Positioned at the heart of Taiwan’s largest industrial maritime hub, the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Centre acts as a primary international passenger gateway. The design reconciles industrial logistics with ecological stewardship by pairing modular programmatic volumes beneath a sweeping bioclimatic vegetative carpet.
Design Drivers & Environmental Performance
Bioclimatic Aerodynamics: The sculpted form of the vegetative carpet responds directly to prevailing northern wind vectors and internal programmatic flow, optimizing passive aerodynamic performance.
Thermal Buffer & Energy Reduction: By creating a shaded microclimate directly beneath its surface, the green canopy insulates the functional spaces below, significantly reducing mechanical cooling loads and energy consumption.
Ecological & Cultural Symbolism: The planting scheme incorporates a botanical color palette inspired by Taiwan’s native bird species and diverse flora, transforming a high-capacity transit terminal into a living symbol of environmental awareness.
Reconciling economic productivity with environmental preservation, the proposal positions the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Centre as a benchmark for sustainable civic infrastructure.
Design Drivers & Environmental Performance
Bioclimatic Aerodynamics: The sculpted form of the vegetative carpet responds directly to prevailing northern wind vectors and internal programmatic flow, optimizing passive aerodynamic performance.
Thermal Buffer & Energy Reduction: By creating a shaded microclimate directly beneath its surface, the green canopy insulates the functional spaces below, significantly reducing mechanical cooling loads and energy consumption.
Ecological & Cultural Symbolism: The planting scheme incorporates a botanical color palette inspired by Taiwan’s native bird species and diverse flora, transforming a high-capacity transit terminal into a living symbol of environmental awareness.
Reconciling economic productivity with environmental preservation, the proposal positions the Kaohsiung Port and Cruise Service Centre as a benchmark for sustainable civic infrastructure.
Client
Kaohsiung city
Program
Transport and Infrastructure
Partner in charge
Toshihiro KUBOTA
Architects
Ikbal BOUAITA
Anthony THEVENONT
Landscape Architect
Remy TURQUIN
Environmental Engineer
Øyvind VESSIA
Ingenieurs Structure
AEDIS
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Kaohsiung city
Program
Transport and Infrastructure
Partner in charge
Toshihiro KUBOTA
Architects
Ikbal BOUAITA
Anthony THEVENONT
Landscape Architect
Remy TURQUIN
Environmental Engineer
Øyvind VESSIA
Ingenieurs Structure
AEDIS
and thank you for Chen