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Ten Chinese bookshops that display books in imaginative ways

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From shops that display books on tree trunk columns to stores that reflect books all over the walls, we've rounded up ten bookshops in China that exhibit books in non-traditional ways. Perforated aluminium and quartz stone were used for the bookshelves in this maze-like Shanghai bookstore by local architecture studio Wutopia Lab.

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Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores

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A wooden house structure was inserted into Jisifang Boutique "The design concept is inspired by French architecture theorist Marc-Antoine Laugier's Primitive Hut, said to be the fundamental prototype of all architecture," explained Neri&Hu. A double-pitch sloped ceiling was clad with the same concrete as the walls.

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AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store

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Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. AIM Architecture wanted the Hangzhou cosmetics store to look like an office. AIM Architecture wanted the Hangzhou cosmetics store to look like an office.

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Balenciaga debuts "raw architecture" store aesthetic at Sloane Street flagship

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Located on Sloane Street, a luxury shopping destination in West London, the flagship store debuts Balenciaga 's new concept for its retail locations. Above: the store was renovated with a "raw architecture" concept. It introduces a new concept we are calling Raw Architecture," a Balenciaga spokesperson told Dezeen. "It

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Balenciaga designs concrete Berlin store to reference the city's modernist architecture

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Fashion brand Balenciaga has opened its first retail location in Berlin , which continues the brand's Raw Architecture aesthetic and boasts monolithic concrete slabs and distressed surfaces. Balenciaga decorated the store with a concept it describes as Raw Architecture. The store is blanketed in concrete.

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Bally Unveils A New London Flagship on Regent Street, Celebrating its 170-Year Heritage

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Boasting a columned façade and windows framed by antique trim, the boutique sees the latest installation of the global Bally Haus concept, driving synergy among the company’s retail outposts. A focus on materials creates an open, flexible space with visual contrasts, a central Bally Haus feature.

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Gharib Studio outfits Austin jewellery store with pink walls and arches

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Los Angeles design studio Gharib Studio has contrasted concrete floors and exposed ceilings with soft- pink walls and clean lines for a jewellery store in Austin. On one side, the display resembles small bookcases and on the other, the bracelets are displayed throughout a series of arches.