"Agora Tower is a high-rise luxury residential building in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan.
Also known as Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, the eco-friendly residential tower was developed by BES Engineering Corporation on one of the largest designated residential sites in Taipei that once housed the five-star Agora Garden hotel. BES Engineering Corporation signed a joint venture contract with the hotel’s owner, Agora Garden Corporation, in March 2010 to build the residential tower. Both the hotel and BES Engineering are owned by Core Pacific Group.
The green and twisting tower was designed by Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architecture, which won the design competition for the project in November 2010. The building broke ground for construction in March 2013 and was completed in September 2017.
Designed with the aim of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, the 42,335m² building accommodates rooftop clubhouses, a swimming pool, gym facilities, car parking floors and 42 luxury apartments.
Design features of the double helix building
The 20-storey Agora Tower was designed to resemble the double helix structure of DNA, with two helicoidal towers twisting around a fixed central core. The building contains two or four apartments on each floor.
Each 540m² apartment is completely free of columns, providing spatial flexibility in terms of interior layout and partitioning inside.
The residential tower is surrounded by a mineral moat to protect the privacy of the residents. The ground floor consists of a double-height lobby covered in transparent facades."
Also known as Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, the eco-friendly residential tower was developed by BES Engineering Corporation on one of the largest designated residential sites in Taipei that once housed the five-star Agora Garden hotel. BES Engineering Corporation signed a joint venture contract with the hotel’s owner, Agora Garden Corporation, in March 2010 to build the residential tower. Both the hotel and BES Engineering are owned by Core Pacific Group.
The green and twisting tower was designed by Paris-based Vincent Callebaut Architecture, which won the design competition for the project in November 2010. The building broke ground for construction in March 2013 and was completed in September 2017.
Designed with the aim of achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification, the 42,335m² building accommodates rooftop clubhouses, a swimming pool, gym facilities, car parking floors and 42 luxury apartments.
Design features of the double helix building
The 20-storey Agora Tower was designed to resemble the double helix structure of DNA, with two helicoidal towers twisting around a fixed central core. The building contains two or four apartments on each floor.
Each 540m² apartment is completely free of columns, providing spatial flexibility in terms of interior layout and partitioning inside.
The residential tower is surrounded by a mineral moat to protect the privacy of the residents. The ground floor consists of a double-height lobby covered in transparent facades."