Dujiangyan Zhongshuge

Thefamous writer Yu Qiuyu once wrote:Itswater is infiltrating and extending; its civilization is a kind of spiritual life. The city is calledDujiangyan, located at south west of China. In the city with over a thousand years of history, the designer has injected new vitalityinto this historical and cultural city with creating aparadise for bookworms, that is, the Dujiangyan Zhongshuge bookstore. Surprise encounters withFairyland Pushthe glass curtain door open,the unique C-shape bookshelves with a natural walnut color will be in front of your eyes. The seemingly irregular sequence builds the intimacy of the space and becomesahighlight in the front hall. Theinspiration exactly comes from gray tile with a historical sense. The unique and lively arcshape blazes a new trail and subtly divides the forum area. Walking throughunder the bookshelf is like walking alongside an outdoor eave, or stepping intoa rolling mountain. Open a book, and you will be embraced into the atmosphereinstantly. Wandering among the books, it seems that time also slows down with stepsmoving forward. Stepping into the reading space, one could perceive the sceneryimages different fromtraditional bookstores and the profound culturalheritage. The bookshelves extend from the space to the adjacent columns,andingeniously catch the readers'curiosity and guide their route. The endless bamboo forest Walkingthroughthe winding waybetween bookshelf wall, the children’sreading area is suddenly exposed. Random and irregular green bamboo was ‘transformed’ into bookshelves in a creative way. The designer also decorates it withrepresentative element of Sichuan, the lovely panda. The pandaillustration hanging on thebookshelves like pandas climbing on highbranches, creating the beautiful artistic conception and natural vitality. Lookingdownward, the colorful cushions are stacked like hills, creating a lovely and dreamy reading atmosphere for children. Thecushions can also beseparated for many people to use, which alsoprovides comfort for children to sit on theground and relax. Greens Trees and Lakes In the Central Literature District, the designer usesthe mirror ceiling tovisually expand spatial ductility and create an open and highfeeling. The bookshelf wall inspired from the magnificentDujiangyan damspreads upward all theway, like a super city wall built with historical culture, which servesas a functional carrier for books. With the effect of black tiles flooring, the book tables seems like boats quietly mooring on the lake. It paddles and floatsbetween thebookshelf wall. Anyglimpse at the space will enjoy a visual feast. The changes of the architectural structure in the walking also reflect thedynamic aesthetics of climate changes, whether it’s rainy, windy or foggy. It seems that thebeautiful scenery of Dujiangyanis vividly presented in the space. Through the door holes on the bookshelf wall, different functional areas are all under theeyesight,enrich the visual experiences of readers. Take a novel book you love. Come to thecomfortable cafe and order a cup of coffee. Quietly embrace themellow art atmosphere. Whether you stay for an afternoon or just drop by, youcan appreciate the unique spiritual core of Zhongshuge, namely, giving all readers a veryornamental space, so as to produce ideological inspiration and create value. When you go up the stairs, the bookshelves beside you offer a variety ofbooks at accessible distance. Other places where people could not reach aredecorated with book pattern film, you can still feel the majestic momentum of thespace. By creating end scenery and using the technique of architecture, the designer movesthe magnificent spirit of mountains and rivers into the indoor space,presentsreaders withelegant and powerful artistic landscape,and also expresses the awe to nature. Here, we see a city. We listen to the dialogue betweenculture and wisdom, interpret the cultural thoughts condensed under the historicalcontext, experience the ancient feelings with a poetic flavor, and realize the dreampicture hidden inmind. Whether it is to usetile technology to depict anctient people's wisdom in the reading area, or display theinnocent happinessof encountering the bamboo sea in the children’sreading area, or portray the natural scenery in the literary area, they all aim to present a perfect destinationfor soulwith the harmoniouscoexistence of ideal livability and natural ecology. 9