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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa008.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape.\nThe project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water.\nRenderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too.\nMVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.\nNature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline\nMVRDV\n\"Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together,\" says MVRDV. \"The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment.\"\nNature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. MVRDV clearly draws a lot of inspiration from working with rock-like forms and the project follows several geology-inspired works by the Dutch firm, including\nSAMIH\n,\nCanyon\n, and\nValley\n.\nSource:\nMVRDV","attrs_markdown":"- [SUBSCRIBE](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/subscribe\/)\n- [LOG IN](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/login\/?sourceUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas.com%2Farchitecture%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan%2F)\n\n- [HOME](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/)\n- [ENGINEERING](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/engineering\/)\n  \n  - [Architecture](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/)\n  - [Energy](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/energy\/)\n  - [Manufacturing](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/manufacturing\/)\n  - [Materials](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/materials\/)\n  - [Military](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/military\/)\n  - [Robotics](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/robotics\/)\n  - [Space Systems](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/space-systems\/)\n  - [View all ENGINEERING news](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/engineering\/)\n  \n  - 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the rugged coastline in Jialeshui, Taiwan](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/c1fc68a\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/2880x1620!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fba%2F83%2F3b0fc5b7414c9c6a1787d798c1a8%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-axo.jpg)\n\n1\/5\n\nNature Rocks! will consist of several boulder-like buildings along the rugged coastline in Jialeshui, Taiwan\n\nMVRDV\n\n![Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/2a91815\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/2880x1620!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fc9%2F405cba3f4923b5975fb2c5d86051%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-approach.jpg)\n\n2\/5\n\nNature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline\n\nMVRDV\n\n![The rock-like forms of the buildings will slowly be covered in moss and plants](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/8f0c7b3\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/2880x1620!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F27%2Fb9%2F603e54c44d658c258aa7205b3edb%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-plaza.jpg)\n\n3\/5\n\nThe rock-like forms of the buildings will slowly be covered in moss and plants\n\nMVRDV\n\n![Nature Rocks! will be partly built using recycled concrete sourced from dilapidated buildings on the site](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/baa3344\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/2880x1620!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fff%2F5b%2F52921c7f4ebcba242aad28a65219%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-second-stop-axo.jpg)\n\n4\/5\n\nNature Rocks! will be partly built using recycled concrete sourced from dilapidated buildings on the site\n\nMVRDV\n\n![Nature Rocks! will include a welcome center, a café, and a souvenir shop](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/091b83c\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/2880x1620!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcd%2Fc7%2F4f810b3a47d5b57764509c5ad5b7%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-cafe-interior.jpg)\n\n5\/5\n\nNature Rocks! will include a welcome center, a café, and a souvenir shop\n\nMVRDV\n\n![Scroll for more](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/b3\/0e\/8ac097c7401585a3b3f56c44dea0\/icon-mouse-scroll-down-outline-solid.svg)\n\n[View gallery - 5 images](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan\/#gallery:1)\n\nAt a glance, you might be forgiven for assuming that MVRDV's upcoming project is a cluster of naturally formed boulders. Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape.\n\nThe project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water.\n\nRenderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too.\n\nMVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.\n\n[![Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/1986201\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/1440x810!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fc9%2F405cba3f4923b5975fb2c5d86051%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-approach.jpg)](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan\/#gallery:2)\n\nNature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline\n\nMVRDV\n\n\"Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together,\" says MVRDV. \"The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment.\"\n\nNature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. 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Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape.\n\nThe project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water.\n\nRenderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too.\n\nMVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.\n\n[![Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline](https:\/\/assets.newatlas.com\/dims4\/default\/1986201\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3840x2160+0+0\/resize\/1440x810!\/format\/webp\/quality\/85\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fc9%2F405cba3f4923b5975fb2c5d86051%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-approach.jpg)](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan\/#gallery:2)\n\nNature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline\n\nMVRDV\n\n\"Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together,\" says MVRDV. \"The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment.\"\n\nNature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. MVRDV clearly draws a lot of inspiration from working with rock-like forms and the project follows several geology-inspired works by the Dutch firm, including [SAMIH](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/samih-mvrdv-toronto-diamond-schmitt\/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), [Canyon](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/mvrdv-canyon-san-francisco\/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), and [Valley](https:\/\/newatlas.com\/architecture\/2022-emporis-skyscraper-award\/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body).\n\nSource: [MVRDV](https:\/\/www.mvrdv.com\/projects\/1229\/nature-rocks)","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	At a glance, you might be forgiven for assuming that MVRDV's upcoming project is a cluster of naturally formed boulders. Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape. The project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water. Renderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too. MVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures. Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline MVRDV "Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together," says MVRDV. "The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment." Nature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. MVRDV clearly draws a lot of inspiration from working with rock-like forms and the project follows several geology-inspired works by the Dutch firm, including SAMIH , Canyon , and Valley . Source: MVRDV
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5 images](https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan/#gallery:1) At a glance, you might be forgiven for assuming that MVRDV's upcoming project is a cluster of naturally formed boulders. Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape. The project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water. Renderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too. MVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures. [![Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/1986201/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1440x810!/format/webp/quality/85/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fc9%2F405cba3f4923b5975fb2c5d86051%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-approach.jpg)](https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan/#gallery:2) Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline MVRDV "Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together," says MVRDV. "The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment." Nature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. MVRDV clearly draws a lot of inspiration from working with rock-like forms and the project follows several geology-inspired works by the Dutch firm, including [SAMIH](https://newatlas.com/architecture/samih-mvrdv-toronto-diamond-schmitt/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), [Canyon](https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-canyon-san-francisco/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), and [Valley](https://newatlas.com/architecture/2022-emporis-skyscraper-award/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body). 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Readable Markdown	At a glance, you might be forgiven for assuming that MVRDV's upcoming project is a cluster of naturally formed boulders. Look closer, though, and you'll notice a number of concrete tourism buildings that are carefully designed to blend in with the rugged coastal landscape. The project, appropriately named Nature Rocks!, is being created in collaboration with HWC Architects for a park in Jialeshui, Taiwan, which is a tourist hotspot known for its extraordinary rock formations carved over time by wind and water. Renderings depict a collection of sculptural, rock-like structures scattered across the site. At the park entrance, the buildings will host a welcome center, café, and souvenir shop. Another will provide exhibition and environmental education spaces, while a smaller structure will host public restrooms. Some of the buildings will feature accessible rooftops too. MVRDV plans to make use of existing cracks in the natural landscape as drainage channels and to support the growth of vegetation. The buildings themselves will also be slowly covered by moss and small plants over time. Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures. [![Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline](https://assets.newatlas.com/dims4/default/1986201/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1440x810!/format/webp/quality/85/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewatlas-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0c%2Fc9%2F405cba3f4923b5975fb2c5d86051%2Fmvrdv-nature-rocks-approach.jpg)](https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-nature-rocks-taiwan/#gallery:2) Nature Rocks! will feature pedestrian walkways along the coastline MVRDV "Inspired by the layered forms of the coastline, the design breaks up the existing straight road and reimagines recreational pathways as a cracked, rocky, naturalistic landscape that stitches the forest and the coastline back together," says MVRDV. "The rock-like fragments define various zones for circulation and public activities while some are extruded into buildings that echo the natural features of the local rock formations, blending into the surrounding environment." Nature Rocks! was chosen following an architecture competition, though we've no word yet on when it's expected to be completed. MVRDV clearly draws a lot of inspiration from working with rock-like forms and the project follows several geology-inspired works by the Dutch firm, including [SAMIH](https://newatlas.com/architecture/samih-mvrdv-toronto-diamond-schmitt/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), [Canyon](https://newatlas.com/architecture/mvrdv-canyon-san-francisco/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body), and [Valley](https://newatlas.com/architecture/2022-emporis-skyscraper-award/?itm_source=newatlas&itm_medium=article-body). Source: [MVRDV](https://www.mvrdv.com/projects/1229/nature-rocks)
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