This library is positioned within the small village of huairou, a two hours drive away from the urban center of beijing, china, the 'liyuan library' by chinese practice li xiaodong atelier is encompassed within a mountainous and forested landscape. a five minute stroll from the village's center, the fully glazed interior contains quiet and contemplative reading spaces and a series of platforms which integrate shelving for books. after analyzing the region's characteristics, an exterior screen clad with ordinary sticks was chosen to conceal the glass facade, receding into the surrounding nature without competing with it.
stepped interior with integrated shelving for books
piles of wooden sticks for facade
bundled sticks used to heat villagers stoves were collected as the raw facade material
site plan
floor plan / level 0
floor plan / level 1
roof plan
elevation
elevation
elevation
elevation
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parapet detail
door details
window details
project info:
architect: li xiaodong / atelier
team: li xiaodong; li yayun, huang chenwen; pan xi
location: jiaojiehe village, huairou county, beijing, china
floor area: 175 m2
client: jiaojiehe village
construction period: march 2011-october 2011
construction cost: RMB 1050,000
commissioning donors: luke him sau charitable trust and pan xi
Via : designboom
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