See-through Landscaping
Taichung City Cultural Center
See-through Landscaping See-through Landscaping: An innovative "Bioshader" green building that regenerates fundamental building technology and matches to its local environment, therefore creating a one and only landmark to Taichung Gateway Park. Horizontally layered structure creates sunshade as well as semi-transparent threshold between Park Avenue and Taichung Gateway Park that harmonizes cultural activity and ecological landscape. This advanced architectural system not only blurs the feature of massive volumes but also allows us to landscape a continuous whirlpool flow between library and museum, as well as inside and outside, emphasizing the cultural spirit of Taichung.
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URBAN DESIGN -Vista & Path
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Symbolic Threshold emphasizing the
Vista towards Taichung Gateway Park
This architecture acts as a symbolic threshold into the heart of Taichung Gateway Park from the Northeast axis of Park Avenue. This far-reaching perspective is important, considering the vista passing through the two volumes as a cultural gathering plaza.
Museum and Library as a Set of Figures
A cultural Landmark to emphasize Taichung's eco-city, the two apparently different cultural
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symbol are not too contrasting, yet not too unified. They are looking into one another, leaning and bending, creating an invisible engagement of conversation. Their forms are represented in overhang and cantilever curvature dynamically differentiating with one another.
Pedestrian Connection
From the bustling business district alongside Park Ave comes a diverse group of businessmen, tourists, and locals all scurrying alongside the path. In contrast, the Taichung Gateway Park's nature path is an escape to cultural tranquility. As a gradual transition point of these two distinct paths, we placed our structure to smoothly bring these two diverse group of people together.
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Articulation of Townscape
The two volumes have substantial height difference. They respect the skylines of Park Avenue's high-density blocks and massive convention center, but also outstand their geometrically De
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Dynamic View and Flow
Dynamic curvature contrasts with Taichung Tower and existing surrounding buildings, outstanding the smooth surface. As one experiences alongside the curving form, the perspective view continuously changes into a seamless flow and guides into TGP's natural
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URBAN DESIGN -Volume & Figure
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Dynamic View and Flow
Dynamic curvature contrasts with Taichung Tower and existing surrounding buildings, outstanding the smooth surface. As one experiences alongside the curving form, the perspective view continuously changes into a seamless flow and guides into TGP's natural environment.
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DESIGNING SHAPING PROCESS
1. Required Area
Taichung City Cultural Center
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3. Wrapping Belts
4. Dynamic Singulation
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Wrap belts in spiral whirlpool-like form, creating
The two volumes require different profile as the
14m width is the maximum natural lighting
main entrance and an activity hub.
two have different characteristics:
　　
Library's low profile is formed to create easy access
allowance. Library isapprox. 14*1785m; museum isapprox. 14*1430m.
from the center to the library collection; museums need compact vertical spiral to allow vertical transport.
5. Irregular Penetrating Footprint
6. Overhanging
7. Creation of Seamless Flow
8. Glazing
Space between two volumes connects Park
Overhang volumes from museum cast shadow
Avenue and Gateway Park.
between two volumes, and create a gathering
Scrape out corners to make a seamless flow from to the ground and ecologial unification.
Smooth edges to brush up and polish. A horizontal layer structure juxtapose previous conditions.
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ZONING FUNCTIONS AND CIRCULATIONS
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Functional planning
To support the cultural centers open 24hours year-round, flexibility and user-friendliness in management structure is inevitable. In order for diverse group of people to freely, visually, cleanly, use the facility, an appropriate space configuration is required. Users can find within the seamless landscape, an individual spot where they can relax and find information they need. However, in order to support and congrue with the seamlessness, the publice zoning process is important. Library and museum can be managed independently. The two facilities share a plaza, as well as a basement parking area in the in-between space. Entrance to the facility is gathered to 1st floor plaza, zoning the area to safely operate during nighttime. Loading area and staff entrance is located on North and South border, in an ideal distance from the administration and storage area. It also keeps distancee\ with the pedestrians from Taichung Gateway Park. The library uses innovative digital technology, optimizing library's search system. Using GPS chips to identify book's exact placement, categorized book shelves can now be placed randomly to inspire and appeal to a new learning experience. Museum's neutral, serene spatial placement can adapt to diverse exhibitions and allow maximum flexibility
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INTERIOR VIEW
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View over looking the entrance lobby of library
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BIOSHADER - ECOSYSTEM
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A bioshader is a multifunctional ecological and structural element - "sun shade", "greenerization", "rainwater use", "evaporation cooling effect", "air circulation", and "structural tectonics". In Taichung's high temperature, high humidity environment, the library and museum requires for an AC system in order to protect books and fine art. Our goal was to minimize AC Load to help optimize the green building.
