This is a large-scale redevelopment project of the Taipei Main Station area, whose construction has been continuing for over 10 years despite its prime location within the city. Upon the unveiling of a high-speed railway project between Taipei Station and Taoyuan International Airport, an international competition was conducted in July of 2005, and Maki team's proposal was awarded 1st prize. On the vast 47-hectare site are an underground airport MRT station and a high-rise complex consisting of commercial, office and hotel programs. The landscape was also designed to preserve the surrounding historic buildings. Lit with much natural light, a five-stories station atrium gradually brings the visitors up to ground level with a dramatic spatial experience of the Taipei cityscape gradually appearing in front of them. Above the atrium are two towers (240m and 320m in height), expected to serve as the new gates of Taipei. Each tower is designed with a crown and a body and angled 15 degrees apart to align with Taipei's two historical city grids.
Taoyuan Metro Taipei Main Station, the leading project of this Redevelopment, was completed and opened in March 2017.
| Location： |
Taipei City, Taiwan |
| Completion Date： |
2016
- 2017 |
| Building Type： |
Station, Retail, Office, Hotel |
| Structural System： |
Steel Reinforced Concrete, Steel |
| Number of Floors： |
[Common] 4 Basement Levels [C1 Tower] 56 Stories [D1 Tower] 76 Stories |
| Site Area： |
[Whole Redevelopment Area]approx.470,000m² [C1 site]13,078m² [D1 site]18,515m² |
| Building Area： |
[C1 site] 8,065m² [D1 site] 10,096m² |
| Total Floor Area： |
[Station] 53,153m² [C1 tower] 208,000m² [D1 tower] 311,580m² |
| Architect of Record： |
[Prime Civil & Architectural Engineer] CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc. Taiwan, [Collaborate Architect] J. J. Pan and Partners Taipei |
| Structural Engineer： |
[Basic Design] Structure Design Group, [Basic DesignⅡ, Detail Design] Evergreen Consulting Engineering, Inc. Taipei, Envision Engineering Consultants Taipei, [Architectural Steel Frame Design]Tomita Structural Design Taipei |
| Mechanical / Electrical Engineer： |
[Basic Design] Sogo Consultants, [Detail Design] CECI Engineering Consultants, Inc. Taiwan, Continental Engineering Consultants, Inc. Taipei, SU, Tsai, and Associates Consulting Engineers Taipei |
