Project size: Covered space 2,260 square feet; Terrace 5,600 square feet Program: A family living in Taiwan wanted to give new life to a crumbling, redbrick farmhouse on their lush, tropical property. In 2009 they commissioned Finnish'based firm Casagrande Laboratory to design the project. Location: The property is located on a hilly site in Yangmingshan National Park outside Taipei, where jungle encroaches upon the house. Solution: Completed in 2013, the renovation and addition, dubbed 'Ultra-Ruin,' melds jungle, decay, and new construction. The new building envelops the old farmhouse in a horseshoe-shaped series of rooms, terraces, and porches, creating what the

Project Specs National Stadium of Sports Affairs Council Kaohsiung, Taiwan Toyo Ito & Associates << Return to article the People Architect Ito Takenaka RLA Kaohsiung Main Stadium for 2009 World Games Design Team Construction: Fu Tsu Construction Co., Ltd. Design Team: Ito Takenaka RLA Kaohsiung Main Stadium for 2009 World Games Design Team Structural Engineers: Takenaka Corporation + Hsin-Yeh Engineering Consultants INC.  Mechanical Engineers: Takenaka Corporation + Teddy & Associates Engineering Consultants Ltd. + C.C.LEE & Associates Hvacr Consulting Engineers Lighting Design: Lancaster Co., Ltd. Landscape Design: Takenaka Corporation + Laboratory for Environment & Form Interior Design: Takenaka Corporation Ricky Liu

In a fitting match of design and program, Toyo Ito performed a feat of architectural athleticism with his National Stadium of the Sports Affairs Council in Taiwan.