与被旅游业毁容的南锣鼓巷不同，一路之隔的北锣鼓巷保持了更多北京胡同的日常景观。在这里，低矮拥挤的四合院落与医院，学校，机关单位，集体户口的多层住宅混杂在一起，形成一个息息相关的生活社区。北锣鼓巷的支路千福巷里，一栋旧办公楼由万科地产投资改造为长租公寓，给街坊带来新的群体。公寓的首层西侧，面向市政服务站，由“大小咖啡”负责运营，为这个不断进化的胡同品牌提供了新的试验场。

Born in a Hutong alley, BigSmall Coffee had developed a strong affinity to the historic fabric of Beijing. The brand has always pride itself of its Beijing-ness in the DNA. After losing its previous Hutong location, BigSmall was still determined to stay in the historic core. BigSmall found its new home in Beiluoguxiang, a mostly residential neighborhood composed of traditional courtyard housing, school, government compound, and multi-level residential housing. Located on the ground floor of a seven-story residential building, BigSmall Coffee aims to deepen its root in the community by becoming its living room and common social space.

▼门廊的户外座椅区，outdoor seating in portico ©金伟琦

余留地设计团队与“大小咖啡”再度合作，在总面积180平方米（包括室内和室外）的空间里实现了四种使用功能；一个白天模式的咖啡店，一个夜间模式的酒吧，一个微型画廊，以及一个向周边街道开放的花园。

As the second time collaboration between designRESERVE and BigSmall, the design team dug deeper into BigSmall’s brand culture of being open, fun, and community centered. An idea of community “recreation center” was created for the 180 sqm of indoor and outdoor space accommodating four interrelated functions: a coffee shop during daytime, a bar at night, a mini gallery free for young artists, and a garden accessible to general public.

▼有固定脚踏车和乒乓球台的户外康乐区域，outdoor recreation area with stationary-bike and pingpang table ©金伟琦

空间设计的策略基于“大小咖啡”品牌文化的包容性，以有限的尺度为城市各类阶层的凝聚创造条件。余留地认为咖啡店常常因为强调“精品”而产生拘束感，希望以放松的控制手法实现“起兴”的自由气氛，并为日后使用方式的调整争取余地。室内外作为整体，被定义成一个由公寓租户与外来访客共享，带有庭院的“康乐中心”，鼓励玩耍热闹式的社交生活。

The mixed-use day to night programming transforms a coffee shop into a cultural domain, where both instant gatherings and planned events could be held and enjoyed by different groups of citizens. 120 sqm of outdoor garden, born from a parking lot, works as an extension of the interior to reinforce the idea of a community “recreation center”. Shared by apartment tenants, hutong neighbors and visitors, the project becomes an interactive social hub.

▼从上方看户外康乐区域，outdoor recreation area from top ©金伟琦

▼门廊的户外吧台，outdoor counter in portico ©金伟琦