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Dajiang Housing Development

Render of a tall apartment building with a bright orange-red terracotta facade on its left half and a grey screened facade with balconies on its right, between white neighbouring buildings, under a deep blue sky with trees and a lawn at its foot

A residential prototype in Taipei for a textile manufacturer, testing how facade articulation, balconies and a terracotta cladding system balance daylight, privacy and constructability.

Location: Da'an District, Taipei, Taiwan
Role: Internship: schematic design and facade development, including complete Rhino modeling, CAD drawings, material studies, facade iterations and physical modeling

Working within a fixed massing and tight site conditions, the design focuses on how facade articulation and balcony design can balance daylight access, resident privacy, and constructability while remaining adaptable to client preferences.

This residential development was commissioned by Dajiang, a textile manufacturer and conglomerate, as a prototype project to demonstrate the architectural application of the company's terracotta cladding system. The project positions housing as both a living environment and a material showcase within a dense urban context in Taipei.

Render of the same building from further back and slightly to the side, with a pale sky and two large trees either side

Render of the same view at night, with lit windows and balconies, uplights at the entry and a starry sky

Facade design

How can a residential facade demonstrate a proprietary material while balancing daylight, privacy, and urban constraints?

Working within a fixed massing and dense urban context in Taipei, the design process focused on facade articulation, railing configurations, and brick pattern studies to test how the terracotta system could mediate daylight, privacy, and depth. Multiple facade and balcony options were developed to support client decision-making and demonstrate the flexibility of the material across residential conditions.

Facade design

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