As an urban designer in the UK and registered architect in Taiwan with over five years of experience, my expertise spans from urban design to architectural design, government service, and project management. I possess the capability to independently manage projects from concept design to detailed design.
I specialize in integrating urban context conditions into architectural designs, understanding the relationship between architecture and its surrounding environment, and dedicating myself to sustainable design practices.
Project Management
Interior Design
Hua-Nan Assets Taoyuan Commemcial Project
Fubon Aozihdi Commercial Project
The Eastern District, Taipei Masterplan Project
Trafford Wharfside, Manchester Masterplan Project
Gartside Garden, Manchester Urban Design Project
Green in-life Archiland Residential Building Project
National Center for Geriatrics Project
GangNang Canal Waterfront Project
Huan-Hsiang Taipei Child Welfare Residential Building Competition
Green Taoyuan, Luzhu Urban Design Project
Gartside Garden Urban Design
The site is located beside the city center, along the Oxford corridor and near Piccadilly Station, an area rich in commercial, educational, and community spaces. Designing this area as an innovation hub can create a perfect transition between the outer and inner city, fostering sustainable development. By implementing a well-considered land use plan, the mixed-use space will promote inclusivity and feature highquality green infrastructure and public realms, making the area greener and more livable.
The location is crucial for linking the adjacent urban context to the area. By connecting the green infrastructure and public realm through Grosvenor Street and Upper Brook Street, the design ensures seamless integration. Additional green infrastructure networks can be developed along tree-lined paths,sharing public green space through the establishment of semi-private green infrastructure
SITE AREA: 3.4HA
Layers
The designed land use and building heights respond to the future developments, such as ID Manchester and PBSA, ensuring a cohesive and harmonious urban landscape. The public realm can interact with Gartside Garden establish stronger connection.
The office quarter responds to ID Manchester and the university campus, similar to City Lab, bringing talented individuals and students together. The modern corner building establishes a landmark, blending commercial use with a vibrant, young, and innovative atmosphere.
SITE AREA: 29 Ha
Trafford Wharfside Masterplan
The regeneration of Trafford Wharfside has been a long considered priority for Trafford Council with its strategic location between Trafford Park and Salford Quays having the potential to revitalise the North side of the Borough. With strong links to the city and major transport nodes, Wharfside holds promise to drive extensive development in the area which could result in positive economical and social benefits for the Council and community.
The vision of Trafford Wharfside will bridge the gap between work and play to deliver a new, mixed-use district to Trafford’s waterfront. By embracing the world leading creative enterprise and key visitor attractions on its doorstep, the development will attract new investment and residents to what will become one of the most successful and exciting creative neighbourhoods in UK.
Waterfront
Waterfront
Waterfront
Designing the site makes the quality waterfront compatible with Media City and the lowry creating a Trafford gateway. The active department and retail store ro respond to the Lowry land use providing different side of waterfront view.
Layers
The Masterplan establishes a new beating heart to serve Trafford and Salford’s ecological network whilst boldy pursuing the delivery of inclusive streets, spaces and public realm which provide fun, enjoyment and respite for all.
Road Hierarchy
Enhance walkability in Taipei’s Eastern District
DATE : 2024
TYPE : master plan
LOCATION: The eastern district Taipei, Taiwan
SITE AREA: 32 Ha
Taipei’s eastern district is one of the city's most successful commercial hubs for fashion and trendy restaurants; however, it is currently car-dominated.
This design leverages the existing urban context to transform limited space into a more walkable city. By establishing a clear road hierarchy, transferring development rights, and implementing expropriations, create more public and green spaces, building a sustainable and climate-adaptable urban environment.
Layers
Two arterial roads pass through the site, following a linear road-linked green path. Commercial activities along the main street extend into the lanes, redesigning these areas to make them more livable and vibrant.
Frontage Types
A variety of shops creates an interesting walking experience. Some have setback areas that provide interactive spaces for customers, acting as a buffer from parking. Others face the road directly, with interesting entrance designs. However, the most annoying aspect is that parking reduces frontage interactions, creating a distance between the road and the shops.
