+ 13 Text description provided by the architects. Floating above the ground of Dapo Pond in Taitung, a public space of a metal "lotus garden" creates a sanctuary for cyclists traversing Taiwan's Ea...
13 Text description provided by the architects. Floating above the ground of Dapo Pond in Taitung, a public space of a metal "lotus garden" creates a sanctuary for cyclists traversing Taiwan's East Rift Valley. Designed by Studio APL and Lin Ko-Fang Architects, the Tie-Ma Cycling Station reimagines the infrastructure of rest. Stones discovered during foundation excavation were transformed into breathable gabion walls and shaped steel into organic canopies; the project dissolves the boundary between the bicycle station and the wetland ecosystem. Currently in its first completed phase, this resilient landscape architecture acts not as a barrier, but as a porous interface connecting the local community with the rhythms of the water.