Honorable Mention: International Architecture Awards 2025
Quest Composite Bicycle Factory | Taichung, Taiwan | 2024

Architects: WZWX Architecture Group
Design Team: Jim Chu, Hans Chen, Phil Kwong, Sally Teng, Amber Liu, and Richard Wang
General Contractor: Leeming Construction
Client: Quest Composite Technology (Taiwan) Limited
Photographers: Fernando Guerra

Factory that makes the world’s best bicycles

Purpose:

A holistic facility to support the research, testing, and manufacturing of the world’s best road bicycles for brands Trek & Canyon

Design goals

• Optimal environments for both people and machines
• A facility befitting the client’s position as a world leader in carbon fiber technology and manufacturing
• Functional, beautiful, comfortable

Program: Factory: 21,600 m², Office: 1,675 m² (Accesory buildings: hazardous chemical storage and solvent storage)

Environmental friendly

• LEED gold certified facility
• Photovotaic roof, water recycling features, low-E glass, highly insulated facade walls

Key

HIGH-TECH
AERODYNAMIC
LIGHTNESS
CRAFT DETAILING

HIGH TECH: Laminated alluminium façade [quality and performance]

AERODYNAMIC: Gentle curvilinear façade. This is a critical design move to create unique massing/brand identity, capturing a sense of fluidity, yet not losing precious production floor space. Sun blade design: interact with façade curvature to create dynamic shadow effects throughout the day, and also futuristic lighting at night.

LIGHTNESS: The “Floating” factory. Despite its large massing (W 54m, L 80m, H 30m) , cantilevered façade design makes the factory appear to hover above the ground to accentuate lightness.

DETAILING: Behind the stylistic simplicity of the facility hides exquisite detail design. This is paired with precise construction to communicate the company’s pursuit for quality and excellence.

Factory interior: Focused on function and performance. Efficient, ergonomic, clean for R&D, testing and production. Optimnal lighting levels and temperature for workers.

For Body and mind: The factory basemenmt level contains a dining and multi-purpose hall for relaxation, entertainment and social events. Abundance of natural light at noon/break time.

Inside the office: "Purity and cleanliness". Bright, airy, comfortable interior for administration, sales, and training teams. Befitting world class manufacturer.