Pinghe Bibliotheater, Shanghai
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Pinghe Bibliotheater in Shanghai
20 Jan 2021
Pinghe Bibliotheater
Designers: OPEN Architecture
Location: Shanghai, China
The Pinghe Bibliotheater is the core of OPEN?s latest project?School as Village/Shanghai Qingpu Pinghe International School. A library, a theater, and a black box interlock together like a Chinese puzzle to form this characteristic building that some call ?the blue whale? while others see it an ocean liner. The unique form of the building and the free-flowing spaces not only cultivate the students? interests in reading and performing, but also encourage their imagination to roam freely in the ocean of knowledge.
The Bibliotheater abuts an important corner of this school-village, at a junction near which a major city highway and an ancient canal also meet. The slanted roof with spiky skylights, ship portholes like round windows, and eye-catching blue color leave a strong impression for passersby.
When we were given the extensive and jumbled-together program of a new school for 2000 students aged from 3 to 18 years, the immediate reaction was how dreadful it would be for a kid spending these many years fixed in one building. We decided to break away from the current trend of school-as-megastructure. Instead, the original program was deconstructed and grouped into many smaller and distinctive buildings, forming a village like campus. The marriage of libr...
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