Xinyi Planning District Explained

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Xinyi Planning District (Chinese: 信義計畫區), also known as the Xinyi Planning Area, is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The total area of the Xinyi Planning District is 153 hectares. It was designed in the 1970s and developed from the 1980s onward. Xinyi Planning District is the prime central business district of Taipei. Important infrastructure, such as Taipei 101, Taipei City Hall, Taipei International Convention Center and Taipei World Trade Center, is located within this area.

Historical development

It's historical development began in 1976, when the Taipei Municipal Government accepted the proposal to redevelop the area east of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. The goal of this redevelopment was to set up a secondary commercial center away from the more crowded old city center (Taipei Station, Ximending area). The redevelopment hoped to increase the prosperity of the eastern district and the convenience of urban life for existing residents.^[1]

The development framework was planned by the Japanese architect (1920–2012) of Kaku Morin Group, an architect with planning experience with the Nishi-Shinjuku district, a previously planned development in Tokyo. The center's purpose was to expand business investment in the area and attract international financial services and technology firms. It also planned for residential development by building a completely new community. The Xinyi Planning District is the only commercial development area in Taipei with a wholly planned street and urban design. In addition to attracting corporations, it also features large retail spaces, department stores, and shopping malls.^[2]

There are currently 15 department stores in Xinyi Planning District, forming the Xinyi Commercial District. Department stores in the commercial district include Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi New Life Square (A4, A8, A9, and A11), Taipei 101 Mall, Vieshow Cinemas, ATT 4 FUN, Uni-President Hankyu Department Store, BELLAVITA, Eslite Bookstore, Breeze Xin Yi, Breeze Song Gao, Breeze Nan Shan, Neo19, and FEDS Xinyi A13. Taipei Sky Tower Mall is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2022.^[3] With at least 10 department stores in a mere 50-hectare site, Xinyi Commercial District is said to have the world's highest density of department stores.^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Main buildings

Block	Name	Floor	Height (m)	Floor Area (m²)	Status	Completed	Usage	Note
Station	Taipei City Hall Bus Station	31	151	144,037.15	Completed	2010	Commercial (Uni-President Hankyu Department Store) Hotel (W Taipei) Station (Bus and Taipei Metro)	^[7]
Government		12	54.42	196,684.59	Completed	1994	Government	^[8]
Government		10	35	46,592.4	Completed	1990	Government	^[9]
A1		32	208	61,147.58	Completed	2012	Office	^[10]
A2	Uni-President International Tower	30	154	116,773.91	Completed	2004	Commercial (eslite Xinyi Store) Office	^[11]
A3	Cathay Landmark	46	212	152,488.6	Completed	2015	Commercial (Breeze Xin Yi) Office	^[12]
A4		9	49	87,700	Completed	2005	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	^[13]
A5		9	49.98	52,636.11	Completed	2009	Commercial	^[14]
A6		27	134.6	77,824.15	Completed	2009	Office	^[15]
A7	The Sky Taipei	51	280	87,464.32	Under Construction	2023	Commercial (Taipei Sky Tower Mall) Hotel (Andaz Taipei, Park Hyatt Taipei) Auditorium	^[16] ^[17] ^[18]
A8		9	39.55	67,901.18	Completed	2001	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	^[19]
A9		9	47.1	51,854.9	Completed	2003	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	^[20]
A10	Humble House Taipei	22	89.95	54,956.28	Completed	2013	Commercial (Breeze Song Gao) Hotel	^[21]
A11		7	40.7	62,705.81	Completed	1997	Commercial (Part of Xinyi New Life Square)	^[22]
A12	Shin Kong Xinyi Financial Center	22	89.95	79,689.79	Completed	2010	Hotel (Le Méridien Taipei) Office	^[23]
A13		14	78.95	78,159.78	Completed	2019	Commercial (Far Eastern Xinyi A13 Department Store, Apple Xinyi A13)	^[24]
A14		10	42	33,065.65	Completed	2000	Commercial	^[25]
A15, 18, 20	Taipei Nan Shan Plaza	48	272	192,154.99	Completed	2018	Commercial (Breeze Nan Shan) Office	^[26]
A16		3	21.15	10,944.2	Completed	1997	Commercial	^[27]
A17		4	27.9	20,674.15	Completed	1997	Commercial	^[28]
A19		12	43.9	24,380.69	Completed	2001	Commercial	^[29]
A21	Nanshan Xinyi A21	43	232.7	136,582.34	Under planning	-	Commercial	^[30]
A22, A23		101	509.2	374,219.95	Completed	2004	Commercial (Taipei 101 Mall) Office	^[31]
A24	Taipei World Trade Center (Exhibition Building/Hall 1)	8	41	157,642.34	Completed	1986	Exhibition	^[32]
A24		34	142.92	111,791.52	Completed	1988	Office	^[33]
A24		10	48.95	59,997.45	Completed	1989	Exhibition	^[34]
A24		26	85.2	118,505.52	Completed	1990	Hotel	^[35]
A25		54	266.3	132,362.85	Completed	2022	Office Art Museum	^[36] ^[37] ^[38]
A26	Xinyi District Office (Set for Urban Renewal)	30	153.3	-	Under Construction	-	Office	^[39]
B1		23	90	102,920.4	Completed	2001	Office	^[40]
B2		24	106.15	89,902.76	Completed	2002	Office	^[41]
B3	Hontai Trade Plaza	18	81.75	52,801.35	Completed	1999	Office	^[42]
B4	Capital Financial Center	18	73.5	52,938.29	Completed	1998	Office	^[43]
B5		15	89.5	28,823.85	Completed	2009	Office	^[44]
B6		27	154.5	52,131.74	Completed	2014	Office	^[45]
B7		31	127.23	25,931.47	Completed	2018	Residential	^[46]
D1	Rosewood Taipei	37	144.9	40,329.37	Under Construction	2024	Hotel Residential	^[47]
D3	Four Seasons Hotel Taipei	31	180.2	27,512	Under Construction	2025	Hotel	^[48] '^[49]
D4	Sinyi Realty Building	10	48.2	22,771.09	Completed	1995	Office	^[50]
D5	Cathay Xinyi Building	12	49.95	47,088.36	Completed	2003	Office	^[51]
E1	Aurora Plaza Taipei	18	72.75	33,747.71	Completed	1991	Office	^[52]
E2		16	66.25	23,208.43	Completed	2000	Office	^[53]
E4	NanShan Financial Center	17	69.95	27,559.93	Completed	2006	Office	^[54]
H	Tao Zhu Yin Yuan / Agora Garden	21	93.2	42,705.61	Completed	2018	Residential	^[55]