Church of Suan-Lien Center for the Elderly designed by J. J. Pan & Partners, The church is located near a scenic highway, bordering the mountain area and the northern coast of Taiwan. Backed by the mountains and fronting the sea, the site is endowed with a pleasant view and natural surroundings.

The Christian symbol of a fish inspired the design of the church. Two curved lines shape the fish-like plane along the winding contour of the ditch and land boundary. The concept outlined in Isaiah 54:2-3, ?Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations? was employed in designing a complete stress-resistant structural form. 3D parameters are employed to precisely control variations of the arched planes.
The church?s arched exterior enclosure is clad with aluminum sheets, with a cross carved out at the highest spot, acting as a display of Christ?s love in heaven and on earth, visible along the seaside. The curved surface rises along the shoreline, blocking the sea wind. The tent-shaped aluminum sheets, visually detached from the ground by raised edges, open up to admit the beautiful scenery of the park through the glass curtain wall.

The shell of the main structure is composed of curved steel tubes 40cm in diameter, with H beams forming a fish-shaped dome on top. The dome is tightly bound by a light-weight shuttle-shaped structure to create pointed arch windows on both sides. The steel columns are stationed by wedge-shaped buttresse...