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VINCENT CALLEBAUT ARCHITECTURES ECOLOGICAL GREEN TOWER

AGORA GARDEN, A SUSTAINABLE RESIDENTIAL TOWERTaipei, Taiwan, 2010-2016

TYPE: International Competition - First Prize Winner in November 2010 CLIENT: BE En!ineerin! Corporation, Taipei CONTRACT LOCATION: "in#in $istri%t, Taipei Cit&, Taiwan PROGRAM: '0 ()*)rio)s +partments Fa%ilities

SURFACE AREA: '2../.' m DELIVERY: 2016CURRENT PHASE: Constr)%tion $o%)ments Below !rae )ner %onstr)%tion GREEN CERTIFICATION: (EE$ 3olINTERNATIONAL DESIGN ARCHITECT: 4in%ent Calleba)t +r%5ite%t)res, +( Paris LOCAL ARCHITECT: (7P $esi!n, Taipei STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: 7in! (e C5an! 8 +sso%iates, TaipeiLOCAL MEP ENGINEERING: ine 8 +sso%iates, Taipei INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR ARCHITECT: Wilson 8 +sso%iates 9W+:, (os +n!eles INTERNATIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: W+, a)salito, an Fran%is%o LOCAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT: ;orizon 8 +tmosp5ere 9;8+:, Taipei INTERNATIONAL LIGHTING DESIGNER: (<=bservatoire International, New-#or> LOCAL LIGHTING DESIGNER: ?nolai $esi!n, Taipei

GREEN CONSULTANT: Enerte>, Taipei VCA’S TEAM: Emilie $iers, Freeri@)e Be%>, Aiao #an!, Floren%e a)n&, 4ol>er Erli%5, P5ilippe teels, ar%o Conti i>i%, BenoitPatterlini, a!)& $elrie), 4in%ent Calleba)tMODEL MAKER: Patri%> (a)rent

In November 2010, 4INCENT C+((EB+?T +C;ITECT?E +( was aware as t5e s)%%ess)l tenerer or t5e %onstr)%tiono a new ()*)rio)s esiential Tower lo%ate at Taipei T5e ProDe%t is %)rrentl& )ner %onstr)%tion an will be %omplete in 2016

#o) will in below t5e C=NCEPT?+( $EI3N P=P=+( presente )rin! t5e %ompetition p5ase in 2010 b& 4in%ent Calleba)t,$esi!n +r%5ite%t

1. THE ECOLOGIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT :

In t5e 5eart o t5e )rban networ>s o "in&in $istri%t in )ll evelopment, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t presents a pioneer %on%ept os)stainable resiential e%o-%onstr)%tion t5at aims at limitin! t5e e%olo!i% ootprint o its in5abitants b& resear%5in! t5e ri!5ts&mbiosis between t5e 5)man bein! an t5e Nat)re

=n t5is site t5at is t5e last an onl& bi!!est par%el o lan or resiential )se, t5e %on%ept is to b)il a tr)e ra!ment o verti%allans%ape wit5 low ener!eti% %ons)mption T5e b)ilin! is t5)s e%o-esi!ne It inte!rates not onl& t5e re%&%lin! o or!ani% wastean )se water b)t also all t5e renewable ener!ies an ot5er new state-o-t5e-art nanote%5nolo!ies 9BIP4 solar p5otovoltai%, rain water re%&%lin!, %ompost, et%: T5e proDe%t tar!ets t5)s t5e ener!eti% perorman%e so as to be oi%iall& approve b& t5e 3reenB)ilin! (abel, t5e norm or 5i!5 environmental @)alit&, elivere b& t5e ;ome +airs inistr& o Taipei

Part o t5e %on%ept o in5abite an %)ltivate verti%al arm t5ro)!5 its own in5abitants, t5is proDe%t o resiential tower enables irst

to esi!n b& its avant-!arist ar%5ite%t)re a new lie st&le in a%%oran%e wit5 t5e nat)re an t5e %limate +%t)all&, t5e +3=+3+$EN tower s)perimposes verti%all& wie plante bal%onies o tr)e s)spene or%5ars, or!ani% ve!etable !arens, aromati%!arens an ot5er mei%inal !arens

)%5 as a livin! or!anism, t5e tower be%omes metaboli% It overpasses its ener!&-%ons)min! passive role 9absorbin! all t5e nat)ralreso)r%es an reDe%tin! onl& waste: to pro)%e its own or!ani% oo T5e ar%5ite%t)ral %on%ept is t5)s to e%o-esi!n an ener!& sel-s)i%ient b)ilin!, w5ose ener!& is ele%tri%, t5ermal an also alimentar&

