Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China

When entering Jun Zhu’s Tengda Zhongshuge Bookstore, the first feeling is the illusion of the concept area, like the source of inspiration Tiantai Mountain general bristling.

Partition of bookcase and appropriate size design, one step a scene, let a person cannot resist the desire to explore forward. 

Pass top tall bookcase and low bookcase interweave combination at space, look like waterfall and mountain forest at a distance, be in among them, having completely different feeling again, brunet ground mapping bookcase is like the inverted image in water, make originally shocking “landscape painting” more show poetic feeling, make a person indulges in.

Scattered on both sides of the concept area, two reading corridors are set up respectively. 

Facing the sky light, backed by the book wall, combined with the structural advantages of the building itself, the large area of natural light becomes especially soft after the transition of the window, walking here or stopping to read, you can feel the beautiful tranquility and peaceful time set off by the skylight everywhere.

Walk through the concept area to the “cultural and creative area”, the transfer station of the bookstore.

Inspired by The Haishan Islands of Taizhou Island, the circular structure echoes from the top to the bottom, referring to the separated islands metaphorically. 

The water wave plate at the top sets off the spirit and charm of the space appropriately, as if you can temporarily forget the hustle and bustle of the world, just want to walk slowly in the “island.”.

This area is intermingled with each partition, which can well strengthen the particularity of its sharing sale. 

If you want some wonderful cultural and creative derivatives, you will not be disappointed here.

Ordinary changes in space, the container of sentiments will make it extraordinary. Future greets when fusion design comes.

The coffee area is inspired by Shitang Ancient Town. 

The traditional architectural element “rubble” is extracted and decorated into the window. 

The flow of time is recorded in the motty light and shadow brought by the rising and setting sun, and the coffee area open for conversation is particularly lively. 

The bar and booth are arranged in an orderly way, like a fishing village market town in Taizhou. 

Let every reader who comes to the store feel the passion of the city.

Busy lanterns temple fair is a representative of the local traditional culture characteristic extremely, temple fair section element as inspiration, there can be no bone lanterns, dragon dance lion dance, the cultural heritage as a space theme of condensed people’s wisdom, let every child who goes to the shop to read can read happily, feel the enthusiastic atmosphere brought by folk customs, and explore the endless fun brought by the book sea.

Immersion of the feelings of warm atmosphere, folk customs and explore books bring fun.

When entering the reading area, what experience first is the structure that whole wall bookcase and top face modelling photograph coordinates. 

With the unique volcanic rhyolite landform of Taizhou, the smooth line sense is designed here. 

The originally quiet reading area becomes more quiet under the rendering of the long winding path like water.

The visual impact of readers’ initial entry into the concept area continues to this point, and the shock of “forum area” remains.

Continuous through the top of the bookcase, such as mountains of different scenes, smooth curves, standing on both sides of the space, with the natural light and lamplight, the noise fades, the spirit rises, and the poem and the distance shine into reality together, let a person instantly calm, the sense of fullness with immersion after reading arises spontaneously. 

The staggered staircase design for forum, exhibition, or daily use, provides a spontaneous and orderly open seating, enjoy as you like.

The whole project perfectly integrates the culture and scenery of Taizhou into the unique design techniques of Zhongshuge bookstore, from multiple dimensions such as abstraction and structuralism, giving readers a completely different charm of “city coordinates.”

Leave behind the fast pace of life, walk in the cultural palace of Tengda Zhongshuge bookstore, in here, can be a haven for you to yearn for a slow life, can also be a place for you to temporarily escape the reality of practice, but also can be the most beautiful home for you to find the habitat of soul.

Ordinary changes in space, the container of sentiments will make it extraordinary. 

Future greets when fusion design comes.

Project: Tengda Zhongshuge Bookstore, Taizhou Architects: ETER Architecture Design Lead Architect: Jun Zhu Design Team: Huiyan Yang, Xi Tian, and Zhengfang Zhang Client: Taizhou Tengda Commercial Operation Management Co. Ltd. Photographers: Biao Mu

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