Studio
Bio-architecture Formosana was founded in 1999 by Chang Ching-Hwa and Kuo Ying-Chao in Taipei, Taiwan — a practice built on sustainable innovation and low-carbon aesthetics.
BaF brings together local and international architects, interior designers, design talent and engineers. As a Taiwan-based firm with a global perspective, we implement sustainable design throughout every project — from initial planning to operation.
Our experience reassures that a sustainable lifestyle is attainable. Through attentive design and planning, we hope to create healthy environments that dissolve the boundary between people and nature.
- Founded
- 1999
- Projects
- 126+
- Awards
- 44+
- Studios
- 3
Values
- I
Sustainable Innovation
Brand as service
With high environmental and social sensibility, BaF perceives innovation as the core value that forges us ahead. Cutting-edge knowledge and technology are the sources of innovation; our goal is to provide humane, sustainable design services.
- II
Integrated Professionals
Leading the profession
We cultivate integrated environmental design talent, encourage consistent learning and experimentation, and bring BIM and parametric modelling into the design process — collaborating across society to foster innovation in the built environment.
- III
Low-Carbon Aesthetics
A new design principle
Starting from environmental analysis and modelling, low-energy materials and technology, and the preservation of biodiversity, BaF presents a low-carbon aesthetic — and, increasingly, Biological Intelligence: buildings that, like living things, leave no waste behind.
3 × 3
Nine concepts, one method
From low-carbon aesthetics to Biological Intelligence: buildings that respond to their site, adapt over time, and — in use and after demolition — produce no waste, aiming for 100% reuse.
- 01AdaptationIncorporate environmental and social conditions.
- 02LocalityDesign based on local context, using local materials.
- 03FlexibilityFlexibility in programme for future adaptation.
- 04LightnessReduce material use; preserve the beauty of lightweight structure.
- 05WildernessCoexistence with nature.
- 06DurabilityLife-cycle analysis; minimise maintenance cost.
- 07AccommodationAccommodate local conditions and traditional living principles.
- 08CollaborationCollaboration with different fields.
- 09SustainabilityCreate a network which sustains natural and social diversity.
People
Architects, interior designers, sustainability and BIM specialists, and site teams across Taiwan.
Founding Partner2
Partner7
Associate Partner4
Associate11
PETER, CHANGProject Architect
Project Leader6
KUO, YI-MINProject Architect
WU, JIA-HUAQuality Control Director
LIN, TZU-WENProject Architect
TSAI, YUE-LUNSenior Director (Sustainability)
PAN, I-CHENHR & Operations Manager
TU, YUResources Executive
Studios
Taipei
8F, No. 47, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei 104, Taiwan
(02) 2592 3535MapTaichung
No. 83, Ln. 174, Gongyi Rd., West Dist., Taichung 403, Taiwan
(04) 2323 9370MapTainan
4F, No. 131, Sec. 3, Changrong Rd., East Dist., Tainan 704, Taiwan
(06) 208 3848Map