松山療養所所長宿舍, Former medical director residence in Nangang District, Taipei, Taiwan
The Songshan Sanatorium Director's Residence is a 1935 building in Nangang, Taipei, with a hybrid Japanese-Western design. Its roughly 59-ping main structure sits on a 278-ping plot and includes an octagonal entrance, a porte-cochère, a vestibule and a reception room. Since 2020 it has operated as Jingxin Yuan, a venue for art and wellness activities.
Built around 1935 as a second-class high-official residence for the director of Songshan Sanatorium, the house was registered as a historic building in 2006. After the sanatorium was demolished without warning in 2018, the city accelerated restoration using NT$22.54 million from its second reserve fund, and the site reopened in 2020 as Jingxin Yuan.
Since 2020 the residence has operated under the name Jingxin Yuan, run by the advertising firm New Vision under an OT contract with the Taipei cultural affairs bureau. The name and the site's use for arts and wellness activities reflect the 2019 tender conditions, which tied the lease to community cooperation. The first three-year rent was NT$150,000 a year.
The residence is located near exit 4 of Kunyang MRT Station, making it easy to reach. Visitors can explore the house, which today serves both as a restaurant and exhibition space.
The building preserves its original layout with traditional Japanese architectural elements such as rain-screening boards and dual-beam roof structures. These details reveal much about construction methods and the influence Japanese occupation had on Taiwan's architecture.
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