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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU

LIVA RIVERSIDE BOOK BAR RECONSTRUCTION OF ECNU

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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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ARCHITECTS
Lacime Architects

CATEGORY
Library

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Zhaoqing Song

LANDSCAPE DESIGN
Lacime Landscape

LOCATION
Liva Riverside, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

INTERIOR DESIGN
mohen-design

PROJECT YEAR
2019

PHOTOGRAPHS
Qianxi Zhang

CLIENT
East China Normal University, CIFI Group Co. Ltd

CLIENT TEAM
Yanhang Xiao, Junyi Lin, Junjie Li, Shiyu Sun

INTERIOR DESIGN TEAM
Muhuan Zhao, Yingjian Wang, Zhenni Duan

DESIGN TEAM
Sheng Li, Zheyu Shi, Yingchao Li, Xing Qu

AREA
388.0 m2

LANDSCAPE DESIGN TEAM
Yi Zhang, Bengqiang Hong, Weifeng Xie, Xiaoyan Wang, Beili Wu, Jie Chen

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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SITE LOCATION

The renovation project locates along the riverside, the core of teaching buildings area and the centerline of the campus. The warehouse for building materials was in idle or abandoned.

The structure of the Chong’er Pavilion nearby is well maintained, but the space is not opened and less active. Besides, landscape resources are barely utilized, thus the whole place is not functioning.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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CONCEPT & MULTIPLE FUNCTION PLACEMENT

During renovation, the surrounding space has been combined. With the existing architectural structure being kept, new functions such as reading, displaying, tea drinking and relaxing are created to satisfy different needs from students, teachers, civilians and other groups.

Through conversion of the space from transition to staying, the banks along the Li’wa River have been greatly upgraded.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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BOOKBAR RECONSTRUCTION

L2 is partially expanded and a glass house is added at the entrance, which enlarges the whole space.

In terms of function planning, L1 broadens the river view when coffee, tea and snack are provided inside the open space.

On the other side, partial mezzanine is added under the slope roof, creating a private space for thinking and reading.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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CHONGER PAVILION RECONSTRUCTION

During the renovation of Chong’er Pavilion, the space is again broadened, by keeping the body as much as possible while demolishing the existing glass door and windows.

Through fold-line treatment, the base is decorated and remade as a sculpture, symbolizing the boat of the glorious history of ECNU and an ever-illuminating water lantern floating on the river.

THE USE OF ARCHITECTURAL LANGUAGE & MATERIALS

Extracting and transforming the features of existing slope roof of the teaching faculty maintain the unity of overall space and create specialty and continuity of the fond memory for the original space by texture, size and details of new materials.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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The grey zone at the entrance transfers single space to a space of planes.

The glass house proportionately shrinks the existing gable and connects the existing building with steel structure by a virtual space.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Hollow-out bricks make the building and surrounding environment harmonious and fun.

ROUTE REACHABLE & SPACE CONTINUITY

For accessibility, the renovation concept is based on harmony of architecture and landscape.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Through fold-line footpaths, the renovated study blends well with Chong’er Pavilion and cedar.

Adding waterside platform, sun loungers and partial sunken square, the whole space is fully utilized.

Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Right next to one side of the study, a public open space is added to break the dullness and create coziness. Fold-line paving is used in the walk path inside the building, making the space in consistency.


Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
© Qianxi Zhang
Liva Riverside Book Bar Reconstruction Of ECNU
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