Located on the campus of China Resources University, a private educational institution in Shenzhen, the design of Studio Link-Arc's China Resources Archive Library is composed of a dual program. At 9,000 square meters, the building's function serves as an archive for the university and holds all of their physical and digital records in a climate-controlled vault.

Above the archive are a series of gallery spaces that serve the adjacent campus and bring a civic and cultural dimension to the program. The Archive Library's design responds to two distinct site conditions. Firstly, the project sits on a hillside that boasts expansive views of Trail Bay and the surrounding landscape. Second, the China Resources Campus to the south informs the Library's design.

At the eastern hillside, the project responds with a terraced design, integrating the project into the topography, allowing for a series of exterior public ramps that connect the residential neighborhood at the foot of the hill to the campus above.

The exterior of the Library is clad with handmade gray bricks that are articulated in three different applications. At the base of the building is a flat treatment that creates a sense of mass that anchors the structure to the site. Rotating bricks contrast the smooth mass to create a textured surface that gives varied light and shadow effects. And lastly, subtracting bricks from the exterior surface creates a screen-like facade that allows natural light to enter the building's upper levels.

The upper public floors of the Archive Library are split into two volumes. The space in between the volumes connects the interior space to the exterior and links the two primary public zones of the project: the entry lobby facing the campus, and the exhibition hall to the east.