Clock Island that Swings on Time

Project locationTaipei City, Taiwan
University/SchoolTamKang University
Lead ArchitectChing-Yang Lin

Hua Yu once said “Death is not about losing your life; it is about living beyond the time. ” The act of "eating" continues to occur in our daily lives. Diet represent culture and timeliness of a region. By designing a new dining place surrounded by local time signals, people who are eating can capture time as the space changes, and the restaurant can show the corresponding state at different timing. This is a regional clock from ordinary people in Xinyi, revealing the stories of residents' lives. In clock island, try to find and feel time by small but vital changes around you.