The new Livraria da Vila occupies 800 square metres on Avenida Paulista and makes movement between books the main organisation of the interior.
ARCHITECTS OFFICE designed freestanding shelves that contain lighting, communication and the ability to reconfigure the space.
A dark-blue upper level contrasts with a brighter lower plane, while the shop opens to the pavement rather than operating as an isolated retail box.
Its test is whether flexibility and openness can sustain cultural activity without subordinating every metre to immediate sales.
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Time, encounter and a spatial relationship between books that does not begin with an exact search. Architecture works when it allows discovery and staying.
