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Project Commissioner
GAIN HOW PRINTING ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
Project Creator
Project Overview
This architectural design project is for a fully automated, cloud-technology-based, intelligent printing plant. Therefore, the client expected a modern and speedy exterior that reverberated the intergenerational equipment inside and a simplified volume that maximized factory space.
Team
Hsieh Wen Tong, Liu Kang Cheng, Huang Yung Chi, Chen Cheng Tsung, Pai Jui Liang
Project Brief
Given the printing machine's fast and regular color register, which utilizes a variety of primary colors with a density of dots, the design team deliberately translated this concept into the building's façade. For the façade, the design team uses vertical lines to emphasize the precision of the printing lines and a gradual arrangement to emphasize the diversity of density.
Project Innovation/Need
The front of the building is made of glass curtains and metal grilles to create a modern look. Through the careful planning of the design team, not only the mechanical parametric design is used to calculate the angle and size ratio of each grille effectively, but also the building-related fire regulations are taken into consideration to create a mobile and rotating grille design. The horizontal and vertical divisions are cleverly used to present the visible and invisible frame effects, making the metal grilles seem to float on the glass curtain, offering a unique visual experience. The design team has made unique use of the grille configuration, from the right side to the left side of the front of the building, to create the image of gradual layers. The rightmost side of the building is fully permeable, a metaphor for the main entrance location. The application of glass tiles gives the same glass material a different visual variation, showing a consistent and versatile effect.
Design Challenge
For this project, the design team uses curtain walls, metal grilles, and glass blocks to construct each other. Through a simple choice of materials and proper planning by the design team, a modern and simple architectural style with a strong sense of design is created. Accordingly, it satisfies the owner's expectations and creates a new generation of factory style.
Sustainability
Given the west-east direction of the building, the design team has taken advantage of this characteristic to set up a large glass curtain on the front façade so that a large amount of natural light can be drawn into the room to satisfy the users' demand for light sources. It reduces the use of electric lights, prolongs their service life, lowers electricity consumption, and achieves the idea of energy saving and carbon reduction. The vertical grilles and other window openings are used to effectively block the heat of direct sunlight and indirectly reduce air conditioning, which is earth friendly. On the first floor, glass tiles are used on the walls, giving the space good lighting conditions and providing heat insulation, creating a bright and comfortable room. The curtain and the entrance rain shelter will collect rainwater for water reuse, incorporating the traditional Chinese Kanmu "wealth and water recycling" imagery. LED energy-saving lights are used for lighting throughout the plant, and water-saving devices are installed. The production process in the factory is all high-technology-operated, with automatic storage and aerial and vertical conveyance as the integration of the process, which provides intelligent management, saves energy and produces lessened carbon emissions.
Architecture - Commercial - International
This award celebrates the design process and product of planning, designing and constructing form, space and ambience that reflect functional, technical, social, and aesthetic considerations. Consideration given for material selection, technology, light and shadow.
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