咖啡馆为客人提供了充满活力的“第三空间”。
U Cafe的空间设计充满了艺术感。
开放的、简约的咖啡馆空间，更能让人放松。
5月，在由未来社举办的inC咖游节上，创业青年赖沛骏在不同的摊位里品尝着来自全球各地的咖啡，同行的是他的客户。他们一边品咖啡，一边洽谈生意。这个场景里没有会议室，没有投影仪，但赖沛骏已经习惯了。他创业的项目是AI产品，最初就在位于未来社一层的咖啡馆里办公。现在，他有了专属办公位，但很多时候，他仍选择在咖啡馆里与客户会面。
在天河区，这样的案例并不在少数。743家咖啡馆，正在成为这里充满活力的“第三空间”——不仅提供高品质咖啡，还提供让人舒适、放松的空间，无数创意在这里出现。
文/广州日报全媒体记者何钻莹
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“第三空间”是指城市发展到了一定程度，越来越多的人需要一个区别于公司与家的缓冲地带。在天河，一家家散落在商圈、写字楼群、创意园、社区的咖啡馆正在成为这样的“第三空间”。
随时随地在咖啡香里办公
日前，记者来到了百脑汇负一层的咖啡馆。工作日的办公时间，咖啡馆内入座率达到了八成，三分之一的桌上摆放着笔记本电脑或者平板电脑。
顾客姜先生从事电子产品销售行业，这一天中午他约了客人洽谈业务。在与客人会面前，他就近选了这家咖啡馆办公。“经常在天河这边办理业务，所以常常在天河的咖啡馆里临时办公。”他说，交通便利、咖啡馆内有插座及网络是他最基本的要求，天河路商圈、石牌商圈等地咖啡馆星罗棋布，几乎随时随地都能就近找到地方，很方便。
媒体工作者白女士常常在咖啡馆办公，天河多家咖啡馆都是她的常驻地。“我经常移动办公，咖啡馆里有白噪音、陌生人，让我在热闹的氛围里也有‘独处’的愉悦，能更专注地去思考和创作。”白女士说，有时会听到邻座在聊一些有意思的故事，偶尔也会激发她的灵感。
洽谈项目、写文档和PPT、思考创意……在天河的咖啡馆里，这样的画面日日都在上演。
“第三空间”汇聚创新活力
从顾客视角转向咖啡馆主理人的视角，记者发现了另一层与之相呼应的现象。走访天河区的咖啡馆时，记者注意到，这些咖啡馆普遍重视空间设计。在商贸繁华、创新、创业活跃的城区，为顾客营造一个舒适的空间，成了许多咖啡馆的经营重点。
位于天河智慧城的U Cafe（湖边美术馆店）创始人麦家荣在开店之初就注重空间设计。这家咖啡馆坐落在天河湿地公园湖边，大面积的玻璃设计将自然光和绿意引入室内。客人坐在室内，就可以与室外的自然美景连接。
紧挨着咖啡馆的是与亨美术馆。麦家荣将美术馆的艺术品和咖啡融合在一起，咖啡馆里随处可见艺术品和文创产品，“我们希望通过艺术与空间营造，提升客人的体验。”
这样舒适的空间恰好满足了人们的需求。这几年，天河智慧城发展不断成熟，大量创意型的、科技型的企业汇聚于此。咖啡馆吸引了很多周边的上班族，有些公司员工会在上班时间捧着电脑来此办公、与客户会面、开讨论会……针对这些熟客，麦家荣还计划依托咖啡馆，开发音乐疗愈会、水上运动等社群活动。
位于六运小区的来回咖啡创立于2015年，主打精品咖啡。在创立之初，来回咖啡就走了一条特立独行的道路——打通了室内外，让空间没有特殊的分隔感。此外，这家店还去掉了多余装饰，以原木质感和水泥建筑融合的方式打造了开放的、简约的空间。“我们希望这个空间带给客人轻松的感受，让客人走进来、走出去都没有门槛。”来回咖啡相关负责人黄玮说。
U Cafe将咖啡馆打造成让顾客“放松”的场所；来回咖啡给予客户“无门槛”的自由……当一家咖啡馆开始琢磨“客人坐在里边的感受”时，它就已经完成了从“饮品店”到“第三空间”的进化。从一杯咖啡到一个空间，折射的不仅是咖啡馆的生意逻辑之变，还有天河区活跃的商贸业以及不断成熟的创新、创业生态。当越来越多这样的都市“第三空间”出现，越来越多创新、创业的活力在这里汇聚，这里就有了源源不断的生命力。
The caf é provides guests with a vibrant 'third space'.
The space design of U Cafe is full of artistic sense.
