JM Cafe北京白塔寺店 / 青山周平 B.L.U.E.

JM Cafe Beijing Baita Temple Branch/Qingshan Zhouping B.L.U.E
JM Cafe北京白塔寺店 / 青山周平 B.L.U.E.

空间与城市肌理的巧妙融合：

该项目的核心在于建筑与城市肌理的无缝融合，这体现在其对历史文脉的尊重以及对现代生活方式的巧妙回应。设计者巧妙地利用了场地与白塔寺的关系，通过建筑语言的运用，使咖啡馆成为城市景观的有机组成部分。项目不仅延续了历史的厚度，更赋予了城市新的活力。从胡同的漫步体验出发，穿过热闹的广场，延伸至室内，再通向屋顶露台，整个空间动线的自然流畅，为人们提供了多层次的咖啡文化体验。这种设计理念模糊了建筑与城市环境的界限，使JM Cafe在保留历史底蕴的同时，焕发出新的生机，成为了北京Citywalk文化的重要组成部分。

材料与光影的和谐统一：

项目在材料的选择和光影的运用上展现出卓越的设计功力。白色和灰色为主色调的选择，与白塔寺的色彩相呼应，形成统一的视觉基调。不锈钢立面、玻璃窗、地面石材和亚克力灯箱等材料的巧妙运用，共同营造出独特的光影效果。特别是，不锈钢立面通过镜面与磨砂的渐变处理，创造出微妙的光影变化，与周围环境形成互动。室内，从室外延伸到室内的亚克力灯箱，模糊了空间边界，增强了空间的整体感。地面石材、绿植、天空和光影的交织，更营造出户外的舒适氛围。这些细节共同构成了和谐统一的空间体验，也突显了对材料和光线的精准把握。

多层次的空间体验与场所精神：

JM Cafe最引人入胜之处在于其多层次的空间体验，以及由此营造出的独特场所精神。从广场到室内，再到屋顶露台，不同的空间层次满足了人们多样化的需求。室内空间通过不锈钢元素、雕塑柱和绿植的巧妙组合，构建了丰富的视觉层次。屋顶露台的“白塔”设计，更是将建筑与城市景观完美结合。该项目不仅连接了城市和建筑，也让人们在步行体验中感知城市脉动，捕捉新与旧、动与静之间的微妙平衡。这种设计理念赋予了JM Cafe一种独特的场所精神，使其不仅是一个咖啡馆，更是一个能够承载历史、文化和现代生活方式的公共空间。

This project is located in the old urban area of Xicheng District, Beijing, adjacent to the west side of Baita Temple. It is a 105 square meter coffee bakery renovation project. The residential area and commercial space in this area are intertwined, creating a unique atmosphere full of vitality. The square in front of the venue is the core of the area, not only providing a public space for people to gather, but also offering a view of the White Pagoda Temple. The key to design lies in how to balance the relationship between the site and the White Pagoda Temple, as well as how to establish a sense of place in a broader urban context. In recent years, under the promotion of the government, the Baita Temple area has undergone large-scale urban renewal. The former courtyard has been transformed into cafes, shops, and restaurants, injecting new vitality and attracting a large number of visitors.
本项目位于北京市西城区旧城区，毗邻白塔寺西侧，是一处105平方米的咖啡烘焙店改造项目。该区域居民区与商业空间交织，共同营造出充满生活气息的独特氛围。场地前方的广场是区域核心，不仅使人们聚集的公共空间，也提供了眺望到白塔寺的视野。设计的关键在于如何平衡场地与白塔寺的关系，以及如何在更广阔的城市背景下建立场所感。近年来，在政府推动下，白塔寺地区经历了大规模的城市更新。昔日的杂院被改造为咖啡馆、商店和餐厅等，注入了新的活力，也吸引了大量访客。

Nowadays, this place has become one of the important birthplaces of Beijing Citywalk culture, with crowds surging and showing vigorous vitality. Based on this background, we hope to create a space that can carry this vitality and continuity. Starting from the experience of strolling through hutongs, passing through lively squares, extending indoors, and then leading to rooftop terraces, the design creates a natural and smooth spatial flow, allowing people to immerse themselves in coffee culture from different levels and perspectives, while experiencing the historical heritage of the community.
如今，这里已成为北京Citywalk文化的重要发源地之一，人潮涌动，展现出蓬勃生机。基于这一背景，我们希望打造一个能够承载这种活力与连续性的空间。设计从胡同的漫步体验出发，穿过热闹的广场，延伸至室内，再通向屋顶露台，使空间动线自然流畅，让人们在不同层次与视角下沉浸于咖啡文化，同时感受社区的历史底蕴。

In the end, a multi-level coffee space that extends from the square to the interior and leads to a rooftop terrace emerged. It not only connects the city and architecture, but also allows people to perceive the pulse of the city in their walking experience, capturing the subtle balance between new and old, dynamic and static.
最终，一个从广场延续至室内，并通往屋顶露台的多层次咖啡空间应运而生，它不仅衔接了城市与建筑，也让人们在步行体验中感知城市脉动，捕捉新与旧、动与静之间的微妙平衡。