T5ereore, t5e proDe%t answers ire%tl& to ' main e%olo!i% obDe%tives o t5e +ter Copen5a!en

1 T5e re)%tion o t5e %limati% !lobal warmin!2 T5e prote%tion o t5e nat)re an t5e bioiversit&. T5e prote%tion o t5e environment an t5e @)alit& o lie

' T5e mana!ement o t5e nat)ral reso)r%es an waste

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Finall&, a%%orin! to t5e Crale to Crale %on%ept w5ere not5in! is lost, ever&t5in! transorms itselG all t5e %onstr)%tion an)rnis5in! materials will be sele%te t5ro)!5 re%&%le an H or re%&%lable labels B& imitatin! t5e pro%esses o nat)ral e%os&stems, iteals t5)s wit5 reinventin! in Taiwan t5e in)strial an ar%5ite%t)ral pro%esses in orer to pro)%e %lean sol)tions an to %reatein)strial %&%le w5ere ever&t5in! is re)se, eit5er ba%> to t5e !ro)n as non-to*i% or!ani% n)trients, or ba%> to t5e in)str& aste%5ni%al n)trients able to be ineinitel& re%&%le Biote%5nolo!i%al protot&pe, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t reveals t5)s t5es&mbiosis o 5)man a%tions an t5eir positive impa%t on t5e nat)re

2. THE MORPHOLOGIC PHILOSOPHY OF THE PROJECT:

Neit5er sin!le tower, nor twin towers, t5e proDe%t arises towars t5e s>& wit5 two 5eli%oial towers !at5erin! t5emselves aro)n a%entral %ore T5is ar%5ite%t)ral part& oers a 5&per-%ompa%te %ore an a ma*imal le*ibilit& o t5e 5o)sin! store&s 9wit5 t5epossibilit& to )ni& two apartments )nits in one wit5o)t an& ootbri!e: It brin!s a re)%tion o view an!les towars t5e )rbanlans%ape an a 5&per-ab)nan%e o s)spene !arens

T5e +3=+ 3+$EN tower is, as its name ini%ates it, ire%tl& inspire o t5e str)%t)re in o)ble 5eli* o t5e $N+9$eo*&ribon)%lei% a%i:, so)r%e o lie, &namism an twinnin! Ever& o)ble 5eli* is represente in t5e proDe%t b& two 5o)sin! )nitsormin! a )ll level

T5)s, rom its base to t5e top, t5e 20 in5abite levels in o)ble 5eli* stret%5 t5emselves an twist t5emselves at 0 e!rees B&metap5or, t5e obtaine sin)osit& %orrespons to t5e )niversal m)si%al s&mbol o 5armoni% revealin! t5e notion o )ltimate balan%epraise b& t5e proDe%t

• T#$% &'$%& () * +-% /0%'% &( )( /3( (435&$6%:

1 T5e irst obDe%tive is to be pere%tl& inte!rate in t5e Nort5 H o)t5 p&ramial proile o t5e B)ilin! 4ol)me +%t)all&,t5e morp5olo!& o t5e proDe%t %5an!es a%%orin! to its orientation Its East H West elevations raw a r5omboialp&rami w5ereas t5e Nort5-o)t5 ones represent a reverse p&rami

2 T5e se%on obDe%tive is to !enerate a ma*im)m o %as%aes o s)spene open-air !arens, not part o t5e F+9loor area ratio: T5)s, t5e plante bal%on& s)ra%e area %an easil& e*%ee t5e limit o t5e re@)ire 10 per%ents T5e!lobal ramewor> o '0 per%ents o b)ilin! %overa!e ratio, ie . 26' 2 is t5)s totall& respe%te

. T5e t5ir obDe%tive is to oer to t5e in5abitants e*%eptional panorami% views on t5e s>&line o Taipei b& m)ltipl&in! t5etransversal views, espe%iall& towars t5e ver& %lose Taipei 101 tower an t5e Central B)siness $istri%t in )llemer!en%e

' T5e o)rt5 obDe%tive is to !enerate rom a le*ible stanarize level a pro!ressive !eometr& wit5 %orbels w5i%5ass)res t5e intima%& an t5e %onientialit& o ea%5 apartment b& avoiin! t5e inis%reet vision a*es

