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Swiss-Danish designer Carsten Jorgensen has designed this cozy and loving interior for smith&hsu – a contemporary tea brand based in Taipei, Taiwan. Its peerless loose teas, collected from around the world, are a testament to its deep rage for both Chinese and British tea culture. Beside its carefully assorted tea collection, smith&hsu offers a huge range of tea tools and homemade gourmet food. Combining wooden furnishings with a concrete floor may seem odd, but Carsten Jorgensen has managed to merge these two seemingly disparate elements into an exotic atmosphere for smith&hsu’s patrons.

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Architects: Oyler Wu Collaborative
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Team: Oyler, Jenny Wu, Chris Eskew, Matt Evans, Richard Lucero, Sanjay Sukie
Year: 2011
Photos: Oyler Wu Collaborative

Anemone is an architectural creation designed by Oyler Wu Collaborative aimed at weaving together aesthetic experience again tactile engagement, a combination generally considered off limits within the world of contemporary art.

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Convention Center, Taichung, Taiwan was opened in 2009. The unique structure – Vertical Circulation and Enclosure System goes beyond the tradiotional architecture and propose an extraordinary vision, which stems from the East’svnaturalistic philosophy.
Holistic integration attitude and space order are the key words, which define the idea of the first project of MAD architects in Taiwan.

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The resort is positioned on the banks of Sun Moon Lake, in one of the country’s most stunningly beautiful scenic areas, The Crystal Resort Sun Moon Lake provides a timeless world of tranquility enhanced by distinctive design, fine dining and phenomenal lake views.

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The  house  is  situated  on  an  old  Japanese  cherry-farm  in  the  Datun –mountains  of  North  Taiwan. It  is  designed  as  a  vessel  to  react  on  the demanding  wind,  flooding  and  heat  conditions  on  the  site. The  house  is  a  stick  raised  above  the  ground  in  order  to let  the  flood waters  run  under  it. The  different  spaces  are  connected  to  a  flexible movement  within  the  axis  of  outdoor  and  indoor  functions. The  smaller bathroom  and  kitchen  unit  functions  as  a  kicker  stabilizing  the  wooden structure  during  the  frequent  typhoons  and  earthquakes.

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Today Taiwan boats of an incredible solar-powered stadium that produce 100% of its electricity from photovoltaic technology!  The stadium had a dragon shape with 50,000 seats and 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux. The stadium is brand new and will officially open its doors later this year to welcome the 2009 World Games.

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One of the major attractions in the Rotterdam architecture are the Cubic Houses. The cubes are tilted and sit on hexagon-shaped structures.These are 39 cube-shaped dwellings, built in 1984 by Piet Biom, which are still inhabited. The living areas are divisions into three levels – the triangle-shaped lower level contains the living area, the middle level contains the sleeping area and a bathroom, and the top level is used a bedroom and relax place, offers a great view since the apex.

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There is nothing Taiwanese about the Astoria Cafe in Taipei. And that is what made it special. The place was opened over a half century ago, on the west side of Taipei. It is a bakery, which sold fresh bread and homemade cakes downstairs. On upstairs level, it served dark bitter Russian coffee.

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Fo Guang Shan is situated in the suburbs of Kaoshiung. It is the largest Buddhist sanctuary in Kaoshiung County. Founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun in 1967, Fo Guang Shan is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan. Besides the main shrine at Fo Guang Shan, its biggest attraction would be the Great Buddha Land, surrounded by 480 golden Buddha statues, a sight worth visiting. The Buddhist Cultural Museum has a collection of thousands of modern and ancient Buddhist works of arts. Buddhist works of art are invaluable skillful means for attracting people to Buddhism. Visiting this museum has helped many people to believe.

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The National Palace Museum (Chinese is an art gallery and museum in Tapei, Republic of China, Taiwan) containing artifacts of ancient China. It should not be confused with the Palace Museum (note the absence of the word “National”), which is the Forbidden City in Beijing. Both institutions derive from the same original institution, which was split in two as a result of the Chinese Civil War .

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