Strolling through the alley, a large stainless steel facade comes into view. The facade is centered around the pedestrian's line of sight height, with a gradient treatment from mirror to frosted, creating a unique light and shadow variation. Pedestrians come in a continuous stream, occasionally capturing themselves or the scene of the square in reflections, forming interesting visual interactions. Passing through the stainless steel facade, the large glass windows reflect the entire interior space of the store. The glass facade slightly retreats from the square, cleverly creating a semi outdoor space while also providing rain shelter.
漫步于胡同，一面大型不锈钢立面映入眼帘。立面以行人视线高度为中心，由镜面到磨砂的渐变处理，营造出独特的光影变化。行人络绎不绝，偶尔在反射中捕捉到自身或广场景象，形成有趣的视觉互动。穿过不锈钢立面，大玻璃窗映现着整个店内空间。玻璃立面微微由广场后退，巧妙创造出半室外空间，同时兼具遮雨功能。

分析图

People sit here, gaze out at the square, and enjoy a moment of tranquility. Stainless steel elements continue from the exterior to the interior, integrating the bread display area, cash register, and kitchen. The height and shape of the ground stone have been adjusted according to the changes in functional areas, progressing layer by layer from the square through the semi outdoor space to the deepest part of the interior, enhancing the fluidity and layering of the space. At the deepest part of the store, the step seating area is surrounded by large plants, and the skylight introduces the sky view and abundant natural light, making the space transparent and vibrant. The ground, green plants, vast sky, and interplay of light and shadow allow people to feel the comfortable atmosphere of the outdoors even indoors.
人们在此落座，眺望广场，享受片刻宁静。不锈钢元素从外立面延续至室内，整合面包陈列区、收银台及厨房。地面石材随功能区域变化而调整了高度和形状，层层递进，从广场经半室外空间，贯穿至室内最深处，修饰强化了空间的流畅感与层次感。店内最深处，台阶座位区被大型植物环绕，天窗引入天空景色与充足自然光，使空间通透而富有生机。地面、绿植、广阔天空和光影交织，让人即便身处室内亦能感受到户外的惬意氛围。

Step outside through the exit next to the seat on the stairs, climb up the stairs, and the spiral staircase leads directly to the rooftop terrace. The magnificent scenery of Baita Temple can be seen at a glance, and the urban network interwoven with squares and hutongs can be seen at a glance. The rooftop seating area features a sculptural "white tower" made of the same material as the indoor stone, standing still in the center of the space. Customers can taste bread and coffee around it. At the same time, this new "White Pagoda" also blends into the square landscape, complementing the distant White Pagoda Temple and creating a unique urban landscape.
沿台阶座位旁边的出口步入室外，拾级而上，螺旋楼梯直通屋顶露台。白塔寺的壮丽景色一览无余，广场与胡同交织的城市脉络尽收眼底。屋顶座位区设有一座雕塑般的“白塔”，选用了与室内石材相同的材质，静立于空间中央。顾客可围绕其品尝面包与咖啡。同时，这座新“白塔”亦融入广场景观，与远处的白塔寺相映成趣，构筑出一幅独特的城市风景。

The entire space is dominated by white and gray tones, which not only echo the colors of the White Pagoda Temple, but also form a sharp contrast with the displayed bread. White and light gray stones extend from the outdoor floor to the deepest interior walls, each with a unique texture that responds to the stainless steel volume inserted into the square. The original three wooden structural columns in the space were designed in a sculptural form, hiding their original structure. They contrast with the simple and unified ground stone and stainless steel volume, enhancing the sense of hierarchy in the space and attracting the attention of square pedestrians. The frosted acrylic light box installed on the ceiling extends from outdoors to indoors, blurring the boundaries of the space and illuminating the gray brick walls of the exterior walls and the entire interior space. The exterior wall is equipped with irregular rectangular windows, whose random shape attracts the attention of pedestrians, forming a visual focus, and also echoing the sculptural columns inside, emphasizing the unity of space and sculptural sense, giving the place stronger artistic expression.
整个空间以白色和灰色为主色调，既呼应了白塔寺的色彩，又与陈列的面包形成鲜明对比。白色和浅灰色石材从室外地面延续到室内最深处墙面，每块石材纹理各异，回应着广场插入的不锈钢体量。空间内原有的三根木质结构柱被设计成雕塑般的形态，隐藏其原始结构。它们与简单统一的地面石材和不锈钢体量形成对比，强化空间的层次感，并吸引了广场行人的目光。天花上安装的磨砂亚克力灯箱，从室外延伸到室内，模糊了空间边界，照亮了外墙的灰砖墙和整个室内空间。外墙设有不规则矩形窗，其随机形态吸引着行人目光，形成了视觉焦点，也与室内的雕塑柱相呼应和，强调了空间的统一性与雕塑感，赋予场所更强的艺术表达。

This design respects the intangible power and time imprint contained in historical sites, and considers how to fit modern lifestyles to shape new spatial forms. It is crucial to blur the boundaries between architecture, the city, and the surrounding environment, so that the space can naturally blend into the urban texture and become an organic part of it. We hope that this blend of old and new environments can not only continue the thickness of history, but also become a part of the city, endowing it with new scenery and vitality.
此次设计尊重历史场所蕴含的无形力量与时间印记，思考如何契合现代生活方式，以塑造新的空间形态。模糊建筑与城市及周边环境的边界，使空间自然融入城市肌理，成为其有机组成部分，这一过程至关重要。我们期待，这种新旧交融的环境不仅能延续历史的厚度，更能成为城市的一部分，赋予其全新的风景与活力。