Gongxi Central Archive Center
YEAR
2024
LOCATION
Taoyuan
CLIENT
Ministry of the Interior
SITE AREA
9,295.22 ㎡
BUILDING AREA
27,886 ㎡
STATUS
Ongoing
TYPOLOGY
Government archive centers are the history and memory of a nation. A modern, unified archive building will meet the archival storage needs of Taiwan governments’ 8 ministries and 22 agencies for the next 30 years.
The unified archive is located on state-owned land in the Gongxi Section of Guishan District, Taoyuan City, approximately 500 meters from A9 station on the Airport MRT line, offering convenient transportation. The planned construction includes a building with 5 floors above ground and 1 below, incorporating smart building and equipment systems to aid in archival preservation.
The overall arrangement prioritizes the preservation of the maximum area of forest and minimizes excavation. It extends the green space of the Gongxi Sports Trail on the west side, planning an ecological recreation area, activity lawn, and green buffer zones. This design surrounds the archive with greenery and features a large glass facade in the lobby, creating a bright and transparent space that connects the community and blends with the environment. The ‘Kuling Forest’ refers to the historical name of the Gongxi area, and the archive’s exterior design restores and represents the native landscape.
The primary function of the archive is ‘collection’, with a high load capacity in the storage area, reaching up to 1,200 kilograms per square meter, which is three times that of a standard office. The project is expected to accommodate approximately 160 kilometers of archives. As the archive will be used by various archival agencies, the layout adopts strict layered management with clear separation of clean and dirty paths, maintaining a constant temperature and humidity environment around the clock to ensure the quality of the archival collection.
The building mass is concentrated, with streamlined pathways; reducing the exterior surface area of the building minimizes energy consumption for air conditioning. A box-within-a-box waterproof and thermal insulation design, along with perforated aluminum panels and rooftop solar panels, effectively reduces heat radiation from the exterior.