Yanping Elementary School is located at Changji Street, Datong District, Taipei City. With more than 80 years of history, it has a close-knit relationship with the locals. Nevertheless, the buildings on campus were getting old, thus causing potential safety hazards, impacting the urban landscape, and lowering teaching quality. With inter-departmental communication within Taipei City Government, collaboration between the Department of Education and Department of Transportation, and careful planning of the architect, the school first removed the students, then demolished the old buildings. Although the tendering failed through many times, Sansin Builders eventually won the bid, after the New Construction Office of the Public Works Department reviewed and re-announced the tender. After effectively adjusting the construction process, it was completed in 2021 ahead of schedule to the jubilee of Yanping teachers and students who returned to the new campus joyfully.
The architect takes the design concept of “Urban Window”, uses simple geometrical shapes, perpendicular and vertical structures to give a balanced landscape-framing, in conjunction with elevation shadow and rhythm to create a brand-new and vibrant city view.
With the flourishing trees preserved, the new construction work is shared with the neighborhoods as an open campus. The idea is for the green resources to be enjoyed by all, to weave ecological awareness into the students’ learning process and for community residents to experience the refreshing rejuvenation brought by the new campus.
Sansin as the contractor built the campus with all the sincerity for a construction project, proactively incorporating new technologies such as the BIM (Building Information Modeling) to complete the construction process and interface review in a 3D visual fashion. The BIM technology has not only clarified the confusion from construction drawings but also enhanced the construction efficacy to complete all targets ahead of schedule with quality guaranteed.
