Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo by Xiang Li

Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo by Xiang Li is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

PlatiniImbere y'Inyubako· 2020

Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo

by Xiang Li

Client: X+Living

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo

Kwinjizamo ibyiza nyaburanga bya Chongqing mububiko bwibitabo, uwashizeho ibishushanyo mbonera yashyizeho umwanya abashyitsi bashobora kumva bameze nko muri Chongqing nziza mugihe basoma. Hariho ubwoko butanu bwo gusoma muri rusange, buri kimwe kimeze nkigitangaza gifite ibintu byihariye. Ububiko bwibitabo bwa Chongqing Zhongshuge bwahaye abaguzi uburambe bwiza badashobora kubona binyuze mubucuruzi bwo kumurongo.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini

Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo ni igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini cyegukanywe, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo bidasanzwe by'ukuri, byiza kandi bitangaje. Ibihembo bya Platini ni ibitangaza byo guhanga, ni ubuhamya bw'aho ubwenge n'ubuhanzi bigarukira, kandi bigaragaza ubunyamwuga n'ubuhanga butagereranywa bw'ababihanze. Biteganyijwe ko ibi bishushanyo ari byo bizwi cyane, bishyiraho ikibaranga ubwiza bw'igihe, bigatanga umusanzu mu mibereho myiza y'abaturage kandi bigura imbibi z'ubuhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga. Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo igaragaza urwego rw'indashyikirwa, igatuma isi iba nziza kubera ibiranga byayo bifitiye akamaro abantu. Chongqing Zhongshuge Ububiko Bwibitabo ni igihangano cyegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Platini, gikangura ibyifuzo, giha imbaraga, gishimisha kandi gitera ibyishimo bikomeye.

Behind the Design

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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.