What is a'sun rock' project in Taiwan?

MVRDV reveals a first look at its ‘sun rock’ project in taiwan, an environmentally conscious and design-minded power supply building. the monolithic, solar panel -clad structure functions as an operations facility and contains offices, a maintenance workshop, storage spaces, and a public gallery for taiwan’s government-owned power company taipower.

Why is Taipower's Sun rock rounded?

“The site for Taipower’s new facility receives a significant amount of solar exposure throughout the year, and so the rounded shape of Sun Rock is designed to maximize how much of that sunlight can be harnessed for energy,” said MVRDV in a New Atlas report.

What is a sun rock power supply building?

Designed by architecture firm MVRDV, Sun Rock is an innovative power supply building that's commissioned to prepare Taiwan for a shift to greener energy. It will be primarily used by Taipower, the government-owned power company, as a new operational facility in Changhua Coastal Industrial Park near Taichung.

What is a sun rock project?

A high-profile Dutch firm has launched an urban sustainability project of epic proportions. Called the Sun Rock project, MVRDV has announced plans to build a building almost totally smothered in solar panels, capable of generating roughly 1 million kWh of green energy, every year, according to a new page on the company’s official website.

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