New Transfer of Development Rights Create Public Realm and Green Infrastructure in existing context
This new Transfer of Development Rights policy can incentivize stakeholders to purchase vacant lands, turning them into public spaces with opportunities for future development. The transferred floor area can be utilized on the original land or incorporated into other development projects. This approach allows stakeholders holding the floor area rights to generate greater profits through land exchanges while preserving development flexibility. interactions between shops and visitors."
Sending site
Declaration land price =$ 200
25m² x300%=75m²
75m²x$200=15000
Recieving site
Declaration land price =$ 100
75m²x$200=15000 15000/$100=150m²
Road Design
A variety of shops creates an interesting walking experience. Some have setback areas that provide interactive spaces for customers, acting as a buffer from parking. Others face the road directly, with interesting entrance designs. However, the most annoying aspect is that parking reduces frontage interactions, creating a distance between the road and the shops.
Restrict new developemt types
Restrict carpark entrances and redesign development from two-unit to four-unit apartments to limit car access and save core space. Enforce a 4-meter setback for new developments to create pedestrianfriendly zones and small pedestrian streets by restricting car access.
Road Design Development Phase Plan
Building multi-storey car parks
● Regenerate low-height buildings into temporary multi-storey car parks.
● Reduce road parking.
Reconstruct lanes
● Building main pedestrian lanes infrastructure.
● Construct middle bus lanes.
● Expropriate the corner building into public space.
A variety of shops creates an interesting walking experience. Some have setback areas that provide interactive spaces for customers, acting as a buffer from parking. Others face the road directly, with interesting entrance designs. However, the most annoying aspect is that parking reduces frontage interactions, creating a distance between the road and the shops.
Rebuild Main Road
● Alternate the main road car lanes into pedestrian space
● Linking the public space together to connect the pedestrian’s movement.
Building public realm and green infrastructure
● Plant a vegetation and operate the urban buffer zone
● Formulate New Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Regulations
Building and undeground road
● Transfer most the car flows undeground. Only leave the bus land, motorcycle and service car on the ground leave most of the space to pedestrian.
Green Taoyuan, Luzhu Urban Design
DATE : 2018
TYPE : URBAN DESIGN
Professional Project
LOCATION : Luzhu, Taoyuan
CLIENT : Taoyuan City Government
ARCHITECT :
ESD (ecosystem design studio)
TEAM: Yun-Ching Chung, Ting Wu, Chieh-Shin Wang, Mei-Hsuan Lin
This project involved urban detail planning in Taoyuan, a satellite city near Taipei. An MRT system connecting Taipei was already under construction, with one MRT station and a water pond planned at our site. I took charge of designing architectural features and shaping traffic flows for the area. Drawing from concepts like lowimpact development and transit-oriented development (TOD), we aimed to create a sustainable urban environment. Our efforts included incorporating various tree species with the water system to enhance water retention and specifying the use of pervious materials for pavements.
This project provided me with valuable insights into land use arrangement, urban block design, and building density, shaping my understanding of creating functional and sustainable urban spaces.
Pond eco park
MRT square
Aqueduct linear park
MRT boulevard
This project emphasized functional frontages and service roads to ensure the efficient operation of the new city. For a more sustainable future, we implemented initiatives such as green corridors and cycling lanes, along with blue infrastructure retention and detention systems.
Green System
Pedstrain
Blue System
Road Design
Focused on pedestrian walkability and sustainable design planning a livable and vibrant streetscape. Designing an opening drainage and street furniture creates a sustainable and climateadaptable walking area.
Aqueduct (flow)
There is a lot of clay in Taoyuan which retains water well. I planned a blue system with aqueducts and ponds combining the blue system and green space to construct a sponge city. All the water flows converges into the pond forming a powerful water circulation system, allowing Taoyuan to have its own reliable water source
Huan-Hsiang Taipei Child Welfare Residential Building
DATE : 2022
TYPE : residential building
LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan
SITE AREA: 2717m² FLOOR AREA: 17813
CLIENT:
National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center
COOPERATION: Huang Hsiang
Construction Corporation
Akihisa Hirata architecture Colliers International
This was a competition from National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center invested by Huang Hsiang Construction Corporation and cooperation with Akihisa Hirata architecture office.
