Hsinchu Bus Terminal
HSINCHU BUS TERMINAL
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
PROJECT PRINCIPLE
Glen Lu
MATERIALS
Architectural Concrete, Perforated Aluminum Panel, Glass
FIRE PROTECTION
Majestic Engineering Consultants Inc.
FOUNDATION
Jia-mao Construction Co.ltd.
MEP & FIRE PROTECTION & HVAC CONSULTANTS
Majestic Engineering Consultants Inc.
MEP
Majestic Engineering Consultants Inc.
BUILDING STRUCTURE
Reinforced Concrete
MEASUREMENT
Grand Ages Surveying Consultants Company Limited
HVAC CONSULTANTS
Majestic Engineering Consultants Inc.
CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION TEAM
Sony Pan, Chien-liang Chen
DESIGN TEAM
Albert Liu, Pei-ying Jiang, Roy Sung, Jess Chi
STRUCTURAL CONSULTANTS
Federal Engineering Consultants Ltd.
YEAR
2015
LOCATION
Xinzhu, Taiwan (Roc)
CATEGORY
Bus Station
Text description provided by architect.
In order to relieve congestion of traffic and to enhance new urban development of the “back side” of the old Hsinchu Train Station, the City decided to move the Bus Terminal to this new location on the back of the Station.
With this, the small terminal needs to achieve two purposes: to establish an efficient and safe people/bus flow on the ground level, and to create a “billboard” architecture for the public to re-orient themselves around the station area.
The two-story architectural concrete terminal building is simple and straightforward, with buses circling on the outer peripheral areas and people entering from the center, avoiding any conflicts between them.
The “billboard” part of the building features lofty steel frameworks cladded with perforated aluminum panels. In the daytime, this gigantic billboard mainly shows its silver-metallic color on the outside; while in the evenings, the bright red color from inside reveals itself, giving the terminal a new urban energy and a sleek sight.
