The Shanghai Book City, referred to by netizens as the "Crystal Palace," officially reopened with a new look on October 28, 2023, after undergoing a two-year closure for renovations.
Project name
Renovation of Shanghai Book City
Architecture firm
Wutopia Lab
Location
Huangpu District, Shanghai, China
Photography
CreatAR Images
Principal architect
YU Ting
Design team
LI Peng, FENG Zixiang, ZHANG Haoran, WANG Qiuyan, FENG Yanyan, ZHANG Danman, WANG Lei, XU Zijie
Collaborators
Early Project Manager: PU Shengrui. Late Project Manager: LI Hao. Design Consultation: MEEM HOUSE. Material Consultant: DING Ding, SUN Jing Construction Drawing Design: Shanghai Sanyi Architectural Design Co., Ltd. General Project Manager: GAO Dong. Architecture: ZHU Yumei, YE Xia, ZHANG Yu. Facade Detailing Unit: Shanghai Jieyu Architectural Design Co., Ltd. Facade Design: SU Xi, YE Kun. Soft Decoration Design: Jia Rui Architectural Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Soft Decoration Supplier: Suzhou Comfortable Furniture Co., Ltd. Signage Unit: Shanghai Saichi Sign Design Engineering Co., Ltd. Signage Supplier: Tanwai (Shanghai) Cultural Communication Co., Ltd. Featured: LU Yan. Construction Unit: Shanghai Xinhua Media Co., Ltd. Owner Team: LI Pengcheng, YIN Yixin, XU Saigang, ZhU Qi, DONG Jie
Design year
July 2021 - July 2022
Completion year
October 2023
Interior design
YU Bing, SHEN Rui, ZHANG Fang, YANG Yang
Landscape
ZHENG Zhicheng, WANG Can, GUO Yuqi, ZHANG Jin, YUAN Yuan
Structural engineer
HU Wenxiao
Environmental & MEP
MAO Yaqian, WANG Yiqin, XU Zhifeng, LIU Ning, YE Lin, SHI Jiaying
Lighting
ZHANG Chenlu, WEI Shiyu
Material
Fluorocarbon Paint Perforated Aluminum Panel, Prefabricated Organic Terrazzo, Prefabricated Inorganic Terrazzo, Golden Shell Marble, Jade, Copper-Plated Stainless Steel, Laminated Glass, Acrylic, Fireproof Board, Microcement, Black Titanium Stainless Steel, Wood Grain Transfer Printed Custom Bookshelves
Construction
Shanghai Construction Fifth Building Group Co., Ltd.
Typology
Commercial › Bookstore
