Duoyun Books’ flagship in Shanghai is 52 floors above ground

Design firm Wutopia Lab has designed a unique “books above clouds” store in Shanghai’s tallest building for Duoyun Books. The design for 2259sqm flagship located on level 52 of Shanghai Tower was commissioned by Shanghai Century Publishing to provide space for 60,000 books. As well as the book-retailing area, the store features a lecture room, exhibition space and a cafe. According to Designboom, Wutopia’s scheme centres around a “white abstract mountain” of stacked translucent b

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