{"id":42751,"date":"2024-09-10T06:11:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/tainan-train-station-square\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T00:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T05:56:08","slug":"tainan-train-station-square","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/projects\/tainan-train-station-square\/","title":{"rendered":"Tainan Train Station Square Renovation Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tainan Train Station was built in 1900 to connect Tainan with the rest of Taiwan. Over time, traffic congestion caused by the roundabout design and the lack of pedestrian walkways have inconvenienced local residents. \u202fArchTam is leading a renovation project to address these issues and improve the station\u2019s image as the gateway to the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ArchTam emphasizes green infrastructure and sustainable design. We combine our transportation and landscape expertise to simultaneously enhance public transit and urban resilience. Our goal is to create a plaza that balances the needs of transportation and urban living, combines aesthetics and functionality, while reflecting the neighborhood\u2019s values of diversity and inclusivity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Human-centered design: <\/strong>Focus on the accessibility and convenience of public spaces to foster social connection and inclusiveness.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The station front&#8217;s historical legacy: <\/strong>Preserving the station\u2019s iconic perspective and the memory of the roundabout through a design with timeless elegance.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Accommodation of diverse urban activities:<\/strong> Featuring a tree-lined path, the plaza prioritizes pedestrians and transforms the station front into a vibrant urban stage.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Urban resilience and microclimate: <\/strong>Incorporating paving, greenery, and misting, the sustainable design creates a cooling microclimate.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":918,"featured_media":42830,"template":"","tags":[],"city":[358],"class_list":["post-42751","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","city-tainan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/42751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/918"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/42751\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42752,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/42751\/revisions\/42752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42751"},{"taxonomy":"city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/city?post=42751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}