Hualien Masterplan
Hualien City, Taiwan
Client
Taiwan Land Development Corporation | Hualien County Government
Typology
Hospitality
Size m2/ft2
120,000 / 1,291,669
Status
Idea
Simple Plan, Sculpted Section — The efficient volume of floor plates is broken down into slimmer volumes. By shifting the layers we can ensure that daylight and views reach deep into the floor plans.
Circulation Through Valleys — The layers gently dip down to form pedestrian canyons and shortcuts between the buildings, lushly planted with green gardens.
Sunlight — The glare and thermal exposure from the low-angle morning and evening sun is blocked by the landscaped stripes.
Views — Apartments open up to the cool northern light and the high incoming southern sun, framing the best views of the surroundings.
Micro Climate — The form and orientation of the structures create tool and comfortable microclimates at the pedestrian level.
Evaporative Cooling — The extensively landscaped roofs further mitigate heat gain to increase the comfort of the balconies and terraces, diminishing the energy loads for cooling.
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
Finn Nørkjær
Jakob Lange
Project Manager
Andrew Lo
Eric Li
Joos Jerne
Project Leader
Catherine Huang
Project Team, Design Development
Adriana-Bianca Diaconu
Aivars Zogla
Anna Juzak
Bartosz Kobylakiewicz
Beatrice Melli
Emily King
Frederik Wegener
Giedrius Mamavicius
Ioana Fartadi Scurtu
Jakub Wlodarczyk
Jan Magasanik
Jesper Boye Andersen
Jinho Lee
Joanna Anna Jakubowska
Jonas Aarsø Larsen
Juan Antonio Silvestre Bengoa
Kekoa Charlot
Kirsty Badenoch
Lise Jessen
Lora Borislavova
Luca Senise
Lucas Stanley Carriere
Magdalena Maria Mróz
Manon Otto
Megan Fiona Cumming
Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard
Min Ter Lim
Nicolas Millot
Nina Vuga
Pedro Savio jobim Pinheiro
Ren Yang Tan
Richard Mui
Richard Teeling
Santtu Johannes Hyvarinen
Sebastian Liszka
Sergiu Calacean
Soo Woo
Teodor Cristian Fratila
Tobias Vallø Sørensen
Vilius Linge
Vinish Sethi
Xin Su
Project Team, Schematic Design
Agnieszka Kwiecien
Alberto Herzog
Ambra Chiesa
Anu Marjanna Leinonen
Camila Luise de Andrade Stadler
Chris Beaudin
Dominic Black
Dominik Mroziński
Eduardo Camarena
Eivor Davidsen
Gwendoline Eveillard
Horia Spirescu
Jamie Oliver Galienne
Jesafa Templo
Johanna Nenander
Junjie Yan
Kasper Reimer Hansen
Laura Watte
Lola Conte
Lorenzo Boddi
Maria Teresa Fernandez Rojo
Mathias Bank Stigsen
Miao Zhang
Molly Hsiao Rou Huang
Paddy Fernandez
Perle van de Wyngaert
Qianqian Ye
Rasmus Pedersen
Richard John Seymour
Romea Muryn
Ryohei Koike
Sandra Fleismann
Sigrún Harpa Þórarinsdóttir
Song He
Taylor McNally-Anderson
Ying Zhang
Project Team, Concept
Alvaro Garcia Mendive
Alysen Hiller
Andreas Müllertz
Christin Svensson
Dominyka Mineikyte
Espen Vik
Maciej Jakub Zawadzki
Nigel Jooren
Terrence Chew
Xi Chen
Awards
World Architecture Festival Future Best Housing Category Finalist, 2016
Collaborators
ARUP
R.J. Wu and Associates