National Taitung University Library and Information Center

National Taitung University Library and Information Center

National Taitung University Library and Information Center

EDS International, Inc.

AREA
100,000 sqft - 300,000 sqft

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Taitung County, Taiwan

TYPE
Educational › Library

National Taitung University located in Taiwan East Coast between mountains and sea. The campus green belt is connecting the imagination of these two physical elements.

National Taitung University Library and Information Center
National Taitung University Library and Information Center

The library adjacent to an ecological detention pond is located at the green axis endpoint toward the Pacific Ocean.

As a major landmark building of the campus, library attempted to respond to mountains and water context in a landform architecture, to explore multiple imagination of campus life while creating unique campus environment in Taitung, and to make college life a profound memory.

National Taitung University Library and Information Center
National Taitung University Library and Information Center

Massing concept tries to respond to two major concerns for site configuration and massing articulation; First, to link living route between the main living quarter, the school area and the lake area; Second, to respond to visual conditions of the surrounding.

Massing volume is created in an abstract mountain shape on north part to form the most important scene facing the Pacific Ocean.

National Taitung University Library and Information Center
National Taitung University Library and Information Center

Along the lakeside is a set of curved low volume of library. The intercrossed location of two sets of volume forms the library's main entrance.

Mountain shape library becomes the visual landmark of the campus and blends into the mountain background of campus.

National Taitung University Library and Information Center
National Taitung University Library and Information Center

Inside the building, the visitors being under effect of the scenic views outside and the cave like space inside which brings the atmosphere into a spiritual place.

Outside the building, visitors can climb up the building to the top and overlook the surrounding to get the sense of context impact.

National Taitung University Library and Information Center
National Taitung University Library and Information Center


National Taitung University Library and Information Center