MOXA Smart Factory (HQ)


YEAR

2016 - 2019

LOCATION

Taoyuan

CLIENT

MOXA Technology Co.,Ltd

SITE AREA

11,159 ㎡

BUILDING AREA

48,021 ㎡

STATUS

Completed

TYPOLOGY

Lab & Factory

CERTIFICATION

EEWH Gold Certification / IGB Gold Certification

MOXA’s new site is tall and upright just like any other factory, but once you arrive at the front door, the entire building bows down to you. The boxy volume is slightly depressed at the entrance, so that the solar panels atop harness more light thanks to the slant, and people on the ground are greeted with a metaphorical welcome. The story of this seemingly ordinary and yet extraordinary new factory unfolds from this entrance.
The stereotypical factory life is uniform, mundane and even gloomy. The walls of MOXA Green Cultural Factory are all light gray, but a deliberate splash of brilliant orange at the entrance hints at an extraordinary working life inside. The first impression of the interior is its brightness– created by warm sunlight instead of glaring fluorescent. If you look up, you will realize the light is coming from a giant round aperture at the center of the sixth top story. A gallery begins at the aperture and spirals down floor after floor until it eventually arrives at your foot. The air does not feel stuffy, because that aperture invites in not only daylight but also breezes. You will not sense the tense tempo of a regular factory because the ambiance here can only be described as leisurely. There are no escalators along this artery-like gallery and one must slowly scale it level by level via ramps or stairs. You will pass by offices, meeting rooms, lounge, coffee bar, nursery and numerous green plants reliant on the daylight for their survival. One of the ramps even turns into a slide! On your stroll, you will see your coworkers and their children in nursery, while they will also see you. Your line of sight expands from a production line up close to encompass every department inside the factory; you know with whom you’re working everyday, and whether or not they’re having a good day today.
This is not a bustling city center. Looking out, you will only see icy cold and mammoth highways and replicated factories all around. You’re much better off retreating your attention from the monotonous sceneries outside back to this luminous gallery. People have left their hometown to find a living here, and a spiraling path connects them all within this second home. At lunchtime, they go to the top floor to enjoy their meals, or stretch their legs in the outdoor garden, or get a cardio workout at the in-house gym. For those so inclined to become a sky runner, there is also a full track around the rooftop perimeter.
When the spatial boundaries between work and leisure blur, work truly turns into life. Should there be any minute difference from the ordinary factory workday, it must be because this is a place you actually don’t want to leave. After all, if there is a spot where you can enjoy warmth, health and laughter all while earning a living, who would want to leave?

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