Established in 2017, Hapitat Architects is a Beijing-based multidisciplinary design studio founded by Li Weihan (alumnus of the Technical University of Munich's School of Architecture, Germany) and Xiao Luran (graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia). As an open collaborative team, the studio places ecological and social sustainability at the heart of its practice.
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Book Retail Complex, 23 Chahuayuan Road NANNING
茶花园路23号图书零售综合体，广西南宁
Design highlights: As a book and merchandise outlet, the design concept focuses more on the customer's shopping experience and memory in the venue. The design takes the experience of wandering in a Chinese garden and substitutes it into the overall space design. This is because the Chinese literati gardens are concerned with seeing the scenery at every step and gaining a sensory experience in a leisurely manner. The focus in this design process is to allow customers to linger and wander instead of passing through. By integrating the products with the walls and using the original architectural framework to divide the space in an organic form, customers can have a different spatial experience in different product areas.
作为书与商品的卖场，设计概念更多的关注顾客在场地中的购物体验与记忆。设计把中国园林中游走的经验，代入到整个空间设计中。因为中国园林关注的是步步见景，闲庭信步中获得感官经验。在此设计过程中的重点是让顾客停留、游走代替通过。将产品与墙体融合，利用原本的建筑框架以有机的形态进行空间分割，让顾客在在不同的产品区域，获得不同的空间感受。
- Area: 2146 sqm
- Project year: 2020-2021
- Client : Guangxi XinHua Book Co.
- Location : Nanning, Guangxi, China