Chiayi City Pushes Old House Renovation 　 "Old House Power" Subsidy Fund Up to 200,000

The 2020 Chiayi City’s Old Building Facade Beautification Project-Old House Makeup Remover Project is the first budget this year to effectively improve the facades of Chiayi City’s street houses and recreate the original architectural appearance. The selected old houses will be designed and constructed by the Cultural Affairs Bureau, https://www.call-sifu.com.tw/nservice5f5601690cb90.htm,with subsidies up to NT$200,000. The government has provided money and effort to help old houses remove makeup and regain the beauty of the past, so that Chiayi City can reproduce the rustic beauty of the woods.

The Director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau Xiao Baixun said that since 2014, Chiayi City has launched the old housing power subsidy program to revitalize the old houses in the city's neighborhoods and bloom everywhere. The formerly abandoned and dilapidated old house has turned gorgeously into a space for young people to realize their dreams of entrepreneurship. The delicious old house coffee shop, the favorite secret store of the old food and the craftsmanship exhibition space are blooming in every corner of Chiayi City, and the charm of the old house is also It once again shows the elegance of Chiayi City, the wooden capital of the past.

The success of the old houses has given the Chiayi City Government further impetus. With the support of the council, the Chiayi City's Old Building Facade Beautification Project-Old House Makeup Remover Project officially started in 2020.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau stated that the 2020 Chiayi City Old Building Facade Beautification Project-Old House Makeup Remover Project aims at the renovation of the street facade of the old house for self-occupation. The facades of these non-profit self-occupied old houses have been disrepaired or improperly repaired or added, causing the building facades to be covered with various patches, or the pipelines are messy, and the signboards are incorrectly proportioned, which seriously affects the outlook of the city. Facade beautification will remove the improperly repaired or idle and damaged attachments of the old house, and restore the original appearance and materials of the old house as much as possible with a reduction design method, remove the makeup of the old house, and reproduce the beautiful appearance of the old house.

The Cultural Affairs Bureau emphasized that this year is the first year to implement the old house facade improvement plan. First, the Nanhua University team conducted a detailed investigation on the old town of Chiayi City, proposed effective renovation design, and handled the coordination of the media cooperation industry. The rest of the area invited the public Or the office puts forward the demand and participates in the selection, the repair design and implementation cost of up to 200,000 yuan per case is fully paid by the city. The first public briefing will be held at 7pm on May 12 in the first meeting room of the Cultural Affairs Bureau (second floor, No. 275, Zhongxiao Road). People who are interested in removing makeup from their old houses are welcome to participate.

The briefing will explain the rights and obligations, application procedures and qualifications of the selected old houses. The selection period is from May 13 (Wed) to September 30 (Wed), 2020. It is hoped that through the implementation of the old housing subsidy program and the old house makeup removal program year by year, the preservation and revitalization of historical old houses will be promoted, from the single building facade to the improvement of the environment and city appearance of the block, which is a milestone for Chiayi City to build the Mudu city brand!