WHATEVER Cafe苏州湖滨新天地店 / 平介设计

编辑：宋诗雨 | 审校：宋诗雨 | 2026.01.08 14:47

设计单位 平介设计

项目地点 江苏省苏州市

建成时间 2025.10

建筑面积 80平方米

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既是咖啡馆，也是都市裂缝中生长出的舞台。

More than a café, a stage sprouting from urban cracks.

在城市的缝隙里，总有一些意想不到的呼吸口。在苏州湖滨新天地的这一隅，设计团队以“城市裂缝”为设计主题，基于双层集装箱改造，将咖啡馆建筑解构为具有张力的空间形态，呼应吴彦祖WHATEVER品牌咖啡倡导的“无拘、随性却不失坚韧秩序”的内核。

There are always unexpected breathing spaces tucked away in the crevices of a city. In this corner of Lakeside Paradise in Suzhou, the design team adopted the concept of urban cracks and transformed two stacked shipping containers into a dynamic spatial form. This deconstructive architectural design echoes the core ethos of the WHATEVER brand advocated by Daniel Wu—unrestrained, spontaneous yet underpinned by a resilient order.

设计核心在于打破传统建筑的规整边界，通过空间的“裂变”与重组，把都市的喧嚣与咖啡的静谧并置在同一帧画面，重新建立人与建筑、人与城市的互动关系，打造契合年轻群体“不被定义”的消费与社交场景。

The core of the design lies in breaking the rigid boundaries of conventional architecture. Through the fragmentation and recombination of space, it juxtaposes the hustle and bustle of the city with the tranquility of a café within a single spatial frame. By doing so, it redefines the interactive relationship between people, architecture and the urban environment, creating a consumption and social venue that resonates with the younger generation’s pursuit of an undefined lifestyle.

01 湖边的裂痕

A crack along the shore

湖岸被轻轻撕开的一道痕迹，起点就在这里。沿湖外立面以简洁的体块切割为主要手法，建筑主体与湖岸形成自然呼应。通过硬质感的建筑体量与柔缓的湖面形成材质与形态对比，既保证建筑在湖滨环境中的视觉辨识度，又通过通透的界面处理，实现室内外景观的相互渗透，让咖啡空间与湖景资源有机融合。

A subtle slit gently carved into the lakeshore—here marks its starting point.The lakeside facade adopts a clean mass-cutting approach, with the building’s main structure naturally echoing the shoreline. Contrasting the rigid architectural volume against the serene water surface, the design ensures the building’s visual distinctiveness by the lakeside. Meanwhile, its transparent interfaces enable seamless interplay between indoor and outdoor landscapes, organically integrating the café space with the lake views.

02 裂开的街角

A fracture at the corner

外摆区采用木质铺地作为主要材质，通过平整的铺装逻辑与街道形成自然过渡。设计弱化了建筑与城市的硬性边界，以温润的材质质感柔化街道喧嚣，构建出兼具实用性与休闲感的过渡空间，满足用户临时停留、社交聚合的功能需求。

The outdoor seating area features wooden paving as the primary material, creating a seamless transition with the street through a neat paving layout. The design blurs the rigid boundary between the building and the city, softens street hustle with the warm texture of wood, and builds a functional yet relaxed transitional space that caters to users’ needs for temporary stays and social gatherings.

03 缝隙之门

The threshold of the fissure

入口采用“双板夹隙”结构，由两片角度不同的板材夹持形成狭长通道。非对称的倾斜设计既通过独特的形态造型提升入口辨识度，又搭配视线引导营造了探索感，强化了“裂缝” 的空间意象，实现功能、视觉与主题的统一。

The entrance adopts a double-panel sandwich gap structure, with two angled panels forming a narrow passage. Its asymmetrical slant design not only boosts the entrance’s recognizability through a distinctive form but also fosters a sense of exploration via sightline guidance. This reinforces the spatial imagery of cracks and achieves the unity of function, visuals, and theme.

建筑主体在集装箱的原始结构骨架基础上，通过局部切割与延展，将“湖岸裂变” 的力感转化为立面形态。左侧上掀式窗体设计，既增加了入口区域的通风与采光，又形成了独特的建筑细节，让静态的立面产生动态张力，呼应品牌年轻、灵动的气质。

Based on the original frame of the shipping container, the main building transforms the dynamic tension of lakeshore fragmentation into its facade form through partial cutting and extension. The upward-opening window on the left not only enhances ventilation and daylighting at the entrance but also creates a distinctive architectural detail, endowing the static facade with dynamic tension that echoes the brand’s youthful, vibrant spirit.

