The completion of a large building often takes five to ten years, which means that the construction fence will also follow the building, since they will coexist for such a long time, is it possible that the design of the fence can also bring a different scenery to the city? Recently, if you have passed by the construction site of the Taipei Twin Star Building near the Taipei Main Station, you should have noticed that the fence here is a little bit different. This is an outdoor mural created by the Bito team to publicize the imminent arrival of the Taipei Double Star.
Breaking away from the usual text-based billboards and planting walls, the 27 large-scale series of images with the theme of "Two Stars Shining, Good Things Happening Together" are interconnected to brighten up the cityscape. Four of the images have been specially created with AR filters, which can be activated by pointing a cell phone at the image, such as a cat walking through an MRT exit or taking a sip of pearl milk tea, or making gestures with the image to take a photo, which is very surprising. "Good Things Come in Pairs" is positive, symbolizing that happiness and good fortune are just around the corner. It is also beautiful, symbolizing that good fortune and happiness will be realized in a double way. For this reason, Bito carefully searched for fine artifacts that can represent good things with the direction of "Local Taiwan, Authentic Taipei"; the North Gate and the South Gate, the Little Green Man and the Little Red Man, the God of the Door, the Cup of Cheers, the red chairs of the roadside stalls, the Chinese character "囍字"...... and so on, and finally, they are connected together to form the Taipei Twin Stars, to make the world see with the pride of Taiwan! The arrival of the Taipei Twin Stars will bring luck and good fortune to the future journey of life.
"Good things come in twos" is positive, representing that happiness and good fortune are on the horizon. It is also beautiful, symbolizing that good luck and happiness will be realized in a double way. For this reason, Bito carefully searched for fine artifacts that can represent good things with the direction of "local Taiwan, authentic Taipei"; the North Gate and the South Gate, the Little Green Man and the Little Red Man, the God of the Door, the Dry Cups, the red chairs of the roadside stalls, the Chinese character "囍字", and so on. The arrival of the Taipei Twin Stars will bring luck and good fortune to the future journey of life.
The site of the fence design, the Taipei Twin Star Building, is located in the most important transportation hub of Taiwan's three railroads, and is also an important future international landmark and the face of Taiwan's capital city.
Therefore, Bito transformed Taipei's local lifestyle and cultural characteristics into a series of echoing images. The simple yet contrasting illustration style is eye-catching and has a full sense of presence. It is hoped that the city of Taipei will be the first to change, allowing the public to interact with it, and allowing international friends visiting Taiwan to leave a happy, lively, and aesthetically sensitive first impression of the country.
