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Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня by Aico

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня by Aico is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Срібна нагорода A' Design Award in Архітектура Competition Category.


СріблоАрхітектура· 2021

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня

by Aico

Client: Yango Group Co. Ltd

Срібна нагорода A' Design Award Winner in Архітектура Category

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The Design

About Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня

Книгарня Pingjiang Wonder — це книжковий магазин у місті Сучжоу, Китай, із загальною площею забудови 1800 квадратних метрів. Будівля має форму витончено огранованого кристала й горизонтально розділена на дві частини. Верхня частина є фасетованою, а зрізані фасади нахилені під вертикальним кутом від 4 до 6 градусів у бік неба. Прозора нижня частина виконана в людському масштабі для кращої інтеграції в навколишні вулиці. Високовідбивні скляні панелі розміром 5 на 1,8 метра формують зовнішню каркасну навісну стіну.

The Recognition

About the Срібна нагорода A' Design Award

Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня є переможцем Срібної нагороди A' Design Award — надзвичайно престижного визнання, що присуджується першокласним дизайнам вищого ґатунку, чарівним і вражаючим. Переможці Срібної нагороди — це надзвичайно блискучі та вкрай креативні роботи, що ілюструють видатну експертизу, талант і проникливість своїх дизайнерів. Очікується, що Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня буде чудовою, взірцевою роботою, надзвичайно професійною та глибоко інноваційною. Цей дизайн-переможець Срібної нагороди A' Design Award — дуже помітний, шанований винахід, що приносить користь і розсуває межі мистецтва, науки, дизайну й технологій. Pingjiang Wonder Bookstore Книгарня — це творіння, якому дуже заздрять, яке розбурхує бажання, приносить позитивні почуття та викликає здивування й подив.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
As the first building amid the city complex turned from old town to the city gateway, we shaped it as a delicately-cut crystal. Dividing the building horizontally into 2 parts, we faceted the upper part and battered the sliced facades by a vertical angle of 4-6 degrees towards the sky as a pioneer, while we fit the transparent lower part into the human scale for better integration into the culturally unique streets. Thus, both parts can naturally merge into the different development stages.
Dimensions & Packaging
Gross Built Area: 1800 Square Meters
Tags
Bookstore, Suzhou, Glass Curtain Wall, Delicately-Cut Crystal, Speculations in a Tiny Space, Reflection, Urban Revival, City Pioneer
Production Technology
The high-reflective glass panels with a dimension of 5m x 1.8m were adopted to compose the external framed curtain wall.
Design Challenge
Challenges arose during the construction of specially designed facade curtain wall, for instance, the stress problem of the apexes that increases the fragility of the glass, and the flattening of glass panels sized 5m x 1.8m, which is larger than normal size. After systematic research and close collaboration, the unique diamond-like exterior took shape eventually.
Research
According to the law of THE NEGATION OF NEGATION in Science of Logic by Hegel, the result of self-sublation is never nothing but is characterized by new contents and forms. Such dialectic speculation forms the basic design logic for the building. To hide it into 500,000 square meter city complex, or to highlight its independent characteristics within the tiny 1800 square meters? An icy cluster of metal or a soothing piece of jade? Rounds of negations led us to the design eventually.
Inspiration
Rounds of explorations were made to define the facade of the new town pioneer bookstore. The Rose Cut, one of the diamond faceting method in the Renaissance, inspired the combinations of inlaid triangles. The apexes of each triangle glass are tilted in with a specific angle, forming the slight ups and downs on the exterior and reflecting the daily and seasonal variations of the sunlight.
Project Duration
The bookstore located in 777 Liansheng Rd, Gusu Dist., Suzhou, China, which started and completed in 2018.
Operation Flow
As the very first building in the titanic city complex, it is expected to stand out as a trendy experience center in the mess and pioneer in the new town. After the maturation of the entire city complex project, we hope it can remain culturally unique and serve the local community, merging into their daily life.
Team Members
Rudan Ye
Jing Zhang
Hucheng Yuan
Jinshan Chen
Tianyu Jin
Xin Wang
Peng Liu
Guangyuan Zhu
Image Credits
Image #1/#2/#3/#4/#5: Photographer Jianghe Zeng, 2018.

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