7.18.2010

Urban Environment Analysis

In the process of development for Taipei City, along this axis of west to east there are districts such as: Ximen, Zhongxiao, Dunhua and Sonshan. Based on the spatial structure of Taipei City, our goal is to allow the site to integrate the unique spatial characteristics of Taipei so that it can shine globally.

Taipei City development is inextricably linked to the railway. After the 1980s, theold Japanese railway began to be replaced underground. This changed the urban development pattern, allowing the urban spaces that were back to the railway to gradually face the new ex-railway open spaces.


This kind of change also allowed large-scale factory remnants from the Japanese colonial period near the railway to undergo makeovers, like Wanhua Sugar Refinery, Huashan Winery, Jianguo Brewery, Songshan Tobacco Factory and Nangang Bottle Cap Factory (all of which are properties of the government Taiwan Monopoly Bureau). Currently the role of the bottle cap factory is not clearly defined.

To analyze the site environment, we used the bottle cap factory as our point of departure and avoided districts outside of our control, thus redefining our scope of discussion.


1、Regarding land use, the site is a middle ground for residential, commercial and industrial buildings. Currently, surrounding activities are suspended due to the abandoned bottle cap factory.

2、In the future, the high intensity (high density) developments of the surrounding areas will impose great pressure on the site, forming it into an oppressed urban landscape.3、Finally, there is the traffic problem. Future traffic overload brought on by tourism for the major exhibition centers will paralyze this area.

3、Finally, there is the traffic problem. Future traffic overload brought on by tourism for the major exhibition centers will paralyze this area.

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