Yuhsien Phase II Social Housing

Historically, the site was the old Dali River channel; a sense of flowing connection is its core characteristic. Emotionally, the ground-level landscape design echoes the memory of the river channel's fabric. Rationally, this design holds high ambitions to connect different urban blocks and diverse human activities. Through a physical corridor spanning different blocks, it links two major blocks and three phases of social housing, reconnecting the disconnected spaces of the city and its history. By injecting commercial and social welfare activities of varying intensities, it redefines the prototype of social housing and the city. The interweaving of natural landscape curves and the geometric straight lines of human circulation reshapes the open space of this new social housing project.

• Environmental Factors: Located next to a high-speed arterial road, traffic noise reaches peak levels of 76 decibels. Responding to the acoustic environment is a crucial task for this project.
• Natural Environment: Environmental factors—flowing wind, light, sound, and greenery—are analyzed and integrated into the spatial landscape. For the acoustic environment, Noise3D software was used to analyze the relationship between the elevated road and massing configuration, significantly reducing noise impact. For the wind field, FlowDesign software analyzed optimal building openings and airflow. For sunlight, Ecotect software was utilized to eliminate traditional enclosed massing designs, resulting in an optimal staggered configuration that showcases a rich, interwoven architectural landscape.

• Diverse spatial compositions enrich the circulation and white space between units. Shared balconies are provided on each floor, accompanied by staggered skip-floor terraces. High-rise buildings feature multi-purpose shared classrooms, creating moments of community interaction as individuals navigate the space.

• Cross-Block Public Corridor: Connects Yuhsien Phases I, II, and III. It redefines living, social welfare, general commerce, and weekend market activities across blocks and diverse communities, awakening memories of the old Dali River.
• 1F Lobby, Social Welfare, Shops, Library: Integrates various spaces and elevates the connecting semi-outdoor area to a height of 5.4m, providing highly permeable, ample, and diverse activity spaces.
• 1F Artificial Ground Courtyard Platform: The courtyard landscape level is elevated by 1.5m to increase soil thickness, allowing for the planting of medium-to-large arbor trees to regulate the microclimate.

• 2F–12F Residential Spaces: A mixed configuration of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units to achieve a co-living, mixed-demographic environment. Double-height landscape balconies and terraces on select floors serve as excellent spaces for neighborhood interaction.
• Barrier-Free Spaces: Unit types on the lower floors (2F–3F) conform to barrier-free residential standards.
• Shared Living Balcony Courtyards: Every floor is equipped with shared balconies and skip-floor terraces.

• 11F Multi-Purpose Shared Space: Provides residents with versatile shared areas such as culinary classrooms, lounges, general classrooms, and yoga studios, utilizing flexible partitions for multi-purpose use.
• R1F Roof Garden: Roof gardens and urban farms are established to provide residents with recreation and entertainment.

• Public Art Space Treehouse Competition: Utilizes public art mechanisms and structural material competitions, combined with participatory construction by residents, to revitalize public art. This integrates architectural education and collective memory into the social housing system.

• Separate Entrance for External Guests: The underground parking lot features a dedicated entrance and exit for external guests—in addition to standard lobby access—catering to external personnel and parking space rental needs.