Page 35 - Building Journal - June 2017
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(TAIWAN) The redevelopment of Taipei to the brick structure of neighbouring
European School Yangmingshan Campus school buildings.
project broke ground on 8 June 2017. In the planning of the campus, the
Located on the beautiful Yangmingshan design also took full advantage of
in northern Taipei and adjacent to the the hilly site to maximise indoor and
famous Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School, the outdoor communal and recreational
new campus for the international school spaces. Inspired by the spatial quality
will be a contemporary, vibrant campus of Taiwanese alleyways, interesting
that roots in traditional Taiwanese interactive spaces are created along
cultural and meets modern day demands the main circulation route. There are
for teaching and learning.
The design of the buildings took
local climatic conditions into account
and drew inspiration from traditional
Taiwanese book cases to develop a series
of shading shells on the elevation,
symbolising the encasing of knowledge in
book cases. The laminated bamboo shell
shading system reveals the contextual
characteristics of Yangmingshan while
maximising natural light and providing
shading to the functional spaces to
significantly reduce the reliance on
artificial lighting and air conditioning.
Patterned concrete claddings and brick
walls create delicate façades in response
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