Impression of Railway Park by Ching-I Wu |
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| DESIGN NAME: Impression of Railway PRIMARY FUNCTION: Park INSPIRATION: Taichung, a city born by the construction of railways. Since the opening of Taiwan Trunk Line has opened to traffics in Taichung in 1908, the development of entire city has emerged accordingly. The development of Taichung City is linked to the growth of railways. The heart of Taichung, after centuries, is changing through the developments and constructions in other areas, discovering the role of the old city of Taichung in the future urban plan. UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The development of this project awakens the local citizens to preserve history and culture. The government, meanwhile, hopes to renovate the image of city with the magnificent cultural assets. Believe to make Taichung, a city full of culture and life, rise again. OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: This urban development strategy, as a crucial municipal construction based on public participation, was initiated by people advocating the preservation of the old railway afterwards implemented by municipality, thus presenting a new paragon of landscape urbanism. The Eco-Museum composed of the century-old heritage of railway culture renovates the closed railway facilities into an urban recreational area with diverse features of ecology, culture, life, etc. PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project finished in February 2020 in Taichung, Taiwan. |
PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: The designers integrated areas around Taichung Railway Station with urban environment, land utilization, industries development, urban image and cityscapes. The integration reorganizes the resources, reforms the surrounding environment and improves the quality of public facilities with the cultural and pedestrian-friendly urban corridor, which enriches the cultural development of the city centre. SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: The project is 15287.57 square meter. TAGS: Urban Landscape, Planning, Design, Park, Public Facility RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Taichung Railway Station symbolizes the origin of Taichung city. Its surrounding area is exclusive in historical significance. After the railways are being elevated and transformed into the rapid transit systematization, the areas under the viaducts and surrounding the station are redeveloped by implementing the flagship plan that, based on stitching the urban space and preserving the city’s historical features, connects the historical and cultural assets in the central, western, eastern, and southern Taichung City, as well as the urban stitching plan. CHALLENGE: Green corridor, as a medium, will attract numerous people and bring them to different historical sites. There will be four different themes of half-day sightseeing tours, including art exhibition, Japanese-style dormitory, plain life along Green River, and cycling. Every need of sightseeing can be satisfied by visiting here. All these four routes of sightseeing start from Taichung Railway Station. Different routes may have different spots, every route nevertheless has one essential place where tourists can experience the local culture and food. The final spot of each tour is accessible to other business districts in Taichung City. Tourists are free to decide if they want to prolong their half-day tours. ADDED DATE: 2021-02-25 06:29:39 TEAM MEMBERS (2) : Designer: Ching-I Wu and Designer: Fu-Chu Hsu IMAGE CREDITS: Image #1-2: Photographer His-Shan Wang, Railway of Impression, 2020. Image #3-5: Photographer Chi-Ming Wu, Railway of Impression, 2020. |
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NAME: S.D. Atelier Design and Planning PROFILE: S.D. Atelier Design and Planning was found in 1998, at the era of real estate reconstruction right after the 921 Earthquake. We provide real professional design for the major service, over 20 years of participation in real estate of development, in the position of market trends. We have been creating glamorous and high quality habitat, upgrading public housing lifestyle. More importantly, we take great care of natural environment for company's core value. Meanwhile offers ours professional services to the maintenance and preservation of local cultural buildings. S.D. Atelier Design and Planning has a scale of 40 employees, covers a range of talented and creative people in the field of architect, landscape, interior and art base. Here are the several variety contents we serve: 1. Atrium landscape design and construction of new residential community. 2. Public interior design of new residential community. 3. Landscape and interior design for factory and office. 4. Landscape design for public construction. 5. Construction of reception centre and display house. 6. Private architect and private interior design. |
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Impression of Railway Park by Ching-I Wu is Winner in Urban Planning and Urban Design Category, 2020 - 2021.· Press Members: Login or Register to request an exclusive interview with Ching-I Wu. · Click here to register inorder to view the profile and other works by Ching-I Wu. |
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