With this, the small terminal needs to achieve two purposes: to establish an efficient and safe people/bus flow on the ground level, and to create a “billboard” architecture for the public to re-orient themselves around the station area.

Facade Detail. Image

1F Plan

Stair Detail. Image

The two-story architectural concrete terminal building is simple and straightforward, with buses circling on the outer peripheral areas and people entering from the center, avoiding any conflicts between them.

Parking. Image

The “billboard” part of the building features lofty steel frameworks cladded with perforated aluminum panels. In the daytime, this gigantic billboard mainly shows its silver-metallic color on the outside; while in the evenings, the bright red color from inside reveals itself, giving the terminal a new urban energy and a sleek sight.

Facade Detail. Image © Jeffrey Cheng

• Architects

  KRIS YAO | ARTECH

• Location

  Hsinchu Bus Terminal, XinZhu, Taiwan

• Category

  Bus Station

• Lead Architects

  Kris Yao

• Project Principle

  Glen Lu

• Design Team

  Albert Liu, Pei-Ying Jiang, Roy Sung, Jess Chi

• Area

  1462.54 m2

• Project Year

  2015

• Photographs

  Jeffrey Cheng, Kyle Yu