Akihisa Hirata's office is responsible for the designing concept, while our office serves as the executive architect. I am the architect overseeing the realization and execution of the project.
These were B3-16F projects. As the executive architect, a challenging is struggling between reality and idealism. The investor's preference for maximizing square area benefits and economic feasibility challenge for pricing the green space within the volume. Negotiations ensued between the architect and investor, ultimately resulting in an agreement to include greenery on the roofto fostering a friendly relationship with neighbors.
This public residential building emphasizes the creation of building unit modules for easy construction and cost control. The blue module represents a single-room unit, while the green modules at the corners consist of two bedrooms each. The terrace rooftop is designed to sequentially remove room units, creating a spiral terrace with greenery.
B3-2
The private residential building offers a variety of floor plans and apartment types, catering to both single individuals and larger families. Additionally, the greenery terrace rooftop serves as a public space open to all residents.
Fubon Aozihdi Commercial Project Management
This was a B6-48 storey commercial development, a comprehensive project with mix-function of a mall, offices, a hotel, an aquarium, and storage areas. This project is a big development in Kahsiung and involving huge amont of groups. Our office took the responsibility for project construction management cooperated with T.Y Lin.
COOPERATION: Mitsuibishi Jisho Design
C.Y. LEE & PARTNERS
T. Y. Lin International Evergreen consulting engineriing Huan-yi Landscape design
Because of the complex used and huge mass volume. We are the consultants to help to organize the design date and issue. We integrated the complexity of customers, pedestrians, officer, car, supplement, and service routes reviewed with other professional consultants, and checked the regulations and laws correctly.
This project buildings on a green hill. The two main towers are a hotel and office space, becoming as potential landmarks for the city. Additionally, two boxes are an aquarium and gym standed on a podium covered by greenery.
As the Project Construction Manager (PCM), we also managed the review of architectural codes and regulations. We ensured compliance with the latest regulations and assessed the feasibility of construction. Our focus was on providing suggestions that facilitated ease of construction and the most cost-efficient methods.
Concept from MJS
Green in-life Archiland Residential Building
DATE : 2023-
TYPE : residential building
LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan
SITE AREA:1230m²
FLOOR AREA: 17192.31m²
CLIENT: Green in-life achiland (耕薪建築)
COOPERATION:
Envision engineering consultants
This was a B5-24F residential assessment project with a floor area ratio of 520% . This location is part of an urban regeneration masterplan, and the government, in support of the regeneration process, permits an additional 50% floor area ratio with specific conditions.
As a high-rise building, the walls should recede in a 1:5 slope. The building is divided into three parts: the bottom 1-2 stories, the middle 3-15 stories, and the top stories 16-24F, with each layer reaching the limit of the floor area. Due to various floor plans within the same building, the structural design involves turning and shifting, with some areas incorporating slanted columns.
Building Massing Analysis
Urban design codes restrict the height ratio to 1:5, requiring the building to setback to minimize the sense of oppression on the road. Two building massing options were created: the left option provides symmetry, while the right option offers a more harmonious design. Ultimately, the client chose the cost-effective left option.
Massing Strategy
After finalizing the basic layout, adjustments were made to the building's exterior massing to enhance its entrances, exits, and greenery. By integrating the facade design with the floor plan, the overall appearance and layout of the building were finalized. The building features two setbacks in total, incorporating space for greenery and planting throughout.
Design Plan
I designed all the building floor plans, with the podium serving as commercial spaces and the upper floors configured as symmetrical standard floors to optimize construction efficiency and costs. The 19th floor was redesigned due to the urban planning regulation requiring a 1:5 setback ratio, resulting in a revised plan for the setback levels.
Hua-Nan Assets Taoyuan Commemcial Development
DATE : 2023TYPE : Commercial building
LOCATION: Taoyuan, Taiwan
SITE AREA: 1049.92
FLOOR AREA: 6212.66 m²
Client: Hua Nan Assets Management
Cooperation: Envision engineering consultants
H&H Landscape architecture works
Shih Hong electrical consultants
This was my first project designing a commercial building independently. It covered B2 to 9F within a commercial area, and the site was laid out horizontally. Positioned on the east side, next to the main road, and extending south towards the square, the design maximized the frontage area.
