Steven Holl Granted Approval for Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis Steven Holl Architects’ schematic design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis has been approved. The scheme, planned for an oceanfront property just 40 minutes from Taipei, will provide a new arrival hall to serve the complex’s 10,000 existing burial sites and an oceanic pavilion for an additional 150,000 ashbox sites.
More than 30 schemes were considered, however Holl’s watercolor explorations lead to the approved idea of intersecting spheres which, as the practice described, “yielded amazing overlapping perspectives that created an astonishing spatial energy.” More about the 54,000 square meter Necropolis of ChinPaoSan, after the break. “The geometry of intersected spheres refers back to a rich ancient history of symbolism,” described Holl. “Borromean Rings appeared in Buddhist Art, Viking rune-stones and Roman mosaics thousands of years ago. Christians have also used this symbol to portray or represent the unity of the Holy Trinity. Borromean Rings also represent the karmic laws of the universe and the inter
Steven Holl Architects’ schematic design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis has been approved. The scheme, planned for an oceanfront property just 40 minutes from Taipei, will provide a new arrival hall to serve the complex’s 10,000 existing burial sites and an oceanic pavilion for an additional 150,000 ashbox sites.
. Steven Holl Granted Approval for Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis Steven Holl Architects’ schematic design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis has been approved.
Steven Holl Granted Approval for Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis Steven Holl Architects’ schematic design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis has been approved.
Steven Holl Granted Approval for Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis Steven Holl Architects’ schematic design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis has been approved.