Read Life Espace culturel by Tina Sheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award d'Or in Design d'Intérieur Competition Category.

OrIntérieur· 2020

Read Life Espace culturel

by Tina Sheng

Client: Beijing Serendipper Space Design Co.ltd

A' Design Award d'Or Winner in Intérieur Category

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The Design

About Read Life Espace culturel

Read Life est un espace culturel partagé conçu pour la lecture publique. Le projet s'étend sur 815 mètres carrés répartis sur deux niveaux. Le rez-de-chaussée accueille l'espace de lecture principal, une boulangerie, une supérette et un café. Près de l'entrée, des vitrines toute hauteur abritent des plantes qui apportent de la verdure à l'intérieur et contribuent à purifier l'air. De hauts murs de livres définissent le caractère de l'espace de lecture. Le premier étage entoure le vide central ouvert et abrite une galerie d'art ainsi qu'une aire de jeux pour enfants. Le design relie les livres et les personnes et favorise l'échange des savoirs.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Or

Read Life Espace culturel est lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or, une reconnaissance immensément prestigieuse décernée à des designs de premier ordre, merveilleux et remarquables. Les lauréats Or sont des créations extrêmement innovantes, visionnaires et d'un éclat glamour éblouissant, qui reflètent le génie, la sagesse et la maîtrise de leurs concepteurs. Read Life Espace culturel est censé être une invention très louée, avant-gardiste et monumentale, qui apporte une valeur sans précédent. Ce design lauréat de l'A' Design Award d'Or est un projet spectaculaire et respecté qui sert grandement l'art, la science, le design et la technologie et en repousse les limites. Read Life Espace culturel crée de vifs sentiments de désir, éveille la passion, encourage la créativité et nous fascine.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Symbiosis has been one of the common relationships between the biological world and human society, enlightening the design of public reading space as well. In this shared space, people rest, read and cogitate. This is also a space where people enjoy a moment of calm, have a cup of coffee, and savor food. The design of shared space carries out the multiple functions and the diversified developments of space, and progressively becomes the crucial strength promoting the social developments.
Dimensions & Packaging: The property is 815 square meters.
Tags: Books, Shared space, cafe, multifunction, art
Production Technology: The 1st floor is the composite space encompassing the main reading area, the bread shop, the small supermarket, the café, etc. Alongside the building entrance, the floor-to-ceiling display cabinets adorned with plants on the vertical scale unite the organic, indoor greening, air purifying functions, etc. that correspond to the concept of interior design.
Design Challenge: The 2nd floor surrounding the tall indoor space has the art gallery and children’s play area, where the capacious environment is comfy for playing and reading activities. Staying in the tall and open space, people have the different experiences of reading and life. This is the space not only connects books and people, also enhance the communications of knowledge and life among people.
Inspiration: Life concerns more on the pursuit of spirit. We should be grateful and contribute to the society with the limited resources and conditions. This is the intent of design, making reading communal and making life universal.
Project Duration: The project finished in October 2018, locates in Henan, China.
Operation Flow: The towering cabinets disclose the magnificent momentum. The design of book walls fascinatingly resembles the movie scene in “Roman Holiday,” in which the actress Audrey Hepburn first met the actor. The space characters are distinct from the general impression to a reading area. The café, behind the reading area, is embellished with the sufficient daylight and the elegant colors and adornments consistently conformed to the main design skills. The stair lighting, from the 1st to 2nd floor, is gorgeous.
Team Members: Director: Tina Sheng