Zhongshuge bookstore

Shangai-based architecture firm X+Living has just completed their most recent - and possibly most beguiling - bookstore in the city of Chongqing, China. Zhongshuge, a Chinese bookstore chain known for its bold interior design, commissioned X+Living to develop their newest shop with mesmerizing...

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Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as…

The Zhongshuge Bookstore in Dujiangyan, SW China’s #Sichuan, is definitely one of the best-recommended places for reading enthusiasts. Boasting mirror ceilings and glowing shelves with abundant supply of books, the bookstore could provide readers with an otherworldly experience.

Chongqing Zhongshuge Bookstore designed by X+Living , As one of the world's largest inland city of mountains and rivers, Chongqing is a city full of surprises

In Chengdu, China, this awe-inducing bookstore creates a paradise for bookworms with swooping a Read more..

Image 7 of 15 from gallery of Chongqing Zhongshuge Bookstore / X+Living. Photograph by Feng Shao