NTHU Learning Resources Center

Hsinchu Tsing Hua University Library, Wanghong Hall, is located at the core of the north campus. The design responds to two distinct campus clusters: traditional buildings around the main entrance and lawn aligned with Guangfu Road, and the regular east-west axis of other campus buildings.

The building massing addresses the intersection of these two axes. The main entrance area extends along a slightly southward axis, while the rest of the campus follows the east-west layout. Wanghong Hall sits at this turning point and is divided into two volumes: a lower elliptical volume aligned with the east-west axis housing distance learning classrooms, an international conference hall, and a night reading area; and a taller L-shaped volume continuing the building pattern of the main entrance lawn, containing the library and administrative offices.

Between the two volumes is a 6-meter-wide, five-story-high indoor street with overhead skylights. Multiple pedestrian bridges connect the lower and upper volumes. The shadows from the bridges and window frames change with time, creating dynamic effects. The indoor street also includes dining, coffee, and exhibition spaces, attracting students moving between the two campus areas.