Location: Taipei, Taiwan.

Architect: JC architecture.

Logistic automation is a system that uses computer software and automated machinery to transport warehouse goods in and out of facilities, saving time and reducing the workforce required to run a facility. However, conventional automation warehouses often lack well-designed spaces that house employees who remain to operate and maintain the machineries. The challenge for Logistic Republic Automation Warehouse is to bridge the gap between the two. Instead of designing a space with traditional sci-fi aesthetic, the focus was on the human aspect of occupancy. The project is accomplished through the use of plastic covers found in refrigeration facilities, graphic patterns used to indicate safety and different programmatic areas, and exposing certain parts of drywall to indicate the progression of warehouse construction. With a center designed for human interaction, allowing better human inhabitation, it alters what people normally perceive as warehouse culture.

Photo credit: Kuo-Min, Lee.