Gull Interiør · 2021
Zhongshuge Bokhandel
by Xiang Li
- A' Design Award i Gull 2021 in Interiør
- CLIENT: X+Living
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 32,049
- Verification code DF9934BE68 · Verify this award
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About Zhongshuge Bokhandel
Zhongshuge er en bokhandel i Dujiangyan, Sichuan, Kina, med et gulvareal på 973 kvadratmeter. Designet henter inspirasjon fra det lokale landskapet og byens lange historie med vannforvaltning. I litteraturavdelingen minner høye bokhyllevegger om formen til Dujiangyan-demningen. Tapet med bokmønster og et speiltak utvider rommet visuelt. Bokbordene er formet som båter og ser ut til å flyte over det svarte flisgulvet. Bokhandelen kan stille ut mer enn 80 tusen bøker av 20 tusen ulike slag.
About the A' Design Award i Gull
Zhongshuge Bokhandel er vinner av A' Design Award i Gull, en enormt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles førsteklasses, praktfulle og enestående design. Gullvinnere er usedvanlig nyskapende, visjonære og glamorøst blendende skaperverk som gjenspeiler designernes geni, visdom og dyktighet. Zhongshuge Bokhandel forventes å være en høyt rost, trendsettende og monumental oppfinnelse som gir enestående verdi. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Gull, er et spektakulært, respektert prosjekt som i høy grad gagner og flytter grensene for kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi. Zhongshuge Bokhandel skaper intense følelser av begjær, vekker lidenskap, oppmuntrer til kreativitet og fascinerer oss.
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- Unique Properties
- The design of the whole project is highly inspired by local landscape. From the bamboo forest in kids reading area to the Dujiangyan dam in literature area, designer moved elements of the city into the bookstore, and transformed them into practical functions. By creating the scenery and using the technique of architecture, designer presents visitors with an elegant and powerful artistic landscape.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The floor area of the project is 973 sqm.
- Tags
- Xiang Li, Zhongshuge, Interior Design, xliving, Bookstore, China
- Production Technology
- In the literature area,bookshelves walls are inspired by the magnificent Dujiangyan dam spreads upwards all the way. Wallpaper with book patterns are used to decorate top of the bookshelves, combined with the reflection from the mirror ceiling, it visually expands spatial ductility and create an open and high feeling. Book tables are designed in the shapes of boats, with the effect of black tiles flooring, it look like they are quietly mooning on the lake, floating between the bookshelf wall. The bookstore is able to display over 80 thousand books covering 20 thousand kinds.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty of the project for our team involves how to translate the local landscape elements of Dujiangyan into bookstore through design language that can create an amazing customer experience, and at the same time guarantees the practical functionality that the bookstore requires.
- Research
- The design is heavily inspired by the local famous landscape. Therefore, we decided to move the spirit of local mountains and rivers into the indoor space. We not only aim to present visitors with an abstract and artistic landscape, but also hope visitors can be touched by the spiritual expression once they walk into the space.
- Inspiration
- The beautiful city the project located in is called Dujiangyan. The city is famous for its unique culture and landscape due to its long history of water conservancy project. Therefore, we hope to integrate the historical elements of the city into the design to create a dialogue between culture and wisdom.
- Project Duration
- The project finished in September, 2020 in Dujiangyan, Sichuan, China
- Operation Flow
- Visitors will be first greeted with gray tile inspired bookshelves, they not only build intimacy but also divide the forum area. Moving forward, visitors will reach the reading space where bookshelves extend from the space to the adjacent columns, catching the curiosity of readers and guide their route. In the literature area where it seems like the beautiful scenery of Dujiangyan dam is vividly presented in the space. Walking upstairs, the bookshelves beside the stairs offers a variety of books at accessible distance, visitors could grab a book and have a read on the second floor where various seats are provided.
- Image Credits
- Image#1: Photographer Shao Feng, Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, 2020.
Image#2: Photographer Shao Feng, Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, 2020.
Image#3: Photographer Shao Feng, Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, 2020.
Image#4: Photographer Shao Feng, Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, 2020.
Image#5: Photographer Shao Feng, Dujiangyan Zhongshuge, 2020.
