Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore by Li Xiang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Platinum A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design Competition Category.
PlatinumInterior· 2025
Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore
by Li Xiang
Client: Shanghai Zhongshu Industrial Co., Ltd.
Platinum A' Design Award Winner in Interior Category
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About Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore
The Huai'an Zhongshuge bookstore reimagines architectural space as a cosmic journey, blending surrealism with structural precision. Dominated by exaggerated three dimensional forms, the interior evokes celestial mechanics through concentric rings and irregular geometric structures that mimic astronomical instruments. Bookshelves curve and spiral like planetary orbits, their dynamic arrangements echoing the motion of celestial bodies. Scattered books, akin to fragments of infinite worlds, nestle within these sculptural shelves.
The Recognition
About the Platinum A' Design Award
Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore is a Platinum A' Design Award winner, an extremely prestigious recognition granted to truly exceptional, elegant, and magnificent designs. Platinum winners are marvels of creation, testaments to the limits of intellectual creativity, and demonstrate the unmatched professionalism and genius of their designers. These designs are expected to be the most renowned works that define the aesthetics of an era, contribute to the well-being of society, and push the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore exhibits a transcendent level of excellence and unequivocally makes the world a better place with its advantageous and worthwhile characteristics. Huai'an Zhongshuge Bookstore is a Platinum A' Design Award-winning work that triggers desires, inspires, excites, delights, and sparks great joy.
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- Unique Properties
- Huai’an Zhongshuge’s concept is the “universe”. Using traditional wood, it creates a surreal planetary installation that links two floors.The designer achieved large-scale construction within limited space, overcoming the technical challenge through precise 3D modeling and computational simulation. Repeated adjustments and optimizations ensured the balance between structural stability and visual impact. The bookstore’s display, reading, and leisure functions are embedded into astronomical form.
- Tags
- interior，culture，
- Inspiration
- The design of Huai’an Zhongshuge draws inspiration from the local urban culture, the theme of human exploration of the universe, and the symbolic significance of books. The vastness of the universe echo the infinite knowledge and ideas contained in books, while creating a new cultural landmark for the city. Technically, the design is inspired by the patterns of celestial forms and orbital movements. The designer simulated planetary trajectories, integrating functionality and aesthetics.
- Project Duration
- Project Location丨Jiangsu, China
- Image Credits
- Photographer丨SFAP
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