2022 | Professional

MUSE Design Awards Silver Winner

Where the East Meets the West

Entrant Company

YI-SHIUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Category

Architectural Design - Conceptual

Client's Name

YI-SHIUNG CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Country / Region

Taiwan

Qingpu, Taoyuan, the first stop upon arrival in Taiwan, is the starting point of development in economy, trade and Taoyuan Aerotropolis in Taoyuan urban areas. The far-reaching transportation network of the Mass Rapid Transit, the Taiwan High Speed Rail and the Taoyuan Airport, together with row upon row of public facilities and high-rises for residence and trade, makes it possible for this 21st-century tech metropolis to thrive and prosper. Where the East Meets the West is a pair of newly-constructed buildings located in this hotspot of business and housing. Its design encompasses business and residence, with its lower part laid out for shops and businesses while its upper floors as residential units. Its unique form and aesthetic contrast of black and white make for eye-catching majesty, making it stand as a classic and timeless heirloom landmark in Qingpu, where construction is now in full swing.

Its two buildings, one behind the other, are 22 and 23 structures, respectively. The exteriors are a combination of diverse elements from the East and the West, as well as the traditional and the modern. The buildings’ facades are inspired by and transformed from the imagery of the “general’s helmet” used exclusively by leaders in the Japanese Edo Bakufu period. The spade shapes of the “general’s helmet” on either side serve as supports keeping the buildings up, and are further rendered in the form of arched sword brows at the top of the buildings, symbolic of a link with traditional Eastern culture. In contrast, the lower parts of the buildings make use of elaborate stone carvings and chiseled decorations in traditional continental Europe as well as classical Roman columns steeped in perfect proportion and aesthetics. A blend of the Baroque and the classical creates at the entrances of the buildings a remarkable timeless magnificence that visually impresses and stuns passersby.

Credits

Architect
Chen, Yung-Chen
Architectural Appearance Designer
Chen, Chih-Cheng
Lighting Design Designer
Chen, Jing-Jiun
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