Unique Bookstore in China Offers Optical Illusion Experience of Endless Halls of Books
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This magnificent new bookstore is a treasure trove for literature lovers and architecture enthusiasts alike. Recently opened in Bucharest, Romania, the six-story Carousel of Light houses 10,000 books for sale. The building’s 19th-century façade and interior was restored to preserve its breathtaking details. With a first-floor modern art gallery and top-floor bistro included in the facility, the Carousel of Light truly incorporates a sampling of the best of fine arts and culture.
Instead of standard rectangular bookcases, St. Mark’s Bookshop in NYC is filled with bookshelves that flow throughout the store in a smooth, wave-like motion. Clouds Architecture Office created the innovative bookcases to stimulate visual experience while shopping.
Melbourne-based architecture firm studio505 has designed and completed the Lotus Building and People’s Park that’s located in Wujin, China. The civil building’s impressive physical form resembles its namesake, the lotus flower, with petals that rise dramatically out of an artificial lake in the middle of a park.
Combining nature and architecture, Vana is a dazzling forest of illuminated paper trees. This site-specific installation was designed by London architecture studio Orproject for the India Design Forum.
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