A New Narrative of Figure–Ground

Mobility is a key factor impacting public life in urban areas. The vast transportation systems have eroded traditional city boundaries and opened up new possibilities for public programs. It is akin to a toppled skyscraper, using a horizontal expansion to lead us into a new lifestyle. Each station is an entry point, inviting citizens to explore the city.

The project aims to rethink public light of current transportation developments public space and social activity in developments in the city.

Ndless Urban Life in a Continuously Connected Space

The evolution of improved transportation systems results in the coexistence of diverse functions in the city, like organs in the human body that work together to maintain human life. Based on this context, the design features a continuous connection between internal spaces and the outside world, like the skin, creating an endless maze, the socalled "Dynamic City."

This space can operate 24 hours a day and is not limited by distance or location. Within the Dynamic City, various activities can take place at any time. The design aims to emphasize the infinite nature of this new lifestyle with a floor plan icon resembling the infinity symbol. People can easily stroll around the building and move between different floors by escalators and ramps, experiencing different cultural events from various cities.

In the city and like the city, but "Another City"

From the ground up, the building stands out as distinct. However, its interior spaces connect with the surrounding city environment, allowing visitors to feel seamlessly connected with the outside world through sky gardens, viewing windows, and skylights, providing the opportunity to connect activities and environment.

Weaving Urban Context: Vertical v.s. Horizontal

In this design, the ground level integrates with the city streetscape, allowing visitors to flow into the building and its upper levels. The "middle layer" features the station entrance and two vertical mega-exhibition spaces. The section extends vertically to the roof, becoming a light filter that implies the passage of time. During the strolling process, several open green areas provide opportunities for outdoor activities. Finally, the top floor is a flat and horizontal space similar to the ground-level design, used for additional exhibition areas and allowing visitors to overlook the city view.

Amid mountain and sea

– Location

Su-ao, Yilan, Taiwan

– Author

Harmonious Architects & Planners

– Project background

Serve as a project manager throughout the competition (1st Prize) and the design process of SD, DD

– Date of the project

Design: 2018-2020

Construction: 2019-2022

– Company/Supervisor Email : harmony.arch@msa.hinet.net

Experiencing Live Marine Environmental Education

This project is near a bay in southern Yilan known as Tofu Cape. The area includes several facilities related to the marine industry, such fi hing port nd hipy rd Our te m h completed the fir t t ge of the y l nd c pe reconstruction, making it possible for tourists to visit and enhancing sea activities, particularly sailboats, which are a focus of local schools. The initial client requirement was constructing a storage facility for the sailing community's users. However, our proposal includes storage to help the local sailboat club store boats and an opportunity to renovate an old outpost in the northern site to promote the site's advantages. Thisn planning allows the main building and repair outpost to create an exhibition path to introduce local features and history.

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