The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́ by IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Ìkọ́lé, Ilé àti Ètò Competition Category.
WúràÌkọ́lé· 2026
The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́
by IMO Architecture and JC Cheng Associates
Client: IMO Architecture + Design
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award Winner in Ìkọ́lé Category
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The Design
About The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́
Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́ ti Taipei jẹ́ ilé-iṣẹ́ ìwádìí ojú-ọjọ́ tí a kọ́ sí ìlú New Taipei, ní Taiwan. Ilé mẹ́ta ni ó gba àwọn ẹ̀ka méjì ti àjọ ojú-ọjọ́ àti yàrá alọ́pọ̀-iṣẹ́ kan, tí òrùlé onígun-mẹ́ta tí ó ń rìn bí ìgbì so pọ̀. Kọ́ńkírítì tí a fi irin ró fún un ní agbára láti dojú kọ ìjì-líle àti ìsẹ̀lẹ̀-ilẹ̀, nígbà tí àwọn abẹ́bẹ̀ irin Corten àti ìgbòòrò òrùlé jíjìn ń pèsè ibòji, ìmọ́lẹ̀ àti ìran. Àwọn abẹ́bẹ̀ náà ń mì pẹ̀lú afẹ́fẹ́, wọ́n sì ń padà sí ipò wọn àkọ́kọ́ nípasẹ̀ ètò ìdorí-kodò okùn-waya. Àyè ìta gbangba tí ó wà láàrin àwọn ilé náà ni ó gba àwọn ohun-èlò ìwọ̀n ojú-ọjọ́.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award
The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́ jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí gan-an tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe ìpele àkọ́kọ́, tó jẹ́ ìyanu tó sì yàtọ̀. Àwọn olùborí Wúrà jẹ́ àwọn ẹ̀dá tó ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun gidigidi, tó ní ojú-ìwòye tó jìnnà tó sì ń tàn yòò tí wọ́n ń ṣàfihàn ọgbọ́n, òye àti ìjáfáfá àwọn olùṣàwòṣe wọn. A retí pé The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́ yóò jẹ́ ohun ìmúṣẹ̀dá tí a yìn gidigidi, tó ń gbé ìtẹ̀sí kalẹ̀ tó sì jẹ́ ìrántí tó ń mú iye tí a kò rí rí wá. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Wúrà A' Design Award yìí jẹ́ iṣẹ́ àkànṣe tó yani lẹ́nu tí a bọ̀wọ̀ fún tó ṣe anfàní gidigidi tó sì ń tì ààlà iṣẹ́ ọnà, sáyẹ́ǹsì, àwòṣe àti ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ síwájú. The Taipei Weather Station Ibùdó Ojú-ọjọ́ ń dá ìmọ̀lára ìfẹ́ tó lágbára sílẹ̀, ń jí ìtara, ń gbé ìṣẹ̀dá lárugẹ tó sì ń fà wá mọ́ra.
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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