{"id":193228,"date":"2022-02-08T17:35:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T22:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&#038;p=193228"},"modified":"2023-11-17T13:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T18:48:44","slug":"the-latest-bookstore-by-xliving-in-shenzhen-serves-as-a-physical-manifestation-of-its-surroundings","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/the-latest-bookstore-by-xliving-in-shenzhen-serves-as-a-physical-manifestation-of-its-surroundings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest Bookstore by X+Living in Shenzhen Serves as a Physical Manifestation of its Surroundings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 45%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.\" class=\"wp-image-193236 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.\" class=\"wp-image-193236 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.\" class=\"wp-image-193236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">February 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Words: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/rebecca-lo\">Rebecca Lo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>Photography: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/shao-feng\">Shao Feng<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading size-small\">The Latest Bookstore by X+Living in Shenzhen Serves as a Physical Manifestation of its Surroundings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/award\/interior-designs-2022-best-of-year-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 Best of Year Winner<\/a> for Mixed Retail<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Shenzhen is China\u2019s version of the Wild West. Five decades ago, it was a sleepy backwater in south Guangdong province. But due to its proximity to Hong Kong, former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping earmarked Shenzhen as the country\u2019s first Special Economic Zone as part of his ambition to open the country. Less than two generations later, the city is the fourth most populous in China, with 18 million residents, and is home to tech company giants DJI, Huawei, and Tencent. Its reputation as a place where a quick buck can be made has long been solidified by its mushrooming start-ups and skyscrapers. For those seeking fortune there, Shenzhen\u2019s relentless development pace can be mind-boggling\u2014and alienating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"At Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore in China by X+Living, actual volumes along with peel-and-stick representations line a\u00a0122-foot-long spiral resembling a staircase on its side. \" class=\"wp-image-193229 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"At Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore in China by X+Living, actual volumes along with peel-and-stick representations line a\u00a0122-foot-long spiral resembling a staircase on its side. \" class=\"wp-image-193229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl01.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">At Shenzhen Zhongshuge bookstore in China by X+Living, actual volumes along with peel-and-stick representations line a\u00a0122-foot-long spiral resembling a staircase on its side. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Architect Xiang Li is fascinated by Shenzhen\u2019s meteoric ascent to the summit of global economic prowess. The founder and chief designer of <a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/xliving-takes-home-a-best-of-year-award-for-this-futuristic-bookstore\/\">X+Living<\/a> sought to capture its tension between familiarity and strangeness in her concept for bookstore chain Zhongshuge\u2019s first shop in the city. After 16 previous iterations of the brand in key Chinese destinations, including Beijing and Chonqing, she was entrusted again with a completely new identity for Shenzhen. \u201cZhongshuge\u2019s strategy is one city, one store\u2014a thousand stores with a&nbsp;thousand faces,\u201d Li explains. \u201cWhen conceiving each Zhongshuge, we integrate local culture and history, creating that particular city\u2019s reading room.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Books are displayed more trad\u00aditionally in the forum, where 14-foot-high stacks are lit by LED strips.\" class=\"wp-image-193230 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Books are displayed more trad\u00aditionally in the forum, where 14-foot-high stacks are lit by LED strips.\" class=\"wp-image-193230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl02.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Books are displayed more trad\u00aditionally in the forum, where 14-foot-high stacks are lit by LED strips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Li was further inspired by Memory, Anish Kapoor\u2019s 2008 Cor-Ten steel sculpture, its enormous tank shape playing with perception and scale, and tapped into this part of her mind vault while manifesting her impressions of Shenzhen. \u201cIt\u2019s an inclusive and vibrant city of migrants,\u201d Li observes. \u201cWhile researching, I realized that I could design a space which is a symbol for the city itself, paying tribute to the countless pioneers who created this land.\u201d Although not directly referenced, Salvador Dali\u2019s surrealistic masterpiece The Persistence of Memory also approximates the feeling the project elicits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cbalustrade\u201d consists of powder-coated rails anchored by iron \u201cbalusters.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-193232 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The \u201cbalustrade\u201d consists of powder-coated rails anchored by iron \u201cbalusters.\u201d\" class=\"wp-image-193232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl04.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The \u201cbalustrade\u201d consists of powder-coated rails anchored by iron \u201cbalusters.