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A Minimalist Bookstore In China Lets Books Add The Colour

A Minimalist Bookstore In China Lets Books Add The Colour

⇒ Most bookstores have a dark and mysterious atmosphere, with walls stacked to the ceiling with shelves full of books. But the

Zhongshu Bookstore

in Xi’an, China, decided to do things differently. The

minimalist bookstore

has an

all-white decoration

, with pops of colour coming from the books displayed on the shelves.

Thanks to

Wutopia Lab

,

the

Zhongshu Bookstore

is the exact opposite of a traditional bookstore and it feels quite magical with all-white surfaces, curvy walls, and plenty of space to roam around while shopping for books.

The interior features

floor-to-ceiling bookshelves

that curve back and forth revealing colourful books along the way. The custom bookshelves were quite the undertaking comprising a steel frame behind the bookshelves that support the

massive structure.

The steel-plated shelves span 3,000 meters long and appear as if they’re floating, almost like you’re walking through the centre of a cloud.

To achieve that continuous undulating perimeter of shelves, calculations were programmed and processed by CNC machines to get each steel plate component which was then assembled on site. Display tables mimic the rounded curves of the shelves and become

floating islands

for books to rest.