从尝百草到阅百书
From Tasting a Hundred Herbs to Reading a Hundred Books
A Contemporary Interpretation of the Zhuzhou Mi Bookstore
株洲是炎帝神农氏文化的重要发源地。神农以“尝百草”开启对世界的认知，其精神核心在于探索与实践。
Zhuzhou is a significant cultural hearth for Emperor Yan, Shennong. His legendary act of “tasting a hundred herbs” to discern their properties established a primal way of understanding the world through exploration and empirical practice. The essence of this spirit lies in inquiry and knowledge gained through direct experience.
设计师以“当代百草园”为总体隐喻——神农以身体丈量自然，辨识万物；书店以阅读通达世界，生成认知。
The designers adopt the metaphor of a “Contemporary Herb Garden” as the overarching concept. Just as Shennong measured nature with his body to discern all things, the bookstore connects readers to the world through reading, generating knowledge and awareness.
△ 从街区看向书店 View of the bookstore from the street
在项目实践中，MOC通过“从尝百草到阅百书”的转译路径，将对自然的实践精神转化为对知识的持续探索。试图在商业语境中建立一种鼓励探索与交流的知识生态场，使获取、沉淀与传播形成完整路径，成为当代城市中公共阅读的精神场所。
In this project, MOC translates the spirit of Shennong’s natural experimentation—the journey “from tasting a hundred herbs to reading a hundred books”—into a sustained spatial narrative of intellectual exploration. Within a commercial context, the design aspires to cultivate an ecosystem of knowledge that encourages discovery and exchange. Here, the acquisition, reflection, and dissemination of ideas form a continuous loop, transforming the bookstore into a vital spiritual sanctuary for public reading in the contemporary city.
△ 主入口 Main Entrance
当代百草园
The Contemporary Herb Garden
空间整体以克制的木质体系为基调，辅以水洗石、藤编与绿植元素，营造温润、沉静而具有生长感的环境氛围。
The overall spatial atmosphere is grounded in a restrained, predominantly timber-based material palette, complemented by the textured finishes of exposed aggregate, the warmth of woven rattan, and the vitality of integrated greenery. These elements create an environment that feels warm, calm, and suggestive of organic growth.
△ 阅读区 Reading Area
功能布局围绕“百草园”展开，书店的各个功能区形成彼此关联的空间系统。并以“谷稻仓”、“本草集”、“立体讲坛”、“奇花园”、“新苗圃”为意象，对应阅读、咖啡、剧场、文创与儿童区，构建出一个由滋养、生发到分享、延展的空间序列，使不同年龄的阅读和使用需求在同一空间中得到满足。
The functional layout unfolds from the “Herb Garden” metaphor, creating a system of interconnected zones. Inspired by the imagery of the “Grain Barn,” “Herb Compendium,” “The Vertical Forum,” “Exotic Garden,” and “Seedling Nursery,” the zones respectively correspond to reading, café, forum/theater, cultural retail, and children’s areas. This sequence moves from nourishment and cultivation to sharing and extension, accommodating diverse reading and social needs within a unified spatial framework.
覔阅读作为空间的核心功能区，承担“精神食粮”的主体功能，因此设计师以“谷稻仓”作为该区域的灵感来源。空间以沉稳木质书架建立清晰秩序，局部的藤编细节增加了自然温度，在理性结构中融入温润气质。通过克制的材料语言平衡理性秩序与自然肌理，使阅读回归质朴与专注。
As the core programmatic zone, Mi Reading embodies the function of “spiritual nourishment,” drawing its core inspiration from the imagery of a “Grain Barn.” Solid timber bookshelves establish a clear spatial order, while accents of woven rattan introduce a tactile warmth. Through a restrained material language, the design balances rational structure with natural texture, allowing the act of reading to return to a state of simplicity and focus.
△ 阅读区空间概览 Reading Area Overview
△ 咖啡吧台 Café Counter
覔咖啡作为阅读节奏中的缓冲界面，是知识沉淀与交流的场所。设计师以“本草集”为隐含的线索，通过绿植强化“草本”意象，与阅读区形成材质与氛围的延续。咖啡香气与书香交织，形成阅读节奏中的呼吸。
Mi Café serves as a transitional pause within the rhythm of reading—a place for reflection and informal exchange. Taking a cue from the “Herb Compendium,” the strategic use of greenery reinforces the botanical metaphor and extends the material and atmospheric continuity from the reading area. Here, the aroma of coffee intertwines with the scent of books, providing a moment of respite within the reading journey.
△ 咖啡区延续阅读区氛围，融入更多绿植回应“本草集”的概念 The café area continues the ambiance of the reading zone, incorporating more greenery to echo the “Herb Compendium” concept.
△ 空间细节 Details
咖啡区结合植物标本的的墙面陈列，强化了空间的隐含线索。
This underlying narrative is further strengthened by wall-mounted displays of botanical specimens within the café.
△ 桌面照明灯罩使用麻质编织材料 Table lamps feature shades made of woven linen material.
立体讲坛
The Vertical Forum
覔句场作为书店的公共核心，被置于两层之间的通高空间。设计师通过打开楼板，构建垂直的视觉中心。
Mi Stage, the public heart of the bookstore, is strategically situated within a double-height void created by opening up the floor slab between the two levels. This intervention establishes a powerful vertical anchor at the spatial core.
