The project adopts bundled bamboo structures to design a train station in Nantou city in Taiwan. Bamboo, as a fast-growing natural material, is an alternative for sustainable construction. Bamboo has long been used for small-scale and temporary structures. While the size of each bamboo pole is relatively constrained, bundling bamboo poles together can achieve the requirement of a long span structure.

By adopting the bundled bamboo structure in the train station, the structural potential of bamboo can be explored and the notion of the train station as a piece of permanent infrastructure can be challenged.

Taiwan has ambient bamboo resources and a long history of bamboo planting and processing. Nantou region is covered by a large area of bamboo forest of various species and is most famous for manufacturing bamboo wares in Taiwan. However, as the only inland county on the Taiwan island, Nantou is also the only county without a railway system going through major cities and towns.

Hence, by proposing a train station in Nantou city, the public transportation system will be improved and the connection with nearby regions will be strengthened.