Marcus MA Architecture Portfolio 2014 - 2018

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Project 02 / The 7th Street / Studio / CUHK / 2017

Project Detail Site: Taichung, Taiwan Programme: Communal Housing GFA: ~5800m2 Status: Studio Project, U5

SITE LOCATION PLAN 1:3000

Orientation and Intention The project focuses on balancing the imbalanced situation of the site. It is located in 7th Redevelopment Zone of Taichung City which surrounded by numbers of luxurious, residential high-rises. The project takes up a role of transitional point of the area by reintroducing the traditional Taichung streetscape. It creates an immediate change betweendifferent aspects, activities and, if not, the difference between social classes. It is the transitional space from the commercial blocks at the

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back to the public spaces, and to aesthetic, cultural participation It shows the opportunity of providing a quality of living while respecting locality and revitalizing traditional elements.To realize the streetscape, different urban typography is analyzed, redesigned and further applied in the design ranging from condition, section, structure, faรงade, and spatial articulation. Therefore, numbers of traditional chinese garden round shaped enclosures are used as the major element in building faรงade.

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SHINKONG MITSUKOSHI

TAIWAN BOULEVARD

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SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1:100


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