Inspire rom t5e Nat)re, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t is s5ape wit5 an or!ani% l)i an &nami% !eometr& From t5e simple anstanarize element o t5e o)ble 5eli* o 5o)sin! s)perimpose verti%all& an p)t in s)%%essive rotation o '/ e!rees level b&level, a m)lti-a%ial morp5olo!& appears all in %onve* an %on%ave %)rves

+%t)all&, a%%orin! to t5e point o view o t5e peestrian rom t5e s)rro)nin! streets, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN tower %5an!es o a%es

an proposes new proiles Besies t5is movin! !eometr& wearin! a plante ress wit5 sens)al st&le, t5e proDe%t represents reall& ab)ilt e%os&stem t5at repatriates t5e a)na an t5e lora in t5e 5eart o t5e %it& an !enerates alone a new bo* o s)btropi%albioiversit& It is a new nest in t5e %it&

7. THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT:

7.1. T# 89$/0& )(%& /0+ &# -8/+:

In orer to ens)re t5e %onientialit& o t5e resients, t5e w5ole perimeter o t5e site is borere b& a mineral moat t5at animates t5eo)tsie p)bli% spa%e wit5 or!ani% )rban )rnit)res Insie t5e par%el, t5e walls o t5is moat transorm t5emselves into plantes)rro)nin! walls T5e main a%%ess o t5e site is lo%ate at t5e on! #on! oa w5i%5 is less b)s& t5at t5e main aven)e, on! 3aooa T5e tower is %oile )p in t5e %entre o a 5eav& an l)*)riant sae orest o mat)re trees t5at prote%ts t5e intima%& o t5e

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in5abitants rom t5e s)rro)nin! )rban poll)tion In t5e 5eart o t5e ve!etable l)n!, t5e peestrian s@)are o e*oti% woo opens itselon a mineral an a@)ati% !lae

)%5 as t5e s5o%> wave %reate b& a water rop, t5e lans%ape esi!n is mae in %ir%les ar%5es an raiates rom t5e epi%entre ot5e tower + %ir%)lar li!5t well, %)rve t5is time, ma>es t5e li!5t, t5e ab)nant plants in %as%aes to t5e eepest basement T5e %arpar>s, t5e swimmin! pool an t5e itness are t5)s nat)rall& li!5tene an ventilate

7.2. T# 8(44$% $0 $0+(( ! (&+(( 5(005&$6$&:

T5e !ro)n loor in o)ble 5ei!5t sets t5ro)!5 its !reat transparent a%aes a 5i!5 %onne%tivit& between t5e interior %omm)nit&spa%es an t5e e*terior !aren

7.7. T# 50&/8 5(, / 6&$5/8 &'$%&+ -/+0 %(0++ 4 %; 0& )(%:

T5e %entral %ore 5as been esi!ne to separate totall& t5e verti%al %ir%)lations into two 5o)sin! )nits on t5e same level T5is %ore isi*e 9it oes not pivot: B)t in orer to ens)re t5e rotation o t5e store&s loor b& loor, it is s)rro)ne b& a 9nat)rall& li!5tene:5orizontal %ir%)lation loop wel%omin! t5e entr& o&er ei%ate to ea%5 )nit T5is b)er loop enables t5)s to set t5e main entran%ealwa&s in t5e a*is o ea%5 apartment an t5is espite o t5e '/ e!rees rotation store& b& store& +n alternative 5as been st)ie tob)il s>& entr& o&ers ire%tl& aro)n t5e %&linri%al %entral %ore oerin! t5)s plante entr& o&ers wit5 spe%ta%)lar ront view on t5e%it& o Taipei

B& level, t5e %entral %ore !at5ers 2 stair%ases, ' 5i!5 spee elevators o 2' people 91J00 >!:, 1 %ar elevators 9also )se)l to %arr&enormo)s art pie%es, l)*)r& anti@)e ve5i%les, or even 5)!e pianos, et%:, 2 s>& !ara!es in !lass an also all t5e verti%al s5ats ort5e main lows +ll t5ese verti%al lows are %overe b& a 5)!e bearin! e*os>eleton in reinor%e steel

7.<. T# /=/&0&%, / /9$/8 %=/&$/8 /0+ &5#0$5/8 )89$4$8$&:

