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.
For this series, Goodwin collaborated with dean of the department of architecture at Shih Chien University Chun-Hsiung Wang and associate professor at the Chinese Culture University Alessandro Martinelli.
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
In this space since: 2020
Number of members of staff: 100
Size: 1,140 square metres
Building’s history: office
Fieldoffice Architects
In this space since: 2011
Number of members of staff: 30
Size: 350 square metres
Building’s history: accommodation
Bio-architecture Formosana
In this space since: 2017
Number of members of staff: 75
Size: 465 square metres
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
In this space since: 2015
Number of members of staff: 40
Size: 510 square metres
Architerior
In this space since: 2007
Number of members of staff: 12
Size: 135 square metres
Building’s history: office
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
In this space since: 2010
Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: office
Divooe Zein Architects
In this space since: 2010
Number of members of staff: 10
Size: 300 square metres
Building’s history: residential
Chien Architects & Associates
In this space since: 2008
Number of members of staff: 19
Size: 740 square metres
Building’s history: office
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
In this space since: 2018
Number of members of staff: 6
Size: 80 square metres
Building’s history: residential
Da Vision Design
In this space since: 2008
Number of members of staff: 12
Size: 200 square metres
Building’s history: industrial
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 / 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
In this space since: 1998
Number of members of staff: 20-30
Size: 210 square metres
Building’s history: residential
Motif Planning & Design Consultants
In this space since: 2016
Number of members of staff: 11
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: office
Studiolin
In this space since: 2023
Number of members of staff: 3
Size: 85 square metres
Building’s history: residential
Environmental Arts Design
Number of members of staff: 15
Size: 100 square metres
Building’s history: residential
