Responsible for the project is the Taiwan-based Bio-Architecture Formosana studio. The housing complex, called the Taisugar Circular Village (TCV), is located in Tainan and will provide 351 rental homes.
According to Dezeen, besides its materials and design, TCV covers an urban farm, complete with eco-ponds and a unique waste management area. This means, not only will it provide all the needs of the residents, it will also recycle waste. Hence, why it's called a circular economy design.
(Photo : Screenshot from ICON Magazine, Photography by Studio Millspace)Taiwan's Circular Economy House Complex
Formosana designed TCV to focus on reusing resources and reducing waste, which is in addition to residents being able to grow their own food and use whatever they need in a sustainable manner.
The Taisugar Circular Village was designed to set up apartments in 3 L-shaped buildings, with two units connected by bridges. Just near the entrance, an extra building is available for shared facilities: a café, gym, library, laundry rooms, tool store and more. In the middle, small buildings come with sloped-shape roofs and see-through panels. These hold a shared kitchen where residents can cook with food grown on the urban farm, which the apartment is covering.
ICON Magazine earlier reported that the entire village is made up of prefabricated modules to reduce waste. These modules, similar to concrete slabs and steel, are labeled with special IDs for reusing purposes.
Interestingly, while most have one common design, some buildings are built with different heights and colors. Each apartment block also has metal balconies and pipes are placed outside to easily and quickly make repairs.
This is not Bio-Architecture Formosana's first rodeo in the eco-friendly architectural project field, as they have also worked on other projects to help people connect with their environment.