The La Bella Vita, also known as Huizhong Road Tower (), is a residential
skyscraper
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located in
Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone
Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone () is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期).
Before the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses wer ...
,
Xitun District
Xitun District or Situn District (, literally "western village") is the second-most populated district of Taichung, Taiwan. It is located on the western side of the city. Once considered part of the countryside, the district has seen rapid growt ...
,
Taichung
Taichung (, Wade–Giles: ''Tʻai²-chung¹'', pinyin: ''Táizhōng''), officially Taichung City, is a special municipality located in central Taiwan. Taichung has approximately 2.8 million residents and is the second most populous city of Taiw ...
,
Taiwan
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. It is designed by
Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in Milan.
He acquired a degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1972 and subsequently started working as a ...
Patricia Viel and Partners. The height of the building is , and it comprises 33 floors above ground, as well as six basement levels.
Design
Designed by the
Milan
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-based architectural firm
Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in Milan.
He acquired a degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1972 and subsequently started working as a ...
Patricia Viel and Partners (ACPV), the building combines
Italian
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elements with
Taiwanese culture
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, generating a tower composed of seemingly disjoint, yet complementary volumes, which symbolise the unique rock formations found in
Taiwan
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. The exterior
façade
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In architecture, the façade of a building is often t ...
of La Bella Vita consists of a
honeycomb
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beekeeping, Beekee ...
-style crystalline-structured window that allows natural light into the building. The tower offers 168 residential units overlooking the cityscape of the fast-emerging
Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone
Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone () is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期).
Before the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses wer ...
.
See also
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List of tallest buildings in Taiwan
This list of skyscrapers in Taiwan ranks skyscrapers in Taiwan by height. The tallest building in Taiwan is currently the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises and was completed in 2004. It was officially classified as the world's tallest from 2 ...
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List of tallest buildings in Taichung
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Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone
Taichung’s 7th Redevelopment Zone () is located in Xitun District and Nantun District, known to many local residents by its abbreviated Mandarin name "Qiqi" (七期).
Before the Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone Plan, only a few farmhouses wer ...
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Antonio Citterio
Antonio Citterio (born 1950, in Meda) is an Italian architect, furniture designer and industrial designer who lives and works in Milan.
He acquired a degree in architecture from Politecnico di Milano in 1972 and subsequently started working as a ...
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Treasure Garden
References
2020 establishments in Taiwan
Residential skyscrapers in Taiwan
Skyscrapers in Taichung
Taichung's 7th Redevelopment Zone
Apartment buildings in Taiwan
Residential buildings completed in 2020
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