It has been 20 years since the Metro system first established in Taiwan?s capital city, Taipei. As an underground system, the entrance to the station normally appears like a matchbox on the street like cities worldwide, without any opportunity to interact with its environment. When the extension plan revealed, an ambitious new line, which needles the city?s hot attractions carried out by the city?s public transport bureau. A proposed station site in the city?s biggest green space, the Daan Forest Park, creates a great opportunity to introduce a new idea for Metro station design.

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Architects: Che Fu Chang Architects

Location: Taipei, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Design Team: Che Fu Chang Architects + Sinotech Engineering Consultant Inc.

Area: 19525.73 ft2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Yueh-Lun Tsai, Che Fu Chang Architects, Department of Rapid Transit Systems of Taipei City

Project Team: Yi He Hong, Heng Song Tong, Sin Sing Lin, Jackson Huang, Pei Chen Yang, Chung Yin Wang, Ru Ting Zheng, Ren Yu Fang

Structural Engineer: Sinotech Engineering Consultant Inc.

M&E Consultant: : Sinotech Engineering Consultant Inc.

Landscape Architect: SWA Group+ Sinotech Engineering Consultant Inc. Lighting: CMA Lighting Design

Lighting: CMA Lighting Desig...