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俞挺新作：一個偉大書店該有的新世界

2021/12/25

蘇州鍾書閣是我繼設計第一家鍾書閣五年之後的新作，位於蘇州工業園區蘇悅廣場三樓。我希望鍾書閣最後能成為一家偉大的書店，我認為偉大的書店就應該設計成一個新世界。這個新世界按照鍾書閣的布店習慣，要分成四個主要功能區和幾個細分的輔助功能區。我決定以象徵主義作為策略塑造這四個功能區，並把它們組合成一個完整的世界表述。這個世界的四層象徵意義如下

Zhongshu Bookstore in Suzhou， designed by Yu Ting， is the newest one of its brand since the first opened five years ago. 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.

▼一個地方如果沒有一家書店，就算不上個地方了，a place without any bookshop is not a place for domesticity

▼讀者與閱讀空間朦朧的關係，hazy relationship between readers and the environment

▼在書店中盡興地閱讀，enjoy reading in the bookstore

水晶聖殿The Sanctuary of Crystal

書店入口是新書展示區，當季的新書放置在專門設計的透明亞克力擱板上，仿若漂浮在空氣中，這裡除書之外，再無餘物。建築師用玻璃磚，鏡子，亞克力和白色把這個區域塑造成水晶聖殿。它純凈，發光一般地存在，引導讀者繼續深入鍾書閣的世界。

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.

▼書店純凈的入口，the illusory abstraction of the bookshop』s entryhall

螢火蟲洞The Cave of Fireflies

接著就是推薦書閱讀區，他是新書展示區的下句，由對偶而得潔白的水晶聖殿下句是幽黑的山洞，象徵閱讀有時會讓你有些沮喪，似乎陷於迷茫。但這山洞並非一片漆黑，思想有如螢火蟲般閃爍在你的周圍，激勵往前走。我們用光導纖維來創造螢火蟲般的光輝。

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.

▼穿越幽深的山洞進入主要空間，the access connects to the main area

▼推薦閱讀區的瑩瑩光輝，the light washing space for recommended books

▼主要展示空間，the main displaying area

彩虹下的新桃花源The Xanadu of Rainbows

螢火蟲洞的盡頭，空間豁然開朗，大面積的落地玻璃幕牆帶來了明亮的自然光線。我們先在這裡布置了收銀台和咖啡吧，作為讀者來到鍾書閣中央世界的歇腳之處。之後的轉折，讀者就進入了最最主要的圖書閱覽空間。

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.

▼彩虹下的世界，the Xanadu under the artificial metal rainbows

▼裝置與設施的交織，the intertwined installation and facilities

我們利用書台、書架、台階等實際使用需求，創造出懸崖，山谷，激流，淺灘，島嶼和綠洲。這其實就是一個抽象過的具有傳統的山水世界—-新桃花源（new utopia）。它被廣袤的彩虹所籠罩。彩虹從天花瀉落在地面形成屏風，自然而然地劃分出閱讀區，主要圖書區以及藝術設計、進口原版等細分圖書區。

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.

▼室內的山水世界，the indoor abstacted landscape

▼空間細部，detail of the space

彩虹是由帶有花瓣圖案的穿孔鋁板形成的。我原來選用的亞克力，因為耐火等級達不到規範要求而改用。當穿孔率超過50%后，鋁板在視覺上失去了金屬應有的質感，多層次的鋁板疊在一起，彷彿許多層次面紗。失去質感的金屬最終創造了朦朧不確定的視覺效果，給我們帶來極大的驚喜。彩虹的設計的製作使用了參數化的技術。蘇州鍾書閣不是一個由參數化而形成的設計，它在某個重要的場景以參數化作為工具達到它的象徵主義落地的目的。

The rain is composed of perforated aluminum. The original choice of architects』， Acrylic， is asked to be replaced for the fire-proof purpose. The aluminum panels， however， lose its metallic quality when hollow rate gets higher than 50%. The effect of many aluminum plates overlaid together is like layers of veils. Eventually， the metallic material creates an ambiguous visual effect. The outcome is incredibly surprising. Parametric manufacturing is applied to the design process of the rainbow. The bookstore is not driven by the parametric design， but it did help the team to achieve the symbolic idea.

▼融入了參數化設計的空間，parametric tool helps the architect to achieve the controlling of the space

▼對色彩表現的精確控制，the precision control of color performance

彩虹落地形成的垂直曲線隔斷和直線的建築氣候邊界之間形成不同層次、不同尺度、不同動靜的讀書空間，有俯瞰街頭的一個人的閱讀角，有開放交流的多人場所，也藏著供孩子們私密閱讀的帳篷。兩個界面之間的空間是鍾書閣和外部世界保持獨立性的邊疆。

Touching of the rainbow has draped a vertical veil to create different layers of scale and rhythm for readers. The place for communication and public activities， also the area of the secret camping site. The boundary between indoor and outdoor space is the independent meditative paradise.

▼彩虹創造出了空間的獨立性，the independency created by the draping of rainbow

童心城堡The Castle of Innocence

當彩虹絢爛的顏色逐漸歸於平淡，於是在鍾書閣的盡頭浮現出來一個白色橢圓形城堡。它就是兒童閱讀區。孩童之心城堡是由正反建築小屋互相穿插組成很有參與性的空間，加之ETFE膜作為外牆組成的一個半透明的迷你城市。孩子們在這裡可以無拘無束地瀏覽書籍，交往，或者看著窗外的世界瞎想。所以它有時更像一個橢圓形劇場，你在裡面看到自己的過去和生活的真相，你會想，或許很久以前，你就盼望來到這麼一個房間。

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.

▼顏色盡頭的白色城堡，Castle of Innocence sits at the end of the color

▼城堡中的兒童閱讀區，reading area for children hidden behind the castle

▼空間中等待被發現的驚喜，a surprising present waiting to be unwrapped

▼為孩子們設計的空間，a place designed for kids

我們工作室的信條之一就是任何室內設計都要關照城市空間。所以我說服業主把原來的選址改在能佔據街角的三樓。儘管物業方禁止我們對建築外立面進行改建，我們還是充分利用照明的手段，將鍾書閣內部的彩虹呈現給了城市。它完全改變了街角的商業氣質，它可以是屹立在時間和平庸的汪洋大海里的燈塔。在這裡的四周都彷彿安靜了，再喧鬧的市井依然可以安靜溫暖地讀書。時間彷彿流水緩慢地流淌，沖刷掉你偏見的堅殼，你在閱讀中新生，在鍾書閣的世界中新生，通過閱讀，你不用擔心自己是普通人，每個人都是自己日常的英雄。

One of the dogmas of our firm is we should put the city spaces into consideration when doing interior design. Thus， we persuaded my client to move the site from the original space to the third floor， which takes up a significant location of the street corner. Although the estate management forbids us from renovating the facade of the building， we managed to utilize artificial lighting to present the rainbow in the bookstore to the city. That utterly transforms the commercial environment of the street corner. A light tower on an ocean of mundanity and time indeed. 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.

▼城市喧囂中的安靜綠洲，a tranquil oasis in the buzzing city

我站在街角看著蘇州鍾書閣，這彩虹里的書店，「每個人的生命中，都有最艱難的那一年，將人生變得美好而遼闊……」最後看來，這一切都是值得的，它是一個可以企及的奇迹。

I stand at the corner of the streetscape， seeing the bookshop under the rainbow，「every single man will experience their difficult times， after that the horizon of the world will be much broader……」 In the end， it seems that all the effort is worthy， it is a miracle that deserves the hardest chasing.

▼街景中的彩虹奇迹，a rainbow-color miracle in the streetscape