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Waterway School Library

Waterway

Waterway is a school library interior of 3900 square feet designed for a school in Hong Kong. The layout follows a diagonal axis that replaces the former linear plan. The borrowing desk and the new book display face the entrance, which supports contact between librarians and students. The bookshelf extends into a staircase where students can sit and read, and the same staircase seats up to 30 people as a teaching area when the projector screen is lowered. Sea blue, cement gray and wood tones recall the nearby sea and landscape.

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Oksoo Elementary School Library

Oksoo Elementary

Oksoo Elementary is a remodeled school library for a public elementary school in Seoul. The project is part of a program that converts older facilities into creative learning spaces. The library is arranged like a playground, so the boundaries between playing and reading remain open. Children read at desks, on cushions, or lying on heated floors with their shoes removed. Bookshelves are set at various heights to suit the eye levels of children. The ceiling is painted sky-blue, and lighting was selected for each area, with some existing LED fixtures reused.

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Ripple School Library

Ripple

Ripple is a school library interior design covering 2500 square feet in a secondary school in Hong Kong. The project refurbishes a worn library that was rarely used by students. Curved bookshelves and a round central table form overlapping shapes that recall ripples on water, while matching patterns on the floor and the ceiling complete the theme. Plastic laminate, stone, Corian, carpet, vinyl tile and sound reduction fabric are used, together with light-colored wood and plants in every corner. The arc layout separates areas and makes the limited space appear larger.

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