Capital Plaza
Public Architecture & the Capital Plaza
As part of an invited competition, this urban design proposal attempts to produce important changes to the Capital Plaza and the image of Taipei's old downtown. This proposal changes the image of the place by reconsidering its public architecture in total: to reinvent its form and its programming, its open spaces as well as its interiors.
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Client: The City of Taipei
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Year: 2001
Status: Unbuilt
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Finalist | Taipei Capital Plaza Competition | 2001
Site & Plans
First, it creates a civic square, the Capital Plaza - a plane, 174 meters long by 54 meters wide, rising up to 6 meters at both ends. Second, beneath the plaza stands a hypostyle public space, the Capital Hall, which contains an open-air covered room intended for diverse functions. Third, the project locates a branch of the Palace Museum at Capital Plaza.
Program Elements
Fourth, it includes a public loggia, a fountain, and two sets of cafes under the eaves of the plaza. This series of unprecedented elements creates a distinct and uniquely Taiwanese place, a plaza like no other.