天津意式风情区坐落于主城区中心，地处海河之滨，原为旧时意大利的租界，区内拥有保存完整的百年历史意大利风貌建筑一百余座。随着城市更新和旧改的推进，这些曾体现资本主义意识形态的建筑体，已然转变为一个个现代化消费形态的商业空间。 由All Design Studio（ADS）打造的Bitter Sweetie甜品店，就坐落在此。设计师尊重当地的历史故事，以一种轻介入的状态保留意大利建筑的韵味，以甜品之色、绘画之形为烘焙空间注入艺术气息，为食客带来超越甜品本身、触及心灵的愉悦体验。 由建筑的本有风格Bitter Sweetie所在的红砖拱形建筑，延伸出空间的整体基调，致使外在面貌与城市历史景观相融合，以画家的手法介入当下的空间，从文艺复兴时期的墙绘到起源法国的解构主义，于细节中重新调节艺术和商业空间之间的共生关系。 室内空间色系从甜品之色出发，开心果色门板与红砖建筑呈现反差气质下的和谐之感，前者活泼跳跃，后者沉稳古朴，共同演绎着色彩与建筑的趣味故事。 由设计师绘制图案、业主阿姨与好友共同手工缝制的餐桌布亦有其巧思和趣味，带有艺术诗意的线条和分外柔和的色彩灵动地跳跃，将烘焙的温甜与生活的美好尽数呈现。 受当代艺术的启迪，在中央区域置入一个自然质感的木柜，用来包裹承重柱以消弭其突兀感，同时仿造家用衣柜的设计嵌入试衣镜面和置物陈列架，变成了一处兼并实用功能和美学呈现的区域。 坐落在这片意式历史建筑的一隅，Bitter Sweetie用绚丽多彩的设计语言，将甜品与艺术交织，为欧洲归国的甜点师打造出一处唯美迷人的意式小客厅。
Located in the centre of the main city, on the banks of the Haihe River, Tianjin Italian Style District was originally an Italian concession in the old days, and the district has more than one hundred well-preserved century-old Italian-style buildings. With the advancement of urban renewal and old buildings, these buildings, which once embodied the ideology of capitalism, have been transformed into commercial spaces with modern consumption patterns. The Bitter Sweetie dessert shop, created by All Design Studio (ADS), is located here. Respecting the local history, the designers have preserved the flavour of the Italian architecture with a light intervention, and injected an artistic touch into the bakery space with the colours of desserts and the shapes of paintings, bringing diners a pleasurable experience that goes beyond the desserts themselves and touches their hearts. The red-brick arched building where Bitter Sweetie is located extends the overall tone of the space from the original style of the building, resulting in the integration of the external appearance with the city's historical landscape, and the intervention of a painter in the current space, from the Renaissance wall paintings to the deconstructivism originated from France, to re-adjust the symbiotic relationship between the art and the commercial space in the details. The colour scheme of the interior space starts from the colour of dessert, the pistachio-coloured door panels and the red-brick building present a sense of harmony under the contrasting temperament, the former is lively and jumpy, the latter is calm and simple, jointly interpreting the interesting story of colour and architecture. The tablecloth drawn by the designer and hand-sewn by the owner's aunt and her best friend is also ingenious and interesting, with artistic and poetic lines and soft colours jumping around, presenting the sweetness of baking and the beauty of life. Inspired by contemporary art, a natural wood cabinet is placed in the centre area, wrapping around the load-bearing pillars and eliminating their abruptness, while a fitting mirror and display shelves are embedded in the design, following the example of a domestic wardrobe, turning it into an area that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. Located in the corner of this historic Italian building, Bitter Sweetie intertwines dessert and art in a colourful design language, creating a beautiful and charming Italian-style living room for dessert chefs returning from Europe.