Keelung is a gateway that through its history, climate, and the customs of its inhabitants, is predestined to make use of its exterior space. For this reason, we decided instead of planning the building as an independent object within an open space, we would propose buildings that will generate and structure this open space. The project form, together with the lighting, aims to provide a dramatic entry experience to Taiwan from both the sea and the city of Keelung.
 

TYPE: Transit, Office
STATUS: 2012, Competition Finalist
AREA: 120,000 m2
BUDGET: $211M USD 
DESIGN ARCHITECT: PAR, SES
EXECUTIVE ARCHITECT: Ricky Liu Associates
ENGINEER: Buro Happold, Envisions
TRANSPORTATION: Moffatt & Nichol, Landdesign, Mega Trans
VISUALIZER: Labtop, PAR

AWARDS
International Competition, Honorable Mention, September 2012

EXHIBITIONS
The Southern California Institute Of Architecture [SCI-Arc] 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Los Angeles, US, April 2013
D3 Unbuilt Visions Awards Exhibition University of Louisiana, US, March-April 2013
Keelung Harbor Tower Exhibition, Yangming Marine Museum, Taipei, TW, October 2012
Keelung Harbor Tower Exhibition, Keelung Evergreen Hotel, Keelung, TW, September 2012