Gumbuya是一个澳大利亚土著语中的单词，特指白天是咖啡馆、晚上是餐厅的聚会空间，当地人热衷于聚会和派对，无论是晨间的咖啡还是晚间的家庭聚会，都能让他们聚集在一起，因此设计一个能满足这种需求的空间是十分必要的。

Gumbuya: An Aboriginal word for Meeting Place is a cafe by day and restaurant by night for a local crowd that love to gather whether it be for a morning coffee or a night out with the family.

▼餐厅室内环境，partial interior view of the cafe and restaurant

行政总厨兼餐厅的共同所有人Noel Melan专注于研究萨瑟兰郡（Sutherland Shire）的饮食文化已经有十多年之久了，在Marlow Hotel Group的Jason Marlow和Licensee Bangor Tavern的Murray Kirkman的帮助下，在六年前就成为了The Bangor Tavern小酒馆的主厨。Noel将之前的厨师经验融入进了Gumbuya Café & Restaurant这个咖啡馆兼餐厅项目中，在高端的现代化餐饮服务中，淋漓尽致地展示了他在美食上的造诣。

Executive Chef Noel Melan (co-owner) has been associated with the food culture in the Sutherland Shire for more than a decade, climbing the ranks to become the Head Chef at The Bangor Tavern (6 years) under the watchful eye of Jason Marlow (Marlow Hotel Group) & Murray Kirkman (Licensee Bangor Tavern). This experience has now offered Noel the opportunity to showcase part of his food vision within the contemporary to up-market dining offering that is The Gumbuya Café & Restaurant.

▼当地的干花干草组成大面积的天花板装饰，有机地悬挂在入口处公共餐桌的上方，a large canopy of dried natives hanging organically over the communal table at the entrance

Gumbuya位于悉尼南部一个小郡的郊区，致力于为当地人提供一个聚会场所，以便他们打发时光。基地坐落于一个相对较新的多住宅区域内，当地人迫切希望有一个可以随时前往的新的休闲娱乐场所。为了响应客户的要求，设计团队将其打造为了一个温暖质朴的咖啡馆兼餐厅空间，随时欢迎人们入内一探究竟。在这里，无论是团体还是个人，都可以坐在入口处的大型公共餐桌边交流，也可以坐在软垫座椅或是窗边座椅上喝着晨间的咖啡或是晚间的葡萄酒，度过一段轻松美好的时光。

Gumbuya, a meeting place for locals in a small Shire suburb South of Sydney needed to be a place that could transition from day to night. At the base of a relatively new multi-residential building, the locals were desperate for a new haunt where they could gather anytime of day. The client was after a space that felt warm, inviting and unpretentious. A place where groups or individuals can meet at the large communal table that greets you upon entry or at the soft banquette or casual window seating, where you can sit back and enjoy your morning coffee or a glass of wine with your evening dinner.

▼室内用餐区局部，采用绿色的灰泥抹面和黄檀木的餐桌，partial view of the dining area with muted green plaster on the walls and blackwood timber tables

▼用餐空间细节，设有软垫座椅，details of the dining area with soft banquette seatings