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.
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.
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.
Partner in Charge
Bjarke Ingels
Jakob Lange
Finn Nørkjær
Project Manager
Andrew Lo
Joos Jerne
Eric Li
Project Leader
Catherine Huang
Project Team, Design Development
Luca Senise
Jesper Boye Andersen
Bartosz Kobylakiewicz
Beatrice Melli
Teodor Cristian Fratila
Jan Magasanik
Jakub Wlodarczyk
Jinho Lee
Joanna Anna Jakubowska
Jonas Aarsø Larsen
Kekoa Charlot
Kirsty Badenoch
Lucas Stanley Carriere
Magdalena Maria Mróz
Manon Otto
Mikkel Marcker Stubgaard
Santtu Johannes Hyvarinen
Sebastian Liszka
Sergiu Calacean
Vinish Sethi
Adriana-Bianca Diaconu
Aivars Zogla
Anna Juzak
Emily King
Giedrius Mamavicius
Ioana Fartadi Scurtu
Juan Antonio Silvestre Bengoa
Lise Jessen
Lora Borislavova
Megan Fiona Cumming
Min Ter Lim
Nicolas Millot
Nina Vuga
Pedro Savio jobim Pinheiro
Ren Yang Tan
Richard Mui
Richard Teeling
Soo Woo
Tobias Vallø Sørensen
Vilius Linge
Xin Su
Frederik Wegener
Project Team, Schematic Design
Dominic Black
Dominik Mroziński
Molly Hsiao Rou Huang
Kasper Reimer Hansen
Laura Wätte
Lorenzo Boddi
Romea Muryn
Ryohei Koike
Song He
Agnieszka Kwiecien
Alberto Herzog
Ambra Chiesa
Anu Marjanna Leinonen
Camila Luise de Andrade Stadler
Chris Beaudin
Eduardo Camarena
Eivor Davidsen
Gwendoline Eveillard
Horia Spirescu
Jamie Oliver Galienne
Jesafa Templo
Johanna Nenander
Junjie Yan
Maria Teresa Fernandez Rojo
Mathias Bank Stigsen
Miao Zhang
Paddy Fernandez
Perle van de Wyngaert
Qianqian Ye
Rasmus Pedersen
Richard John Seymour
Sandra Fleismann
Sigrún Harpa Þórarinsdóttir
Taylor McNally-Anderson
Ying Zhang
Lola Conte
Project Team, Concept
Terrence Chew
Alvaro Garcia Mendive
Espen Vik
Alysen Hiller
Andreas Müllertz
Christin Svensson
Maciej Jakub Zawadzki
Nigel Jooren
Xi Chen
Dominyka Mineikyte
Awards
World Architecture Festival Future Best Housing Category Finalist, 2016
Collaborators
ARUP
R.J. Wu and Associates