Ferrying 복합 서점 by Xixi Quan and Kau Chan

Ferrying 복합 서점 by Xixi Quan and Kau Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 은상 in 인테리어 공간 및 전시 디자인 Competition Category.

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Ferrying 복합 서점

by Xixi Quan and Kau Chan

Client: MUST Design Digital Construction Laboratory

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 인테리어 Category

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The Design

About Ferrying 복합 서점

'페리잉(Ferrying)'은 2개 층, 1,500제곱미터 규모의 복합 서점이다. 공간 구성은 전통 수향(水鄕) 마을 블록의 논리를 따르며, 하나의 강줄기가 서적, 상품, 살롱 영역을 이어준다. 작은 다리, 마을 가옥, 미니어처 광장, 팔각 정자, 목선, 그리고 픽셀화된 기린(麒麟) 형상이 실내 경관을 구성한다. 여기에 파라메트릭 기법의 지하철 노선, 증강현실 체험, 티 공간 등 현대적 요소가 더해졌다. 시멘트 셀프레벨링, 테라조, 점토 벽돌, 화강석 등 소박한 지역 재료를 사용해 시공 예산을 낮게 유지했다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Ferrying 복합 서점, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Ferrying 복합 서점, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Ferrying 복합 서점, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: An abstract local traditional water town block is used as the logic of spatial organization: the river connects the space of books, commodities and salon, including small bridges, village houses, miniature squares, Chinese octagonal pavilions, ferries and mythical beasts "Qilin". They are also connected with contemporary technological elements such as local subway trains, AR experience and modern tea. The contrast between ancient and modern times makes this bookstore full of interest and attraction.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1500 square meters, two floors
Tags: multifunctional bookstore, literary living room, local water village aesthetics, mix and match of Eastern and Western styles, factory prefabrication, parametric technology, Traditional handmade wooden boat
Production Technology: This is a public welfare space. With a low construction budget, the ceiling is exposed and the local traditional simple floor materials are used: cement self-leveling, terrazzo, clay bricks, granite, etc. All the houses and their sloping roofs, octagonal pavilions, and subway trains are composed of simple steel structure lines, and the rhythmic subway train lines are parametrically generated using Grasshopper. The steel structure and the metal keel of the fort style white arch book corridor are prefabricated in the factory, which can also save costs. The mortise and tenon structure of the octagonal pavilion is relatively complex, and delicate indirect lighting is also set up to express the coexistence of its traditional structure and contemporary lighting aesthetics. The pixelated Qilin mythical beast is assembled with wooden modules, and the wooden boat display stand is specially customized in the wooden boat factory to ensure the creation of a local aesthetic atmosphere.
Design Challenge: The traditional octagonal pavilion in the salon space needs to present a contemporary sense of form to coordinate with the modern atmosphere of the community. Therefore, the simplified logic, color matching, lighting methods, and nodes of the traditional structure should be unique and original. Therefore, the design and construction process is challenging and needs to balance the relationship between the cost budget and the workers' wages. During the construction process, the octagonal pavilion must be completed on site with the workers to save budget and time.
The parametric body steel structure lines of the children's area should form changing parameters according to the movements of children of different ages and their corresponding data. The challenge of this design process is that the scale data needs to be very fine to ensure that the rhythmic lines can accommodate the body movements of children of different ages without getting them stuck.
Research: How to define a composite bookstore? How can we make it a highly utilized community “literary living room”? How should its functional settings, product and book category selection, and spatial aesthetic form be established? How to make residents feel a sense of belonging in this space? The design team conducted field surveys among residents of Nansha community, used MAXQDA to analyze qualitative data, and conducted qualitative research data collection, and came to the following conclusions: 1. Residents have a strong interest in continuing the traditional cultural context. 2. The demand for a relaxed composite parent-child space is very high: it allows children to read, socialize and play games, and allows parents to socialize, work and enjoy life. 3. The need for small local aesthetic spaces for gathering: as a supplement to libraries and community centers, this space should be full of friendly memories, rich in artistic atmosphere, elegant and relaxed, so that residents can hold events here Literature, art salons, and workshops can greatly improve the quality and taste of community life, help residents discover their inner strength, and give them the opportunity to discover a new self. 4. Non-standard new micro-integrated commercial entities should, in addition to the above-mentioned parts, provide products or brands that are different from ordinary products or brands on the market, such as distinctive handmade products and exquisite life aesthetic products that are close to life needs. Or niche brands. 5. The book categories should be mainly literature, popular science, psychology, art and life, children and youth books.
Inspiration: The project intends to create a literary living room full of a sense of belonging for Nansha residents and children. Nansha's traditional villages were built in the Pearl River system in southern China. Boats were an important means of transportation, and Western artillery and Western buildings from hundreds of years ago are still standing. The ancient village believed that the Qilin was an auspicious beast, and contemporary residents have inherited the Qilin dance of their ancestors.
Project Duration: The project is located in Huangge Town, Nansha Economic Development Zone, Guangzhou, China. Construction began in November 2022 and opened in April 2023. It has become a well-deserved "literary living room" in the hearts of community residents, a leisure and comfortable ocean of knowledge, and an elegant aesthetic space.
Operation Flow: This "water town market" is a fusion of ancient and modern, East and West. It not only provides reading, learning, work space, tea, coffee, light meals, AR experience, workshops, but also full of imagination and scene experience, like: there are houses on both sides of the "river", which contain books, various interesting products and cultural and art salons. The wooden boat booth seems to be sailing in the river, making the space dynamic. At the end of the "river" is the salon area. The steps, octagonal pavilions, wooden boats, houses and sloping roofs create a gathering atmosphere of a small village square, welcoming people to sit down and read and talk, meet new friends and have new stories. The children's area is themed on the subway station. The body of the train is composed of undulating steel structure lines, and the space is full of rhythm. Children like abstract shapes and lines. They drill and climb in the lines, hang and shake on the lines. Children also like to push and pull the doors of subway train. They open and close doors and play hide-and-seek by themselves, and they prefer to be a train driver driving in front. When children play and read, parents can enjoy coffee and tea and aesthetic space or work next to them.
Team Members: Xixi Quan, Kau Chan and Junming Chen