Bio caring is located in Taichung, the second largest city in Taiwan. It is a highly urbanized city with high housing prices and an aging population. Many elderly people have become marginalized groups in the city due to living costs and inconvenience. Therefore, Bio caring is a long-term care , medical linkage and social integration to create a senior care center with excellent quality of life. To open the senior care center into today’s Taiwan society. This will be the goal of our planning and design.
The site is located at the junction of the main traffic and waterways in Taichung. Huge traffic flows through the north and south sides of the base. There are already basic greening and walking areas on the waterway side. The entrance on the east side is mainly used for emergency and parking. Today’s medical building For the north-south direction. Due to the closeness of the buildings and the imperfect flow space, a single building cuts the user’s area.
As from the urban scale, the original building orientation is not in harmony with the established urban network. Therefore, many open spaces in the corners cannot be used efficiently. The design direction will also find a reasonable solution for the above problems.
The concept of architectural design comes from the local hilly terrain. The rolling hills and vertical greenery form “city hills”. The rolling gentle slopes and stairs provide opportunities for the elderly to move freely. The compound stairs on the south side are the best Example. The building on the south side is mainly designed with a retirement center. The public space includes a sports center, a concert hall and a multimedia play space plus a clear living space. There is a green patio in the center of the building, which brings natural light into the building The indoor space also increases the indoor airflow. The landscape continues the broken outdoor landscape. The internal movement route is also vivid. On the north side of the area, the core of the design is medical wards and intensive care. Double The facade of the building is mainly vertical greening and glass. The indoor environment is adjusted according to the weather and sunlight. The bright design can reduce the rejection of the hospital environment by patients. At the same time, it ensures the indoor living conditions.
Design Team: Chun-Te Lee / Pei-Chi Tsai / Chao-Chun Kung