"Positioned within the small village of Huairou, a two-hour drive away from the urban center of Beijing, China, the 'Liyuan Library' by Chinese practice Li Xiaodong Atelier is encompassed within a mountainous and forested landscape. A five-minute stroll from the village's center, the fully glazed interior contains quiet and contemplative reading spaces and a series of platforms which integrate shelving for books. After analyzing the region's characteristics, an exterior screen clad with ordinary sticks was chosen to conceal the glass faĉade, receding into the surrounding nature without competing with it."
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