Grow in Difference

Grow in Difference means the hybrid growth of culture, society and space.

The "urban renewal" aimed at improving the quality of life has tended to go one step further by removing the rich layers of historic neighbourhoods and the mix of urban life, and replacing them with a global, commercial standard. The gentrification of the city is creating an urban malaise of social division and boredom. In the face of this reality, the project calls for a diversified "symbiotic" urban model.

The project root is the recognition and tolerance of different origins, different states, and different values at the cultural, social, and spatial levels, is a rebellion against mainstream cultural centrism. The project will explore how to reimagine, reuse, and reconstruct existing urban village spaces and buildings.

The propose of the project is still to help NANTOU grow up and blend into the metropolis and might become the popular space to go. Accommodate more interesting programs, using local context to propose a different living style to the city.