Sun Shading Rain
Photovoltaic Panel Double Glazing Glass
Insolation
Cool Air
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Natural light
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Outer Air
Ceramic　 planter Steel Wood
Water storage pond
Water storage pond
Evaporation
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Cool Tube
Rainwater Use & Evaporation Cooling Effect
Gravel
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Maximum Air Circulation Utilizing Building Clearance
Material & Greenerization
The overflow from Bioshader via N-S reflecting pool is stored in basement pitch To mitigate heat insulation, we utilize the geothermal effect. Outside air passes Ceramic planter is covered with laminated wood to protect inside floor's rainwater tank. Photovoltaic panel is used to pump them upward to Bioshader through heat sink duct located below the B1 Floor, lowering its air temperature iron structures from fire. From this plantable louver, the building tank. This is used for evaporating ceramic plates to effectively cool the Bioshades. before reaching the building's AC system. These airs go through the clearance in absorbs high amounts of rainfall in Taichung creating a thin Bioshader is not only outside the double layer glass for heat isolation, but also for Steel Wafer's structure and supply cool air. This system also function as a radiant striped garden. Consequently, the plants and wood materials are preventing indirect heat radiated from the sun
cooler. Warm air is exhausted in Bioshaders' clearance near the top of the void the main finishes. space in the center of the building.
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BIOSHADER - Solor Analisys Design Humidity (%)
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BIRDS EYE VIEW
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Extending plant roof to the park
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STEEL WAFERS STRUCTURE
Smart Digital Design Method Structure Diagram
Steel wafers structure
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Floor
Steel Wafers structures support the building, structured by the fundamental element of Bioshader that forms outer shell and stepping floor. By reutilizing the Bioshaders and pressed forming steel plate as structural elements, there becomes no need for alternative structural materials, increasing cost efficiency. By layering formed thin plates like a wafer, a strong, robust, and
Structure Diagram
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permeable structure is created.
Smart Digital Design Method
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3D Design Method Customized for Louvered Outer Shell
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In order to build diverse and irregular parts of steel wafers structure, appropriate data are sent to Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Cutting Machine and cut accordingly. Design process itself makes investigation easier, and enables to promptly simulate and feedback for customizing the desired area layout. Automating parts of the design process allows for simplifying the method to consider various feedback options.
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STEEL WAFERS STRUCTURE
Taichung City Cultural Center
The structure of the outer shell is configured on top of their bent section member. On the bent portion placed on sides of the triangle, there is a need to obtain a structural rational close to those of the triangular truss. Internal floor structure constitutes the floor of the plane by applying. Member is a steel plate 9mm thick, and by stacking in three directions, the structure is strengthened. １．結構系統說明 Structural System：
本工程基地位於台中市西屯區，建築結構採用二元系統（斜撐系統鋼造偏心斜撐具 SMRF），以承受垂直載 重及抵抗地震力、風力，基礎採用筏式基礎。 The sits is located in Xi-tun District, Taichung City, building structures using binary system (made of steel bracing system with eccentric bracing SMRF), in order to withstand the vertical load and resistance to seismic forces, wind, basic use of raft foundations. ２．各層樓高荷重及用途說明 Design Loads：
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眺望台 Observatory
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0.4 t/m2
辦公室 Office
0.53 t/m2
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展覽室 Exhibition room
0.53 t/m2
0.4 t/m2
圖書館閱覽室 Library reading room
0.53 t/m2
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圖書館書庫 Library Archive room
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公共走廊 Public Corridor
0.53 t/m2
0.4 t/m2 硬殼式桁架結構 Monocoque truss structure
３．地震力係數 Earthquake Factor： (1) 震區水平譜加速度係數 acceleration coefficient
外殼的結構使用彎曲面部材畳起來的結構系統。使由於在三角形的線上配置彎曲的部分，不管殻式的結構，能得到靠近到結構的合理
SDS=0.7 SMS = 0.9（台中市西屯區 Xi-tun District, Taichung City）
的三角形桁架的效果。
(2) 用途係數 Use factor I=1.25（第三類建築 The third category）
內部的樓板結構，應用這個構成平面的結構。部件由於板厚 9mm 的鋼板，重疊的方向作為 3 方向，比較難產生具有方向性的結構。
(3) 起 始 降 伏 地 震 力 放 大 倍 數 Seismic force magnification α y=1.0（ 鋼 構 造 極 限 強 度 設 計 法 Steel The structure of the outer shell, is configured on top of those bent section member. Placing on the sides of the triangle the bent Structure,LSD） portion, in spite of the structure monocoque, you have to obtain an effect close to the triangular truss rational structurally. Floor internal structure constitutes the floor of the plane by applying it. Member is a steel plate thickness 9mm, and by making the ４．風力係數 Wind factor：
three-way direction to stack, has a structure that is hard to occur in the directional weakness.
