Malka餐厅丨美国丨Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

国际建筑与设计公司Kimmel Eshkolot于美国西棕榈滩正式推出其最新力作“Malka”——一个集餐厅、文化空间与设计美学于一体的复合型场所。该项目融合了佛罗里达风格美学与“明火烹饪”理念，由知名厨师Eyal Shani掌舵，打造独具特色的用餐体验。

International architecture and design firm Kimmel Eshkolot unveils “Malka” in West Palm Beach. A hybrid restaurant, cultural space and design marvel, Kimmel Eshkolot’s work for Malka merges Florida-inspired aesthetics with a design scheme inspired by the open fire cooking method, with renowned Chef Eyal Shani at the helm of the kitchen.

▼餐厅概览，overview of the restaurant©Amit Geron

作为Kimmel Eshkolot在美国的首个项目，“Malka”标志着事务所在美业务的正式启动。以明火木炭炉为核心，事务所重新构想了用餐空间：充满绿意的植物环境、对一栋战前历史建筑的保留、定制家具与高端厨房设施，共同营造出一种多感官的餐饮氛围。该项目由Kimmel Eshkolot资深建筑师More Gelfond牵头，她目前负责事务所新成立的纽约办公室。

With Malka marking the architecture studio’s official launch in the U.S. as its first project, Kimmel Eshkolot reimagines the restaurant dining experience centered around an open-fire wood-burning grill known as a hearth. At Malka, an abundance of lush greenery and the preservation of a historic pre-war building with customized furniture and high-end kitchen fittings all play an important role in the dining experience envisioned and manifested by the firm. The project has been spearheaded by Kimmel Eshkolot Senior Architect More Gelfond, who leads the architecture firm’s newly formed office in New York City.

▼以明火木炭炉为核心构想的用餐空间，

the restaurant dining experience centered around an open-fire wood-burning grill ©Amit Geron

“Malka”位于一栋建于1930年代、受西棕榈滩历史保护部门认证的地标性建筑中，总面积达975平方米（约 10,500 平方英尺），室内外空间融为一体。设计展现了“钢结构工业风”，呼应佛州沿海城市在战前的开发风格，既尊重了原有建筑结构，又融入当代立面设计。建筑表面的肌理、金属窗框和自然色调的搭配，实现了新旧建筑元素之间的和谐对话。

Spanning a total of 10,500 square feet (975-square meters) between the indoor and outdoor spaces, Malka is located in a 1930’s landmarked structure denoted by the City of West Palm Beach Historic Preservation Department. Exemplifying a “steel frame industrial design” reflective of pre-war development patterns within the coastal Floridian city, thoughtful consideration has been given to the original structure while incorporating the new design and the addition of a contemporary facade. The textured surfaces, metal windows and Earthy color palette create a harmonious partnership between the old and new architectural features.

▼钢结构工业风的室内空间，a “steel frame industrial design”©Amit Geron

该空间围绕厨房中心的大型明火炉灶展开，餐厅多个角度都能直观感受到炉火烹饪的氛围。后花园设有木柴烤炉与线性火坑。设计在“厨房体验”餐桌及私密用餐区上方使用琥珀色的Marset Bohemia吊灯，呼应火焰元素，并与Viabizzuno出品的David Chipperfield系列吊灯中的锈红色耐候钢与黑色黄铜形成呼应。作为标志性设计元素之一，Kimmel Eshkolot在主吧台区域上方设计了波浪形墙体，由专属定制穿孔混凝土砖块构建。

The space is inspired by and centered around a hearth, a large-scale open fire grill located in the center of the kitchen, which is visible to all diners from various perspectives of the restaurant. The hearth is complimented by a wood burning oven and the linear fire pit in the back garden. Kimmel Eshkolot’s use of amber-colored Bohemia by Marset pendant lamps above the “kitchen experience” tables and in the private dining room references the element of fire, and mirrors the Corten steel rusty tone and the blackened brass of the David Chipperfield by Viabizzuno pendants suspended above each table setting. As a signature design element, Kimmel Eshkolot incorporated an undulating wall above the main bar area created exclusively with custom-perforated concrete bricks.

