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Beyond the Metropolis: Strategies for Residential Projects in the Taiwanese Countryside

Moises Carrasco — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 07:30:00 +0000

The island of Taiwan presents a varied natural and topographical context, characterized by a land area of 36,197 square kilometers and a high population density of 644 people per square kilometer. Its geological location, situated on the edges of the Eurasian and Philippine Sea plates, has resulted in a predominantly mountainous and rugged topography. While this forces the majority of the 23 million residents to inhabit large urban centers on the western coastal plains, the island maintains an active agricultural sector, with approximately 22% of its land allocated to farming.

Fang Gen Fa Coffee Bar / Atelier Boter

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 23:00:00 +0000

How would a more than 100-year-old Pingtung Military Village that went under Japanese rule and the former Nationalist government welcome a newsstand that has disappeared in the daily streets? For a context that integrates newspapers, coffee, and outdoor space, we proposed a field experiment of "walls."

AB House / Atelier Boter

Pilar Caballero — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The AB House is a double-height unit located on the fifth floor of an apartment in Pingtung City, our first house as architectural designers, the two of us and a baby. The unit was bought when the apartment was still under construction. We had the opportunity to alter the original 4-bedroom layout to better appreciate the natural light and ventilation the unit is gifted with.

De-Hostel / Studio APL

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

The countryside has increasingly been the topic of discussion in recent years. From urban planning and land use zoning, there is an ambiguity of mixed-use structure that often wanders on the edge of regulations. It has brought many chaotic, rough but self-contained miniature spatial patterns. In Zhutian, we try to explore how to regenerate the structures left by the agricultural relics through several projects. Dexing Rice Factory, built in 1942, is the grain bureau for the rural area of Pingtung in southern Taiwan. Once a place for rice storage and for children to play and it has remained the Hakka house (Huo fáng) in everyone's mind.

The Wandering Walls Bed and Breakfast / XRANGE Architects

Hana Abdel — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

On an ocean front mountain top between tall grasses and acacia forests, rugged curvaceous walls blur the boundaries between architecture and landscape to define public and private spaces of an 8 room retreat. The retreat, thus named Wandering Walls, is a building where the walls “wander” throughout like flowing ribbons. The remote location is susceptible to gale-force winter winds, sea salt in the atmosphere, and had no access road prior to construction. Furthermore, the lack of skilled construction labor and the shoestring project budget drove the decision to use cast in place concrete early on at the concept phase for its climatic endurance, ease of transport and storage on site.

Blank / HAO Design

Daniela Cardenas — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 06:00:00 +0000

HAO Design strives to achieve an optimal balance between space and lighting, which is why we chose to employ design methods that address the various limitations of the building. First, the partition walls of the mezzanine were removed, so that the 1.5-story floor height became the visual divide of the entire interior space. The upper floor was transformed into an open library, so that light that is introduced by taking away the partitions can stream into the ground-level living room. The large window framing the dining area affords maximum lighting, while the rescaled and leveled window ledge naturally evolved into seating for the dining table.

A Whale Story Daycare / J.R Architects

Andreas Luco — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 19:00:00 +0000

This is JR Architects’ first built public competition project. The site is located in the countryside of Southern Taiwan. The goal was to demolish the existing imminently dangerous school and replace it with a multi-functional campus that can both accommodate children education and senior day care.‘Whale’ is the design concept of the project since the site is adjacent to the Taiwan Strait. The massing symbolizes a giant whale swimming in and embrace the site to guard the children.

Changan Noodle Bar / Atelier Boter

Andreas Luco — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 01:00:00 +0000

When the owners of Changan Noodle wanted to expand their traditional noodle making business to a noodle bar that serves cooked noodles, what we insisted to apply to the space of the noodle bar are the natural physical conditions in which they sun dry their noodles and the easy-going nature of the traditional Taiwanese street noodle stalls. Pingtung, the very south of Taiwan, is blessed with plenty of sunshine all year long.

T-HAM PABP Factory / WZWX Architecture Group

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 07:45:00 +0000

Located in the Pingtung Agricultural and Bio-technology Park (PABP) in southern Taiwan, the T-Ham PABP factory is the largest and the most advanced meatprocessing factory in the country. This LEED gold certified factory complex contains a main factory building (22,000 m²), a diner and gift shop building (650 m²), and a waste water treatment building. It produces 1,200 tons of processed meat products per month. The factory’s expansive product range covers more than 250 items,ranging from Western style hams, sausages and bacon, to artisanal wood smoked hand-tied hams, to Chinese style stewed, boiled and roasted meats, ready-to-eat meals, as well as various meat ingredients for chain restaurants and bakeries.

Sailing Castle / Cheng Tsung FENG Design Studio

舒岳康 - SHU Yuekang — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Artist Cheng Tsung FENG contrives a symbolic pavilion with wood constructions. Through the white sails harmoniously intertwined among the structure, he interprets the image of many sailboats gathering at the harbor as if an enormous sculptural entity embodies the enchanting scenery from the Donggang coast.

The Living Lab, Traditional Clan Estate / HAO Design

Collin Chen — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:00:00 +0000

In this project, the home is more than 60 years old. Although it is a three-sectioned compound, it is not laid out in a traditional “embracing the courtyard” fashion. This reflects the fact that the previous home owners built it up section by section based on the clan’s economic means. It is close to Pingtung railway station. Because this part of town was developed earlier in history and the demographics have aged over time, the homes in this area include a mix of independent houses, makeshift temporary houses and three-sectioned compounds. From the rooftop, one can observe the passage of time through the style of buildings. When we first started the project, the roof was caving in like ruins. My task was to figure out how to “adapt” the home to a modern lifestyle without tearing down most of the walls, even though some of them were already crumbled.

The Residence in Township / GOODJOY

罗靖琳 — Sun, 19 Aug 2018 20:00:00 +0000

The house, in this project, is built on the self-owned estate located at Pingtung City, where a number of traditional arcades and houses are ubiquitous along street.