△ 从书店内部看向覔剧场 View of the Vertical Forum (Mi Stage) from within the bookstore
三面通高书墙围合阶梯讲坛区，呈现出被知识环抱的沉静氛围。镜面不锈钢天花将书墙纵向拓展延伸，形成叠合的纵深感，隐喻知识的持续延伸。
Enclosing the stepped seating area on three sides, the full-height book walls create a tranquil atmosphere, immersing visitors in an embrace of knowledge. A ceiling of mirrored stainless steel visually extends and multiplies these vertical bookshelves, generating a layered sense of depth and metaphorically suggesting the limitless expansion of knowledge.
从讲坛上方连廊俯瞰阶梯座位区，镜面顶棚将空间与人群的动态纳入反射之中，使人的活动在虚实之间产生呼应与互动。
From the corridor overlooking the forum, one can gaze down upon the stepped seating. The mirrored ceiling captures both the spatial volume and the movement of people within it, creating a dynamic interplay between the real and the reflected, fostering a subtle connection between observer and space.
△ 从连廊回望阶梯座席，镜面将讲坛与观者同时映入视野 Looking back at the stepped seating from the corridor, the mirror reflects both the forum and its audience
设计师在空间核心中引入具有城市记忆的材料，使当下的阅读与地方的时间积淀产生关联，因此在阶梯形式的“覔句场”座位中融入本地石阶。石阶采用株洲本地老建筑拆除的麻石重组铺砌——这些石材曾作为门槛、拴马柱或马槽存在于城市日常之中。
To root the space in local memory and connect contemporary reading with the city’s accumulated history, the designers incorporated materials bearing the patina of the past. The steps of the Mi Forum are fashioned from reclaimed granite blocks, locally sourced from demolished old buildings in Zhuzhou. These very stones once served as everyday elements in urban life—as thresholds, hitching posts, or horse troughs.
△ 从连廊俯瞰阶梯座席 Overlooking the stepped seating from the corridor
材料的再利用使历史以物质形态嵌入当下空间，完成时间维度的延续。阶梯既是阅读停驻之所，也是分享与对话的开放剧场，使个体阅读转化为公共表达，让“分享”成为空间中最具力量的行为。
Through material reuse, history is embedded into the present in tangible form, extending the dimension of time within the space. The stepped forum functions not only as a place for reading and pause, but also as an open theater for sharing and dialogue. Individual reading transforms into collective expression, making “sharing” one of the most powerful acts within the space.
生长与延续：奇花园与新苗圃
Growth and Extension: The Exotic Garden & The Seedling Nursery
覔玩意与小小覔作为“百草园”中的奇花与新苗，被置于整体叙事的延展端。通过立体讲坛后侧的阶梯拾级而上抵达二层，空间节奏由开放共享逐渐转为轻盈与生动。
Mi Lifestyle and Little Mi represent the “exotic blossoms” and “new seedlings” within the Contemporary Herb Garden narrative, positioned as the spatial sequence’s natural extension. Ascending the steps behind the Vertical Forum leads to the second floor, where the spatial rhythm gradually shifts from openness and collectivity to lightness and vitality.
覔玩意沿二层连廊展开，以更为明快的陈列与尺度组织形成流动的展示界面。阅读之外的生活趣味在行进中被自然发现，如园中偶遇的花木，为空间注入灵动与想象。
Mì Lifestyle unfolds along the second-floor corridor, where brighter display systems and varied scales organize a fluid exhibition interface. Everyday pleasures beyond reading are discovered naturally along the journey—like encountering unexpected flowers in a garden—infusing the space with liveliness and imagination.
△ 丰富的货架形式增加活泼灵动的气质 Diverse shelving configurations enhance a playful and dynamic atmosphere
小小覔以更具包容感的尺度与柔和的色彩界定出相对独立的儿童场域。回应“新苗圃”的隐喻，设计师通过明亮的嫩绿色调建立起鲜明识别度，顶面悬挂的吸音构件在深色裸顶之下形成树头新绿的层叠意象。
Little Mi defines a relatively independent children’s domain through a more embracing scale and softer color palette. Responding directly to the “Seedling Nursery” metaphor, the designers establish a strong visual identity with a fresh light-green tone. Suspended acoustic elements beneath the exposed dark ceiling evoke layered imagery of tender green treetops emerging against a deeper forest canopy.
儿童绘本阅读区设置于临窗一侧，低尺度桌椅安排在绘本架前，在自然光的映照下形成轻松的亲子阅读场景。
The children’s picture-book reading area is placed along the window façade. Low-scale tables and chairs are arranged in front of the shelves, creating a relaxed and inviting setting for parent-child reading, beautifully illuminated by natural light.
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项目信息
项目名称：覔书店株洲概念店
主持设计：杨振钰
设计团队：梁宁森，吴岫微，朱文如，戴怡萍，吴心鸿
设计周期：2025.9-2025.11
竣工时间：2026.1
项目地址：株洲市万达广场二三层
面积：1450㎡
主材：水洗石，莱姆石，瓷砖，木饰面板，麻石，镜面喷砂不锈钢，微孔吸音板
业主：覔书店
摄影：聂晓聪
Project Name: Mi Reading Zhuzhou Concept Store
Design Firm: MOC DESIGN OFFICE
Lead Designer: Yang Zhenyu
Design Team: Liang Ningsen, Wu Xiuwei, Zhu Wenru, Dai Yiping, Wu Xinhong
Design Period: September 2025 – November 2025
Completion: January 2026
Location: Levels 2–3, Wanda Palaza, Zhuzhou
Area: 1450 ㎡
Materials: Washed stone, limestone, ceramic tiles, wood veneer panels, local granite (ma stone), sandblasted mirror-finish stainless steel, micro-perforated acoustic panels
Client: Mi Reading
Photography: Nie Xiaocong
