小自然

Micro nature

“在天井种一片小森林，沿着迷幻天空往里走，于蜿蜒柔软的小河边坐下，轻轻地喝一杯茶。”这是我们设计mistea茶饮店时最初的构想。“小自然”的构想拆分开来，可以分为三个部分：“小森林”、“天空”、“小河”，分别对应的是“小森林”、“迷幻”和“流动”。

“Grow a small forest in the patio, walk along the psychedelic sky, sit down along meandering river and sip a cup of tea gently.” This is the first idea we came up with when designing the shop. The concept of “micro nature” can be divided into three parts: “forest”, “sky”, “river”, which correspond to “small forest”, “the psychedelic” and “flowing”.

▼店铺概览，overview of the tea shop

在第一次和业主去基地现场勘探的时候，就遇见了门前约占店铺面宽1/4的梧桐树，并且店和树之间的人行道宽度非常狭窄，以至于能同时通行两人已是捉襟见肘了。在这个又惊又喜的大树面前，我们就想，不如把这棵大树变成自家的树吧，然后把天井打开，种一片小森林去和门前的大树做朋友。接着，做流动的空间，把行人引入到店内，再做一片奇幻的天空，回应店的名字“mistea”。因为现场的限制条件，和店本身的特质，于是设计概念一开始便能够呈现出大体的骨架了。

When I first visited the site with the owner, we recognized this wide tree that about a quarter of the width of the store front, and it sits between the sidewalk and store. The width is so narrow that it is stretched to pass two people simultaneously. To deal with this tree of surprise and joy, we take it to be a part of our design. We extend the patio and plant a small forest to be friends with the big fellow at front. we introduced pedestrians by designing the free flowing space, and followed with a “psychedelic sky”ceiling that was inspired by the name of the store “mistea”. The concept was exposed to us because of the characteristic of this store and the site restrictions.

▼门前梧桐树约占店铺面宽1/4，并且店和树之间的人行道宽度非常狭窄，a wide tree that about a quarter of the width of the store front, and it sits between the sidewalk and store

以下，便是以“小自然”的三部曲来分别叙述这个店设计的故事了。

The story of this store design is followed separately in the trilogy of “Micro Nature”.

小森林

Little forest

正是因为门前非常遮挡的大树，所以“小森林”的想法才能自然地浮现出来。打开天井，作为和城市的连续，使得天井变成了联系城市和店铺的介质。作为共享空间的天井，希望能在这里发生更多的可能性。除此之外，为进一步延续街道和店铺，在天井“种”了一片“小森林”，与梧桐树形成互为一体的一片林，把街道空间拉进到天井中。“小森林”由七根充满绿色玻璃瓶碎片的透明亚克力柱组成，如同树干一般伫立在天地之间。夜晚，灯光透过不均匀堆积的玻璃碎片，沁出来层次变化丰富的绿光，在作为树干的同时也成为了树本身，营造出夏日夜晚饮茶的清爽感。亚克力柱直径分为100和80mm两种尺寸，自由地进行组合，呼应自然的随机性。

It is because of this big tree that blocks the front,  so that the idea of ​​”small forest” can naturally came to us. Extend the patio as a continuation of the sidewalk makes the patio a medium for connecting the urban life and the store. As a shared space, it inspires different possibilities to emerge. In addition, in order to further connect the street, a “small forest” was planted in the patio, having a conversation with the London plane, and invite the urban space into the store.The “Little Forest” is made of seven transparent acrylic columns filled with fragments of green glass bottles, standing between the floor and the ceiling just like a tree trunk. During the night, the light passes through unevenly stacked pieces of glass, glowing the green light with rich layers. It also becomes the tree itself, creating the refreshing feeling of having a tea during the summer night. The diameter of the acrylic column are two sizes of 100 and 80mm, which are freely placed to match the natural randomness.

▼“小森林”由七根充满绿色玻璃瓶碎片的透明亚克力柱组成，如同树干一般伫立在天地之间，”Little Forest” is made of seven transparent acrylic columns filled with fragments of green glass bottles, standing between the floor and the ceiling just like a tree trunk