Pingtan Book House - A Traditional Timber House Squeezed with an Infinite Loop of Risers and Treads
Huaihua, ChinaCondition_LabInstitutional Architecture, Culture, Institutional Interior Design, Lifestyle No ordinary children’s library, this is a place where kids read and play at the same time, and a new paradigm for rural village libraries in China. Imagine a staircase that never ends, as an infinite loop of risers and treads squeezed into a traditional timber house. Adding to the mystery, the staircase has no destination, but rather is a destination itself. The walls of the house have been transformed into a matrix of bookshelves and windows overlooking a courtyard. However, this is no ordinary children’s library. The Pingtan Book House is a place wh... (continued)
Huaihua, China
Condition_Lab
Institutional Architecture, Culture, Institutional Interior Design, Lifestyle
No ordinary children’s library, this is a place where kids read and play at the same time, and a new paradigm for rural village libraries in China.
Imagine a staircase that never ends, as an infinite loop of risers and treads squeezed into a traditional timber house. Adding to the mystery, the staircase has no destination, but rather is a destination itself. The walls of the house have been transformed into a matrix of bookshelves and windows overlooking a courtyard. However, this is no ordinary children’s library. The Pingtan Book House is a place wh... (continued)
