Taiwan is a densely populated island with a population of 23 million squeezed onto an island, about one-sixth the size of Great Britain, of which most is mountains and rainforest. This means that extremely tightly packed dense development is not only allowed, but it is also actively enforced -both by regulation and market conditions. Linkou is one of a series of new towns being developed along the route of a new high-speed rail link from the airport to Taipei city center. The site for this project is located on a bluff at the edge of the new town with spectacular views across a thickly forested valley below.

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Architects: ROEWU

Location: Taipéi, Taiwan

Local Architect: Tai Architect & Associates, Taichung
Area: 3208.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Jing Ming Cheng, Kuo Ming Lee

Structural Engineer: Kevin YC Chang, Envision Engineering Consultants, Taipei

Developer: Nien Feng Construction Co. Ltd.

Contractor: Nien Feng Construction Co. Ltd.

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Text description provided by the architects. Taiwan is a densely populated island with a population of 23 million squeezed onto an island, about one-sixth the size of Great Britain, of which most is mountains and rainforest. This means that extremely tightly packed dense development is not only allowed, but it is also actively enforced -both by regulation and market conditions. Linkou i...