T5e apartments o /'0 2 on avera!e s)perimpose t5emselves )ner t5e s5ape o two plante twists )niie aro)n a %entral %oreEa%5 )nit presents a store& str)%t)rall& mae wit5 4iereneel beams s&stem be5in !lass a%aes onl& on even loors +ll levels arelin>e at bot5 ens b& two spirallin! me!a %ol)mns %overe b& !reen walls Ea%5 apartment is %ompletel& ree %ol)mnsT5is str)%t)ral %on%ept inspire o t5e $N+ %5ain enables a ma*imal le*ibilit& in terms o interior la&o)t It ens)res also an optimalvis)al permeabilit& 9inoor o)toor %onne%tivit&: towars t5e s)spene !arens o t5e bal%onies in ore!ro)n an t5e )rbanpanorama on t5e ba%>!ro)n

• T# %=/&$/8 )89$4$8$& $% +$6$++ $0 < /$0 &=(8(-$% () %&(% () 2 ( < 0$&%:

T=(8(- A : 2 )nits wit5 %)rve livin! rooms aro)n a %entral %oreT=(8(- B : 2 )nits wit5 livin! rooms stret%5e in t5e len!t5 be5in t5e o)t5ern aKaesT=(8(- C : 2 )nits wit5 livin! rooms set in bow b& t5e panorami% store&T=(8(- D : ' )nits in )ple* wit5 livin! rooms beneitin! rom a o)ble 5ei!5t

In aition to t5ese basi% t&polo!ies, two 5)!e %l)b5o)ses are set )p on t5e roo loors so as to respe%t t5e setba%> re@)ire b& t5eb)ilin! vol)me T5ereore, rom t5e same stanarize o)ble 5eli* 912/0 2 loor area:, t5e rotation o t5e store& an its%)stomizable interior la&in!-o)t ma>es ever& level be a )ni@)e loor or ea%5 resient

• T# &5#0$5/8 )89$4$8$& $% (4&/$0+ 4 &# $0&-/&$(0 () &# +(48 +5; /0+ +(48 '/88 5(05=&%:

patiall& 5&per-le*ible, t5e %onstr)%tive s&stem propose also a total le*ibilit& to t5e level o te%5ni%al istrib)tion o t5e lows+itional verti%al lows are or!anize wit5 Lobli@)e s5atsM alon! t5e !lass aKae T5e s&stem o o)ble e%> is inte!rate at ea%5level )ner t5e s5ape o a o)ble loor an a s)spene %eilin! T5e networ> o t5e lows 9rain water, )se water, 5ot water,ele%tri%it&, )ner loor-5eatin!, %ool air, 5ot air, opti% ibre, et%: %rossin! t5e %entral %ore %an t5)s irri!ate wit5o)t an& ii%)lt& on t5e5orizontal wa& all t5e s)ra%e area o ea%5 store& oreover, t5e )se o %astellate beams will enable to ta>e avanta!e o ama*imal ree 5ei!5t )ner %eilin! T5e interior partitionin! o ea%5 apartment will be la %arte a%%orin! to t5e wis5es o ea%5in5abitant T5e o)ble walls will %ompartmentalize t5e ierent rooms ollowin! t5e %)rve a*es o t5e b)ilin! b& inte!ratin! alsoman& )se)l stora!e spa%es

• T# 0-&$5 ))$5$05 $% (4&/$0+ 4 $%(8/&$0- )/>/+% '$&# #$-# =)(/05 0/+ $0&!8/ ( +(48!8/:

T5e +3=+ 3+$EN tower is %overe b& linear %r&stalline aKaes repeatin! t5emselves at ea%5 level T5e ienti%al a%aes in

ever& apartment will be pre-man)a%t)re in a%tor& to a%%elerate t5eir settin!-)p )rin! t5e wor>s + m)ltila&er !lass 9airspa%e

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Pol&vin&l B)t&ral: or o)ble la&er aKaes wit5 inte!rate blins will be ire%tl& asso%iate t5ere in orer to prote%t t5e interior spa%esrom t5e solar raiation in s)mmer an to limit t5e %alorii% loss in winter

7.?. T# 8/0+%5/= 4/85(0$%, -0 5/%5/+% () )8('%, )$&%, 6-&/48% /0+ /(/&%:

