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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Chia Ching Mausoleum in Taipei, Taiwan by Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

 
December 17th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

We climb a gentle path to get there.

We are absorbed by silence as we contemplate this endless and ethereal space.

Again, here function determines the space. Open and endless.

At the centre, the family gathers around the memory of their loved ones.

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

  • Architects: Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS
  • Project: Chia Ching Mausoleum
  • Location: Jin San District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
  • Photography: Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura
  • Client: Chia Ching – Family Lin
  • Collaborators: Francesca Tiri, Luís Trigueiros Reis, João Figueiredo, Erica Musci, Pedro Afonso
  • Portugal Office: CC&CB, Arquitectos
  • Local Architectural Team: WZWX Architecture Group (Stephen Wang, Chiou-Huei Lin, Wen-Wei Cheng, Jianfei Cheng)

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

  • Structure Engineering: Quanovation Construction Consultant Co., Ltd. (Bruce K.C Lee)
  • Contractor: Ju-Gang Construction Co. Ltd
  • Contractor Representative: Ching-Zong Hsiao
  • Construction Management: Ding-Yu Fang + WZWX Architecture Group
  • Site Area: 1195 m2
  • Building Area: 375 m2
  • Project: 2015 – 2016
  • Construction: 2016 – 2017

The space is formed by a ceiling that hangs from columns on which a low dome sits, asserting hierarchy and tradition.

Timeless, in the contemporary reading of a place of respect, memory and gratitude.

The massiveness of the exposed concrete and the stone create space and function and open these to the landscape and to infinity.

Silence tells stories and evokes Life as it advances through the finiteness of time and space.

Everything else is intimacy.

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Fernando Guerra|FG+SG – Fotografia de Arquitectura

Image Courtesy © Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

Image Courtesy © Álvaro Siza with CASTANHEIRA & BASTAI ARCHITECTS

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