From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P.
Twenty years ago, an office building sat above the Xixi Wetland, located just west of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in eastern China.
But now, after being left behind for two decades, the space has been reinvigorated as a luminous bookstore that any bibliophile could get lost in for hours: The Xixi Goldmye Bookstore.
Architects at Atelier Wen’Arch took a minimalist approach to the space while working with the surrounding beauty of nature.
Once closed off and secluded, the 880-square-meter, U-shaped building now opens brightly to the Xixi National Wetland Park, complemented by three wings.
Visitors can enter the building at a horizontal entry point, lifted just above the wetlands, to shop and explore, or to simply sit and enjoy a closed water courtyard for gathering, relaxing, and taking in the scenery. (continued on page 2 or here)