韓國仁川　米姆咖啡館 —

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It is a bakery cafe located on Mashian Beach, where you can see Silmido Island and the West Sea after passing Incheon International Airport from Yeongjongdo Island. There were already many prominent cafes and famous restaurants on the beach road, so the biggest task was what kind of cafe to be competitive here. Instead of highlighting the general entrance door that is directly visible from the front of the parking lot, we planned to place the experience of passing through the architectural space and make the entrance appear relatively light. To this end, the heavy wall was curved on the ground without pillars, passing through a space that floated tensely and naturally leading to the interior. The two-sided façade, which is made of cantilever structure, looks like a wave or reminds of a white whale.

該案是一間位於韓國馬仙海灘的麵包店兼咖啡館，為仁川國際機場前往永宗島的路程景點之一。由於此道路上已匯聚許多知名咖啡館和人氣餐廳，因此，如何讓新建咖啡館保有競爭力，是該案設計師的首要任務。建築團隊沒有遵循常規配置，將停車場規劃在正門處，而是把空間體驗放在首位，用以強調建築的穿透與輕盈。為此，厚重的正門牆體成為一道漂浮上空且沒有支撐的曲線，富有張力卻又不失自然地吸引人們走近；而由懸臂結構搭建的雙面立面則看似波浪，又似破浪的白鯨。

On a rectangular site, the cafe was arranged in a shape similar to the site, and a garden was placed in the middle. The middle garden does not show the sea directly at the same time as entering and leaving, but at the same time creates unexpected scenes from the exterior. Continuous floor plates applying the concept of architectural trails create various experiences stacked vertically and horizontally with the center in between. Through this, as the eyes cross into each space, the Jungjeong yard, the sky, the sea, and finally, coffee and the scenery of people are connected to form a flowing layer. Instead of showing the building of the sea or cafe at once at the same time as entering, it is a concept that has a twist in enjoying the implemented space itself by connecting it one by one like an onion shell. Although it is an artificial building, nature is contained in the building and permeated with nature, creating a place that works with humans. The sea, the most important natural element of the beach, becomes part of the cafe along with the land, sky, and people, and becomes the background of each other along with the architecture.

整體建築格局呈長方狀，並於中間配置一處庭院。當人們穿梭其中，不會直接看到大海，而是不同空間鋪陳的各種場景。綜觀內部配置，連續樓板的概念源自羊腸小徑，團隊以建築中央為核心，創造出各種垂直、水平堆疊交錯的空間體驗。透過該種空間模式，當人的視線穿透每處角落時，庭院、天空、大海，咖啡和人群風景，皆被一一串聯起來，形成流動的層次；再者，當人行走內部，所有空間彷彿洋蔥般相互層層牽引，賦予每一回的上升或下降，都有著轉場般的新鮮感受。儘管是一棟人造建物，建築師透過自然景觀與室內布局相互交織，將該案巧妙融合成一個自然與人類和諧共存的場所；而當地最重要的元素——大海，也與土地、天空和人，一起成為咖啡館的一部分，並與建築構成彼此的背景。