O le mamanu The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau e IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates o se manumalo maualuga tele o le fa'ailoga mamalu 2026 A' Design Award Auro i le Vaega Tauva Mamanu Fausaga Fale.
AuroFausaga Fale· 2026
The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau
na mamanuina e IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates
Tagata Fa'atau: IMO Architecture + Design
Manumalo o le A' Design Award Auro i le Vaega Fausaga Fale
Manumalo Fa'ailoga Fa'amaonia
Fa'amaonia le Tulaga o le Fa'ailoga mo #172221Le Mamanu
E Uiga ia The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau
O le Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau i Taipei o se fale mo suʻesuʻega o le tau na fausia i le Aai o New Taipei, Taiwan. E tolu fale o loʻo iai matagaluega e lua a le ofisa o le tau ma se potu e tele ona faʻaaogaina, e fesoʻotaʻi i se taualuga tolu-itu e gaugau. O le sima faʻamalosia e mafai ai ona tetee atu i afā ma mafuiʻe, ae o apa uʻamea Corten ma taualuga loloto e maua ai le paolo, malamalama ma vaaiga. E gaoioi ia apa i le matagi ma toe foʻi i lo latou tulaga muamua e ala i se faiga o uaea faʻatautau. O le avanoa i fafo i le va o fale o loʻo iai meafaigaluega e fua ai le tau.
Le Fa'ailogaina
E Uiga i le A' Design Award Auro
O le A' Design Award Auro na manumalo ai The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu o le tulaga muamua, matagofie ma maoaʻe. O ē manumalo i le Auro o galuega fou tele, matuā vaai i le lumanaʻi ma susulu e faaalia ai le atamai, le poto ma le tomai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau e avea ma mea fou e matuā vivii, e faatulaga ai uiga fou ma tetele, e tuuina mai ai se tau e leʻi iai muamua. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Auro o se galuega ofoofogia, ua faaaloalogia, e aogā tele ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. The Taipei Weather Station Nofoaga Suʻesuʻe o le Tau e fatuina ai lagona malosi o le manaʻo, faaosofia le tuinanau, faalauiloa le fatufatuaʻi ma faamalosia i tatou.
I Tua o le Mamanu
Pepa Fa'asalalau
Fa'amaoniaga, sui o le 'au ma fa'amatalaga fa'atekinisi na saunia e le tagata mamanu.
- Uiga Fa'apitoa
- The Taipei Weather Station is a manifestation of the environment it inhabits and seeks to observe, forming a visible dialogue with nature. Wind activates movable fins; rain threads their Corten surfaces, expressing time and weather. Sunlight filters through, casting shifting shadows on wind-shaped forms. The design reflects a belief that architecture can foster creativity, inspiration, mental health, and well-being.
- Fua & Fa'apipi'i
- Client Name: New Taipei City Government
Size: 3,283 square meters.
Project Budget: 4,200,000.00 USD - Fa'ailoga
- Environmental integration, Experiential Architecture, Corten Steel, Moving Architecture
- Tekonolosi Gaosiga
- The design features 3 buildings housing two weather bureau departments and a multifunctional room, all connected by a 3D undulating roof blending seamlessly with the natural environment. Inspired by synoptic weather charts, the form withstands Taiwan's high precipitation, humidity, strong typhoons, and earthquakes. Reinforced concrete ensures resilience, while Corten fins and deep roof overhangs provide shade from the subtropical sun and allow light and views. These fins, with a novel cable suspension system, return to 0 degrees after wind gusts. The outdoor space between the buildings is dedicated to weather measurement instrument data collection.
- Lu'itau o le Mamanu
- This project faced tight budget constraints and complex scientific requirements. The wind tunnel’s size, vibration, and noise posed challenges near sensitive instruments. Weather devices required both isolation and accessibility with strict adjacent structure height limitations. The building also had to withstand earthquakes, typhoons, and power outages. The low sprawling plan of the design with the wind tunnel located below grade is tuned to address each of these, while fostering scientists’ well-being in day-to-day operation.
- Su'esu'ega
- This research explored how to design a building that meets laboratory standards, integrating meteorological instruments and a wind tunnel. Objectives included achieving international‑level weather measurements and reducing vibration and noise by placing the tunnel underground. The tunnel tested facade resilience against typhoons, inspiring wind‑activated fins on a novel cable system that make airflow visible. Digital analysis shaped a 3D roof to harvest rainwater for irrigation. Results improved performance, sustainability, and user experience, with impacts on design practice, society, and community value.
- Fa'aosofia
- As technology reshapes the world, monotonous jobs are giving way to dynamic roles valuing leadership, creativity, and communication. The design imagines spaces beyond data points and utility, reconnecting observers with the natural environment they study to harness nature's positive effects on productivity, mood, memory, and stress relief. Material, form, and planning emphasize connections with the environment, encouraging engagement, while common spaces foster community among scientists.
- Umi o le Poloketi
- The Taipei Weather Station project was initiated in April 2014 as a competition entry. The design phase took place between 2014 and 2019, developed collaboratively in Taiwan and Spain. Construction began in 2019 and was completed in 2023 in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
- Fa'agasologa o Galuega
- This design redefines what a weather station can be by reconnecting the observer with natural processes. Unlike traditional methods that reduce weather to mere data points, it makes weather phenomena also experienceable for scientists. Wind-reactive fins reflect invisible air currents, while sustainable Corten material captures the passage of time and precipitation. The facade visualizes the sun and nature's movement, creating dynamic murals of light and shadow. This approach balances scientific activities with the experience of nature, fostering mental health and well-being.
- Sui o le 'Au
- Random Order: Mario Hidalgo, Jose María Crespo, Ina Dai, Urdaneta Zeberio, Jeff Lu, Lain Satrustegui, Sanjain Chen, Atelier Boronski, Eurie Huang, Jon Saenz del Castillo, Michael Blaeser, Lynn Zheng, Eleni Karypidou, Mu Liu, Laura Morales, Ignacio Juarez, Weiching Chen, Daniel Cheng, Huang,Yi-Chan, Liao,Wei-Chen, Dai,Gan-Yun, Lin,Ching-Tang, Hsiao,Chih-Wen, Chou,Mei-Huei
- Fa'aaloaloga o Ata
- IMO Architecture + Design
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