Steven Holl Architects

ChinPaoSan Necropolis . Taipei City

Steven Holl Architects’ design for the Taiwan ChinPaoSan Necropolis. The scheme, planned for an oceanfront property just 40 minutes from Taipei, will provide a new arrival hall to serve the complex’s 10,000 existing burial sites and an oceanic pavilion for an additional 150,000 ashbox sites.

Architects: Steven Holl Architects
Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
Design Team: Steven Holl (design architect), Roberto Bannura (project director), Noah Yaffe (partner), Michael Rusch (associate), Xi Chen(project architect), Yu-Ju Lin (project architect), Yun Shi (project team), Bell Ying Yi Cai (project team), Zach Cohen (project team), Wenying Sun (project team), Yan Zhang (project team), Arseni Timofejev (project team), Qiyue Hu (project team), Shenpei Ha (project team)
Client: ChinPaoSan Group
Local Architect: Chou Chienping Architects
Local Engineer: TH TSAI and Associates
Structural Engineer: Guy Nordenson and Associates
Mechanical Engineer: Heng Kai Inc
Climate Engineer: Transsolar
Area: 54000.0 sqm
Year: 2018
Photographs: Courtesy of Steven Holl Architects