Tao Zhu Yin Yuan

The Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, also known as Agora Garden, is a residential high-rise building located in Xinyi Special District, Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building has an architectural height of 93.2 m with 21 floors above ground and four basement levels, with a floor area of 42,335 m2. The tower was designed by the Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut and was completed in 2018. The building has received a LEED Gold energy label as well as a Diamond level awarded by the Low Carbon Building Alliance.

Design
The residential building has a special appearance and is a rare twisting building, which is modelled after a DNA strand in the form of a double helix rotating 90 degrees from top to bottom, with each floor rotating 4.5 degrees from the previous. There is also a helipad located on the top floor. There are seven elevators inside, one of which can carry supercars and ambulances. The building is covered in approximately 20,000 trees and shrubs, which is aimed to reduce the carbon footprint of Taipei by absorbing around 130 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions each year.

Awards

 * CTBUH Award 2015: Innovation Award 2015 Award of Excellence
 * German Design Award 2018: Excellent Communications Design Architecture

External List

 * Official Website of Tao Zhu Yin Yuan