Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز by Mailiao Township, Zoom Design and C.M.Chao

Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز by Mailiao Township, Zoom Design and C.M.Chao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام in فنِ تعمیر، عمارت تے ڈھانچا ڈیزائن Competition Category.

کانسیفنِ تعمیر· 2026

Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز

by Mailiao Township, Zoom Design and C.M.Chao

Client: C.M.Chao. Architect & Planners

A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام Winner in فنِ تعمیر Category

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The Design

About Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز

میلیاؤ ٹاؤن شپ تائیوان دے ساحلی یون لن وچ ہک ثقافتی پارک ہے جیندے وچ ہک لائبریری تے ہک ثقافتی رہتل مرکز شامل ہن۔ ایہ ڈو عمارتاں ہک انڈے دی شکل والے صحن، ایستھیٹک انکیوبیشن پلازہ، کوں گھیرے وچ گھندیاں ہن، جہڑا تیز دھپ تے ساحلی ہواواں توں چھاں تے پناہ ڈیندے۔ ڈونگھے چھجے، دو تہاں والیاں کندھاں تے نیم بیرونی جاہواں سارے سال آرام دی سہولت ڈیندیاں ہن۔ اِٹ، جہڑی تائیوان دے ڈیہاتی علاقیاں وچ ڈیر توں ورتی ویندی پئی ہے، اُتلے حصے دے اگواڑاں کوں ڈھکیندی ہے، جڈاں کہ زمینی سطح تے اندر کیتا ہویا شیشہ اندر تے باہر کوں جوڑیندے۔ لائبریری بزرگاں تے بالاں دیاں ضرورتاں کوں مدنظر رکھ تے منصوبہ بند کیتی ڳئی ہے۔

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام

Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام دا جتݨ والا ہے، ڈاڈھی معزز پچھاݨ جیڑھی تخلیقی صلاحیت، اختراع تے ذہانت نال ممتاز بہترین ڈیزائناں کوں ݙتی ویندی ہے۔ کانسی دے جتݨ والے بھرپور مہارت والے تے نمایاں طور تے تخلیقی شاہکار ہن، جیڑھے اپݨے ڈیزائنراں دے وسیع تجربے، تخیل تے ہوشیاری دی تصدیق کریندے ہن۔ Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز کنوں امید کیتی ویندی ہے جو او ہک بہوں قدر کیتی ہوئی، سراہی ہوئی تے پیاری چیز ہوسی، قابل ذکر حد تئیں پیشہ ورانہ تے جدت والی۔ ایہ ڈیزائن جنہاں A' Design Award کانسی دا انعام جتیا ہے، فن، سائنس، ڈیزائن تے ٹیکنالوجی وچ بہترین طریقے شامل کریندا ہے تے چھوٹیاں تفصیلاں ول دھیان ݙیوݨ کنوں شاندار ہے۔ Mailiao Township لائبریری، ثقافتی مرکز ضرورتاں خوبصورتی نال پوریاں کریندا ہے، خواہشاں کوں چھوہندا ہے، جذبیاں کوں موہندا ہے تے تجسس کھچیندا ہے۔

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The library entrance is low and gradually rises toward a central atrium, where senior and children's reading zones sit. Varying heights, scales, and steps define areas, while ramps link levels and shift perspectives. A digital reading mezzanine offers a pause before the second floor. Visitors enjoy views of farmland or the sunlit atrium, with quiet zones under one roof. Brickwork patterns wrap the upper façades, while recessed glass at ground level blurs indoor and outdoor, emphasizing horizontality.
Dimensions & Packaging: The total building area is 23,474 square meters, the site area is 5,404 square meters, and the total floor area is 11,156 square meters. The design centers on functionality. Two buildings, the Aesthetic Living Center and the Library, surround the egg-shaped central courtyard. The Living Center provides exhibitions and lifelong learning for the community. The Library, serving a coastal area with an aging population, focuses on seniors' and children's needs.
Tags: Brick, Cultural Sustainability, Aesthetic Incubation Plaza, Semi-Outdoor Design, Local Revitalization, Energy-Efficient Architecture
Production Technology: The design team selected one of the most humble yet emotionally resonant materials, brick. Widely used in Taiwan's rural architecture, brick evokes strong cultural memory. Traditional rural pigsties often used ventilated brickwork for airflow and light, exemplifying early green design.
Bricks are earth-based, tactile, and expressive, but have been largely replaced by industrial tile in modern urban settings. The project revives the nearly lost craft by reinterpreting brick in a contemporary language, transforming a 'nostalgic' material into a timeless cultural medium.
Design Challenge: Architecture is more than a spatial container; it is a cultural witness and a recorder of its time. The biggest challenge was ensuring that the architecture 'spoke the language of the people.' The design team sought an expression that could transcend age and language, conveying deep cultural values. Though brick was chosen as the main material, transforming this 'old-fashioned' element into a contemporary, accessible symbol of collective memory required precise design sensibility and cultural sensitivity.
Research: When architecture becomes a vessel of culture, it becomes a dialogue between people and place. In coastal Yunlin, this library and aesthetic living center blend historical depth with future values. Climate-responsive design, deep overhangs, layered walls, and semi-outdoor zones ensure comfort. The two buildings form a shaded plaza for gathering. Brick facades recall rural roots while bridging past and present. Promoting cultural sustainability and everyday aesthetics, the space invites learning, creativity, and belonging.
Inspiration: Located in southwest Yunlin's Mailiao Township, the site faces strong sun and coastal winds. The design adopts climate-responsive strategies, semi-outdoor spaces, double-layered walls, and deep overhangs to reduce heat and ensure year-round comfort. The park includes two main buildings: the Aesthetic Living Center and Library, forming an egg-shaped central courtyard, the 'Aesthetic Incubation Plaza.' This shared space offers shade, wind protection, and fosters social interaction.
Project Duration: The project finished in September 2022 in Taiwan.
Operation Flow: The dual cores, library, and aesthetic living center form a shared cultural facility. The central Aesthetic Incubation Plaza connects the two buildings, offering both climatic comfort and social interaction. Rooted in local climate and demographics, the design responds to seniors and children while using brick to preserve and reinterpret cultural memory. The result is a meaningful community landmark, serving both as a platform for everyday learning and a starting point for Mailiao's cultural revitalization.
Team Members: Mailiao township office, Zoom Design Atelier, C.M.Chao. Architect & Planners
Image Credits: C.M.Chao. Architect & Planners