The Number One Warehouse is a rectangular, single-story industrial building characterized by its minimalist masonry and simple, functional layout. Built in nineteen thirty-seven as part of the original Songshan Tobacco Factory, it served…
Songshan Tobacco Factory Yards
This stroll leads you through the beautiful grounds of a 1930s industrial tobacco complex that has been transformed into Taipei’s premier design and cultural hub. You'll encounter historic warehouses, a tranquil eco-pond, a hidden classical courtyard garden, and a world-class design museum before ending at the iconic Eslite complex.
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1. Songshan Cultural and Creative Park No 1. Warehouse
2. Cama Coffee Roasters (Douliu Wenqing)
Cama Coffee Roasters, known as Douliu Wenqing, sits within the grounds of the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. You can identify the site by the repurposed industrial architecture of the former tobacco factory, where the…
3. 松山文創園區生態景觀池
The Ecological Pond is a body of water distinguished by its dense greenery and the presence of native water-dwelling birds like the red-legged crake. Originally excavated during the nineteen thirties, this area was designed as a reservoir…
4. Baroque Garden
The Baroque Garden, also known as the Garden of Evening Fragrance, sits inside the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. Its most distinctive feature is a three-tier fountain that resembles a champagne tower, designed with a symmetrical,…
5. Taiwan Design Museum
The Taiwan Design Museum occupies the western wing of a former tobacco factory, a building defined by its classic Japanese modernist architecture, terrazzo staircases, and rows of original lattice windows. Opened in twenty eleven, it holds…
6. Eslite Spectrum Songyan
Eslite Spectrum Songyan is a four-story complex defined by its slightly curved glass facade that rises within the grounds of the Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. The building sits alongside a historic tobacco factory, a site originally…