金屬彩虹—蘇州鐘書閣
Metal Rainbow-Zhongshu Bookstore in Suzhou / Wutopia Lab

來自建築事務所的描述。新書店分為四個主要區域和幾個細分區域旨在運用象徵主義手法創造出一個豐富多彩的新世界，建築師為每個區域賦予了獨一無二的特徵：為新讀者設計的水晶聖殿; 為交流建議設計的螢火蟲洞穴；為閲讀空間設計的彩虹世外桃源;為兒童讀物設計的童話城堡。

From the architect. The new bookstore is divided into four main zones and several subdivided zones. Aiming to create a colorful new world by using symbolism, the architect gave a unique character to each zone: The Sanctuary of Crystal for new arrivals; The Cave of Fireflies for recommendations; The Xanadu of Rainbows for reading room; The Castle of Innocence for children books.

 水晶聖殿

作為一個入口，“水晶聖殿”是一個遍佈了書籍的空間。最新到達的書籍被安放在預製的透明亞克力書架上，在現有的書籍中十分顯眼。 由於材料採用了玻璃磚，鏡子和丙烯酸，“水晶聖殿”呈現的是一個閃亮的白色空間，吸引讀者進入書店。

The Sanctuary of Crystal
As an entrance, ‘The Sanctuary of Crystal’ is a space full of books and nothing else. The latest arrivals were arranged on the pre-fabricated transparent acrylic shelves, outstanding the presence of the books. Using glass bricks, mirrors and acrylic, ‘The Sanctuary of Crystal’ is a shining white space, luring customers into the heart of the store.

螢火蟲洞穴

穿過白色空間之後，“螢火蟲洞穴”是連接主廳和入口的黑隧道。顧客將在這裡挑選書籍，並遵循光纖指南進入主閲讀區。

The Cave of Fireflies
After the whiteness, ‘The Cave of Fireflies’ is a darker tunnel connecting the main hall and the entrance. Customers will pick books here and follow the guide of optic fibers into the main reading area. 

彩虹世外桃源

經過相對狹窄的空間，呈現出豁然開朗的“彩虹世外桃源”，這是一個大而開放的空間。得益於大開窗，室內有著充足的自然光線。作為最突出的空間，“彩虹世外桃源”提供了多種體驗。建築師利用架子、台階和桌子的不同高度，創造了懸崖，山谷，島嶼，急流和綠洲的超建築和抽象景觀。還有薄的穿孔鋁板模擬彩虹的漸變色安裝在書架中。這些1cm的薄板在裝飾的同時也分割出不同功能的區域，為該空間帶來神秘而朦朧的氛圍。呼應了中國古代哲學中提到的室外桃源。

The Xanadu of Rainbows
After a relatively narrow space, ‘The Xanadu of Rainbows’ is a large and open space. Thanks to the large windows, natural lights can pour inside. Being the most prominent space, ‘The Xanadu of Rainbows’ provides a variety of experience. Taking advantages of different heights of shelves, steps, and tables, the architect creates a hyper architecturized and abstracted landscape of cliffs, valleys, islands, rapids, and oases. There are also thin perforated aluminum sheets in gradient colors simulated as rainbows installed in the bookstore. These 1cm thin panels divides zones of different functions at the same time bringing a mysterious and vague atmosphere to the space. These moves shape a Xanadu from ancient Chinese philosophy.

 童話城堡

「彩虹世外桃源」之後，由白色ETFE牆壁圍攏的空間是兒童閲讀區。 在透明ETFE牆面的襯托下，童話城堡是書店的一個內在世界。這裡建立了一個孩子們可以互相交流的世界，並且與書店本身相互交織在一起。

The Castle of Innocence
At the very end of ‘the Xanadu of Rainbows’, the space surrounded by white ETFE walls is the children books area. With the help of translucent ETFE, the Castle of Innocence is an inner world inside the bookstore. Many complex installments were added in the space, building a world where children can interact with each other and with the bookstore itself.

多孔鋁板形窗戶在項目中佔有很大的份額。當一半的薄板穿孔時，它們便失去了金屬閃亮的視覺質感。當將不同尺寸和顏色的多個面板固定在一起時，會產生神秘感。這種模糊和朦朧的美感提高了書店的品味，每套面板之間的距離也非常重要，一些面板之間的差距大於其他間隙，從而創造不同體驗的空間。另外，由於面板幾乎半透明，每個單獨的空間之間的邊界被削弱。在燈光的照耀下，也可以從外面看到五顏六色的面板，使書店成為一個受歡迎的地方。

The perforated aluminum sheets shaped of windows play a huge part in the project. When half of the sheets were perforated, they lost the visual quality of shining metals. When multiple panels of different sizes and colors were fixed together, a sense of veil is created. This ambiguous and vague effects gave qualities to the bookstore. The distance between each set of panels is also of great importance. Some gaps between the panels are larger than others, thus creating spaces of different experiences. Again, with the almost translucent quality of the panels, the boundaries between each individual space is weakened. With the use of lights, the colorful sheets can also be seen from outside, making the bookstore an inviting destination. 

建築設計：Wutopia Lab
位置：中國，江蘇省，蘇州市 
主持建築師：Yu Ting
項目負責人：Shuojiong Zhang
面積：1380.0 m2
項目年份：2017
攝影：HU Yijie, CreatAR (AI Qing, MAO Yingchen, SHI Kaichen)

編譯：葉中玉 / 楊帆
內文轉載自：專築網