Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore
LUO studio recently conceived a distinctive bookstore in the underground space of a shopping mall in Beijing.
Due to different area requirements of various tenants that could occupy the space in the future, the space of the large commercial building was divided unevenly, and the walls and columns were separated and arranged disorderly. The mall hoped to maximize the potential of the underground space, where equipment rooms were set. The equipment space was dominated by intricately-mounted and dense pipelines, which posed a great challenge to the design.
For spatial renovation, bringing in a conventional suspended ceiling to conceal the pipelines would lead to a more cramped, oppressive space. Therefore, the design started from the idea of presenting the authenticity of the space without adding wrapping elements to original spatial structures.
I. Reveal the authenticity of the original space
Instead of enveloping the cluttered ceiling pipes or finishing the columns or walls, LUO studio intended to showcase the original state of the space, as they believed that the existing space was an inevitable result of urban space production and the walls and columns were neutral. The team worked to restore the original state of the columns and walls, with a view to unveiling the pure, authentic spatial textures.
The white coating of walls and columns was removed, and the irregular edges and corners were fully polished, thereby revealing the aggregate's textures in the concrete columns. The original ceiling structures were retained and endowed with a gray tone, which is slightly darker than the walls and harmonizes with the entire space.
Through those approaches, the basic structural components were reshaped, and the authenticity of the space was revealed.
II. Create “structural installations”
Based on the client's actual demands, shelves needed to be set against the walls and to be capable of adapting to changes. Since the walls were built with non-bearing hollow blocks, the specific width and height of the shelves should be pondered carefully to concentrate the stress of the shelves on the ground, with the walls providing additional support. Based on those considerations, LUO studio decided to bring in and place metal shelves against the walls. The shelves feature a broad and long base, and the walls were endowed with many anchor points to offer more support.
The metal shelves are structural furniture, which also functions as partitions that help increase variability and flexibility of the space. Each metal shelf is an embedded "structural installation".
III. Insert rotating screen walls under the beams
"Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore" is a new idea proposed by the client Juran Bookstore after its years of operation. It conveys a free future lifestyle for urban people, and puts forward the possibility of creating a flexible and varying bookstore space that integrates with other various functions such as exhibition.
Rotating screen walls were inserted under the beams as secondary structural components. As all the rotating walls are set vertical and perpendicular to the entrance interface, the whole space becomes open and transparent. However, when they are parallel to the entrance, the space is divided into multiple continuous yet independent parts, which enrich the sense of layering and depth of the space. Those screen walls can rotate and be fixed freely, thus helping obtain a flexible and changeable space.
The rotating wall's framework is riveted with angle steel profiles, and is enveloped by transparent or translucent materials. Transparent rotating screen walls are deployed at the entrance and the transition area leading to the rear zone for the continuity of the space, while translucent walls are set in other areas to enrich the space.
Holes are carved out on both sides of the screen walls based on module specifications, for allowing wooden sticks to pass through. In addition, different numbers of metal plates are flexibly set on the wooden bars at different heights, so as to meet the needs of hanging and placing books and cultural, creative products.
The overall interior design of the project is not conventional, as all strategies taken are aimed to return the architectural space to its original state. Through the insertion of structural furniture and other various spatial creation methods, the design restored the original appearance and authenticity of the space.
Project information
Design firm: LUO studio
Design team: Luo Yujie, Wang Beilei, Wang Zhen, Lu Zhuojian, Huang Shangwan
Client: Juran Bookstore
Construction firm: Shinewood Building Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Area: 479.1㎡
Location: 104-03, F1, Building 5, No.18 Yongrun Road, Haidian District, Beijing
Start time: October 2020
Completion time: April 2021
无目的概念书店
中国城市的大型商业建筑，由于先后进驻的不同店铺对面积的需求不同，对空间进行了大小不一的划分，使隔墙与柱子分离而杂乱。商业区要充分挖掘地下空间的潜力，但设备用房普遍布置于此，各种管道密集排布，压缩的施工周期使得管道安装缺乏统筹，错综繁杂，高低不一。
在室内营造的过程中，如果采用常规的室内吊顶进行遮掩，会使得原本并不高大的空间变得更加的狭小局促。在这种杂乱无序的空间中，不采取包裹的装修方法，而塑造原本的空间，成为这个设计的开始..
1，向内做，重回建筑“本体”空间
并不是从外裹饰杂乱的屋顶管道，也不对柱子和墙体进行外装。从空间的本体来考虑，它的现状是一种城市空间生产的必然结果（存在），柱子和墙体本身并没有所谓的空间好坏。如果还原这些柱、墙的原本状态，它的空间质感就会呈现。
将柱、墙外面的白色涂料面层剔除，将并不平顺的边角进行充分打磨，使得混凝土柱子中的石骨料质感得以呈现。在混乱的顶部，采用一个比墙面灰色深一些的色调作为背景，进行调和处理。
通过这些手段，重新塑造建筑基本结构部件，让空间的本体性呈现出来。
2，往下做，专注于“器具”的建造
根据业主的实际需求，靠墙要有搁架，并可以适应一定的变化。将这些具体的搁架宽度、高度数据进行更细致的斟酌，由于墙体是非承重空心砌块砌筑，研究如何通过将搁架受力集中于地面而使得墙面处于辅助支撑状态，便有了靠墙的金属搁架设置。更宽而长的基座，更多的墙体支撑铆点。
金属搁架是具有功能的结构型家具，成为必要的空间分隔墙（增加变化性和灵活布置度），是一种嵌生的“结构性器具”。
3，在梁体之下，植入旋转之墙
“无目的概念书店”，是海淀驹然书舍在多年运营积累下，提出的一种自由的未来城市人的生活方式。不要特别固定的陈设格局，提出营造多变空间的可能性，甚至要求书店兼具展览的可能性。
根植于结构主梁之下的次生结构部件——旋转之墙，当旋转墙全垂直于入口界面呈纵向时，空间通透；当旋转墙平行于入口界面，空间划分成几个递进连续而彼此隔掩的状态，增加空间的丰富性、层级；旋转墙也可以自由转动停留获得丰富多变的空间。
旋转墙采用型材角钢铆接骨架部分，骨架外侧采取了透明与半透明两种覆盖，入口处以及通往后场的过渡区为了空间延续采用了透明墙，其他区域为了增加丰富性则采用的是半透明墙体。
墙体之上也根据模数设置了可以对穿木棍的孔洞，并根据这些孔洞设置了2、3、5格的金属隔板，这些木棍、隔板满足悬挂、放置文创物品和书籍的需求。
这不是一个常规的室内设计，所有的动作都是往回清理来呈现建筑本体，往下营造并嵌入具有结构性的家具部件，通过这些另类的室内营造办法，赋予建筑内部空间一种原本和真实。
设计团队：LUO studio
设计人：罗宇杰 王蓓蕾 王振 卢焯健 黄尚万
业主：北京五亩地文化科技有限公司的驹然书舍（无目的概念店）
施工方：上木造（北京）建筑科技有限公司
室内面积：479.1㎡
项目地址：北京市海淀区永润路18号院5幢-1层104-03（海淀悦界主题街区）
设计时间：2020年10月
竣工时间：2021年04月
