Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean by Yunhai Zhao

Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean by Yunhai Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Dualchas Cultarail agus Gnìomhachas a' Chultair Competition Category.

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Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean

by Yunhai Zhao

Client: Yunhai Zhao

Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Dualchas Cultarail Category

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The Design

About Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean

'S e bùth-leabhraichean a th' ann am Bishan a chaidh a stèidheachadh am broinn seann talla-shinnsearachd ann am Baile Bishan, Siorrachd Yi, Anhui. Chaidh an talla, a bha na naomh-chobhan do theaghlach Wang, a thogail còrr is 230 bliadhna air ais aig àm Rìoghrachas Qing. Tha am pròiseact a' còmhdach 420 meatair ceàrnagach agus tha e ag atharrachadh togalach eachdraidheil dìonta gu feum cultarach an latha an-diugh. Tha stuthan nàdarrach leithid fiodh, bambù is clach a' cumadh an taobh a-staigh, agus tha balla nan sgeilpichean-leabhraichean crìochnaichte le ùir dhinnte gheal. Tha bòrd saimeint a' toirt taic do bhalla nan sgeilpichean-leabhraichean agus a' cuingealachadh milleadh a dh'adhbhraicheas taiseachd na talmhainn. Tha cruth balla nan sgeilpichean-leabhraichean a' toirt gu cuimhne sgàileanan peantaichte agus a' frèamadh raon-leughaidh sa mheadhan.

The Recognition

About the Duais Òir A' Design Award

Tha Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Bishan Bùth-leabhraichean a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Bishan Bookstore needs to have a clear business strategy and plan, which all need to be adapted to the changing consumption and needs of the times and to think with the times. If the market-oriented development of the space is hampered by over-protection, Bishan bookstore will become an exhibit for ornamental purposes only, and its value as a cultural container will be lost.
Dimensions & Packaging: This project covers an area of 420 square meters.
Tags: Huizhou culture, ancestral hall, traditional architecture, traditional crafts, bookstore
Production Technology: In addition to the patio, which faces nature, the interior also speaks the language of nature. Natural materials such as wood, bamboo, and stone are used to structure the interior itself. These materials not only have a natural beauty but also resonate with the environment. However, the bookcase wall uses a new material, white rammed earth material, which is used for the exterior wall material of the building.
Design Challenge: When Librairie Avant Garde listed the realistic problems to us one by one, we felt that the difficulty of this project was not just to solve these operational challenges,but how a heritage-protected building could find a balance between history and modernity, preserving the original characteristics of this family shrine while enabling it to adapt to the needs of modern society.
Research: In this small village, there is a Wang family shrine Qitai Hall, built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, more than 230 years ago. And this small ancestral hall, which has experienced countless hours of history, was injected with new blood in 2014 Librairie Avant Garde the eighth branch of Nanjing Librairie Avant Garde and the first bookstore in the countryside.
Inspiration: There is a Wang family shrine Qitai Hall, built in the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty, more than 230 years ago. Librairie Avant Garde has been committed to rooting into the countryside, not for commercial needs, but for the dissemination of culture, so that those areas where it is most difficult to be able to read books have a cultural utopia gathered for the love of reading and books.
Project Duration: Project Address: Bishan Village, Yi County,Anhui
Completion date: December 2024
Operation Flow: First of all, the transformation of the bookcase is the core of the whole design, in order to reduce the damage to the bookcase caused by the humidity on the ground, the cement board is used to build the bookcase wall, and the bookcase is partially embedded. The form of the whole bookcase wall is inspired by the screen in Chinese painting, and the center area wrapped by three screens is the area for the daily activities of the literati. The screened bookcase recedes backward, drawing the viewer's eye toward the center of the picture.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Yunhai Zhao
Team Members: Yunhai Zhao
Image Credits: Image #1:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2025.
Image #2:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2025.
Image #3:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2025.
Image #4:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2025.
Image #5:Photographer YunHai Zhao,Designer,2025.