In response to an invited competition, this urban design proposal introduces critical programmatic changes to the Capital Plaza and solidifies the modern identity of Taipei's old downtown. By reinventing the Capital Plaza’s public architecture—its form, programming, open spaces, and interiors—the proposal also transforms the destination’s multifaceted role within the city.

The project envisions the Capital Plaza as a monumental civic square: a plane five hundred seventy one-feet long by one hundred seventy-seven feet wide, rising up to twenty feet at both ends. The Capital Hall lies beneath the plaza, functioning as a hypostyle public space with an open-air shaded room supporting flexible programming. The proposal also includes a Palace Museum, public loggia, fountain, and cafés under the plaza eaves, topping out a public plaza like none other in the city.