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Entwurf • Design B+P mit Dotze, TW-Taipeh
Bauherr • Client Familie Yeh
Standort • Location Dihua Street, TW-Taipeh
Nutzfläche • Floor space 735 m 2
Fotos • Photos Hey! Cheese, TW-Taipeh
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 139

RICE MILL

IN TAIPEI

„Das filigrane Fach werk bildet eine For almost 100 years, the Yeh family has been trading
in rice in the centre of Taipei. Not one but two archi-
moderate wie prägnante Ergänzung tectural offices were now commissioned to breathe
zum historischen Bestand.“ new life into the residential- and commercial buil-
ding from 1906. With much intuition, the planners
succeeded in transferring rice processing into the pre-
sent time without obliterating the historic traces.

A s the cultural and economic centre of Taiwan, the capital
Taipei has for a long time already developed into a glittering
metropolis of millions. Historic buildings, local shops and the tra-
ditional way of life, however, are still present in some corners in
the midst of high-rises. This also goes for Dihua Street where red
brick buildings from the Japanese colonial times are standing in
a row. This is where, starting in 1895, mainly Japanese merchants
settled with residences and shops. To this day, from crockery to
medicinal herbs all the way to rice, anything a Taiwanese house-
hold needs for daily life is available in this street. Since 1923, the
Yeh family has been running its rice trade here. To preserve the
family tradition and, at the same time, keep up with the compe-
tition, they recently had their spacious brick building from 1906
refurnished. The architects Chia Hao Tsai from B+P Architects and
Tze Chun Wei from the Dotze Innovations Studio found the ade-
quate way to honour the charm of what was there and to mark
the step into the future with just a few but effective elements and
materials. The com ple te ground floor is dedicated to rice and its
marketing. In the sales room, a free-standing framework of
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan Japanese cypress wood is clearly noticed as a newly added ele-
ment which characterizes the space without covering up the his-
toric building stock. The filigree structure takes up functions such
as lighting in the form of lanterns interpreted in a modern way
and air conditioning including its wiring as well as the goods
shelves bordering the room. In addition to trading, the owners
have made it their goal to give the customers an understanding
of the diversity of rice. The bakery as well as a seminar room is
located in the back. Equipment such as a historic rice mill and
numerous display boards give an insight into the local rice cul-
ture. Day by day, the employees of B+P architects have the plea -
sure of eating rice products prepared at the counter in the
Schnitt • Section entrance area.

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