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MVRDV completes stunning new green-roofed wholesale market in Taiwan

Archinect

MVRDV has shared photos of its just-completed “ambitious architectural experiment” wholesale produce market project in Tainan, Taiwan. Image © Shephotoerd Image © Shephotoerd The design team says: “Tainan Market represents an ambitious architectural experiment.

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MVRDV tops Tainan food market with "rolling hills"

Deezen

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has unveiled the Tainan Xinhua Fruit and Vegetable Market in Taiwan with an undulating green roof that is accessed by a series of planted terraces. The earth and planting on the roof help to further regulate the temperature and passively cool the market to a comfortable level.

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Eden Oasis, Tainan, Taiwan property

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It is a challenging project that requires the architect to tackle the issue of time, space, weather, and the requirements of the client. Instead of building walls, the project extends the steel façade to the outside pillars to declare its property. As day fades into night, people experience the conversion of light and shadow.

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Tainan Wholesale Market, Southern Taiwan

e-architect

Tainan Market represents an ambitious architectural experiment. Here, MVRDV reinvents the typology of the wholesale market – a building type that is usually housed in simple metal sheds – and turns it into a mixture of a market and a public green space. Below the roof, the market space is simple yet highly functional.

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Flora Chateau, Tainan, Taiwan property

e-architect

The variability of the light projection from east to west is now visible to human eyes. The outer cantilever beam frame of the building makes the project more modern and liter. In addition to the appearance, the balconies are staggered to make sure the privacy of the residents, without worrying to be disturbed by neighbors.

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Comfort in Context, Taiwan Property

e-architect

To escape from the bustling urban lifestyle, we closely connect our project with the environment, an area that is rich in greens and hills. Typically, projects like this cause great damage to the environment due to their location. Instead of controlling the environment to fit the project, we adapt our design to nature.

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Render vs Reality: How Mecanoo Masters the Image in Design

Architizer

They’ve built an iconic body of work, with projects like the library at Delft University of Technology , the Library of Birmingham , and the Longgang Cultural Centre in Shenzhen, China. With this social media project, Mecanoo emphasizes the studio’s ability to deliver on its proposals. Tainan Public Library.

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