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Xiang Li Receives the Platinum A' Design Award for Guiyang Zhongshuge Bookstore in Interior Space and Exhibition Design
Xiang Li recognized for interior space and exhibition design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Platinum A' Design Award in the Interior Space and Exhibition Design category for Guiyang Zhongshuge Bookstore by Xiang Li, designed for X+Living. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Platinum A' Design Award Explained
The Platinum A' Design Award is recognized for honoring designs that stand at the forefront of creativity and innovation. It is the highest accolade bestowed by the A' Design Awards, acknowledging works that blend remarkable innovation with impactful societal contributions. These designs not only showcase exceptional artistic and technical proficiency but also highlight their creators' commitment to advancing the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Recipients of this award are celebrated for their role in shaping the aesthetics and trends of our time, contributing significantly to the enhancement of quality of life and promoting sustainable development.
More About Guiyang Zhongshuge Bookstore
With the mountainous corridors and stalactite grotto-looking bookshelves, the bookstore introduces the readers into a world of Karst cave. In this way, the design team brings fantastic visual experience while at the same time spreads the local characteristics and culture to a larger crowds. Guiyang Zhongshuge has been a cultural feature and urban landmark in Guiyang city. In addition, it also bridges the gap of the cultural atmosphere in Guiyang.
About Xiang Li
Li Xiang, who founded X+Living Architecture and Interior Design in 2011, has created representative and outstanding design works across diverse business formats such as commercial real estate, culture, retail, family entertainment and hospitality. She leverages her distinctive insights into art and culture to construct commercial spaces teeming with emotional tension, crafting sensory escape points for the general public and infusing the brands she serves with design creativity that confers a competitive edge.
Award Record
This recognition makes Xiang Li a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted between the 2018 - 2019 and the 2019 - 2020 editions of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award
The A' Interior Design Award is an international interior design competition recognizing good interior designs by interior designers and architects worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to interior designers, interior architects, architects and decorators from all countries. Typical entries include residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries and retail stores. The awarded interior designs are published at https://desingers.org/design-category/interior
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://desingers.org/89255
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/89255
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!89255
- Laureate Profile: https://desingers.org/d/229886
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.xxxxxx.design
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Guiyang Zhongshuge Bookstore
- Function
- Bookstore
- Category
- Interior Space and Exhibition Design
- Discipline
- Spatial Design
- Industry
- Architecture and Packaging & Retail
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Black, Dark Slate Gray, Sienna and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- X+Living
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Xiang Li
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Platinum A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #89255
Credits
- Team
- Li Xiang
- Image Credits
- Photographer Shao Feng, Guiyang Zhongshuge, 2018.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The purpose of Zhongshuge is to build the most beautiful bookstore in China. According to this aim, Guiyang Zhongshuge not only pursues aesthetics in its design, but also combines local cultural characteristics and local conditions, and creates entity bookstores with rich differentiation. The most distinctive karst landform of Guiyang was moved into the interior, which bringing readers a cave-like experience.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of Guiyang Zhongshuge comes from natural landscape of Guizhou, geographical features and original cultural, for example, the prototype of cultural and creative area is karst landform peculiar to Guizhou.
- Research
- With the impact of online shopping on traditional bookstores, designers are keenly aware of the growth of consumer experiential demand. By designing mysterious and fantastic bookstores with rich cultural connotations, readers are attracted to enter physical bookstores and the reading experience brought by physical bookstores.
- Challenge
- To create karst landform in this shopping mall, first of all, designers need to consider whether the height of the floor matches the actual environment. And when creating the cave environment, designers need to consider how to restore the real scene more vividly under the premise of ensuring the safety of readers.
- Realization and Technology
- In terms of the cultural and creative corridor, where rows of stalactites down the ground against the black glass of the ground seem like infinitely extended waiting for readers to explore. On the book stand of ship type, chandeliers are shelved going along the water flow on the ground, which introduce readers through the treasures of knowledge. The cultural and creative area takes the conception of karst landform. The mountain-shaped bookshelves are intertwined and wind along the path.
- Operation and Interaction
- Designers pay attention to the experiential needs of consumers and create a comfortable and mysterious reading environment for readers. The Guiyang Zhongshuge has become not only a bookstore, but also a comprehensive experience place integrating thinking, reading, leisure and chatting. Inspired by the environment, readers can explore the treasures of knowledge.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project is finished in October 2018 in Guiyang, China.
- Specifications
- The floor area of the project is 3400 sqm.
- Keywords
- bookstore, guiyang, china, civic interiors, library, cultural
