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AWARDS|Taisugar's Circular Village receives crQlr AWRD

2021-12-08
AWARDS|Taisugar's Circular Village receives  crQlr AWRD

The “crQlr Awards,” for projects and ideas that design the circular economy, received 204 entries from companies, organizations, startups, designers, and other organizations from 24 countries around the world. Thank you very much for all the entries.

After a rigorous review by 19 Judges, the following over 50 projects have been selected as the crQlr Awards 2021 winners. Please take a look at the ideas!


TaiSugar Circular Village

TaiSugar Circular Village (TCV) is located within the Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City, Tainan. This residential project is the first of its kind in Taiwan, focusing on circular economy concept in the built environment. Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) has taken a bold initiative to experiment with this new economic model. This project is aptly placed within the masterplan that was initiated by the government in 2016 with the vision to build a smart ecosystem city that co-develops with nature, as well as to build up “people-oriented” community and the necessary green life system. In response to the advent of a sustainable economy and the policy goals of nuclear-free homeland in Taiwan, the government has listed the circular economy as an important issue of its “Five plus two innovative industries policy”. Government thus makes efforts to boost the potential of circularity in the resource limited island so as to bolster the nation’s energy security, to create a green economy and to promote environmental sustainability.

The site is 10 minutes away from Tainan High Speed Rail station with the site area of 13,994.07 square meters. This development consists three identical housing blocks, a circular demo house (C-House) and an eco-house (E-house). There are a total of 429 rental units of mainly studio apartments with a small numbers of one bedroom, two bedroom and three bedroom apartments.

The “Circular Village” is made up of the three “Circular Blocks” where the living quarters is located, “Circular Field” where it consists of a “C-House”, an “E-House” and a “C-Farm”. The C-House functions as the living room of the village, the E-House as the kitchen while the C-Farm is the garden where food is produced. In this project, we have categorized the idea of circularity in a few aspects which include Circular Concept, Circular Management, Circular Resources, Circular Living and Circular Policy to helps us positively explore new possibilities and solutions in the circular architecture.


Comments from Judges

Green Life Prize :

" We all need our governments to prioritize the circular economy as part of revolutionizing their economies. And this is a great example of what could be achieved if governments set a good foundation for a thriving circular economy. focusing on circular economy concept in the built environment. I also see this as a cost-effective solution for governments in the developing world. It also contributes to job creation opportunities for these countries in which unemployment is a hurdle to tackle. The issue this is implemented by a private sector company. Therefore, I need to know how this happens? How does the project get funded? And how the circular village is being used? Do residents need to pay rents or can purchase the property ?"

Mohamed Muse Hassan


Future Community Prize :

"建築業は廃材量及び温室効果ガス排出量の観点から、サーキュラーエコノミーへの転換が最重要視される分野の一つです。「TaiSugar Circular Village」は居住区、食糧生産区、居間、台所と生活基盤となる複数のエリアを組み合わせたユニークなコミュニティプロジェクトです。それぞれの建物には解体が考慮された設計、マテリアルパスポート、照明のPaaSモデル、プレキャスト構造システム、アップサイクル素材の活用など、これからの建築において重要な取り組みが多々導入されており大きな評価の対象となりました。木材などの原材料の調達地域に関しては言及が見られなかったのですが、可能な限り近い地域圏の資材が活用されることが望ましいでしょう。現在の構想が具現化され進められる中で、さらに質の高いモデルとなり、世界中の建築分野から注目される存在になることを願っております。"

"The construction industry is one of the most important sectors in the shift to a circular economy, given the volume of material waste and greenhouse gas emissions it creates. "TaiSugar Circular Village" is a unique community project that combines multiple areas that together form the basis of living: food production, kitchen, and living room. Each building is designed with prefabricated components, upcycled materials, material passports, a PaaS model for lighting, and a plan for its own deconstruction, all of which are important in the future of architecture. Although there was no mention of where raw materials such as wood will be procured, hopefully the project would source as locally as possible. As the current concept moves towards implementation, I hope it can serve as a great model and make waves in the architecture field worldwide."

安居 昭博 / Akihiro Yasui


IDEAS FOR GOOD Circular Community Prize :

"分解可能な設計・モジュールデザインなどのサーキュラーデザイン、マテリアル・パスポートに基づくBAMB(Building as material bank)概念の実装、PaaS・シェアリングといった循環型のビジネスモデル、アクアポニックスやパーマカルチャー、屋上農業、養蜂などによる循環型農業など、生物サイクル・技術サイクル、ソフト・ハード全てにおいて徹底してサーキュラーエコノミー原則が採用されている、とても革新的なプロジェクトだと感じました。今後、住民の方々がどのようにこのサーキュラー・ヴィレッジに命を吹き込み、新たな都市生態系を構築していくのか、とても楽しみです。"

"This is a highly innovative project that incorporates many different circular economy principles, both soft and hard, from biological to technological, including modular construction designed for disassembly, BAMB using material passports, circular business ideas like PaaS and sharing, aquaponics and permaculture, rooftop farming and even beekeeping. I am really looking forward to seeing how the residents will bring this circular village to life and build a new urban ecosystem in the future."

加藤 佑 / Yu Kato


都市は変わる賞 / Transforming Cities Prize :

"都市は最も大きな課題 現時点でのエコ技術を組み込んでパッケージにまとめている 総合的に都市をドウしていくかに対する良い実験となっている"

"Cities represent the biggest challenge of all. This experiment incorporates the latest environmental technology in a complete package that addresses the city in a comprehensive way."

南條 史生 / Fumio Nanjo

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