The new luxury residential tower designed with ‘community’ in mind by Richard Meier & Partners Architects creates a model of urban living in Taiwan

Richard Meier & Partners Architects creates a model of urban living in Taiwan

Commissioned by the Continental Development Corporation, the Xin-Yi Residential Tower sets an important precedent in Taiwan as the first building to dedicate its entire landscape for public use. Occupying a prominent site in the Xin-Yi District, the cultural and financial heart of Taiwan, the 31-story tower fronts Xin-Yi Road where it enjoys high visibility.

Architecturally, the tower has many signature elements: an elegant shaft rising from a transparent base, a façade with a rhythmic cadence, interiors with sublime proportions, and a pristine white exterior that gleams in the Taipei sun. The elements are presented anew with fresh intelligence to meet privacy and security, and the community’s aspirations for openness and visibility. Strategies of building placement, programmatic experimentation, and structural innovation result in a building with a dynamic presence that is at once an urban landmark and a private oasis.

Richard Meier & Partners Architects creates a model of urban living in Taiwan

The Tower is composed of two volumes - oppositional in character. A transparent, light-filled south volume contains the living and social spaces and flows seamlessly into a solid north volume containing the core services of the residences. The lower levels have two apartments per floor, with the upper levels hosting full-floor apartments designed with an open plan. The building’s roof is wholly dedicated as communal space and features a swimming pool and a roof deck. Enveloping the building is a field of trees sourced from the nearby mountains and punctuated with sculptures by international artists.

Richard Meier & Partners Architects creates a model of urban living in Taiwan

The Xin-Yi Residential Tower is a civic landmark unique to its place and time, and it serves as an exemplar of sustainable development that fosters vibrancy and community while symbolizing a modern Taipei.
Photo credit: Roland Halbe
Source: V2Com