕跡，走進商場裡的茶記，你還可以吃到不需三十元的燒味飯，這裡的時空減慢了。證明了優秀的建築設計既能夠經得起時間的洗禮，更能抵抗不預計的社會經濟變化。 地區: 沙田 建造年份: 1989 建築類型: 庭院式 樓層: 2 持有公司: 領展 Visual Distraction and Attraction All commercial blocks are built by red bricks and pitch roofs. The materiality was intentionally contrasted to the concrete housing blocks in the surrounding. Blocks were carefully positioned to distract residents’ visibility to high rising housing blocks. They are attracted by 2-storey high buildings along the journey, that zooming back into a more human-friendly and touchable scale. The clock tower intended to be the mutual attachment of place for residents. The orientation of the tower allows itself to be revealed down from the Shing Mun River. District: Sha Tin Year: 1989 Typology: Courtyard Floor: 2 Ownership: LINK Reit

大牌檔的個性/🔥 上回提到大牌檔的歷史，但大牌檔其實有甚麼價值？價值的衡量因人而異，但對於香港的飲食文化、活化社區(Community Bonding)和旅遊業的發展上有一定的潛力。作為香港街頭飲食的代表者，大牌檔不論在環境和食物上都極具特色：見證了香港飲食發展和貢獻著香港人的日常；無驅無束的環境與生活的調劑；火水爐的高熱火焰與大鍋氣小炒；木摺檯和摺凳和那綠色巨型鐵皮箱。 活化社區(Community Bonding)/🤝 大牌檔把商鋪與街道連結成一個地方，營運成香港人生活的一部份。開放式廚房和飲食環境有效地放大了所屬公共空間（Public Space）的社交空間元素，利用其豪爽的本土風味把食客和路人帶進同一個氛圍。猶如英國街頭看見的那些戶外咖啡室，美國沙灘旁的那些酒吧，傳統大牌檔文化本質上能活化社區或成為玩樂熱點的常客。在香港，只有這裏能無驅無束地與三五知己吃一頓飯，充滿壓力的香港人正正需要這樣的調劑。 哪裏找沒有創意的人？香港政府/⚫️ 隨時代進步，舊有事物自然會被淘汰，那麼你認為大牌檔是否已經過時？其實長久以來困擾大牌檔的都是衛生問題、擠滿狭窄街道所產生的安全問題和排污問題，均是技術上的小障礙。但大牌檔的獨特個性還深深吸引著外國的朋友們，滿載著港人的集體回憶，問題只是港府或商家不懂得利用香港人的飲食文化，如能在保留其個性的前提下把排污及衛生等問題處理好便能好好地發展。#有志者事竟成 香港是美食天堂?高級Food Court?/👼 香港為何被譽為美食天堂，是全世界米芝蓮星數top3地區、有美麗的海港夜景，但香港本土飲食文化呢？香港是國際大都會但漸漸失去了自身的特色（cultural identity），成為一個沒有靈魂的容器/工具。在香港，建築方面的保育較易被大衆察覺，但各種非文質文化遺產或軟文化則尚有極大的發展空間。文化的流失亦與市民本身有關，請不要只青睞外國的好，請不要只引入外國的好，請嘗試借鑑外國的優點去好好地孕育本地既有的文化，希望我港能助你發現到這些被遺忘的寶藏。或許他日，大牌檔文化將會成為外國人的借鑑對象。 Authentic HK Dining Experience/🇭🇰 What is the value of Dai Pai Dong? As a representative of street food in Hong Kong, Dai Pai Dong is distinctive in terms of environment and food. Iconically, it is a giant green metal box and serve foods cooked by Kerosene Stove, strong firepower. Such firepower injects “Wok Hei” into every dish, each dish can be made in a “hot” wink with a balanced dry body and delicious charred taste. By the way, remember to order a bottle of Blue Girl, it is a perfect pairing with food full of “Wok Hei” . In addition, as traditional Dai Pai Dong is integrated into the public street to operate and become part of Hong Kong, its open-air kitchen and dining area effectively amplify the social space element of the public space. It uses its rich local flavour to bring diners and passersby into the same atmosphere. Similar to the outdoor cafes on the streets of the UK, the bars beside the beach in the US, the traditional Dai Pai Dong culture can definitely revitalize the community or even become a famous spot. Its must be more fascinating than restaurants that you cannot even speak up freely with your friends. Dai Pai Dong is yet to be rescued or fully utilised. #我港 #kongcept #我港生活 #大牌檔 #daipaidong #香港文化

深入了解社區的指南!🧭 Is there any way to understand a community in-depth? 街坊帶路是一間主力推動社區連結和社區參與的香港社會企業。他們以社區為真實的場景，透過社區導賞、社區導賞員培訓、路線設計服務、社區探索工作坊及其他社區項目。街坊可以導賞員的身份帶領不同領域的人士一同探索社區，開啟對社區的想像，讓參加者細味各個社區的獨特之處，藉著親身體驗了解及反思不同社會議題，從而提升社區凝聚力。 Kaifong Tour is a social enterprise dedicated to promotes community connection and participation. They provide professional training for neighbours from different local communities, to equip them with the abilities to introduce their own community to the public. Training includes community tour guided training, tour route design services, community exploration workshops, and other community projects. Through neighbours' personal experiences and feelings, participants can have a clearer understanding of the uniqueness of each community and social issues, thereby enhancing community cohesion.

新翠邨商場🍃 綠洲與商場之間，真的需要明確的界線？/ 新翠商場分成兩部份，一邊是超級市場，另一邊與一座住宅塔樓融為一體。 商場入口與屋邨中央公園的綠化空間合併。 玻璃拱頂照映著商場的池塘中庭， 大量的綠化景觀和碎石花紋的外牆互相呼應。 樓梯正對著池塘的中央，彷佛在叫停你去細看這片綠洲間的片刻，但由於新建了自動扶梯，令原有的樓梯體驗被忽視了。 上到一樓推開其中一道防火門，通過走火通道，你便能到達隱藏在對面超市上方的球場。有趣的是雖然現為領展持有的商場，但除了地圖的平面設計是與其他領展商場統一外，經過40年的歲月，這裡設計保存的完整度罕有地高，就連代表新翠商場的原有LOGO仍能看到。 地區: 大圍 建造年份: 1983 建築類型: 走廊式 樓層: 2 持有公司: 領展 建築師: 江焯勳 Is there boundary between oasis and shopping centre?/ Sun Chui Shopping centre consists of two parts. One is the supermarket and the other one is integrated with a slab housing block. The building form is in line with the rectangular contour of the slab block. The entrance is merged with green and recreational space at the centre of the estate. A curved glass roof shines the human-made pond. The incredible amount of greenery and the use of stonework echo harmoniously with the pond. The staircase is orientated to observe the moments at the pond but is inhabited because of the newly built escalator at the opposite. Surprisingly, there is a secret bridge, behind a fire escape hallway, that links up the adjacent sports court above the supermarket block. District: Tai Wai Year: 1983 Typology: Arcade Floor: 2 Ownership: Link Reit Architect: Joseph Kong #我港 #kongcept #kongcept_community #新翠邨 #香港屋邨 #屋邨商場 #hkshoppingcentre #香港自救 #urbanoasis #城市綠洲