Hong Kong Literature Hub
University Libary, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
PangArchitect, Completed 2021
The Hong Kong literature collection in CUHK University Library was expanding from 186 sq.m to a hub of 956 sq.m in order to host a 10-year expansion of collection, artefacts display and interactive zones.
The major donor of the literature collection is Prof. Lo Wai-luen (小思)
, an acclaimed literary scholar, educator and writer. She donated some 20,000 books and research materials and established the collection.
The undulating bookshelves allows daylight to pass through and shimmers as one move along between them. The form also subtly echoes the concept of history and education of literature as meandering water coined by Prof Lo, with reference to the preface of the renowned poetry collection Lantingji Xu (蘭亭集序).
The layout with circular bookshelves rebrand the literature hub with a strong identity and to define different zones and circulation. With the Japanese structural engineer we developed the unique diagrid structure with reference to Shukov Tower that allows transparency unlike conventional shelves. The parametric undulating modules which give the space a sense of dynamics is scripted with grasshopper.
The undulating bookshelves allows daylight to pass through and shimmers as one move along between them. The form also subtly echoes the concept of history and education of literature as meandering water coined by Prof Lo, with reference to the preface of the renowned poetry collection Lantingji Xu (蘭亭集序).
The layout with circular bookshelves rebrand the literature hub with a strong identity and to define different zones and circulation. With the Japanese structural engineer we developed the unique diagrid structure with reference to Shukov Tower that allows transparency unlike conventional shelves. The parametric undulating modules which give the space a sense of dynamics is scripted with grasshopper.