T5e lans%ape %on%ept is to b)il a %as%ae o s)spene !arens w5i%5 %over t5e entire b)ilin! T5e tower be%omes t5en a tr)everti%al in5abite par>, in a bo* o nat)re in t5e 5eart o t5e %it& T5e sele%te essen%es will be preerabl& eatable in orer to ma>e

ea%5 in5abitant !arener in its own ve!etable %ons)mption )spene or%5ars, or!ani% ve!etable !arens, aromati% anmei%inal !arens will lo)ris5 t5e wie an eep DariniOre alon! t5e !lobal perip5er& o ea%5 apartment 3aren )rnit)re, %ompostspa%es rom waste to or!ani% ertilizers, )el %ells, rain water tan>s or t5e irri!ation o plants, an e%olo!i% nests or birs will beire%tl& inte!rate in t5e esi!n o t5ese DariniOres In orer to prote%t t5e or!ani% s)bstrate tan>s rom t5e 5eatin! %omin! rom t5esolar raiation, t5e plantin! bes will be %overe b& a la&er o Bet5el w5ite !ranite on 5one&%omb T5e w5ite %olo)r o t5e +3=+3+$EN tower will provie a new emblemati%, p)re an res5 ientit&

T# &(' -0/&% &#(-# $&% (=#(8(- $0 (&/&$(0 &'( &=% () 6 %=5$)$5 8/0+%5/= 4/85(0$% :

• T5e bal%onies %alle as%enin! or positive HbQ open-air, t5e& beneit rom a ma*imal s)ns5ine an enable to %)ltivate

t5eir trees an s5r)bs o s)btropi%al essen%es We will preerabl& set )p t5e livin! rooms on t5is sie It will be alsopossible to inla& p5otovoltai% s)ns5aes at t5e e*tremit& o t5e slab a%%orin! to t5e wis5es o ea%5 resient T5ermal%aptors %o)l be also set )p in orer to pro)%e sanitar& 5ot water

• T5e bal%onies %alle es%enin! or ne!ative HbQCovere b& t5e s)perior level, t5e& oer 5al s5aowe rela*in! spa%es

to %)ltivate lowers, ve!etables, aromati% plants an allin! an %limbin! spe%ies We will preerabl& set )p t5e beroomson t5is sie

In bow o t5e 5o)sin! store&s, are lai-o)t some o)toor !aren bat5 san%t)ar& t5at %oils t5emselves )p in an al%ove i! in t5eaKae o ea%5 apartment $ierent rom t5e moern %it& b)ilt o %on%rete, !lass an steel, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN tower appears inan )rban %entre as a !reen twiste mo)ntain Followin! t5e seasons, t5e plante essen%es 9wit5 persistent an e%i)o)s leaves: will ma>e its %olo)rs an its ab)nan%e to evolve $e%linin! a %amaie) o !reen in t5e s)mmer, t5e tower will blaze wit5 !olen anbloo& %olo)rs in a)t)mn In sprin!, it will be bloome wit5 t5o)sans %olo)rs an will liberate loral ra!ran%es rom its r)it treesT5e tower will t5en evelop per)me mi%ro-%limate or t5e ver& best welare o its in5abitants

7.". T# =#(&(6(8&/$5 (() /0+ $&% -/+0% )( =#&(!=$)$5/&$(0:

(o%ate at 100 meters 5i!5, a 5)!e p5otovoltai% per!ola o 1000 m transorms t5e s)n ra&s into ele%tri% ener!& w5i%5 is ire%tl&reintro)%e into t5e networ> o t5e b)ilin! ?ner t5is la&er wit5 bl)e-steel rele%tion, %l)b5o)ses are lo%ate on t5e roos)rro)ne b& panorami% s>& !arens T5e& ilter an p)ri& t5e rain water wit5 t5e a%tion o t5e plants in orer to reinDe%t t5e waterb& !ravit& in t5e istrib)tion networ> o sanitar& water From t5is terra%e, t5ere is an e*traorinar& panorami% view on t5e 101 tower

7.@. T# 8/0+%5/= 4/%0& 0/&/88 8$-#&0+ /0+ 60&$8/&+:

Contrar& to t5e traitional %ar par> o 210 5i!5 )ner beams an pl)n!e )ner an artii%ial s5aow& li!5t, t5e %ar par> o t5e+3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t beneits rom t5e nat)ral li!5t +%t)all&, + li!5t well inte!ratin! seismi% Doints ma>es t5e li!5t an t5e res5air all to t5e levels o t5e basement T5)s, t5e %ar par> an t5e %onne%te a%ilities 9swimmin! pools an itness: are nat)rall&ventilate T5e main a%%ess o t5e basement is one b& t5e on! #on! oa )ner a s%)lpt)ral entr& !ate inspire b& a spirallin!lea