\u201d <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">It\u2019s sited in Qianhai, a district built on reclaimed land that was formerly part of the Pearl River Delta. Qianhai OCT is a recently completed mixed-use development that encompasses office towers, hotels, public parks, and retail shops, including the 14,000-square-foot Zhongshuge store. Visitors enter through tall glass doors, the glazing flanking them etched in white with inspirational messages in Chinese, Korean, and English. But even before coming in, the project\u2019s main intervention is clearly visible: a massive spiral staircase that is actually a bookshelf lying on its side dominating the store\u2019s central area. Like a sci-fi serpent snaking toward the reading, events, and children\u2019s rooms beyond, it\u2019s formed by two red metallic ribbons sandwiching LED-lit slots for books, complete with stairwaylike balusters and handrails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The spiral incorporates the bookstore\u2019s caf\u00e9, with leather-upholstered club chairs, stools, and a powder-coated high table, all custom.\" class=\"wp-image-193233 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The spiral incorporates the bookstore\u2019s caf\u00e9, with leather-upholstered club chairs, stools, and a powder-coated high table, all custom.\" class=\"wp-image-193233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl05.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The spiral incorporates the bookstore\u2019s caf\u00e9, with leather-upholstered club chairs, stools, and a powder-coated high table, all custom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As the 122-foot-long structure corkscrews, its shelves twist and turn to surround visitors with books from all directions. The shelves within easy reach are filled with real books, approximately 5,000 of them, that can be pulled out, browsed, and purchased. The spines that appear upside down are images printed on peel- and-stick paper. \u201cThe spiral\u2019s cut-out looks like a clock dial, alluding to the ladder of history that has been built over time while also conveying the sense that its progress has been pushed rapidly,\u201d Li says. \u201cAnd just as we used the spiral bookshelf as a metaphor for the rapid development of Shenzhen and the flow of time, it also represents the accumulation of literature through time.\u201d The spiral also serves another function: containing the shop\u2019s caf\u00e9 portion, where stools line a bar-height table finished in a glossy black powder-coat and club chairs are upholstered in matching inky leather. More black, in the form of terrazzo flooring with a reflective finish, acts as a mirror to exaggerate the mind-tripping effects of the spiral. To anchor the otherworldly environs, the shared wall between the main area and the three other spaces contains traditional full-height stacks, also lit by LEDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The ceiling is equally reflective, its custom pendant fixtures arran\u00adged in a cross formation above the forum\u2019s reading pit.\" class=\"wp-image-193235 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The ceiling is equally reflective, its custom pendant fixtures arran\u00adged in a cross formation above the forum\u2019s reading pit.\" class=\"wp-image-193235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl07.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The ceiling is equally reflective, its custom pendant fixtures arran\u00adged in a cross formation above the forum\u2019s reading pit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The other rooms, all together called the forum, are accessible via a wide corridor off the main area. Featuring multiple levels with a central pit, the forum can be used for readings and book signings as the steps double as seating and is surrounded by more floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. Like the store\u2019s main area, the ceiling here is mirrored so that it appears to stretch the shelves infinitely upward. Different, however, is the forum\u2019s art deco motifs, specifically the floor lamps around the pit and the myriad pendant fixtures overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The adjoining children\u2019s area, awash in \u201chappy, dreamy pastels,\u201d Li notes, continues the art deco theme via&nbsp;graphics and integrates reading nooks into a Ferris wheel\u2013shape wall treatment. Soft furnishings include a cushioned train that doubles as a reading table for budding bookworms. \u201cWe tend to use richer colors in children\u2019s spaces and incorporate urban cultural elements into the bookcase design to create a fun area for kids to read in,\u201d Li says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Custom floor lamps flank the reading pit, which has stepped seating for visitors during events.\" class=\"wp-image-193237 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Custom floor lamps flank the reading pit, which has stepped seating for visitors during events.\" class=\"wp-image-193237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl09.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Custom floor lamps flank the reading pit, which has stepped seating for visitors during events.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">She admits that brick-and-mortar bookstores are challenged by the prevalent online shopping culture yet acknowledges that the Chinese government is still encouraging their development. It has led to Zhongshuge\u2019s strategy of selling more than books. \u201cThis project presents a different way for consumers to experience a bookstore,\u201d Li states. \u201cI&nbsp;hope visitors can take away thoughts on what a bookstore can be for them going forward. Of course, it would be great if they buy a book or two to take away as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/award\/interior-designs-2022-best-of-year-award-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"410\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-1024x410.jpg\" alt=\"a lightbulb tilted to the left on an orange and purple background\" class=\"wp-image-205431 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/410;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"410\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-1024x410.jpg\" alt=\"a lightbulb tilted to the left on an orange and purple background\" class=\"wp-image-205431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2-768x307.