Impression of Railway

Firm LocationTaichung City, Taiwan
CompanyS.D. Atelier design & planning
Lead ArchitectCHING-I WU
Design TeamFU-CHU HSU, WEN-TAI HSIEH, CHIA-HUA LIN
ClientUrban Development Bureau of Taichung City Government

Taichung Overpass includes a 1.6km old railway which including well-preserved railway culture heritage. The Eco-Museum composed of the century-old heritage of railway culture renovates the closed railway facilities into an urban recreational area with diverse features of ecology, culture, life, etc. The railway area of Taichung Overpass surrounded by the separate pollical, industrial, cultural and educational assets therefore evolves into the area with multiple functions, landscapes and facilities, where the appearances imply railways, and the furniture on the streets show the local history.