
This system turns the outdoors into a custom experience
A fully configurable structure, designed to blend seamlessly into the natural landscape while providing shelter from sun, wind, and rain.
It exists - it’s called CODE.
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The L-shaped building is further divided into two volumes, responding to the adjacent street intersection. The larger auditorium volume and the smaller exhibition hall volume are each sheathed with different types of granite.


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The plaza in front of the building varies in elevation, and elongated stairs form the linear edge along the paved walkway next to the adjacent street. Unique in Taiwanese cities, this site planning creates subtle grading variance and generates dynamic visual effect that changes with viewing angles.


Beigang Cultural Center, Yunlin, Taiwan
Program: cultural centre
Architect: MAYU architects+ – Malone Chang, Yu-lin Chen
Design team: Malone Chang, Yu-lin Chen, Ya-yun Wang, Pin-min Huang, Shi-hong Yao
Structural engineering: Li-Yen Wang Structural Engineers Associates
Area: 2,918 sqm
Completion: 2015

Marble matters– exploring Carrara’s legacy
Sixteen young international architects took part in two intensive training days in Carrara, organized by FUM Academy and YACademy, featuring visits to the marble quarries and a design workshop focused on the use of the material.
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