Being my first solo project, from analyzing the site, dealing with regulations, negotiating the client's demands to getting the building permissions, I managed the entire process myself. The client wanted a restaurant-aimed commercial building. However, site restrictions made it challenging to create a creative design. Regulations required setbacks of 6 meters from the main road, 4 meters from the south square, and an additional 3.5 meters to the north for a car route, resulting in a narrow building base.
Facade design
The client preferred curtain walls, so I proposed several facade massing simulations to create a visual effect reminiscent of floating boxes. This approach transforms the narrow street-facing building into a new urban landmark. By incorporating greenery into the void levels, the design further emphasizes the building's lightness and floating quality.
Design Plan
Due to the narrow and elongated site, along with regulatory setbacks and driveway requirements, the usable space on the ground floor is limited. To address this, the mezzanine and second floor were combined into a single functional space. Additionally, as the lower area is designated as plaza land, the client decided to adopt and extend the plaza, enhancing storefront usability.
Elevation Material
The choice of exterior materials includes raw concrete for the service core, while the customer service areas feature curtain glass walls. The entire building is designated as commercial space, with the lower floors serving as general retail areas and the upper floors as restaurants. The use of ultra-clear glass enhances the interaction between customers and the external environment.
National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research Project
DATE : 2023-
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LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan
SITE AREA:1230m²
FLOOR AREA: 17192.31m²
CLIENT: Green in-life achiland (耕薪建築)
COOPERATION:
Envision engineering consultants
This project is a 6-storey mass volume situated at Southern National Taiwan University. With the increasing severity of elder-care issues, the aim is to establish a research center dedicated to exploring scientific advancements in elder care.
The location at Southern National Taiwan University is a vacant land currently undergoing planning and construction. Thus, the building is envisioned as an advanced structure that takes into account its potential integration with future development. I delved in the development of the campus masterplan, influencing the volume's design, and held discussions with clients to understand their specific requirements.
GangNang Canal Waterfront Park Project
As a key strategic blueprint for the city’s spatial governance, the S.M.I.L.E project (from AECOM) characterizes a vision of a Sustainable waterfront environment, a team of Multidisciplinary professions, Integrated programs, Leading in ideas and thoughts and intact Ecologies. The project is unique in its attempt to bring together separate programs into one holistic master plan which will act as a guideline for future programs in the areas.
Integrated the blue infrastructure to enhance the cycling and walking experience along the coastline and river. The canal holds significant ecological and agricultural importance. I oversaw a project situated at a crucial location along the coastline. Hsinchu's 17km coastline is renowned as a tourist attraction, offering a stunning cycling experience. Our site is positioned in the heart of this emerging rest area.
NTHC Underground Parking Lot Project Management
DATE : 2021-2024
TYPE : parking lot
SITE : New Taipei, Taiwan
SITE AREA: 5870㎡
FLOOR AREA: 13,860㎡
CLIENT: New Taipei City Government
COOPERATION: Stantec Consulting Service
This project is a construction of underground parking lot with a third-floor basement, situated next to the MRT entrance to facilitate a transition from private vehicles to public transportation. Situated in the New Taipei Industrial Vocational High School, safety concerns were addressed by planning separate entrances for cars and pedestrians.
The scope of the project was not only the parking lot but also infrastructure renovations. This included upgrading lighting facilities, refurbishing basketball courts, and adding a pavilion. Moreover, anticipating future development, we reserved load-bearing capacity for a potential five-storeys building atop the existing basement parking columns.
Private House
Interior Design
This is the second interior project I have undertaken independently. The apartment is compact, covering only 60 square meters with two rooms and a living room. Given the limited space, efficiency was crucial in the planning process. However, the apartment is surrounded by three living balconies and one working balcony, requiring careful consideration to maintain flexibility despite the constrained passage through the balconies.
The primary alteration involved removing the original wall of the secondary bedroom and combining the closet with the kitchen appliance cabinet. Additionally, on the TV wall, two doors were incorporated, and an integrated invisible wall surface was designed to extend throughout the entire living room.
Collaborating with the client, material choices and wall paint were co-designed. Opting for warm gray tones with texture created a harmonious extension of space. The bedroom,
