[Built] Competition - First Prize
In association with de Architekten Cie
In association with de Architekten Cie
Silver Award (Built Project), The International Awards for Liveable Communities 2012
Merit Award, the 2012 Taiwan Architecture Award
2012 Green Building Award
Merit Award, the 2012 Taiwan Architecture Award
2012 Green Building Award
Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Project Team: Kwantak AUYEUNG, Yachih KUO, Fenlan CHEN, Mavis LIU, Yayun WANG, J. Hsiu, J. Yang, W. Lo, Y. Mai, C. Chen, Y. Lee, H. Shen, I. Shr, Y. Huang, R. Huang, B. Guo, S. Wang (Project team), Wei Cheng LI, Yonghao CHEN, Chih-Hung WANG, Wanzhen CHEN, Qi Yang HUANG, Binghong MA (Construction supervision)
Total Floor Area: 36470 m2
Project year: 2007-2012
Photographer: Guei-Shiang Ke, Yu-lin Chen
Project Team: Kwantak AUYEUNG, Yachih KUO, Fenlan CHEN, Mavis LIU, Yayun WANG, J. Hsiu, J. Yang, W. Lo, Y. Mai, C. Chen, Y. Lee, H. Shen, I. Shr, Y. Huang, R. Huang, B. Guo, S. Wang (Project team), Wei Cheng LI, Yonghao CHEN, Chih-Hung WANG, Wanzhen CHEN, Qi Yang HUANG, Binghong MA (Construction supervision)
Total Floor Area: 36470 m2
Project year: 2007-2012
Photographer: Guei-Shiang Ke, Yu-lin Chen
Dadong Arts Center sits in Fongshan, within the dense historic fabric of southern Kaohsiung, knitting together a major park, the Fongshan River, and the surrounding neighborhood. Three volumes — a theater, an exhibition hall, and an arts education center — stand apart and are rejoined by membrane-covered interstitial courtyards, producing a sequence of sheltered public space. Linked by metro to National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), three stops away, the two venues complement one another programmatically to form a cultural district within metropolitan Kaohsiung.
Outdoor life in Taiwanese cities is intense — dancing, tai chi, and impromptu games animate its open spaces. The translucent membrane roof shades these activities while shielding them from typhoons, heavy rain, and summer heat. Wide openings draw rainwater down to interior pools, while warm air rising through the roof generates a cooling internal draft.
At the heart of the program, an 800-seat theater and a smaller rehearsal hall are clad in wood and perforated metal. The theater reads as a timber volume held within an X-shaped concrete façade; the building's skin stays uniform overall, disclosing the spaces within only through subtle shifts in density. To serve both music and drama, the auditorium ceiling adjusts between acoustic modes, and sound-absorbing material retracts behind the wood lamellae.
