NTU North Spine Academic Building

The concept responds to the constrained courtyard site by a series of landscape filled internal voids. The voids provide a great sense of space but also improve the building’s legibility by communicating its functions as a place for research, learning and workplace. The voids are lined by active spaces where informal meetings and gathering of researchers, students and visitors are encouraged to occur. The form of the voids change from level to level, maximizing daylight for both people and landscape while also promoting ventilation in mixed mode areas.

The introduction of natural light throughout and landscape within a series of connected, organically-shaped voids is the memorable quality of the building. The ambition of the cascading of voids permits long horizontal and vertical views within the building that are dominated by landscape and natural light to overcome the internalized and land-locked site.