{"id":19543,"date":"2019-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/2019\/11\/20\/a-new-amazing-bookstore-in-china\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T15:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T13:26:05","slug":"a-new-amazing-bookstore-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designdiffusion.com\/en\/2019\/11\/20\/a-new-amazing-bookstore-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Amazing Bookstore in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>X+Living, which has already designed many bookstores scattered throughout China, has just completed a new stunning bookstore in Chongqing for its client Zhongshuge<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-129207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"libreria-in-Cina\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A big place located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, in southwest China, Chongqing is a growing city, full of charming places. Located on the third and fourth floors of the Zodi Plaza skyscraper, <strong>Chongqing Zhongshuge bookstore <\/strong>welcomes its visitors with a simple glass fa\u00e7ade. The surprise is hidden inside. This bookstore, set on 1,300 square meters, seems to have been designed to catch the attention of readers and architecture enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-129209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00024-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"libreria-in-cina\" width=\"840\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xl-muse.com\/\">X+Living<\/a>, the practice established in 2011 by young Li Xiang, books become a real <strong>compositional and creative material<\/strong>, ideal for crafting scenographic and photogenic environments.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00028.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1017\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the entrance covered with mirrors, for example, the shelves are reflected on the floor forming a <strong>tunnel of books<\/strong> that invites visitors to follow it. The shelves of the children\u2019s reading room are painted with the landscape, buildings and means of transport typical of Chongqing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-129213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/childrens-reading-room00042-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"libreria-in-cina\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the main room, the double staircase with bookshelves and the mirrored ceiling double the size of the room creating amazing effects.<\/p>\n<p>[Text Luisa Castiglioni-Ph. Shao Feng]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-129215\" src=\"https:\/\/www.designdiffusion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/00010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"\/?p=128407\">here<\/a> to read our interview with <strong>Shanghai-based <\/strong>architect <strong>Weichen Zhong<\/strong> with whom we discussed the evolution of design in China.<\/p>\n<p>Discover <a href=\"\/?p=128910\">here<\/a> <strong>Shanghai Grand Opera House<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X+Living, which has already designed many bookstores scattered throughout China, has just completed a new stunning bookstore in Chongqing for its client Zhongshuge A big place located at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, in southwest China, Chongqing is a growing city, full of charming places. 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