坐落于史丹福路转角、拥有138年历史的新加坡国家博物馆，以其恢宏之姿，成为时间与空间交叠的“重写本”——历次修复与改造既延续历史肌理，亦注入当代元素，令建筑持续生长。2006年，建筑师Mok Wei Wei主导了博物馆的一次重大翻新。彼时，Elyssa Goh与Elizabeth Kon于此创立了“Food for Thought”咖啡馆。租约期满之际，这座被昵称为“贵夫人”的建筑魅力依旧，二人决定重新竞标，并再次赢得了同一空间。

The 138-year-old National Museum of Singapore, posing grandly at a junction along Stamford Road, is a palimpsest of space and time: restoration and refurbishment works carried out over the years bridge old and new elements while updating it for the times. In 2006, Singaporean architect Mok Wei Wei completed a major renovation. Elyssa Goh and Elizabeth Kon took a space in the building for their cafe Food for Thought. When the lease was up, they couldn’t resist the charm of the ‘Grand Dame’, as the museum is lovingly called, re-bid and won the same space.

如今，主理人以全新概念与店名“Dame”回归，更鲜明地呼应博物馆作为新加坡多元文化身份载体的精神。她们邀来 Hui Designs 设计工作室的Hui Lim执笔空间重塑。她表示：“我希望营造一种不具侵略性的设计，令当代元素与历史外壳平等对话。”这一理念亦呼应餐厅新增的现代东南亚风味菜单，形成空间与味觉的双重叙事。

The owners have reintroduced a concept along with a new name, Dame, which reflect more vividly the museum as Singapore’s embodiment of multicultural identity. Goh and Kon engaged Hui Lim of Hui Designs to design the new bistro. ‘I wanted to create a design that was not intrusive, where the modern elements are in juxtaposition with the historical shell,’ says Lim, who created a scheme to reflect a new menu that adds mod-Southeast Asian dishes.

餐厅局部延展至博物馆中庭，林晖在此阳光漫溢的区域置入弧形座席，将过往的过渡性场所转化为具有亲和力的停留点。悬浮坡屋顶的形态，致敬了传统亚答屋的建筑语汇。实木与木丝吸音板的运用汲取自地域文化，它们与胶合板、刨花板及中密度纤维板并置——后者粗朴的质感与实用属性，为空间增添了层次与温度。咖啡吧台以整块体量向上延伸，构筑出如亭阁般的存在感。诠释：“它既具坚实的‘展示感’，亦流露出如‘女主人’般的从容气度。”

The shop spills out to a part of the atrium space in the centre of the museum. Lim created curved benches in this sunlit area to bring an intimate feeling to what was formerly a transitional space. A floating pitched ceiling pays tribute to the architecture of the traditional attap houses. The materiality of solid wood and wood wool acoustic panels also draw from regional culture, used alongside plywood, chipboard and MDF boards chosen for their raw quality and utilitarian associations. The coffee bar is a modern construct — a monolithic volume rising tall to evoke a ‘strong presence, resembling a kiosk and at the same time, emanating the aura of a “dame” or lady of the house’, says Lim

为调和挑高空间的尺度，林晖特别设计了一道蜿蜒于顶部的藤编灯饰，其形态宛若舞龙游走，灵动而富含仪式感。这件作品以东南亚传统编织工艺为载体，含蓄传递在地记忆。它由雅加达的 BYO Living 工作室制作，林晖评价：“他们对工艺的专注与对设计完整性的坚持，与我的理念深度共鸣。”

To counter the high ceilings, Lim designed a woven rattan lighting feature that snakes around the ceiling void like the body of a dragon during traditional dragon dances. The craft of the piece reflects the region’s weaving traditions, conveying a sense of place. It was, appropriately, created by Jakarta-based maker BYO Living, of whom Lim says, ‘Their love for good craftsmanship and design integrity resonates with mine.’

整体空间予人鲜明印象：通透处明亮舒展，幽暗区静谧沉凝，手作温度与天然质感彼此交融，形成独特的氛围张力。这也实现了设计师Hui Lim的初衷——重现那些令她印象深刻的全球博物馆酒店所特有的、跨越时空的场所意境。

The overall impression of the space is striking: by turns airy and moody, craft-focused and invitingly natural, it creates quite an ambience. Appropriately so for Lim, who wished to recreate the ambience of the museum hotels she has visited around the world.

项目名称 |

Dame Museum Cafe

项目地点 |

新加坡，国家博物馆

设计公司 |

HUI Designs

设计主创 |

Hui Lim

创始人 /

Hui Lim

HUI Designs

是一家位于新加坡的多元化设计工作室，由设计总监

Hui Lim创立并领导。

一间提供

建筑、室内、产品和品牌整合设计

的全方位工作室。项目类型涵盖住宅、商业、餐饮、展览及产品设计。擅长在历史或现有建筑语境中，通过现代设计语言进行细腻介入，使空间在保留记忆的同时获得当代生命力。设计中常融入对手工艺、在地文化和材料叙事的深度思考。