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Circular skylight above the rotunda / ©Yueh-Lun Tsai

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Cosmology Center Taiwan University

PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Educational Buildings

Firm LocationTaipei, Taiwan

Project locationTaipei, Taiwan

CompanyKRIS YAO | ARTECH

Lead ArchitectKris Yao

Projecthttps://www.krisyaoartech.com/en/projects/education/Cosmology-Center-Taiwan-University

As a building that embodies traditional Chinese cosmology, the floating cube around a levitating sphere took form with the idea of challenging the force of gravity. A recessed concrete core takes on the primary structural load and stands firmly on a sunken courtyard, shaded by an overhanging cube that cantilevers out by seven meters. The perforated aluminum louvers that shade the glass curtain wall have depths that vary in a progressive sequence, which is what creates the illusion of a sphere inside the cube as the viewer moves around the dynamic, ever-changing façade.