Archinect - News 2024-11-21T17:04:28-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150173831/woha-completes-mixed-use-sky-green-development WOHA completes mixed-use 'Sky Green' development Sean Joyner 2019-12-09T17:56:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/31389bdf9f3a6948cc76b6205dc2eb77.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Back in 2012, the Taichung City Government and Feng Chia University invited WOHA to bring its&nbsp;"<em></em>Breathing Architecture" exhibition to the city. Initially a part of the city government's Gateway Project Masterplan, the exhibition built on ideas focusing on the design principles of sustainability, low carbon emissions, and smart cities.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3aec6138e4e4705cc7a03853df9b7db.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f3aec6138e4e4705cc7a03853df9b7db.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The first of it's kind in Taichung, <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/43766754/woha" target="_blank">WOHA</a> was commissioned to design a green and sustainable mixed-use develop within the city. Dubbed&nbsp;"Sky Green," the project contains residential apartments, retail shops, and recreational facilities, all dispersed within two towers.</p> <p>The Tower A apartments sport extended balconies, each with its own tree. The Tower B units have a more subtle green mesh-like facade. And at every 5 floors are Skygardens, allowing a natural flow of air while providing users a connectivity to the outside.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1f2abc4bd477fa80683ea873bb6b6b6e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1f2abc4bd477fa80683ea873bb6b6b6e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0f5d2cb86431a6aefbcdbdfdddd29a47.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0f/0f5d2cb86431a6aefbcdbdfdddd29a47.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;We are very happy to have been a part of this collaboration between policy makers, academia and the private sector to design the future...</p>