Building Name: | CTBC Taichung Headquarters 中信金控臺中金融大樓 |
Building Type: | Office |
Location: | No. 88, Huizhong Road, Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan |
Coordinates: | 24.1759°N 120.6693°W |
Status: | complete |
Floor Count: | 28 |
Start Date: | 2014 |
Completion Date: | 2017 |
The CTBC Taichung Headquarters, is a skyscraper office building located in Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone, Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. Construction of the building began in 2014 and it was completed in 2017. The height of the building is, the floor area is, and it comprises 28 floors above ground, as well as six basement levels.[1] It houses the headquarters of CTBC Financial Holding as well as Taiwan Life Insurance.[2] [3]
The building was designed by the Spanish architectural team EMBT led by the architects Enric Miralles and Benedetta Tagliabue. The design adopts an open and curved form in contrast to the traditional rectangular urban landscape, allowing the building to communicate and establish connections with the surrounding vertical buildings, thus creating a recognizable landmark in Taichung.[4] [5] [6]