Linkou Citizens' dwellings & 2017 Universiade Contestants Village
YEAR
2012 - 2017
LOCATION
New Taipei City
CLIENT
New Construction Office, Public Works Dept. (Taipei City Gov.)
SITE AREA
31,670 ㎡
BUILDING AREA
162,848 ㎡
STATUS
Completed
TYPOLOGY
CERTIFICATION
IGB Bronze Certification / EEWH Gold Certification
Athlete’s home: a healthy and comfortable home
Site programming and a central park with biodiversity
To continue the original ecological trajectory of the site, the project extending from the southeast to the valley to the northwest, a large green area is opened in the center.
In this project the banyan tree group and the water yellow bark forest belt are preserved to form the green-shaded entrance square, and Taiwan native trees and grass flowers for attracting birds and butterflies are mixed, and the ecological pond is used to detain floods to create ecological diversity. Furthermore, the roof of the building reserves the possibility of urban farming and encourages self-cultivation.
People-oriented green trail and a big capacity of base water retention rate
The project integrates the existing trail system to restore the wildness of original forest. The number of parking lots required by law is extremely large, but the site is designed to be covered with soil and greens as much as possible to maintain flood detention. Clear gravel and permeable pipes are buried under the landscape tiles, so that the hard pavement can also have the functions of water permeability, water retention and flood storage.
Reduce the boringness, reduce the oppression of the mass, and a social house without uniforms
A staggered configuration of the design, undulating heights is to create a dynamic sense of the building, the façade leaps and staggered stained-glass balcony, containing the image of the Universiade, furthermore, the use materials and colors to identify homes in different units
Energy-saving, comfortable, healthy environmentally friendly house
LinKou is very windy, all openings are designed to be deep with windows, recessed deep balconies, high glass windshields, high windows are still open for convection in heavy wind and rain, public spaces are bright and ventilated, and indoors are designed be exposed as far as possible to facilitate future renovation and maintenance.