From t5e level B1, we %an a%%ess to bot5 %ar elevators insie t5e %entral %ore an !o ver& @)i%>l& to t5e s>& !ara!es lo%ate at t5eentran%e o ea%5 apartment T5e %ar par> is esi!ne in t5e e*istin! perimeter o t5e %)rrent %ar par> o t5e pre-e*istin! +!ora3aren 5otel in orer to limit t5e wor>s %ost o e*%avation an o)nations=nl& t5e o)t5-West wall 5as been %orre%te so as to set )p a la&in!-o)t wit5 o)ble 5eli* +%t)all&, in t5e %ontin)ation o t5erotatin! tower, t5e %ar par> is rawn a%%orin! to a %ir%)lar plan wit5 an as%enin! interior 5eli* aro)n t5e %ore in t5e ire%tion ot5e e*it an a se%on es%enin! 5eli* in t5e ire%tion o t5e entran%e T5e w5ole set orms a %ontin)o)s banister t5at wel%omesmore t5an 2.0 %ars an /00 s%ooters From slab to slab, t5e minimal 5ei!5t is .,10 meters w5i%5 improves %omortabl& t5eatmosp5ere o t5e b)ilin! o an imma%)late w5ite It is important to noti%e t5at t5e str)%t)re o t5e tower wei!5ts t5ro)!5 t5is %arpar> in orer to a%ilitate t5e es%ent o t5e loain! o t5e w5ole b)ilin!

<. THE CHALLENGE OF A POSITIVELY ECOLOGIC REVOLUTION

AGORA GARDEN, MILLENNIUM CONDOMINIUM PROJECT XINYIN DISTRICT, TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, 21!21"'




In t5e ar%5ite%t)re o t5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t, t5e asso%iation o t5e livin! 9Bios:, t5e biote%5nolo!ies 9renewable ener!ies annanote%5nolo!ies:, an t5e NICT 9New Te%5nolo!ies o Inormation an Comm)ni%ation:, %an meet t5e C5inese anti@)e t5o)!5t w5i%5 alwa&s re)se to separate t5e nat)re an t5e 5)manit& t5at no)ris5es itsel rom itG t5e bo& rom t5e spirit t5at i not e*ist wit5o)t it +vant-!arist on t5e t5eme o %ontemporar& e%olo!i% %risis, t5e C5inese t5o)!5t preers t5e relations5ips rat5er t5an t5eseparate elements T5e 5)man bein! an its lie ramewor> epen rom t5e )sion o t5e variables

+s 5)mbl& wrote t5e inl)ent sinolo!ist, spe%ialist in ol C5ina ar%el 3ranet in t5e C5inese T5o)!5t in 1.' None opposes t5e

5)man bein! rom t5e nat)reG o not t5in> o opposin! t5em s)%5 as t5e ree element rom t5e etermine element T5e C5inesepeople onl& see in t5e Time an t5e pa%e a !at5erin! o o%%asions an sites T5ese are interepenen%es, soliarities t5at%onstit)te t5e orer o t5e ?niverse We o not t5in> t5at t5e an %o)l orm a rei!n in t5e Nat)re or t5at t5e spirit istin!)is5es itselrom t5e material

In t5e 5eart o Taipei, ater 5avin! b)ilt t5e %it& on t5e lans%ape, ater 5avin! t5en b)ilt t5e %it& on t5e %it&, it is now time or t5elans%ape to reb)il itsel on t5e %it& In t5is perspe%tive o e%olo!i% resilien%e, t5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t m)st be %onsiere asan abstra%tion o !eo!rap5& an a istortion o e%os&stem T5e +3=+ 3+$EN proDe%t is a Nat)re b)ilt rom t5e livin! t5at i!5tsor t5e re-nat)ralisation o E%opolis o tomorrow T5is tower reveals stron!l& an s)rel& t5e %5allen!e o reinventin! a new liest&leor resiential tower, t5at is sel-s)i%ient, s%)lpt)rall& )npre%eente It is a proDe%t absol)tel& )ni@)e in t5e worl an %5arismati%rawin! wit5 poetr& in t5e =riental s>&, a eli%ate s)perposition o s>& villas wit5 wie s)spene private !arens

(ast b)t not least, it is a )ni@)e e%olo!i% lanmar>, new s&mbol o s)stainabilit& at t5e bottom o t5e presti!io)s 101 tower

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AGORA GARDEN, MILLENNIUM CONDOMINIUM PROJECT XINYIN DISTRICT, TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN, 21!21"/

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