Named after the novel by English writer Virginia Woolf, the Common Reader is an independent bookstore that aims to recall the traditional experience of reading. The designer and the owner reached a common understanding that the store should not only be a repository for books, but also should be a place for people to collect social memories and absorb knowledge. The dark-tone wood lined with bright green were introduced to evoke people’s memories of the old libraries, strengthen the clam ambiance that encourages readers to stay in, to read and write. An old-world ambience with a very modern objective.