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The site is located on the southwest side of Mailiao Township, Yunlin, adjacent to farmland and the coast, facing strong sunlight and the northeast monsoon—key local environmental conditions. The architectural design responds to the geography and climate by incorporating large semi-outdoor spaces and double-layered walls combined with deep shading devices. This effectively reduces heat load, creating a comfortable environment that stays warm in winter and cool in summer throughout the year. The park consists of two main buildings: the Lifestyle Aesthetics Center and the Library. These two buildings enclose an egg-shaped courtyard called the "Aesthetic Incubation Plaza," forming a shared space that provides shade, wind protection, and social gathering functions.

The library entrance is deliberately lowered, gradually leading visitors into the central atrium area dedicated to seniors and children’s reading. Through variations in scale, turns, level changes, and stairs, the space is subtly divided, while ramps connect different floors, offering users multiple directions and perspectives as they move through the building. The digital reading area is located on a mezzanine, serving as a transitional pause before reaching the second floor. This “strolling” layout allows visitors to find their preferred reading spots—either by a window with views of the surroundings or facing the interior atrium—each forming distinct reading zones unified under the large roof. The sloped roof and mezzanine floor create a rich variety of reading spaces through changes in scale. The building offers a temporal spatial experience—time expressed within space—through natural light and visual elements. Several side skylights allow daylight to filter into areas beneath the large roof, supplemented by artificial lighting.The upper exterior walls of both buildings are constructed using various red brick patterns, while the ground floor features deeper shadows. Set back from this is floor-to-ceiling glass, deliberately compressed at the base to emphasize horizontality and blur the boundary between indoors and outdoors, drawing the surrounding landscape inside. Window frames are specially designed with hidden upper and lower frames to enhance transparency and spatial extension. With double-layer walls for insulation and deep shading devices, the buildings achieve excellent energy efficiency, staying warm in winter and cool in summer. At night, the interior lighting glows like lanterns, giving the buildings a distinctive and inviting presence.

The Mailiao Community Education Park is more than just a physical space—it represents a transformation centered on people, helping residents reconnect with their hometown through renewed identity and imagination. This park has become a new starting point for community life. The open central courtyard now serves as a vibrant setting for weddings, cultural performances, and children’s activities, seamlessly blending into daily life. Here, cultural education is no longer distant or abstract—it becomes part of everyone’s everyday rhythm.