▼直观感受到炉火烹饪的氛围，

centered around a hearth which is visible to all©Amit Geron

事务所还借鉴了中东传统建筑元素“马什拉比耶”（Mashrabiya）的设计理念，用混凝土重释这一通风降温的结构，使其兼具采光、通风与温湿调节功能。

Kimmel Eshkolot also incorporated the idea of a “Mashrabiya,” a traditional Middle Eastern architectural design element as inspiration for the restaurant’s breezeway. Concrete is woven throughout the space to create a modern interpretation of the mashrabiya that pervades light and air, and regulates temperature and humidity.

▼兼具采光、通风与温湿调节功能，

pervades light and air, and regulates temperature and humidity©Amit Geron

材质上，Kimmel Eshkolot精心挑选了橄榄绿抹灰墙、锈蚀风格耐候钢、灰米色混凝土与近黑色调，在室内与工业风外立面之间建立统一语言。外部“风廊”区域的家具——包括椅子、坐垫、餐桌、卡座及遮阳伞——也呼应了这些主材色系。

Kimmel Eshkolot utilized the use of material textures, including olive green stuccoed walls and a corten steel, embodying the hearth vessel, as well as concrete greige and off-black to create a uniform design language between the interiors and industrial exterior. The outside “breezeway” furnishings – including chairs and seat cushions, tables, booth cushions and sun umbrellas – are designed to reflect the color schemes of the materials from which the space is constructed.

▼橄榄绿抹灰墙，including olive green stuccoed walls©Amit Geron

▼外部“风廊”区域，the outside “breezeway”©Amit Geron

▼户外餐厅，outdoor restaurant©Amit Geron

▼户外餐厅，outdoor restaurant©Amit Geron

作为一个以设计为核心的用餐体验空间，事务所打造了两张“厨房体验桌”，完全由整块巧克力棕色花岗岩打造，并设有隐藏轨道系统，可灵活安装耐候钢托盘，适用于多种家庭式共享餐食场景。

As a design-centric dining experience, Kimmel Eshkolot created two “kitchen experience” tables composed entirely of singular chocolate brown granite slabs, with a hidden track in between that allows Corten steel trays to be assembled in various configurations. The creation of both tables results in an ultimate setting for a family-style meal with dishes that are meant to be shared.

▼厨房体验桌，kitchen experience table©Amit Geron

▼弧形混凝土砖墙下的空间，

the space under the curved concrete brick wall©Amit Geron

在地中海风格的庭院景观设计上，Kimmel Eshkolot联手知名景观设计师Keith Williams（Nievera Williams 公司）共同打造了一片郁郁葱葱的绿地。精心挑选的植物包含本地与外来品种：绿钮木、柏树、琴叶榕、迷迭香、茉莉、黄蝉、杂色海桐、喜林芋、纸莎草，以及一株经过深度冷冻处理、保留自然枝干与树干的“标本橄榄树”，象征对特拉维夫的致敬，坐落在连接两个室内空间的风廊中。

For its Mediterranean-inspired gardenscape, Kimmel Eshkolot collaborated with renowned landscape architect Keith Williams of Nievera Williams to create a lush space within the context of West Palm Beach. The meticulous selection of local and non-native plants include green-button wood, cypress, fiddle leaf fig, rosemary, jasmine, thryallis, variegated pittosporum, philodendron, papyrus and a “taxidermy” olive tree with natural branches and a truck that underwent a deep-freezing process to withstand the climate. The olive tree is anchored at the corridor of the breezeway between the two interior spaces, paying homage to Tel Aviv.

