XUE XUE INSTITUTE, Taipei, Taiwan

SERVICE: Concept, interior design (work phases 1-9), planning and excecution of all furniture
DATE: August 2005 – December 2006
SIZE: 8200 m²
E15 PRODUCTS: TA01 PONTE, TA04 BIGFOOT, OS01 HANGER, OS02 SQUARE, WM01 BUSY, SH01 MATE, BE01 CALLE, ST04 BACKENZAHN, ST07 GRACE

The building was already there: an empty office tower in the middle of Taipei’s Nai Hu commercial district.
At first glance, it appeared less than an ideal place for Taiwan’s first private academy dedicated entirely to the creative arts, design and culture. Developing the ideal concept for the ten-story Xue Xue Institute was one of the largest and most challenging interior design projects Philipp Mainzer and his “Design Services” team had ever encountered. Central to e15’s concept was the idea of promoting communication between different user groups to enhance interdisciplinary exchange as a basis for better working and learning – away from traditional podium-style lecturing towards a more active and lively exchange of ideas between professors and students.

E15 PRODUCT OVERVIEW