Yong Quan Hortus Publicus by Ching-I Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Praemium A' Design Award Aureum in Urbanismus Competition Category.

AurumUrbanismus· 2020

Yong Quan Hortus Publicus

by Ching-I Wu

Client: S.D. Atelier Design and Planning

Praemium A' Design Award Aureum Winner in Urbanismus Category

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The Design

About Yong Quan Hortus Publicus

Yong Quan est hortus publicus in loco pristinae officinae sacchari conditus. Hortus spatium viginti duum milium sescentorum septuaginta duorum metrorum quadratorum complectitur et vestigia veteris ferriviae officinae servat. Semita circularis lacum medium circumdat, quae cursum pristinae lineae ferriviae principalis sequitur. Podium spectaculorum a Ponte Viae Fuxing versus lacum extenditur, et tabulatum ligneum elevatum ad insulam pertinet. Area lata iuxta aedificium principale officinae magnam multitudinem capere potest. Fontes et strata glareae lacum alunt, qui plantas aquaticas et aves aquaticas sustinet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Aureum

Yong Quan Hortus Publicus victor est Praemii A' Design Award Aureum, honoris amplissimi formis primi ordinis, mirabilibus et praestantibus dati. Victores Aurei sunt opera valde nova, provida et splendida, quae ingenium, sapientiam et peritiam auctorum suorum referunt. Exspectatur Yong Quan Hortus Publicus inventum laudatissimum, inclinationes creans et monumentale fore, quod pretium inauditum afferat. Haec forma Aureo praemio victa est incepto mirabile et honoratum, quod fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovet. Yong Quan Hortus Publicus cupiditatem vehementem excitat, studium accendit, ingenium creandi fovet et capit.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Travelling though the river of time, and discovering the history of an old sugar factory.

Walking on the shore trail left with traces of the previous sugar factory railway, we feel the historical atmosphere where the scenery of the circular trail surrounding the lake fascinatingly resembles a ring on lake telling us the history of the sugar factory. From the tour to Taichyu Factory of Teikoku Seitou K.K., I see not only the charm of vitality, also the complete history.
Dimensions & Packaging: The property is 22672 square meters.
Tags: Landscape, Public Park, Historical, Factory,Nature
Production Technology: To the south of the square, there are magnificent forest and hill landscape attractive to animals and people. The irregular riverside slopes and the elevated wood deck connected to the island on the central lake constitute the best platform for ecological education. What we see by walking on the shore trail are the traces of the historical sugar factory railway. The lake surrounded by the circular trail was the main railway of the in the past. The circular trail has a comprehensive view to the entire sugar factory, from which we learn not only its lovely appearance, also its complete history.
Design Challenge: Thirdly, the new attractions of recreational activities, the plentiful shops, convenient transportation systems, and the integration of business and humanity.

Lastly, the new location of the east district of Taichung, the conceptual image of East Gate of the provincial capital of Taichung, the view on the elevated railways, and the renovations of shops in Taiping District and Beitun District.
Research: Secondly, the regeneration of industrial culture and the continuation of sugar industry and railway culture embodied by the architectures and the environment arrange of the sugar factory combined with the railway traffic flow and scenery demonstrate exemplify the conceptual images and traces of sugar factory derived from the memory passing through the tunnel.
Inspiration: This project reorganizing the history of the sugar factory develops the stories and functions of space conformable with the developments of the factory. People can be closer to nature on the lake observation deck extended from Fuxing Road Bridge to the central lake. Following the riverside pathway, we see the main building of the sugar factory where the wide square can accommodate a large crowd.
Project Duration: The project finished on the 16th of
Operation Flow: As to environmental resources and design skills, the lake signifying the urban hydrological and ecological sustainability is constructed with the drainage system with the springs and the gravel layers. A large volume of groundwater therefore flows towards the construction site. The underground tunnel systems support the growth of aquatic plants and permanent pond that establish the education of urban hydrology, the ecological island, and the habitat for water birds.
Team Members: Director: Ching-I Wu
Designer: Fu Chu Hsu, Wen Tai Hsieh, Chia Hua Lin
Image Credits: Ching-I Wu