“Bofia”在沙特阿拉伯意指快速提供廉价路边食物的本地餐厅。The Tiled Cloud项目更新了传统“Bofia”生硬直白的设计形式。Azaz Architects希望在此项目中为当代高档Bofia找到合适的建筑策略和材料特征。

Bofia_The Tiled Cloud is an update design to the typically unapologetic, blunt and straightforward style of the common “Bofia”, a term coined in Saudi Arabia for the local canteens famous for serving quick, local and reasonably priced street food. The Tiled cloud is Azaz Architect’s take on finding architectural solutions and material identities to modern-days upscale Bofia.

▼室内空间一瞥，a glimpse of the interior space

在沙特阿拉伯，Bofia是一种整合的街边餐饮类型。这种咖啡厅式的餐厅十分流行，几乎在任何地方都可以找到它的踪影，使得Bofia成为了当地特色食物中不可分割的一部分。尽管如此，在工业繁荣的冲击下，Bofia逐渐受到冷落。对于Azaz Architects来说，The Tiled Clous项目将建筑上的幻想变成了现实。

Bofias are a well-integrated street food typology in Saudi Arabia. So famous, this cafeteria style restaurant can be almost always nearby anywhere in the country. This has made Bofias an integral part of the local food identity. However, Bofias have been left out of the flourishment of the industry in Saudi Arabia. For Azaz Architects, Bofia_The Tiled Cloud is an architectural fantasy turned into reality.

▼设计概念

design concept

The Tiled Cloud位于利雅得，其所处的建筑本身以简洁的几何形式和笔直的线条为特征。与之相对，项目以漂浮的体块为概念，在棱角分明的外观与室内空间之间创造了平滑的过渡。设计师将内部体量想象成了一团漂浮在空间中的云朵，无缝地将繁忙的后场抬起，与前部区域分隔开来。公共空间被设置在云朵外部并与之保持一定距离，让游客能够欣赏其独特的建筑几何体量。

▼分解轴测图

exploded axonometric

Bofia_The Tiled Cloud is located in Riyadh within its own building with ordinary architecture of sorts, made of simple geometry and straight lines. To contrast that, the project was developed around the idea of building a floating mass that creates a smooth transition between the areas inside the space and the exterior with its sharp angles. The interior mass is imagined as a cloud that floats within the space to seamlessly separate and lift the busy back of house from the front of house areas. The public areas are allocated outside of the cloud and within a distance to allow for visitors to appreciate the architectural geometry created.