Jingshan School Library Renovation in Beijing, China by Hui-Yin

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Jingshan School Library Renovation in Beijing, China by Hui-Yin Design & Research

August 13th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Hui-Yin Design & Research

The library located inside the main building of the school, formerly served the high school students without natural ventilation and lighting. The main entrance was compressed to 2 meters in height due to the floor settlement above,thus it barely drew any attention. The library still remained with its original 3 level layout from 90’s: Over-crammed bookcases, poor lighting and service, lack of reading area. Such dated conditions distanced many pre-cious books from public exposure.

Converting the 1200 m2 of three levels into 800 m2 of two levels. The existing 3 level space was reintroduced as 2 floors with higher, more experiential ceiling heights. The upper level serves as an open reading area for students to read, meet and interact, while the lower level functions as the main book archive space.

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Designer: Hui-Yin Design & Research
Project: Jingshan School Library Renovation
Location: Beijing, China

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This reduction in area succeeded to optimize the quality of the new public space for communication and activities.

At the main entrance, existing walls were demolished, a new wide curved glass wall was installed to blur the boundary between inside and outside. Lighting in this area is also enhanced by a project light arrows which navi-gates students to the library.

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The open reading area is divided into sections by curved bookcases which are arranged lower in the center, and enclosed around the sides to maximize visual connectivity. With the new different floor levels, a reading area, just like a garden of rich spatial hierarchy had been built.

To improve the lighting conditions, we created a new coffered ceiling system which provides adequate depth for all the HVAC and previous exposed structure to be hidden.The recessed lit ceiling units used the color temperature closest enough to resembles natural skylight, also extended visual effects had been created. For the ventilation, a new system had been introduced in to accurately control the air flow required for any potential situation. The PM2.5 filter ensures the purity of the air in the library in any weather.

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Upon the completion of this renovation, all the needs for book stocking and services were met, additionally lectures, presentations, discussions, and after school activities were brought in to create a multi-functional modern open learning space.

As a part of an old campus renovation, this library has become an up-to-date engine embedded in a long-lived campus space, motivates vitality in this traditional building from inside to embrace the constantly evolving future.

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Tags: Beijing, China

Categories: Interiors, Library, Renovation

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