Enigma Restaurant, Barcelona

2017 pritzker prize winning-firm RCR arquitectes has joined forces with renowned Catalan chef albert adrià to create a ‘frozen and enigmatic’ restaurant interior in barcelona. adrià — who is known for his experimental cuisine and surprising menus — spent three years planning the project, and sought to develop a setting that reflected his avant-garde offerings.

        2017年普利兹奖获得设计公司RCR arquitectes与加泰罗尼亚著名大厨Albert Adrià通力合作打造了位于巴塞罗那这个“凝结”的餐厅。Adrià表示三年以前就开始计划打造这个餐厅，试图打造一个可以反映他那前卫菜式的用餐处。

adrià’s vision began to take shape once he met with RCR arquitectes, who created a large watercolor drawing that outlined the design concept. working alongside architect pau llimona, the team decided to bring the project to life using neolith, a material developed by TheSize. RCR wanted to apply the watercolor effect to the entirety of the sintered stone interior — something that had not been achieved before.

        adrià在遇到RCR arquitectes不久之后，他的想法渐渐地开始成形，RCR创作了大量的水墨画来贯彻设计概念。RCR和建筑师Pau Llimona共同合作，决定使用由TheSize开发的一种新石材—Neolith来实现设计想法。RCR希望把水墨画的效果应用于整个好像被烧熔了的室内空间中—以前从未实现的空间效果。

through extensive research and development, neolith developed the technology to recreate the design on slabs, producing a replica of the drawing. ‘we had to expand the original design, all the while trying not to lose the quality of definition offered by the original drawing,’ explains carlos garcia, product designer at TheSize. ‘each pixel was equal to two meters of final floor.’ once this was achieved, an exact color match had to be sourced in order to fit in with the other materials and decorations found throughout the restaurant.

        设计师通过广泛的研究和实践，Neolith石材的工艺可以把设计很好的反映在厚石板上，产生一种模拟水墨画的效果。TheSize产品设计师Carlos Garcia说，“我们需要把水墨原画放大，自始至终都不能失掉原画作的清晰度，每一像素都必须是两平米。一旦完成这个阶段，一个非常精确的颜色匹配需要引进来和整个餐厅其他的材料、装饰品进行适配。”

as each slab is unique, and has to fit perfectly in place, enigma’s large floor area presented the biggest challenge. consequently, neolith initially installed the entire floor off-site and used a drone to take images from above, ensuring that there were no inconsistencies. the restaurant’s curves and narrow aisles meant that some slabs had to be precisely cut into smaller pieces — some just 3 centimeters wide.

        因为每一块石板都是独一无二的，而且必须要很准确的放置在相应的位置，这个“神秘”餐厅的最大空间承载着最大的设计挑战，因此，一开始就把Neolith石材布满场外的地面，然后用无人机来拍摄整个画面，这样就能保证整个画面的完整性。由于餐厅有曲线条和狭窄的走道，所以一些石板必须要非常精确地裁切成更小的体块—有一些甚至达到3cm宽。

taking inspiration from cartography, a coordinate system was used to label every slab in order to know its exact position. the pieces could then be assembled on site like a giant 3D jigsaw puzzle. ‘we like the idea that it is an enigma, which is difficult to explain,’ says RCR arquitectes. ‘it is an enveloping space that melts, disappears, almost a labyrinth. between materiality and conformation, a whole series of organic movements is created. shadows, transparencies, and a watery presence, nebular.’

        从制图学中获得灵感而衍生出来的协调系统来让每一块石板保持水平，这样也是为了确保石板的实际位置。接着，这些石块就像是一个巨大的3D拼图游戏被拼凑在一起。RCR设计师说，“餐厅就像是一个被（石材）包围的空间，一个相互融合、然后消失，就像一个迷宫似的。在物质与构成之间，一系列完整的有机流动就这样展现出来了。”

平面布局图／floor plans

项目名：ENIGMA

设计公司：RCR／Pau Llimona

客户：Albert Adrià

项目面积：630m2

项目地：西班牙巴塞罗那

项目完工：2017年

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