The residential tower is ranked by CNN among the world's top nine urban landmarks & achieves the LEED platinum BD+C certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Building Design & Construction).
Project name
Tao Zhu Yin Yuan
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
Xinyi district, Song Gao Road & Song Yong Road, Taipei, Taiwan
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Design team
Emilie Diers, Frederique Beck, Jiao Yang, Florence Mauny, Volker Erlich, Philippe Steels, Maguy Delrieu, Vincent Callebaut
Interior design
Wilson & Associates (WA), Los Angeles, Chu Chih-Kung + Metro Space Design, Taipei
Collaborators
LOCAL ARCHITECT: LKP Design, Taipei. GREEN CONSULTANT: Enertek, Taipei. GREEN CERTIFICATION: U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Platinum + Low Carbon Building Alliance, Diamond Level
Structural engineer
King Le Chang & Associates, Taipei
Environmental & MEP
Sine & Associates, Taipei
Landscape
SWA, Sausalito, San Francisco, Horizon & Atmosphere (H&A), Taipei
Lighting
L'Observatoire International, New-York, Unolai Design, Taipei
Construction
Taiwan Kumagai Co, Ltd
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom
Client
BES Engineering Corporation, Taipei
Typology
Residential › Apartment