Amid the 24-hour bustle of Xinyi District, there is an area that once thrived as a garment manufacturing hub and home to Taipei’s first childcare and education center (the Children’s Welfare Preschool) for over 50 years. However, while surrounding areas such as the Xinyi Planning District, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Cultural and Creative Zone, the Financial Trade Corridor, and the Nangang Business District rapidly developed, this neighborhood instead experienced an industrial decline. The Children’s Welfare Preschool and its environs seemed to slip into the shadows, becoming an isolated island within a sea of urban development.

The line of shadow: The angst of aging in the heart of Xinyi

Aerial views expose the sharp contrast: Modern skyscrapers surround aging apartment buildings that now seem like ill-fitting puzzle pieces. Beneath this physical disparity lies a deeper social concern: nearly 30% of elderly residents in the area live in walk-up apartments that are more than 30 years old. With deteriorating structure and soaring property prices, better living conditions remain an unattainable dream for many. As Taipei strides toward global modernity, the senior residents and the Children’s Welfare site continue to grapple with basic housing safety and quality of life.

From town builder to community coexistence: Farglory’s urban renewal vision

Farglory Land is determined to extend its corporate mission of “Living Better” beyond private development, to embrace a broader urban responsibility. In collaboration with the National Housing and Urban Regeneration Center, Farglory Land aims to use a public-private partnership to revitalize the area. Farglory Land will be responsible for developing two residential towers, standing 20 and 14 stories tall, with lower levels designated for retail, sheltered workshops, and social housing. These developments will create diverse spaces for employment and living, and help build community social inclusion.

Farglory Land is also applying its core value of Sustainability & Sharing to the A2 Children’s Welfare site with a bold, forward-thinking approach:

• Carrying on the spirit of the Construction Waste Upcycling Project, Farglory Land has teamed up with National Cheng Kung University’s construction materials flow team to transform demolition waste into new building materials.
• In alignment with Farglory Land’s green building goals, the project targets Gold-level Green Building and Intelligent Building certifications, as well as Energy Efficiency Level 1+, a Seismic Resistance Label, and Level 2 Accessibility in the Residential Building Performance Assessment.

Farglory Land General Manager Wang Yao-Tang stated that this project will create a great deal of open space, giving people of every age a place for activity and promoting intergenerational interaction.

Construction needs to give people a safe place to live. But even more, it needs to create a city of hope – it needs to give the people who live there a sense of happiness. Farglory Group, whose origins lie in construction, is using our core NEX Community sustainability vision to advance a new era of foresight, inclusion, and engagement. Following through on the Group’s vision, Farglory Land is taking a solid first step toward venturing into urban renewal and putting the company’s “Living Better” motto into practice.
 

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