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Taipei industrial Park Of Cooperation Headquarters

Professional Project 2010 -2011

Team project: I was in charge of architecture design of building C and building D, Standard detail design of Building A, Lobby interior design of Building A.

Introduction

Projects description :

Five higher buildings around green belt : Building A

Eight child-care centers around green belt : Building B

Three restaurants around a water belt : Building C

Two coffee shops around a water belt : Building D

Floor : 16F/B3F

Site area : 37141 m2

Total area : 211638 m2

Architecture area :14016m2 is industrial park of cooperation headquarters is located in Taipei, Taiwan, close to Yan-ming Mountain and Keelung River. e site is surrounded by abundant nature resources such as Keelung Waterfront Park and Ming-mei Park, with Huang Dong Boulevard crossing between the site and Ming-mei Park. Usually, in order to create a better access for users, the main entrance of o ce buildings faces the main street (on the south side). However, since the site is next to Mingmei Park, we decided to further bene t the working environment by bringing in the nature view from the park situated on the north side of the site, resulting in a ip of main entrance. us, how to connect the nature landscape and the industrial park of cooperation headquarter is what we highly value in this project.

Site plan and strategy

To ensure better open space and convenient transportation, we place the parking space in the basement, leaving the ground oor open for pedestrians. e ground oor is lled with waterscape and greenbelt, creating an urban scale open area in the center of this industrial park, and provides walking paths which can be enjoyed by the public while working.

Since our team regards connecting the greenbelt of the urban context and the open space of the site as the most vital issue, we studied several site plan layout to nd the best option for a welcoming open space. As a result, we discover that the distinctive "elliptic" shaped site plan is the most functional layout for creating free ow open space.

With additional energy saving strategies applied throughout building systems, this o ce headquarter obtained a LEED gold rating in sustainable design. erefore, we not only created green belt and water belt for landscape but also we created green roof upon Building A. is gesture successfully created horizontal and vertical urban green zones, which mitigated urban island e ect within the site.

e focus on e ciency is extended to the building's sustainable design components, which include green roofs(Building A), water recycling facilities, and re ective cladding materials(Building A, B, C, D). e building's facade, comprised of vertical metal pro les in varying grades and thicknesses, provides shading for the copious glazing, and doubles as an acoustic barrier against nearby railway and street noise.

To extend the e ciency of the architecture, we focus on the design of sustainable components, including green roofs (Building A), water recycling facilities, and re ective cladding materials (Building A, B, C, D). We set green roofs in building A, water recycling facilities, Low-E glass and Low-E vacuum glass in building A, B, C, D. e building's facade was comprised of vertical metal and re ective glass in varying grades and thickness, providing the functions of isolation from radiant heat and also as a sound barrier against nearby railway and street noise.

Lobbies of Building A

We not only focus on creating sustainable design but also on designing an open spatial experience while inside the lobby as if standing outside with the natural environment extending in. In order to achieve this, we choose highly transparent low-e glass as the façade material for the lobby, paired with a solid marble wall as the main feature wall to accentuate the transparency.

Folly (Building C) and waterscape

e Folly (Building C) is located on the circulation cross point and the visual focal point of the o ce headquarters. In order to re ect this landmark characteristic, the folly (Building C) is regarded as a sculpture and shaped in diamond-like geometry. To further achieve the transparent diamond-like geometry, we designed a curtain wall system separated from the oor slab using low-e glass. Given the sculpture characteristic, the folly becomes an anchor point of the site and the waterscape surrounding it.

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Tao’s garden

Site introduction

Taoyuan is located approximately 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Taipei, in northern Taiwan, and occupies 1,220 km2 (470 sq mi). It is made up of low-lying plains, interconnected mountains and plateaus. Its shape has a long and narrow southeast-to-northwest trend, with the southeast in the Xueshan Range and the far end on the shores of the Taiwan Strait.

Taoyuan developed from a satellite city of Taipei metropolitan area to be the fourth-largest metropolitan area, and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan. Since commuting to the Taipei metropolitan area is easy, Taoyuan has seen the fastest population growth of all cities in Taiwan.

A transformation of Urban landscape and representation of locality

Professional Project 2018-

Team project:

I was in charge of architecture design and concept development .

Scope Interior design/ Architecture design/ Landscape design

Advisor Yen Zeng, Lai architect

Location Taoyuan Taiwan

Program NPO office/Kindergarden/Daycare center

Projects description :

Floor : 6F/B1F

Site area : 1064 m2

Total area : 964 m2

We inspired by the local landscape, mountains and plateaus, and created a plateaus-like compound building for kindergarten, daycare center, and NPO office. Tao’s garden located in the main provincial road Fuxing Road, which connects main city in Taiwan. It also locates in a very busy traffic area in Taoyuan. Although we believe that the best place for kids to grow, play and learn is a nature place, still it is hard for kids to play in such a nature environment in the city. Therefore, in this busy and small site, a we decided to create various vertical yards to make the space more flexible for adult and preschool users. By designing vertical yards of different scales and characteristics and through a series of outdoor/semi-outdoor/indoor to connect different users, all users can enjoy work and study.

However, only 1/10 populations of the children study in public kindergarten. As a one of the symbolic kindergar ten in Taoyuan, we decided to create a plateaus-like architecture.

Site and Exploded anxonomeric

We regard kindergarten as a place where kid can stimulate by the environment, architecture, teachers and classmate and find own potential abilities and interest naturally. Thus, in order to let children go to schools as like going hiking, we design a hill-like architecture. It can combine the architectural space and the courtyard successfully. We look forward to see children make friends through nature and discover new things in such an interesting space.

Programing and vertical yards

4F-RF_Cloud Garden

Through the secret channel/tree house, you can reach the grass slope and small farm on the roof. Children in the city can love nature and learn from nature.

2F-3F_PLay Garden

Play Garden

The two-story open game space allows teachers and toddlers to flexibly use and inspire the creation of different teaching games. Inspiration of different teaching games

1F-2F_Send

Sand Garden

Children play with sand, stimulate the brain by touching, and exert imagination and creativity.