Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky by Xiang Li

Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky by Xiang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Platina in Famolavolana Habaka Anatiny ary Fampisehoana Competition Category.

PlatinaAnatiny· 2020

Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky

by Xiang Li

Client: X+Living

A' Design Award Platina Winner in Anatiny Category

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The Design

About Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky

Mampiditra sehatra mahafinaritra ny Chongqing ao amin'ny fivarotam-boky, ny mpamorona dia namorona sehatra iray izay mety ho tsapan'ny mpitsidika ao amin'ny Chongqing mahafinaritra manoloana ny famakiana. Misy karazany dimy amin'ny faritra famakiana, ary ny tsirairay amin'izy ireo dia toy ny kianja iray manana endri-javatra mampiavaka azy. Ny trano fivarotam-bokin'i Chongqing Zhongshuge dia nanome ny mpanjifa traikefa nahafinaritra kokoa fa tsy afaka mahazo amin'ny alàlan'ny fivarotana an-tserasera izy ireo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Platina

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Platina ny famolavolana Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky, fankasitrahana malaza indrindra omena ny famolavolana izay tena miavaka, tsara tarehy ary mahatalanjona. Ny mpandresy Platina dia fahagagana amin'ny famoronana, porofon'ny fetran'ny fahaiza-mamorona ara-tsaina, ary mampiseho ny fahaizana ara-barotra tsy manam-paharoa sy ny fahamoramoran-tsain'ny mpamolavola azy. Andrasana ho asa malaza indrindra ireo famolavolana ireo, izay mamaritra ny hakantony ara-zavakanto amin'ny vanim-potoana iray, manampy amin'ny fahasalamam-piarahamonina ary mampandroso ny sisintanin'ny zavakanto, ny siansa, ny famolavolana ary ny teknolojia. Ny famolavolana Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky dia mampiseho haavon'ny fahaiza-manao mihoatra ny fetra ary tsy isalasalana fa mahatonga ny tontolo ho toerana tsara kokoa noho ny toetrany mahasoa sy sarobidy. Ny famolavolana Chongqing Zhongshuge Fivarotam-Boky dia asa nandresy ny A' Design Award Platina izay mamaly ny faniriana, mamporisika, mampientam-po, mahafaly ary mamelona fifaliana lehibe.

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.