Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro by Aico

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro by Aico is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award nga Pilak in Disenyo sa Arkitektura, Gambalay ug Estruktura Competition Category.

PilakArkitektura· 2021

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro

by Aico

Client: Yango Group Co. Ltd

A' Design Award nga Pilak Winner in Arkitektura Category

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The Design

About Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro

Ang Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore usa ka tindahan sa libro sa Suzhou, China, nga adunay kinatibuk-ang gitukod nga luna nga 1800 metro kuwadrado. Ang building giporma sama sa usa ka pinong pagkatibhang nga kristal ug gibahin nga pahigda ngadto sa duha ka bahin. Ang ibabaw nga bahin nasakop sa mga nawong, ug ang gihiwa nga mga facade gikiling sa usa ka bertikal nga anggulo nga 4 ngadto sa 6 ka grado paingon sa langit. Ang transparent nga ubos nga bahin gipahimutang sa sukod sa tawo alang sa mas maayong pag-integrar ngadto sa mga naglibot nga kadalanan. Ang taas nga reflective nga mga panid sa bildo nga 5 sa 1.8 ka metro naghimo sa gawas nga framed curtain wall.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award nga Pilak

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro usa ka mananaog sa A' Design Award nga Pilak, usa ka talagsaon kaayo nga prestihiyoso nga pag-ila nga gihatag sa labing taas nga lebel, matahom, ug makadani nga mga disenyo. Ang mga mananaog sa Pilak labihan ka hayag ug mamugnaon nga mga buhat nga nagpakita sa bantogan nga kahanas, talento, ug kamatngon sa ilang mga tigdesinyo. Gilauman nga ang Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro mahimong talagsaon nga buhat nga ipasigarbo, dako ang pagkapropesyonal ug lawom ang kabag-ohan. Kini nga disenyo nga nakadaog og A' Design Award nga Pilak usa ka labihan ka mamatikdan, gihangaan nga imbento nga mapuslanon ug nagpalapad sa mga utlanan sa arte, siyensya, disenyo, ug teknolohiya. Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Primary Function: Tindahan sa Libro usa ka paglalang nga giinggit sa daghan, nga nagpukaw og mga tinguha, nagdala og positibo nga mga pagbati, ug nagsiga sa katingala ug paghangyo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: As the first building amid the city complex turned from old town to the city gateway, we shaped it as a delicately-cut crystal. Dividing the building horizontally into 2 parts, we faceted the upper part and battered the sliced facades by a vertical angle of 4-6 degrees towards the sky as a pioneer, while we fit the transparent lower part into the human scale for better integration into the culturally unique streets. Thus, both parts can naturally merge into the different development stages.
Dimensions & Packaging: Gross Built Area: 1800 Square Meters
Tags: Bookstore, Suzhou, Glass Curtain Wall, Delicately-Cut Crystal, Speculations in a Tiny Space, Reflection, Urban Revival, City Pioneer
Production Technology: The high-reflective glass panels with a dimension of 5m x 1.8m were adopted to compose the external framed curtain wall.
Design Challenge: Challenges arose during the construction of specially designed facade curtain wall, for instance, the stress problem of the apexes that increases the fragility of the glass, and the flattening of glass panels sized 5m x 1.8m, which is larger than normal size. After systematic research and close collaboration, the unique diamond-like exterior took shape eventually.
Research: According to the law of THE NEGATION OF NEGATION in Science of Logic by Hegel, the result of self-sublation is never nothing but is characterized by new contents and forms. Such dialectic speculation forms the basic design logic for the building. To hide it into 500,000 square meter city complex, or to highlight its independent characteristics within the tiny 1800 square meters? An icy cluster of metal or a soothing piece of jade? Rounds of negations led us to the design eventually.
Inspiration: Rounds of explorations were made to define the facade of the new town pioneer bookstore. The Rose Cut, one of the diamond faceting method in the Renaissance, inspired the combinations of inlaid triangles. The apexes of each triangle glass are tilted in with a specific angle, forming the slight ups and downs on the exterior and reflecting the daily and seasonal variations of the sunlight.
Project Duration: The bookstore located in 777 Liansheng Rd, Gusu Dist., Suzhou, China, which started and completed in 2018.
Operation Flow: As the very first building in the titanic city complex, it is expected to stand out as a trendy experience center in the mess and pioneer in the new town. After the maturation of the entire city complex project, we hope it can remain culturally unique and serve the local community, merging into their daily life.
Team Members: Rudan Ye
Jing Zhang
Hucheng Yuan
Jinshan Chen
Tianyu Jin
Xin Wang
Peng Liu
Guangyuan Zhu
Image Credits: Image #1/#2/#3/#4/#5: Photographer Jianghe Zeng, 2018.