Wind Livehouse Introduction
The Feng City Vision Hall was originally the site of the "Air Force Engineering Brigade Hall," built in 1959. It served as a venue for gatherings and recreational performances of the Air Force Engineering Brigade, which was established in 1945 in Chongqing, directly under the Military Affairs Commission's Ministry of Military. Its mission was to construct and maintain military airports nationwide. After the government relocated to Taiwan, the entire brigade was concentrated in Hsinchu for training in 1950, which is now the site of Hsinchu Park. In 1983, the brigade was disbanded and restructured as the Air Force Engineering Squadron, moving to Taichung County in 1995. Due to the gradual loss of function and years of neglect, it is now managed by the Hsinchu City Government. Although the building is not classified as a historical structure, it is a building with over 30 to 40 years of history. To fully utilize the opportunity for repurposing the old building and vacant space, the "Air Force Engineering Brigade Hall" has been repositioned as a museum themed around displaying urban development models of Hsinchu City and providing real-time information about urban construction, named the Hsinchu City "Feng City Vision Hall." It is also the third repurposed museum after the completion of the Image Museum and the Glass Art Museum in Hsinchu City. In March 2018, the Feng City Vision Hall transformed into "Feng Livehouse," an exhibition and performance venue accommodating around 600 spectators, becoming Hsinchu City's first professional-sized medium live house, continuing the atmosphere of gatherings and recreational performances of the Air Force Engineering Brigade. The overall space design focuses on music and arts performances, preserving the original steel beam structure, and fully renovating the walls, floors, and ceiling to enhance sound absorption and insulation. Systematic soundproofing measures have been established to create a professional-grade performance space. "Feng Livehouse" is also the second music performance space operated by a public sector in Taiwan, allowing the previously unused public space to be opened for more people through design and ingenuity.
