Bio architecture Formosana

Bio architecture Formosana

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Bio-architecture Formosana was founded in 1999 by Chang, Ching-Hwa and Kuo, Ying-Chao in Taipei, Taiwan. BaF incorporates local and international architects, interior designers, design talents and engineers.As a Taiwan-based firm with global perspectives, we provide professional architecture and environmental design services.
We implement sustainable design throughout our projects, from initial planning to operation. Our experiences and successful projects reassure the attainability of a sustainable lifestyle. Through our attentive design and planning, we hope to create a healthy environment which eliminates the boundary between human and nature.

3 ✖ 3 Design Principles

  • Wilderness — Coexistence with Nature
  • Locality — Design Based on Local Context / Using Local Materials
  • Flexibility — Flexibility in Program for Future Adaptation
  • Lightness — Reduction in Material Use / Preserve the Beauty of Lightweight Structure
  • Durability — Life-cycle Analysis / Minimize Maintenance Cost
  • Accommodation — Accommodate Local Conditions and Traditional Living Principles
  • Collaboration — Collaboration with Different Fields
  • Adaptation — Incorporate Environmental and Social Conditions
  • Sustainability — Create a Network which Sustains Natural and Social Diversity

Sustainable Innovation –Brand as Service

  • With high environmental and social sensibility, BaF perceives innovation as the core value which forges BaF ahead.
  • Cutting edge knowledge and technology are the sources of innovation.
  • Our goal is to provide humane, sustainable design services.

Integrated Professionals – Leading Team in the Profession

  • Bio-architecture Formosana cultivates integrated environmental design talents, encourages consistent learning and experimentation, and coordinates architectural theory with science and technology.
  • Incorporating BIM and parametric modeling into design process and consulting professionals in related fields enable us to examine ideas with precision.
  • We collaborate with all sectors of the society to foster innovation and reform in the built environment.

Low-Carbon Aesthetics – New Design Principles

In the context of global warming, we propose new principles as the framework of our design. Starting from environmental analysis and modeling, incorporating low-energy consumption materials and technology, preserving biodiversity, through the craftsmanship of environmental design, BaF presents a low-carbon aesthetics which provides comforts, health and a sustainable lifestyle.

Project Leader

KUO, YI-MIN

Project Architect

TSAI, YUE-LUN

Senior Director (Sustainability)

PAN, I-CHEN

HR & Operations Manager

TU, YU

Resources Executive｜Executive Director (Foundation)