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Interior-Design-ID22-BoY_carouselv2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h4>See Interior Design\u2019s Best of Year Winners and Honorees<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Explore must-see projects and products that took home high honors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/award\/interior-designs-2022-best-of-year-award-winners\/\" style=\"background-color:#f15a2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022 WINNERS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A pastel palette and an\u00a0amusement-park theme define the children\u2019s area, where a Ferris wheel emblazons a wall and flooring is PVC.\" class=\"wp-image-193238 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A pastel palette and an\u00a0amusement-park theme define the children\u2019s area, where a Ferris wheel emblazons a wall and flooring is PVC.\" class=\"wp-image-193238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl10.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A pastel palette and an\u00a0amusement-park theme define the children\u2019s area, where a Ferris wheel emblazons a wall and flooring is PVC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors enter the store through glass doors framed in stainless steel etched with inspirational phrases in Chinese, Korean, and English.\" class=\"wp-image-193231 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/664;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors enter the store through glass doors framed in stainless steel etched with inspirational phrases in Chinese, Korean, and English.\" class=\"wp-image-193231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl03_2.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Visitors enter the store through glass doors framed in stainless steel etched with inspirational phrases in Chinese, Korean, and English.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The color of the back of the spiral was chosen because it\u2019s the one with the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum of light, amplified even further by its reflection cast in the floor of mirror-polished terrazzo.\" class=\"wp-image-193234 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The color of the back of the spiral was chosen because it\u2019s the one with the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum of light, amplified even further by its reflection cast in the floor of mirror-polished terrazzo.\" class=\"wp-image-193234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl06_2.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The color of the back of the spiral was chosen because it\u2019s the one with the longest wavelength in the visible spectrum of light, amplified even further by its reflection cast in the floor of mirror-polished terrazzo. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.\" class=\"wp-image-193236 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Trad\u00aditional stacks also surround the spiral.\" class=\"wp-image-193236 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Interior-Design-XLiving-Zhonghuge-Shenzhen-idx220201_xl08.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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The Dujiangyan irrigation system, a UNESCO World Heritage site just outside this southwestern city, might date back to the third century B.C., but its distinctive form has inspired&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"card__id_project\"><div class=\"post-cards__image\"><a class=\"post-cards__link\" href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/wutopia-lab-transforms-a-historic-church-into-a-modern-bookstore-in-shanghai\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Wutopia Lab\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/1024;object-position: 50% 50%;\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wutopia Lab\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Interior-Design-Wutopia-Lab-Sinan-Books-Shanghai-idx220101_boy_ShiningMoment01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-cards__content\"><p class=\"type\">Projects<\/p><a class=\"post-cards__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/wutopia-lab-transforms-a-historic-church-into-a-modern-bookstore-in-shanghai\/\"><h4>Wutopia Lab Transforms a Historic Church into a Modern Bookstore in Shanghai<\/h4><\/a><p class=\"excerpt\">Best of Year Award Winner for Shining Moment, the historic St. Nicholas Church had been used as an office, a factory, private residence, and restaurant in the years since it ceased being a place of Russian Orthodox worsh&#8230;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li class=\"card__id_project\"><div class=\"post-cards__image\"><a class=\"post-cards__link\" href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/duoyun-books-turn-to-wutopia-lab-for-its-first-outpost-beyond-shanghai\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"478\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/IDPhoto-Interior-Design-Duoyon-Books-Wutopia-Lab-Taizhou-idx211201_wl01_2-1024x478.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"Duoyon Books\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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The founder and chief designer of X+Living sought to capture its tension between familiarity and strangeness in her concept for bookstore chain Zhongshuge\u2019s first shop in the city. 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