西安方所是方所体系生态环中的一个节点，从广州方所生活与精神的堡垒，到成都方所洞穴与知识的殿堂，再到重庆方所梯级与山道的建立，青岛方所旋涡与探寻知识的场域，西安方所呈现的是憧憬、守护与祭奠。 西安与长安，在历史长河中渐渐变得模糊，我们希望通过西安方所，重新唤醒大家心目中的“长安”。 西安方所原建筑是一个独栋的商业综合体建筑，复杂且多样，在设计中，通过对建筑室内外的整体改造，重新建立城市界面关系，重构人与阅读的美好关系。 建筑为东西向长的矩形空间，联通东西主入口，在东西两侧分别建立对应东方文化，具神圣性的“东市”空间，对应西方文化，有社区属性的“西市”空间。在项目东西交汇处，设立了东西方文化交融，有广场及交互属性的“广场”空间。
Xi’an Fang Suo Commune is one part of the ecosystem of Fang Suo Commune. In Guangzhou, Fang Suo Commune serves as a castle for life and heart; in Chengdu, Fang Suo Commune is the palace hall for caves and knowledge; in Chongqing, Fang Suo Commune connects staircases and mountain paths; in Qingdao, Fang Suo Commune stands for swirls and the exploration of knowledge; in Xi’an, Fang Suo Commune presents vision, protection and memory. The image of Chang’an has gradually blurred, and even that of Xi’an starts to blur. We hope the creation of Xi’an Fang Suo Commune evoke past memory of Chang’an. The origin of Xi’an Fang Suo Commune is a single commercial complex building characterized by complication and diversity. In the design, we reconstruct the interior and exterior of the building to reestablish the relationship of every part of the urban city as well as the relationship between human and reading. The building is an east-west rectangular space with main axis formed by interconnecting the east-west main entrances and the pedestrian circulation. The sacred ‘East Building’ space corresponding to oriental cultures, and the ‘West Building’ space corresponding to Western culture and with attributes of community and neighborhood stand respectively on the east and west sides in combination with internal functions and site conditions of Fang Suo Commune. In the middle of project axis where east and west intersect, a ‘square’ space with square and interactive attributes is set up blending Oriental and western cultures.