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.
Waterway School Library by Vincent Li has been identified as an outstanding illustration of architectural design by the A' Design Awards. Waterway School Library received the Silver A' Design Award in Interior Space and Exhibition Design in 2023. The A' Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Award is an international, meritocratic, just and fair design prize which celebrates superior design of residential interiors, restaurants, hotels, offices, galleries, retail stores, showrooms, exhibition spaces and more.
