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Architecture students build vegetable shop in Atayal village

2021-01-27
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Students pose for a picture in front of the finished vegetable shop / Image courtesy of NTUT
Students pose for a picture in front of the finished vegetable shop / Image courtesy of NTUT
The vegetable shop during the early stages of its construction. Image courtesy of NTUT
The vegetable shop during the early stages of its construction. Image courtesy of NTUT
Taipei, Jan. 26 (CNA) Architecture students at National Taipei University of Technology (NTUT) recently built an organic vegetable shop for the residents of an indigenous Atayal village in Hsinchu's Jianshi Township, the university said Tuesday.

In a press release, the university said the project took place under a multi-year partnership with residents in the remote Quri community, which also includes collaboration on agricultural practices and brand marketing.

As part of the latest initiative, NTUT assistant professor Wu Nan-wei and Li Kuo-hsuan of Woody Plants Design Co. led a team of students through the actual stages of an architectural project, the university said.

Over a period of six months, the students met with stakeholders, took site measurements, submitted and revised their design proposal, interned in a carpentry workshop and built the structure from scratch, according to the university.

The structure, which was completed in December, is located close to the scenic Yulao Lookout at an elevation of 1,450 meters. It is currently being used by local vendors to sell produce grown using traditional and eco-friendly Atayal farming techniques, according to NTUT.

In terms of its design, the building is meant to evoke a mountain slope, and features gaps left between the wooden roof shingles where plants can take root, the university said.

NTUT architecture student Chen Ching-yu said she learned a great deal from the project, despite challenges including a three-hour commute from campus, large day-night temperature differences and mountain weather that changed at a moment's notice.

Lo En-chia, a member of the Quri community, said it had been a pleasure working with the NTUT students on the project, and said local residents are also planning to use the shop to host musical performances, coffee tastings and storytelling events.

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