OMA has revealed plans for its first post-pandemic residential design in Taipei. The new Metropolitan Village project is being designed by OMA Managing Partner David Gianotten and Taiwan Project Director Chiaju Lin and calls for a 23-story tower comprised of interconnected volumes arranged around a central core. 

Gianotten says: “Housing has become increasingly multi-functional since the pandemic. For many, it is no longer only a space for domestic activities but also for work, for socializing, for sports, among other happenings. Different than typical residential towers with identical living units, Metropolitan Village has different types of spaces that encourage the residents to define their own lifestyles. The result is a vibrant vertical Metropolitan village with a mix of activities.”

Metropolitan Village will be oriented front to back, with its front elevation addressing a main road leading to the Xinyi commercial area. The back side addresses the Wenchang district. Both volumes respond to the varied proportions of existing buildings in each direction.

The program calls for a mixture of up to 30 different living styles. Most residential units will be 1,291 square feet, with a range of sizes between 731-square-foot studios and 1,776-square-foot large family apartments. Many work-live features are included throughout, with a library, bar, and restaurants located on the uppermost floors. A gym and roof terrace complete the communal offerings. OMA says this will establish its design as a “machine for living” that’s both stitched into Taipei’s urban fabric and in tune with contemporary remote work demands. 

Lin added finally: “Taipei is a city with a variety of urban conditions. By conceiving the Metropolitan Village as an aggregation of volumes rather than a monolithic tower, we have created the opportunities to address the different, or even contrasting, urban qualities of Xinyi and Wenchang as well. We have also lifted the lower volumes off the ground to open a new path linking the two districts at street level. This has made the ground a new stage of life in Taipei.”

Metropolitan Village will represent their second foray into the Taipei market, following the Taipei Performing Arts Centre that opened last summer. OMA says they expect project completion by the end of 2027.

OMA also recently completed work on its new Toranomon Hills Station Tower project in Tokyo.