Nineteen Taiwanese architecture studios photographed by Marc Goodwin


British architectural photographer Marc Goodwin has unveiled behind the scenes images of 19 architecture studios in Taiwan.

Goodwin, who is the founder of photography studio Archmospheres, completed the project as part of his latest photography series that documents architecture workspaces, most recently spanning Japan, Vienna and Munich.

Focused primarily on landscape architects in Taiwan, this latest series encompasses an “immense” variety of workspaces, featuring the architecture studios of Kris Yao Artech, Bio-architecture Formosana and Divooe Zein Architects.

As with his previous series, Goodwin collaborated with architect Samuel Michaëlsson for the project, which complements Michaëlsson’s existing collection of interviews with the same architects similarly featured in this photography series.

Analysing the project, Goodwin reflected on how the studio spaces across Taiwan differ greatly from those featured in his previous series, and reflected on the it’s cultural dynamics in relation to the spaces.

“[An] important thing to mention is the cultural shift, rather than culture wars, occurring across generations which plays out in the design ethos of the country,” Goodwin told Dezeen.

“It was explained to me that for two generations uncertainty played a key role hence things were built with a provisional attitude,” he added. “That resulted in fast, cheap, practical construction.”

“But Taipei is now one of the most expensive cities in the world and this creates a new attitude towards investment and development,” he continued.

“Everywhere I went I was shown projects where public space was being created through the adaptive reuse of tunnels, empty lots and the like to produce gardens, cycle paths and new kinds of hospitality.”

Read on for a look inside 19 architecture studios across Taiwan:


Kris Yao Artech office

Kris Yao Artech

In this space since: 2020
Number of members of staff: 100
Size: 1,140 square metres
Building’s history: office


Fieldoffice Architects interior

Fieldoffice Architects

In this space since: 2011
Number of members of staff: 30
Size: 350 square metres
Building’s history: accommodation


Bio-architecture Formosana interior

Bio-architecture Formosana 

In this space since: 2017
Number of members of staff: 75
Size: 465 square metres


Xrange Architects interior

Xrange Architects

In this space since: 2014
Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 530 square metres
Building’s history: office


Wen-Sheng Lee Architects & Planners interior

Wen-Sheng Lee Architects & Planners

In this space since: 2015
Number of members of staff: 40
Size: 510 square metres


Architerior Architects interior

Architerior

In this space since: 2007
Number of members of staff: 12
Size: 135 square metres
Building’s history: office


CNHW Planning & Design Consultants interior

CNHW Planning & Design Consultants

In this space since: 2012
Number of members of staff: 36
Size: 600 square metres
Building’s history: commercial


Atelier Or interior

Atelier Or

In this space since: 2010
Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: office


Divooe Zein Architects

Divooe Zein Architects

In this space since: 2010
Number of members of staff: 10
Size: 300 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Chein Architects & Associates interior

Chien Architects & Associates

In this space since: 2008
Number of members of staff: 19
Size: 740 square metres
Building’s history: office


BIAS Architects interior

BIAS Architects & Associates

In this space since: 2015
Number of members of staff: 10
Size: 120 square metres
Building’s history: residential


B+P Architects & Planners

B+P Architects & Planners

In this space since: 2018
Number of members of staff: 6
Size: 80 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Da Vision Design interior

Da Vision Design

In this space since: 2008
Number of members of staff: 12
Size: 200 square metres
Building’s history: industrial


Hii Architects interior

Hii Architects

In this space since: 2014
Number of members of staff: 12
Size: 85 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Jay Chiu Architects & Associates

Jay Chiu Architects & Associates / AxB Architecture Studio

In this space since: 2006
Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 180 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Kuo + Huang and Associates

Kuo + Huang and Associates

In this space since: 1998
Number of members of staff: 20-30
Size: 210 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Motif Planning & Design Consultants

Motif Planning & Design Consultants

In this space since: 2016
Number of members of staff: 11
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: office


Studiolin interior

Studiolin

In this space since: 2023
Number of members of staff: 3
Size: 85 square metres
Building’s history: residential


Environmental Arts Design

Environmental Arts Design

Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: residential



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