Platinum Interior Space and Exhibition Design · 2025
Dongguan Zhongshuge Library Interior Design
by Eternal Architectural Design
- A' Design Award 2025 Platinum Winner in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Awarded April 15, 2025
- CLIENT: Eternal Architectural Design
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About Dongguan Zhongshuge Library Interior Design
Dongguan Zhongshuge Library is a bookstore interior located within a science and technology industrial park. The space spans three floors, with the main reading area rising from the first to the third floor. Gear elements form the central design language and serve as both decoration and bookshelves. A corridor on the second floor links a children's reading area, a forum area and a cultural and creative space with a coffee area. The children's area is inspired by a neutron source facility. Wood is used across nearly all elements to soften the industrial character.
Within the evolving discourse of contemporary experiential retail and cultural architecture, Zhu Jun's Dongguan Zhongshuge Library Interior Design emerges as a masterful synthesis of industrial sublimity and literary reverence, transforming the conventional bookstore typology into an immersive theatrical environment that celebrates the act of reading as journey and discovery. The designer demonstrates exceptional command of spatial dramaturgy, employing monumental circular portals that reference both mechanical precision and cosmic symbolism, their gear-like profiles suggesting the interconnected machinery of knowledge while their perfect geometric forms evoke celestial completeness. The material palette achieves sophisticated equilibrium between the warmth of extensively deployed wood surfaces, which wrap the curved shelving in tones of amber and sienna, and the cool technological precision of dark metal structural elements that define the primary architectural gestures. Lighting design operates as integral compositional element rather than mere illumination, with linear LED strips tracing each circular contour to emphasize geometric purity while warm ambient sources bathe the book-filled niches in inviting golden luminosity. The introduction of a polished black floor surface extending across the entire ground plane creates a mirror-world doubling of the vertical composition, transforming physical space into infinite reflection and suggesting depths beyond material limitation. Curved staircases wind through the composition with balletic grace, their delicate metal railings offering human-scaled counterpoint to the monumental portals while enabling vertical exploration of this multi-level literary landscape. How might one consider the ways in which architecture can transform the encounter with books from simple transaction into spatial pilgrimage, where each threshold crossed reveals new territories of knowledge and imagination?
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Dongguan Zhongshuge Library, Dongguan is situated within the Dongguan Songshan Lake Science and Technology Industrial Park. The design of the bookstore is inspired by the distinctive characteristics of its location and architectural form, where magical and industrial gear elements as the central design language are found across various sections of the space. These sections include the main reading area, a children's reading area, and a coffee area, each exhibiting a unique style and maintaining a cohesive design throughout the overall aesthetic.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 123 square metre
- Tags
- Interior Design, Bookstore, Magic, Technology, Industry
- Production Technology
- The bookstore spans three floors, with the primary reading area located on the first to third floors. A corridor on the second floor links the left and right sections, which include a children reading area, a forum area, and a cultural and creative space on the right, while the left side features a coffee area.
- Design Challenge
- The striking and abstract incorporation of gears in the corridor and Mid-store Island Section imparts a distinctly industrial yet enchanting atmosphere to the bookstore. The predominant use of wood in nearly all elements mitigates the coldness typically associated with traditional industrial design. The warm qualities of the wood foster a natural connection between the aesthetic and the intrinsic characteristics of the bookstore, fostering a fantastical environment that remains intact.
- Project Duration
- The project design commenced in April 2023 and was successfully finalized by June 2023. Following its completion, the project was exhibited at the Songshan Lake Art District located in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China.
- Operation Flow
- The children's reading area is inspired by the Spallation Neutron Source facility, featuring a distinctive indoor installation designed to deliver a technological experience that harmonizes with the local environment. This facility serves a dual purpose as an aesthetic element and a functional bookshelf, dividing the space into two separate reading areas. The cafe located on the second floor continues the industrial theme, presenting a factory-like ambiance through the use of lamps, tables, chairs, and large-scale installations that are seamlessly integrated into the overall design.
- Research
- The building is characterized by its petal shape, with a gradual elevation that shapes a natural viewing platform at the summit. From the rotating staircase leading to the top platform, the innovative design and efficient use of gear elements within the interior space contribute to a captivating and unique landscape. The gear elements serve as a decorative piece and a conventional bookcase, while the thoughtful arrangement of the interior allows users to access all areas where books are stored.
- Inspiration
- The Dongguan Songshan Lake Science and Technology Industrial Park serves as a significant technological center in southern China and the nation at large, housing the headquarters of many technology firms, including Huawei, along with their production and research and development facilities. Additionally, the park features advanced research institutions such as the Spallation Neutron Source Laboratory, one of only four globally. The vibrant research and industrial environment of the park serves as a vital source of inspiration for the interior design of the bookstore.
- Image Credits
- Eternal Architectural Design
- Patents
- Eternal Architectural Design
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