(1) 用途係數 Use factor I=1.1（第三類建築 The third category）
結構規劃設計說明 Structural Design
(2) 基本設計風速 Basic design wind speed V10(C)=32.5 m/s（台中市 Taichung City） 5．材料強度 Strength of the material： １〃結構系統說明 Structural System： 1. 混凝土 Concrete：fc'=280 kg/cm2 㻌 本工程基地位於台中市西屯區，建築結構採用二元系統（斜撐系統鋼造偏心斜撐具SMRF），以承受垂直 2. 鋼 筋 Re-bar：#6 及 #6 以上 Over D19 CNS560 SD420W fy=4200 kg/cm2 載重及抵抗地震力、風力，基礎採用筏式基礎。 㻌 The sits is in Under Xi-tunD16 CNS560 SD280 fy=2800 District, Taichung City, building structures using binary #5 located 及 #5 以下 kg/cm2 system (made of steel bracing system with eccentric bracing SMRF), in order to withstand 3. 鋼構 Steel：SN490B,SN400B the vertical load and resistance to seismic forces, wind, basic use of raft foundations. ２〃各層樓高荷重及用途說明 Design Loads： 㻌 㻌 㻌 眺望台 Observatory 㻌 㻌 辦公室 Office 㻌 㻌 展覽室 Exhibition room
D.L. 0.53 t/m2 0.53 t/m2 0.53 t/m2
L.L. 0.4 t/m2 0.3 t/m2 0.4 t/m2
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INTERIOR VIEW
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Exhibition hall
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PLAN
Taichung City Cultural Center
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1 Plaza 2 Gift shop 3 Book store 4 Refreshment area 5 Lounge
Library
Museum
L1 Lobby L2 Library entry control L3 LobbyB L4 Service counter L5 Reading space L6 Techinical services dept. L7 Automated book strage L8 Future book storage L9 Admin. dept. L10 Admin. lobby L11 Cargo lobby
M1 Lobby M2 Museum entry control M3 LobbyB M4 Service counter M5 Permanent exhibition1 M6 Permanent exhibition2 M7 Permanent exhibition3 M8 Permanent exhibition4 M9 Future expansion space M10 Loading/pakking/Sterlization/ Collection M11 Admin. dept. M12 Admin. lobby M13 Exhibition item lobby
1F S=1:750
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PLAN
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Library
Museum
L1 Lobby L2 Library entry control L3 LobbyB L4 Service counter L5 Reading space L6 Techinical services dept. L7 Automated book strage L8 Future book storage L9 Admin. dept. L10 Admin. lobby L11 Cargo lobby
M1 Lobby M2 Museum entry control M3 LobbyB M4 Service counter M5 Permanent exhibition1 M6 Permanent exhibition2 M7 Permanent exhibition3 M8 Permanent exhibition4 M9 Future expansion space M10 Loading/pakking/Sterlization/ Collection M11 Admin. dept. M12 Admin. lobby M13 Exhibition item lobby
3F S=1:750
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PLAN
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Library
Museum
L1 Lobby L2 Library entry control L3 LobbyB L4 Service counter L5 Reading space L6 Techinical services dept. L7 Automated book strage L8 Future book storage L9 Admin. dept. L10 Admin. lobby L11 Cargo lobby
M1 Lobby M2 Museum entry control M3 LobbyB M4 Service counter M5 Permanent exhibition1 M6 Permanent exhibition2 M7 Permanent exhibition3 M8 Permanent exhibition4 M9 Future expansion space M10 Loading/pakking/Sterlization/ Collection M11 Admin. dept. M12 Admin. lobby M13 Exhibition item lobby
4F S=1:750
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PLAN
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5 1 Int'l Conference Hall 2 Meeting room 3 Class room 4 Research 5 Parking
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SECTION
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INTERIOR VIEW
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Interior view
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NIGHT VIEW
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Night View
During the day, the two volumes are hills continuing seamlessly and gently from Gateway Park. During sunset, this turns to a semi-transparent structure. After sunset, the building itself lights up like a lantern diffusing light from the gap in between louvers. These lights attract various cultural activities, reflecting Taichung's youth, enthusiasm and spirit. This structure is a living creature, surrounding its skin to delicate, thin louvers.
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