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Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau by Xiang Li

Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau by Xiang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Gwobr Blatinwm A' Design Award in Mewnol Competition Category.


PlatinwmMewnol· 2020

Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau

by Xiang Li

Client: X+Living

Gwobr Blatinwm A' Design Award Winner in Mewnol Category

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The Design

About Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau

Gan ymgorffori tirwedd ysblennydd Chongqing yn y siop lyfrau, mae'r dylunydd wedi creu gofod lle gall yr ymwelwyr deimlo fel yn y Chongqing swynol wrth ddarllen. Mae yna bum math o ardal ddarllen i gyd, pob un yn debyg i wlad ryfedd gyda nodweddion unigryw. Mae siop lyfrau Chongqing Zhongshuge wedi rhoi profiad mwy ffansi i'r defnyddwyr na allant ei ennill trwy'r siopa ar-lein.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Blatinwm A' Design Award

Mae Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau yn enillydd Gwobr Blatinwm A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth hynod fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau gwirioneddol eithriadol, cain a godidog. Mae enillwyr Platinwm yn rhyfeddodau creu, yn dystiolaeth i derfynau creadigrwydd deallusol, ac yn dangos proffesiynoldeb ac athrylith diguro eu dylunwyr. Disgwylir i'r dyluniadau hyn fod y gweithiau enwocaf sydd yn diffinio estheteg oes, yn cyfrannu at les cymdeithas ac yn gwthio ffiniau celf, gwyddoniaeth, dylunio a thechnoleg. Mae Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau yn arddangos lefel drosgynnol o ragoriaeth ac yn gwneud y byd yn lle gwell yn ddiamau gyda'i nodweddion manteisiol a gwerthfawr. Mae Chongqing Zhongshuge Siop Lyfrau yn waith buddugol Gwobr Blatinwm A' Design Award sydd yn deffro dyheadau, yn ysbrydoli, yn cyffroi, yn swyno ac yn cynnau llawenydd mawr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
Designer utilized the mirror ceiling in order to make the space seem more spacious. The visually stunning bookstore enables the readers to feel the magnificence of the cityscape in a closed and confined space, which is definitely a fantastic real-life experience that the internet simply could not offer. Designer also well-integrated the function and aesthetics in the Escher-like space, the ladder hall, by making the bookshelf into a ladder-like one where the readers could step on or down.
Dimensions & Packaging
The floor area of this project is 1300 sqm.
Tags
bookstore, chongqing, china, civic interiors, library, cultural
Production Technology
Chongqing Zhongshuge greets visitors with a simple glass facade covered with text. Once inside, scattered lampshade-shaped bookshelves are found throughout the dark brown lobby. On the other corner of the lobby is the kids reading room, where the bookshelves are built colorful with drawn landscape, buildings and transportation in Chongqing. Further down the corridor and the kids reading room is the main study, a ladder hall where the stair double as bookshelves and the mirrored ceiling overhead doubles the size of the already astonishing room.
Design Challenge
It is a great challenge to present the landscape of a city in a limited space, especially when it is a mountainous city. By utilizing the concept of ladder, the designer was able to show the complex geomorphic environment whereas high space utilization is hard to meet.
Research
Zhongshuge has always strived to become a cultural landmark in the city where it locates. Therefore, designer try to find an element which can be abstracted from the culture of the city and strike a chord among the public.
Inspiration
As one of the largest inland city of mountains and rivers in the world, Chongqing is a city full of surprises and wonderful and charming corners. Since ancient times, its landscape and numerous historical sites have attracted many ancient writers and calligraphers. Until today, Chongqing is still a city of attraction to everyone. Designer intended to present the splendid landscape of Chongqing in the bookstore so that the visitors may feel like in the charming city while reading.
Project Duration
The project is finished in January 2019 in Chongqing, China.
Operation Flow
The Chongqing Zhongshuge greets visitors with a simple glass facade covered with text. The bookshelves reflect on the ground and form a tunnel of books that beckons visitors to follow it deeper into the space and knowledge. It is hoped that visitors to the bookstore can not only read good and new books, but also meet friends of the same interests.
Patents
Copyrights belong to Shao Feng, 2019.
Team Members
Designer: Li Xiang
Image Credits
Image#1: Photographer Shao Feng, Chongqing Zhongshuge, 2019.
Image#2: Photographer Shao Feng, Chongqing Zhongshuge, 2019.
Image#3: Photographer Shao Feng, Chongqing Zhongshuge, 2019.
Image#4: Photographer Shao Feng, Chongqing Zhongshuge, 2019.
Image#5: Photographer Shao Feng, Chongqing Zhongshuge, 2019.

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