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Based in Beijing, SHUYAN design conceives cultural exhibition spaces, bookstores, and commercial atriums through a distinct juxtaposition of precise timber ceiling grids, uninterrupted vertical screens, and lightweight circulation elements set within massive structural frames. The portfolio serves as a strong reference when detailing multi-floor wood screening systems, balancing raw organic columns beneath rigid tectonic ceilings, or layering translucent materials to modulate depth across large interior volumes.

Interior perspective of Hillside Bookstore by SHUYAN design, featuring a central timber pavilion, woven screens, and low book display tables.

四川山丘书店项目Hillside-Bookstore

北京

An interior precedent for large public bookstore design, utilizing an intricate timber pavilion and woven screens to break down a vast open floor plate into intimate human-scaled zones.

What we like about this project
The central timber pavilion features woven translucent panels that allow layered transparency throughout the core.

Materials

  • timber
  • woven-rattan
  • glass
  • stone-tile

Visual identifiers

  • timber-pavilion
  • woven-screens
  • slatted-ceiling
  • book-display-tables

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • regionalist
  • timber-craft
  • warm-minimal

Visual tags

  • public-interior
  • retail
  • cultural
  • timber-structure
  • warm-interior
  • daylight-control
Geometry
Symmetrical central timber pavilion structure nested beneath a continuous slatted ceiling plane, flanked by open reading areas and low display tables in the foreground.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam timber frame structure supporting an expressed slatted roof assembly.
Spatial scale
Expansive double-height open-plan interior with human-scaled furniture and joinery.
Lighting
Warm daylight washes downward through the upper clerestory and filters through woven timber screens, casting intricate shadow patterns across the floor and joinery.
Atmosphere
Warm, serene, and orderly, defined by natural wood tones and softly filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Interior space of a large public or commercial bookstore with perimeter glazing showing outdoor greenery.
Spatial experience
The central pavilion creates a room-within-a-room condition, drawing the eye toward layered permeable enclosures while maintaining views through to the surrounding reading zones.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical timber posts and horizontal display units create a steady, measured rhythm across the expansive floor plate.
Style reading
Contemporary regionalist timber interior
Program
Bookstore and cultural center
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, woven-rattan, glass, stone-tile
Visual identifiers
timber-pavilion, woven-screens, slatted-ceiling, book-display-tables
Style tags
contemporary, regionalist, timber-craft, warm-minimal
Visual tags
public-interior, retail, cultural, timber-structure, warm-interior, daylight-control
Geometry
Symmetrical central timber pavilion structure nested beneath a continuous slatted ceiling plane, flanked by open reading areas and low display tables in the foreground.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam timber frame structure supporting an expressed slatted roof assembly.
Spatial scale
Expansive double-height open-plan interior with human-scaled furniture and joinery.
Lighting
Warm daylight washes downward through the upper clerestory and filters through woven timber screens, casting intricate shadow patterns across the floor and joinery.
Atmosphere
Warm, serene, and orderly, defined by natural wood tones and softly filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Interior space of a large public or commercial bookstore with perimeter glazing showing outdoor greenery.
Spatial experience
The central pavilion creates a room-within-a-room condition, drawing the eye toward layered permeable enclosures while maintaining views through to the surrounding reading zones.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical timber posts and horizontal display units create a steady, measured rhythm across the expansive floor plate.
Style reading
Contemporary regionalist timber interior
Program
Bookstore and cultural center
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Interior perspective of Hillside Bookstore by SHUYAN design, featuring a central timber pavilion, woven screens, and low book display tables.

四川山丘书店项目Hillside-Bookstore

北京

An interior precedent for large public bookstore design, utilizing an intricate timber pavilion and woven screens to break down a vast open floor plate into intimate human-scaled zones.

What we like about this project
The central timber pavilion features woven translucent panels that allow layered transparency throughout the core.

Materials

  • timber
  • woven-rattan
  • glass
  • stone-tile

Visual identifiers

  • timber-pavilion
  • woven-screens
  • slatted-ceiling
  • book-display-tables

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • regionalist
  • timber-craft
  • warm-minimal

Visual tags

  • public-interior
  • retail
  • cultural
  • timber-structure
  • warm-interior
  • daylight-control
Geometry
Symmetrical central timber pavilion structure nested beneath a continuous slatted ceiling plane, flanked by open reading areas and low display tables in the foreground.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam timber frame structure supporting an expressed slatted roof assembly.
Spatial scale
Expansive double-height open-plan interior with human-scaled furniture and joinery.
Lighting
Warm daylight washes downward through the upper clerestory and filters through woven timber screens, casting intricate shadow patterns across the floor and joinery.
Atmosphere
Warm, serene, and orderly, defined by natural wood tones and softly filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Interior space of a large public or commercial bookstore with perimeter glazing showing outdoor greenery.
Spatial experience
The central pavilion creates a room-within-a-room condition, drawing the eye toward layered permeable enclosures while maintaining views through to the surrounding reading zones.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical timber posts and horizontal display units create a steady, measured rhythm across the expansive floor plate.
Style reading
Contemporary regionalist timber interior
Program
Bookstore and cultural center
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
timber, woven-rattan, glass, stone-tile
Visual identifiers
timber-pavilion, woven-screens, slatted-ceiling, book-display-tables
Style tags
contemporary, regionalist, timber-craft, warm-minimal
Visual tags
public-interior, retail, cultural, timber-structure, warm-interior, daylight-control
Geometry
Symmetrical central timber pavilion structure nested beneath a continuous slatted ceiling plane, flanked by open reading areas and low display tables in the foreground.
Structural guess
Post-and-beam timber frame structure supporting an expressed slatted roof assembly.
Spatial scale
Expansive double-height open-plan interior with human-scaled furniture and joinery.
Lighting
Warm daylight washes downward through the upper clerestory and filters through woven timber screens, casting intricate shadow patterns across the floor and joinery.
Atmosphere
Warm, serene, and orderly, defined by natural wood tones and softly filtered sunlight.
Environmental context
Interior space of a large public or commercial bookstore with perimeter glazing showing outdoor greenery.
Spatial experience
The central pavilion creates a room-within-a-room condition, drawing the eye toward layered permeable enclosures while maintaining views through to the surrounding reading zones.
Composition rhythm
Repeating vertical timber posts and horizontal display units create a steady, measured rhythm across the expansive floor plate.
Style reading
Contemporary regionalist timber interior
Program
Bookstore and cultural center
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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