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title: ""Agora Tower is a high-rise luxury residential building in the Xinyi…"
date: 2019-12-23
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# "Agora Tower is a high-rise luxury residential building in the Xinyi…

*December 23, 2019 · Facebook*

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\"Agora Tower is a high-rise luxury residential building in the Xinyi District of Taipei, Taiwan.\
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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.\
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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.\
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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.\
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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.\
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Each 540m² apartment is completely free of columns, providing spatial flexibility in terms of interior layout and partitioning inside.\
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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.\"
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