In 1644, while introducing the mercury barometer, Evangelista Torricelli wrote: ?We live submerged at the bottom of an ocean of the element air, which by unquestioned experiments is known to have weight.? Probably, this is one of the most dramatic statements in the early history of atmospheric science. Not only, this is a dramatic statement for architecture, too. Indeed, following Torricelli discovery, we are ?submerged? in an element that has properties. Most important, these properties ?that we call climatic- can influence the way we inhabit. So, since today we can artificially control the climate, the walls are no more the only important element of architecture.

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Architects: BIAS Architects

Location: Xinwu District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Lead Architects: Hanju Chen, Tammy Liou and Alessandro Martinelli

Area: 336.0 m2

Project Year: 2018

Photographs: Rockburger, James Teng

Floral Design: Temperature ????

Food Workshops: Mini Cook ????????

Projection Mapping: Peppercorns - Interactive Media Art ????????????

Clients: Taoyuan City

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