三片倾斜片墙为主题核心表达载体，施工遵循“框架—基层—表皮”的技术逻辑：首先以30毫米方钢搭建倾斜框架，保障结构稳定性；再覆以铝板作为PU石皮的承载基层，为表皮铺贴提供平整、牢固的附着面，同时增强板材整体刚度；最后铺贴 600x1200毫米规格PU石皮，搭配银色金属铝板收边。石皮的粗粝质感与金属的精致光泽相互交织，既提升了建筑的耐候性与实用性，又通过工艺细节传递品牌“随性而坚韧”的内核。

The three slanted wall panels serve as the core medium for expressing the design theme, constructed following the technical logic of frame-base-skin: first, a slanted frame is built with 30mm square steel to ensure structural stability; next, aluminum panels are applied as the base layer for PU stone veneers, providing a flat, firm surface for veneer installation while enhancing the overall rigidity of the panels; finally, 600*1200mm PU stone veneers are laid and finished with silver aluminum trim. The rough texture of the stone veneers interweaves with the sleek luster of the metal, which not only improves the building’s weather resistance and functionality but also conveys the brand’s core value of being free-spirited yet resilient through sophisticated craftsmanship details.

楼梯采用外挂式设计，倾斜嵌入两片墙体的夹缝之间，隐喻“裂缝中向上探索”的空间叙事。结构上，通过在原集装箱顶部增设横向钢框架，实现楼梯与主体建筑的拉结固定，该框架同时兼具遮雨顶棚功能；空调外机隐藏于框架内部，避免设备外露破坏立面完整性，实现结构、功能与美学的一体化设计。

The external staircase is embedded at an angle in the gap between two walls, embodying the spatial narrative of upward exploration through cracks. Structurally, an additional horizontal steel frame installed on top of the original container secures the staircase to the main building, while also serving as a rain shelter. Air conditioning outdoor units are concealed within this frame to prevent equipment exposure from compromising facade integrity, thus achieving an integrated design that unifies structure, function, and aesthetics.

片墙倾斜角度与楼梯坡度形成视觉与结构的双重呼应，横向钢框架将三者串联为有机整体。这种设计既强化了“裂缝生长”的空间逻辑，又通过钢结构构件让片墙、楼梯与框架形成相互支撑的有机整体，提升了整体建筑的稳定性，延续了“解构与重组”的设计思路。

The inclination angle of the wall panels echoes the staircase slope both visually and structurally, and the horizontal steel frame connects the three components into an organic whole. This design not only reinforces the spatial logic of growth from cracks but also leverages steel structural elements to form a mutually supportive system between the wall panels, staircase, and frame, enhancing the overall stability of the building and extending the core design concept of deconstruction and recombination.

04 裂隙深处

Within the fissure

1F 内部空间：一层空间通过体块分割形成多层次布局，利用光影变化强化空间的纵深感与沉浸感。功能分区明确，涵盖吧台、室内用餐区、宠物友好区等，满足咖啡制作、用餐、社交等核心需求，材质上延续外立面的粗粝与精致交织风格，保持空间质感的统一性。

The ground floor features a multi-layered layout formed by volume division, with light and shadow variations enhancing the spatial depth and immersive experience. Boasting clear functional zoning that includes a bar counter, indoor dining area, and pet-friendly zone, it caters to core needs such as coffee preparation, dining, and socializing. In terms of materials, it continues the facade’s blend of rugged and refined textures, ensuring the consistency of spatial tactile and visual quality.

2F 内部空间：二层空间通过挑高设计与通透界面处理，提升空间开阔感。自然光透过立面缝隙引入室内，几何形态的墙体与家具形成有序的空间节奏，营造出“自由而不失秩序”的氛围，与品牌理念高度契合。

The second floor adopts a high ceiling design and transparent interface treatment to enhance spatial openness. Natural light filters into the interior through the gaps in the facade, and the geometric walls and furniture create an orderly spatial rhythm, fostering an atmosphere of freedom without sacrificing order that aligns perfectly with the brand philosophy.

露台作为“裂缝旅程”的终点与空间制高点，设计上以强化观景体验为核心，采用简洁的铺装与护栏形式减少视觉干扰。视线沿建筑裂隙形态自然延伸，直抵东方之门等城市地标，让都市景观与“裂缝”主题在此形成独特视觉对话，实现建筑意象与城市视野的交融共生。

Serving as the culmination and highest vantage point of the crack journey, the terrace is designed to prioritize the viewing experience, with minimalist paving and railings to minimize visual distractions. Sightlines extend naturally along the building’s crack-like contours, leading directly to urban landmarks such as the Gate of the Orient. This setup creates a unique visual dialogue between the urban landscape and the crack theme, achieving a symbiotic integration of architectural imagery and city views.

夜晚氛围：夜间照明以灯带为核心载体，沿建筑线条精准布置，既通过光线勾勒出建筑解构后的动态形态，强化“城市裂缝”的主题表达，光影温和且富有层次。当夜幕降临，流动的光线游走于立面之间，建筑在黑暗中散发灵动能量，如同都市脉络中跳动的心跳，既营造出契合品牌气质的年轻氛围，更让建筑成为夜间城市景观中富有节奏与活力的一部分。

Night lighting centers on light strips, precisely installed along the building’s contours. It outlines the dynamic deconstructed form of the structure to reinforce the urban cracks theme, casting soft, layered light and shadow. As night falls, flowing light glides across the facade, imbuing the building with vivid vitality in the dark—like a beating pulse in the urban fabric. This not only creates a youthful ambiance true to the brand identity but also elevates the structure into a rhythmic, vibrant highlight of the city’s nightscape.