Comments on: Chunghwa Factory – The Parr Partnership, Eurocentral

By: The Chosen One

The Chosen One — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:10:56 +0000

I always thought the office building was quite nice and tastefully decorated in orange, or was it burnt sienna.

The purchasing manager was definitely a sly old fox, setting up a ghost company when he was appointed and using it as the main supplier for CPT. Unbranded crap was then bought from them at well over the market value for quality gear. Rumour has it he took well over twenty million but who knows.

By: Derek H Burns

Derek H Burns — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:54:30 +0000

I too though not an architect was involved in the above project and was responsible for the lighting of the main staff canteen area using LUXO Halo-Grande direct indirect uplightes which at £950 a unit was a great coup for LUXO.As at the time most architects thought of us as “anglepoise suppliers for hospitals”.There where about 56 of these units in the area, which was the size of about 4 football pitches. Once the project was complete we did nothing to promote the building and on several visits I thought what a waste of space. So when Taiwan suffered I knew the writing was on the wall. But the DAKOTA next to it how long will that be there?

By: Robert Struthers

Robert Struthers — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:48:11 +0000

I find it difficult to believe that the Chunghwa factory was designed at all, let alone by an architect. It always looked (at least from the A8) as if it had been lifted wholesale from a Far-East industrial estate. The huge billboard-type sign didn’t help either. Maybe I just wasn’t seeing its best side.

By: Aleks Bochniak

Aleks Bochniak — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 09:58:21 +0000

Steven, we have updated the photograph.

By: Steven Anderson

Steven Anderson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:39:25 +0000

Tommy T – so angry….but I agree and stand corrected, CPT(UK)Ltd were a Taiwanese company. Keep up the good work – the world needs more pedants.

I am trying to source some images of the development, as the photograph is not the project in question.

By: The Colonel

The Colonel — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:36:05 +0000

The closure of the plant was also not helped by the employment of giant manchilds of mumra esque proportions in the purchasing dept! They should have learnt their lesson but they re-employed a certain man child.

Anyway, the office building was nice I agree. Surprised they never saved that.

By: Colgate Chan

Colgate Chan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:32:05 +0000

ps…the offices were the nicest I have ever worked in.

By: Colgate Chan

Colgate Chan — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:20:33 +0000

There were many problems with the CPT site going under…having worked there for 4 years I would assign blame to the the corrupt management, in particular the purchasing dept heads. A wee investigation there would show up all sorts of anomalies! It didnt help that some staff slept in cupboards either.

By: Tommy T

Tommy T — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:56:27 +0000

Ha! the designer cannot even get his facts correct: it was not quite a “Chinese” company but a Taiwanese company (from Taiwan, NOT China, get it? Check Wikipedia if you still have no clue), shameful!! Anyway, who cares about a shed? Most architects do not even mention about these buildings even though they are bread and butter stuff.

By: dr jack

dr jack — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:02:58 +0000

does anyone remember what a disaster the demolition was?
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotland/Demolition-is-halted-as-fears.3473421.jp
I would suggest the architect get’s over this blip because nobody misses a shed when it’s gone, especially an environmental nasty.