By MOOK Scenic Spots Editorial Team
No need to go outdoors to enjoy the starry sky. New Taipei City’s Linkou has created a starry sky reading room, located on the second floor of Linkou Dongshi Market. With its spherical glass house and a galaxy-shaped starry sky band, along with planet-shaped bookshelves, it makes you feel as if you’re among the planets in the universe, offering a uniquely refreshing reading experience.
Linkou Dongshi Reading Room (Photo / New Taipei City Government, the same below)
The design style of the reading room features two glass houses as the overall spatial highlight and visual focus, connected to a meticulously designed ceiling shaped like a band of the galaxy. When readers feel tired, they can look up at the twinkling stars to relax their body and mind.
The Dongshi Reading Room has a spherical glass house and a galaxy-shaped starry sky band
Connected to a meticulously designed ceiling shaped like a band of the galaxy
In addition, the facility also offers an accessible reading environment, featuring step-free entrances and exits, as well as a ramp for the glass house, making it convenient for wheelchair users to enter and exit.
The Dongshi Reading Room seems to offer a uniquely refreshing reading experience
The design style of the reading room features two glass houses as the overall spatial highlight and visual focus
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