Beigang Cultural Center

MAYU architects, Middle Density, Project, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms

Active Public Spaces, Agency of Urban Organization, Architecture&art, Auditorium, Cultural enrichment, Culture, Curatorial, Educational, Educational Building, Multifunctional building, Project, Public buildings, Space & Sound, Taiwan, Territorial Approach, Urban culture, Urban Paradigms, Yunlin

Beigang Township is the epicenter for the Taiwanese worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess. Therefore, the Beigang Chao-Tien Temple for Mazu and its surroundings form a core area with local historical significance. However, Beigang, like other cities in the western plain of Taiwan, faces the same suburban sprawl, exacerbated by disorderly building development resulting from the lack of a cohesive planning guidance. The project site itself is located at the northwestern corner of the 90-year-old Bei-Chen Elementary School campus, which sits right on the axis of the sprawling expansion.