https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2443 en-us A Shanghai-based firm creates a landscape of books in Hangzhou, China.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12100 Sun, 01 Jan 2017 08:30:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/12100-zhongshuge-bookstore-by-xliving With a mirrored ceiling reflecting its well-stocked walnut shelves, the reading room of a new Zhongshuge Bookstore invites customers to sit and read on its tiers of pillowed platforms. Photo © Shao Feng The stepped reading area as viewed from the store’s reading corridor. Photo © Shao Feng Looking out of the stepped reading area, through the reading corridor and into the pristine “reading forest.” Photo © Shao Feng The reading corridor Photo © Shao Feng The reading corridor Photo © Shao Feng Looking into the reading corridor from the “reading forest”. Photo © Shao Feng The “reading forest” Photo © Shao Feng Children’s picture book pavilion Photo © Shao Feng Children’s picture book pavilion Photo © Shao Feng Children’s picture book pavilion Photo © Shao Feng Floor plan Image courtesy X+Living