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The Performing Arts Center is to serve a variety of large-scale performances, including drams and operas. The structure will contain three theaters: a 1500-seat Grand Theater, and two 800-seat theaters for repertory performances.
The dichotomy between high and low culture is disappearing. But can we create an environment that is inspiring for everyone? Is it possible to be elitist and populist at the same time? How can we envision a truly Public building?
The Taipei Arts Center aspires to become accessible for everybody. The public character of the Center is guaranteed by the elevation of a substantial part of its program, creating a public square underneath it.
As such the square fundamentally becomes part of the building: it is included inside it.
The block measures 110 x 80 x 64 meters. It could be considered a 'table': Four 'legs' support a 'tabletop' that accommodates 3 stories. Inside you'll find an elevated fragment of the city, a public 'browsing space' in the sky. This will be the domain for a cultural facilities" the multi media library, music stores, galleries, lobbies, bars, restaurants and clubs.
Balconies and terraces with different programs activate the space. Sometimes they are open and public, sometimes exclusive and intimate.
With every step you take this urban cavity changes shape. The structure could be understood as a Proscenium Arch in 4 directions, framing city life in many ways.
