Taichung Commercial Bank Headquarters Mixed-Use Project

The 210m high tower is a mixed use development comprised of the Taichung Bank Headquarter, a 5 star hotel and a private VIP club at the top. Instead of stacking all these functions in a singular tower, the design intention is to create two separate towers with a vertical void in the centre. A series of ‘float¬ing’ volumes which house the large functions such as the ballroom, swimming pool, and meeting rooms will be situated inside the void to create a unique iconic space facing the main road. The design concept of the project is based on the Chinese character “Chung (Centre)” in the Taichung commercial bank logo. Unlike the traditional tower, the project divides the space into two blocks and joins them with the low-level public space and the high-level sky corridor. The low-level public space was designed in several box volumes and penetrate into the middle transparent glass curtain wall. The middle-level areas set up several glass boxes, which could serve as public green space and greatly enhanced the richness of the tower facade massing. The project creatively meets the requirements of Taiwan's local standard interface line-out through the top set-back processing and features such as specialty restaurants and sky bars in the set-back space, making full use of the scenic value of the high areas and combining with the outdoor platform to overlook the entire Taichung city center. The site’s position on a major transport axis within the high-rise area which creates the possibility of an architecture that responds to, and embodies the commercial and economic successes of Taichung and the client.