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On-campus third places allow students to thrive. See this Hangzhou high school bookstore

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Book Mountain is a mixed-use retail and hospitality space located on the campus of YuHang Senior High School in Hangzhou, China. - Fang Zhou
Designed by Ray&Emilio Studio, the space acts as a ‘third place’ for students and is the school’s main area for extracurricular activities. - Fang Zhou
The main architectural intervention is a series of four pine wood truss structures with white fabric tented over them. - Fang Zhou

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Design
Ray&Emilio Studio
Clients
Hangzhou Yuhang Senior High School, Yuhang Xinhua Bookstore, Hangzhou Yingqingge Art Co., LTD
Construction
Zhejiang Xinghongde Construction Co., LTD
Floor Area
612 sq-m

Serving as a third place for high school students to socialize, study and engage in extracurricular activities, Book Mountain shows the power of introducing non-traditional spati

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