An open and minimalist caf é space is more conducive to relaxation.
In May, at the inC Coffee Festival organized by Future Society, entrepreneurial youth Lai Peijun tasted coffee from all over the world at different stalls, accompanied by his clients. They were sipping coffee while negotiating business. There is no conference room or projector in this scene, but Lai Peijun has become accustomed to it. His entrepreneurial project is an AI product, and he initially worked in a coffee shop located on the first floor of Future Society. Now he has a dedicated office space, but many times he still chooses to meet with clients in cafes.
In Tianhe District, such cases are not uncommon. 743 coffee shops are becoming the vibrant 'third space' here - providing not only high-quality coffee, but also comfortable and relaxing spaces, where countless creative ideas emerge.
Guangzhou Daily's all media reporter He Zhuangying
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The 'third space' refers to a buffer zone that is different from work and home, as urban development reaches a certain level and more and more people need it. In Tianhe, coffee shops scattered in commercial districts, office buildings, creative parks, and communities are becoming such a 'third space'.
Work anytime, anywhere in the aroma of coffee
Recently, the reporter visited a caf é on the basement level of Bainaohui. During office hours on weekdays, the occupancy rate in the caf é reaches 80%, with one-third of the tables displaying laptops or tablets.
Mr. Jiang, a customer in the electronic product sales industry, made an appointment with him at noon to discuss business. Before meeting with the guests, he chose the nearest coffee shop for office. He often handles business here in Tianhe, so he often works temporarily in coffee shops in Tianhe. He said that convenient transportation, sockets, and internet in coffee shops are his most basic requirements. Coffee shops in Tianhe Road and Shipai commercial districts are scattered everywhere, and it is very convenient to find a place nearby almost anytime, anywhere.
Ms. Bai, a media worker, often works in coffee shops, and several coffee shops in Tianhe are her permanent residences. I often work on the go, and there is white noise and strangers in the caf é, which gives me the pleasure of being alone in a lively atmosphere and allows me to focus more on thinking and creating. "Ms. Bai said that sometimes she hears her neighbors chatting about interesting stories, which occasionally inspires her.
Negotiating projects, writing documents and PPTs, thinking creatively... Such scenes are played out every day in the coffee shops of Tianhe.
The 'Third Space' gathers innovative vitality
From the perspective of customers to that of coffee shop owners, the reporter discovered another phenomenon that corresponds to it. When visiting cafes in Tianhe District, the reporter noticed that these cafes generally attach great importance to spatial design. Creating a comfortable space for customers in bustling commercial, innovative, and entrepreneurial urban areas has become a key focus of many coffee shops.
Mai Jiarong, the founder of U Cafe (Lakeside Art Museum Store) located in Tianhe Smart City, paid attention to spatial design at the beginning of its opening. This caf é is located by the lake of Tianhe Wetland Park, with a large area of glass design that brings natural light and greenery into the interior. Guests can connect with the natural beauty outdoors by sitting indoors.
Adjacent to the caf é is the Heng Art Museum. Mai Jiarong integrates art and coffee from the art museum, and art and cultural and creative products can be seen everywhere in the coffee shop. "We hope to enhance the customer experience through art and spatial creation
This comfortable space perfectly meets people's needs. In recent years, Tianhe Smart City has continued to mature, with a large number of creative and technology-based enterprises gathering here. The coffee shop has attracted many office workers from the surrounding area. Some company employees come here to work, meet with clients, and hold discussion meetings during working hours. In response to these regular customers, Mai Jiarong also plans to develop community activities such as music therapy and water sports based on the coffee shop.
Round trip Coffee, located in Liuyun Community, was founded in 2015 and specializes in premium coffee. At the beginning of its establishment, Round Trip Coffee took a unique path - bridging the gap between indoor and outdoor spaces, creating a space without any special sense of separation. In addition, this store has removed excess decorations and created an open and minimalist space by blending the original wooden feel with cement architecture. We hope this space can provide guests with a relaxed feeling, allowing them to walk in and out without any barriers, "said Huang Wei, the person in charge of round-trip coffee.
U Cafe transforms the caf é into a place for customers to "relax"; Round trip coffee gives customers the freedom of "no threshold"... When a coffee shop begins to contemplate the feeling of "customers sitting inside", it has already completed the evolution from a "beverage shop" to a "third space". From a cup of coffee to a space, it reflects not only the change in the business logic of the coffee shop, but also the active commerce industry and the constantly maturing innovation and entrepreneurship ecology in Tianhe District. As more and more urban "third spaces" emerge, more and more innovative and entrepreneurial vitality gathers here, creating a continuous stream of vitality.