▼标本橄榄树，The olive tree sample©Amit Geron

▼标本橄榄树，The olive tree sample©Amit Geron

在洗手间设计中，Kimmel Eshkolot将餐厅所使用的所有材料元素汇聚成一个“材质展陈空间”，包括圆形定制石材洗手池、集毛巾架与隐藏垃圾桶功能于一体的耐候钢圆坑，提升卫生间的整体美学体验。天然材质依旧贯穿空间——Taj Mahal 大理石、巧克力棕花岗岩和银棕色洞石被用于吧台展示区、洗手台与迎宾台，形成完整统一的视觉语言，细节之处亦不妥协。事务所还特别定制耐候钢金属饰面，用于包裹六台现成酒柜，打造出一个完整的“葡萄酒图书馆”，在高柜与矮柜之间创造理想陈列高度，并配备定制梯子，使酒柜得以嵌入混凝土砖墙之中。

At Malka, Kimmel Eshkolot elevates the idea of bathroom aesthetics by combining all the materials used throughout the restaurant and making it the material palette showcase, with round hand wash custom made stone sinks and round Corten pits that both serve as hand towels and a hidden trash bin. Continuing to champion natural materials, Taj Mahal marble, Chocolate Brown granite, and Silver Brown Travertine, were used to craft bar displays, hand wash basins and the host reception, resulting in a comprehensive and uniform design language that unites the space and leaves no stone unturned. Kimmel Eshkolot also custom-cladded Corten steel finish metal to dress six off-the-rack wine fridges to create one wine library with full-height refrigerators and stacked placed undercounter to create the ideal height to display and maintain Malka’s vast wine selection. A customized ladder designed by Kimmel Eshkolot resulted in being able to sink the refrigerators into the concrete brick wall.

▼圆形定制石材洗手池，round hand wash custom made stone sinks©Amit Geron

▼酒柜得以嵌入混凝土砖墙之中，

sink the refrigerators into the concrete brick wall©Amit Geron

“Malka 的西棕榈滩新址旨在搭建一座桥梁，连接特拉维夫与佛州棕榈滩——将以色列的设计与文化魅力融入这座充满活力的城市。”Kimmel Eshkolot合伙人、纽约工作室负责人More Gelfond表示。“我们希望打造一个真实而温馨的空间，让宾客透过每一块材质、每一个工艺细节，感受到以色列的精神。”

“Malka’s new West Palm Beach location was created to be a bridge between Tel Aviv and Palm Beach, where the richness of Israeli design and culture meets the local charm of this vibrant city,” says More Gelfand, New York Studio Director and Partner of Kimmel Eshkolot Architects. “Our goal was to create a space that feels both authentic and welcoming, transporting guests to Israel through materials and craftsmanship that tell a story. Throughout the project, we carefully curated each element to bring a piece of Israel to life here in Florida.”

▼混凝土砖墙，concrete brick wall©Amit Geron

▼细部，detail©Amit Geron

为进一步提升整体体验，Kimmel Eshkolot邀请国际知名当代艺术家Michal Rovner（其作品曾在卢浮宫、惠特尼美国艺术博物馆展出）创作影像与摄影装置，装点整个空间。未来，Malka餐厅也将作为文化交流平台，定期举办讲座与教育活动，促进社区对犹太文化的理解与连结。

▼夜间餐厅，restaurant at night©Amit Geron

▼餐厅夜景，night view of the restaurant©Amit Geron

▼平面图，plan©Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Architectural Design: Kimmel Eshkolot Architects

Design Team: More Gelfand, Shani Kenzie

Architect of record: MHK Architecture, Director: Caroline Koons Forrest

Contractor: AMC (Anderson-Moore Construction)

Landscape design: Nievera Williams Design

Lighting design: Orly Evron Alkabes

Concrete bricks: Ackerstein

Furniture: Habitat (some of the brands used: More Moebel, Muuto, Gan Rugs, DK3, Living Divani, Kvadrat, Cassina, Porro, MDF Italia, Normann Copenhagen, Gandia Blasco, Expormim, KN Industrie, Kettal)

Metal work: T-Metal

Stone and Marble: Fervital

Interior design consultant: KA Design Group

Photography: Amit Geron