Academia Sinica “Eco-Pavilion” in Taipei, Taiwan by Emerge Architects & Associates

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This building houses the information center of Academia Sinica. The ground floor is designed for receptions, presentations and seminars, etc.; the upper floor will be functioning as ecological exhibition hall. (All exhibits are excluded in the architect’s design scope.)

The pavilion situates in the ecological restoration area on Academia Sinica compound. Initial design inspirations resulted from deliberation with landscape and exhibition design consultants. A fierce dialogue, integrated with designers’ fields of specialty, formed the guidelines toward later design process.

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• Architects: Emerge Architects & Associates
• Project: Academia Sinica “Eco-Pavilion”
• Location: Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan
• Client: Academia Sinica
• Architect in Charge: Sam Yang, Ally Chang, UZ Liu
• Participants of project: Ying-Chen Ling, Louis Willington, Yen-Yao Lin, Wei-Kai Chu, Alvin Chen.
• Approved Building Inspector: Chien-Liang Chen
• Structural Engineer: Tomita Structural Design
• Hydropower Engineer: Hoyai Electrical Engineer

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• Construction Cost:
• Architecture: 36,380,000 NTD$
• Electrical Engineering: 7,500,000 NTD$
• AC: NTD$
• Interior: 1,000,000 NTD$ (under contracting out)
• Landscape: 1,600,000 NTD$
• Area:
• Site Area: 2121.17 sqm
• Construction Area: 429.6 sqm
• Gross Floor Area: 841.17 sqm
• Floors: 2 Floors above ground
• Years of Design: Dec,2012- Feb,2014
• Years of Construction: Feb, 2014- June, 2016

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In respect of the veteran trees, organic layout morphed accordingly to minimalize the impact upon them. Potted atriums bridge the peripheral woods and extend the foliage view. Plants within reach are yet another vivid display of nature.

Roaming inside the pavilion, a series of ambiguous spatial illusions could be easily perceived along the wall’s shifting opacity. The exhibition starts before one enters the pavilion: the landscape reflected on the glass overlaps the exhibits display behind, and such fusion of external mirage and internal objects is equivocally intriguing to those stands afar. Thus, the distinction among architecture, landscape and exhibition has been vaguely redefined.

“Pocket space”, including main hall, reception, exhibition area, illustration area and screening room, individually independent, assembles a series of continuous space altogether.

Not physically disrupting the integrity of interior and exterior, still the pavilion perceivably blurred the boundary answering to primal crave for nature.

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Issues

1. Perceiving Nature

Utilize variation of wall materials to create the spatial experience in which senses of being indoor and outdoor aren’t confined to physical locations.

The atrium lights shine in most of the rooms, layers of greenery are brought in and the natural ventilation circulates through the pavilion. These elements make one perceive the surrounding of nature effortlessly.

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2. Sustainability

Respect the existing trees, landscape, and ecological environment during the planning process.

Integrate structure systems of SRC and Beamless Panel to reduce carbon footprints and ecological impact on site.

Sustainable architecture is also a crucial role in the ecological exhibition.

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3. Site Integration

The pavilion serves as the joint connecting the adjacent ecological pond, paddy field and forest.

4. Design Coordination of Space, Landscape and Exhibition

Link the exhibitions from outside to inside horizontally and observe the landscape vertically.

Elaborate the architectural design with an interior experience of roaming in woods.

Retain the flexibility of space for different exhibition requirements.

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5. Multifunction

Ecological exhibition and pit stop for Academia Sinica guided tours.

Information Center of Academia Sinica.

Various events. (Receptions, presentations, seminars, etc.)

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Working Drawing Collage, Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

Working Drawing Collage, Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

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Exhibition simulation, Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

Exhibition simulation, Image Courtesy © Emerge Architects & Associates

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Tags: Taipei, Taiwan

Categories: Exhibition, Hall, Pavilion

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