The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن by IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award سون انعام in فنِ تعمير، عمارت ۽ ڍانچي جو ڊيزائن Competition Category.
سونفنِ تعمير· 2026
The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن
by IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates
Client: IMO Architecture + Design
A' Design Award سون انعام Winner in فنِ تعمير Category
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The Design
About The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن
تائيپي موسمياتي اسٽيشن هڪ موسمياتي سهولت آهي جيڪا نيو تائيپي شهر، تائيوان ۾ تعمير ڪئي وئي آهي. ٽي عمارتون موسمياتي کاتي جي ٻن شعبن ۽ هڪ گھڻ مقصدي ڪمري تي مشتمل آهن، جيڪي هڪ لهرن جهڙي ٽه-طرفي ڇت ذريعي پاڻ ۾ ڳنڍيل آهن. مضبوط ڪنڪريٽ طوفانن ۽ زلزلن جي مقابلي جي قوت فراهم ڪري ٿو، جڏهن ته ڪورٽن اسٽيل جا پر ۽ ڇت جا وڏا اڀريل حصا ڇانو، روشني ۽ نظارا مهيا ڪن ٿا. اهي پر هوا سان گڏ حرڪت ڪن ٿا ۽ ڪيبل سسپينشن سسٽم ذريعي پنهنجي اصل جاءِ تي واپس اچن ٿا. عمارتن جي وچ واري ٻاهرين جاءِ ۾ موسم جي ماپ جا اوزار رکيل آهن.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award سون انعام
The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن A' Design Award سون انعام جو کٽيندڙ آهي، انتهائي معزز اعتراف جيڪو پهرين درجي جي، شاندار ۽ نمايان ڊيزائنن کي ڏنو وڃي ٿو. سون جا کٽيندڙ انتهائي جدت واريون، تمام گهڻي بصيرت واريون ۽ شاندار طرح اکيون خيره ڪندڙ تخليقون آهن، جيڪي پنهنجي ڊيزائنرن جي عبقريت، حڪمت ۽ مهارت جي عڪاسي ڪن ٿيون. The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن کان اميد ڪئي وڃي ٿي ته اهو هڪ تمام گهڻو ساراهيل، رجحان ساز ۽ يادگار ايجاد هوندو جيڪو بي مثال قدر پيش ڪري ٿو. هي ڊيزائن جنهن A' Design Award سون انعام کٽيو آهي، هڪ شاندار، محترم منصوبو آهي جيڪو فن، سائنس، ڊيزائن ۽ ٽيڪنالاجي جون حدون تمام گهڻي فائدي سان وڌائي ٿو. The Taipei Weather Station موسمياتي اسٽيشن شديد خواهش جا جذبا پيدا ڪري ٿو، جوش جاڳائي ٿو، تخليقيت کي همٿائي ٿو ۽ اسان کي مسحور ڪري ٿو.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- 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.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Client Name: New Taipei City Government
Size: 3,283 square meters.
Project Budget: 4,200,000.00 USD - Tags
- Environmental integration, Experiential Architecture, Corten Steel, Moving Architecture
- Production Technology
- 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.
- Design Challenge
- 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.
- Research
- 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.
- Inspiration
- 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.
- Project Duration
- 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.
- Operation Flow
- 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.
- Team Members
- 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
- Image Credits
- IMO Architecture + Design
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