Xinglong Lake CITIC Bookstore

Place & design

Beginning with the idea of a book falling from the sky, the bookstore connects architecture, reading and the lakeshore. Its sweeping roof responds to ripples on the water and gives the reading space a distinctive scale.

On the eastern edge of Xinglong Lake, the building occupies the meeting point of land and water. Through architecture and interior design, MUDA explores the relationship between people, books, nature and space.

Project photography: Architecture: Arch-Exist; interiors: HereSpace