Opened the last spaces and buildings of the Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture
25/05/2022.
[Taipei] Taiwan
metalocus, ÁNGELA MARTÍNEZ
metalocus, ÁNGELA MARTÍNEZ
After 10 years of work, the architects of RUR Architecture DPC together with local architects Fei and Cheng Associates have completed the Taipei Music Centre. This 9-hectare building, located in the Nangang district in the southeast of the city, was created as a space to revitalise the cultural life of the area.
The architects were the winners of a competition held in 2009 by the Taipei City Government. The project was implemented in phases, with construction starting in 2013 and the north side completed in 2019 the Concert Hall on the north side was completed. The essence of this large-scale work lies in promoting cultural urbanism in the city in a process of post-industrial renaissance.
The architects were the winners of a competition held in 2009 by the Taipei City Government. The project was implemented in phases, with construction starting in 2013 and the north side completed in 2019 the Concert Hall on the north side was completed. The essence of this large-scale work lies in promoting cultural urbanism in the city in a process of post-industrial renaissance.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Site plan. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
South section and elevation. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
South elevation. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
North elevation. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
Hall of Fame Elevations. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
Concert Hall ground floor plan. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
Rendering. Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC.
The Plaza is an outdoor space located between the Creative Center and the Cultural Cube, designed by RUR Architecture DPC. Stretching up to 100 meters long and 35 meters wide, it can accommodate up to 3,000 visitors. The Plaza is connected to the Concert Hall through a walkway, providing a set of complementary meeting spaces for the public to rest and refresh.
During the long process that he carried out, there were several modifications both to the client and to the program, including the name of the work to its final result. The program is aimed at creating numerous performance spaces, and production celebrations of pop music in Asia.
The final piece, being the central space of the design at 70,234.7 m², is designed to accommodate indoor and outdoor performances. This forms a space that functions as a public plaza and expands the interior capacity of the building. The structure of the building is enveloped by a distinctive anodised aluminium cladding together with an inner layer of the plaster wall.
The building complex is made up of three main buildings: the Concert Hall, the Cultural Cube and the Creative Centre. The north and south zones are separated by the Civic Boulevard intersection. The connection between the two areas, which ultimately gives coherence to the site, is provided by a new elevated public passageway.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin
During the long process that he carried out, there were several modifications both to the client and to the program, including the name of the work to its final result. The program is aimed at creating numerous performance spaces, and production celebrations of pop music in Asia.
The final piece, being the central space of the design at 70,234.7 m², is designed to accommodate indoor and outdoor performances. This forms a space that functions as a public plaza and expands the interior capacity of the building. The structure of the building is enveloped by a distinctive anodised aluminium cladding together with an inner layer of the plaster wall.
The building complex is made up of three main buildings: the Concert Hall, the Cultural Cube and the Creative Centre. The north and south zones are separated by the Civic Boulevard intersection. The connection between the two areas, which ultimately gives coherence to the site, is provided by a new elevated public passageway.
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin
Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture DPC. Photograph by Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin
Description of project by RUR Architecture DPC
RUR Architecture has completed the multi-phase Taipei Music Center (TMC), transforming a 9-hectare site in the Nangang District into a vital new urban arts precinct. The New York-based firm’s competition-winning design has taken over a decade of planning and construction to come to life, during which time it has reflected and also shaped cultural urbanism in the post-industrial revival of Taipei.
Conceived as a ‘City of Pop Music’, the TMC is a hybrid and multipurpose site dedicated to the performance, production, and celebration of pop music in Asia. The site has three major buildings: The Concert Hall, the Cultural Cube, and the Creative Hub. A new elevated public ground bridges the north and south sites which are divided by Civic Boulevard, bringing the three buildings together in a coherent design. The building program also includes three live houses, which allow for simultaneous performances and support new talent with intimate concerts. The buildings are interwoven both into the natural surroundings and further into the fabric of the city.
The centrepiece of the design is the 756,000-sqft Concert Hall. Designed for indoor and outdoor performances, this innovative building seats 6000 inside and also accommodates several hundred outside in the public plaza. A faceted double skin wraps around and encloses the auditorium, made of anodized aluminium cladding outer layer and gypsum wall inner layer.
The expansive geometric volumes are designed to mirror the organic forms of the nearby mountains, tying the structure into its environment. The Performance Hall utilizes state-of-the-art technology, from acoustics and lighting to eco-friendly heating and cooling systems.
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Architects
Reiser+Umemoto, RUR Architecture DPC.- Jesse Reiser, Nanako Umemoto.
Architect of Record.- Fei and Cheng Associates.
Architect of Record.- Fei and Cheng Associates.
Collaborators
Structural engineering.- Arup and Supertech Consultants International.
Building envelope.- Meinhardt Facade Technology.
Mechanical engineering.- IsLin & Associates Consulting Engineers.
Electrical and plumbing.- Minginer Consultant.
Theater and acoustics consultant.- Arup.
Landscape consultant.- Environmental Arts Design.
Lighting consultant.- Focus Lighting + Rehouse Design Group.
Building envelope.- Meinhardt Facade Technology.
Mechanical engineering.- IsLin & Associates Consulting Engineers.
Electrical and plumbing.- Minginer Consultant.
Theater and acoustics consultant.- Arup.
Landscape consultant.- Environmental Arts Design.
Lighting consultant.- Focus Lighting + Rehouse Design Group.
Client
Taipei City Government.
General contractors
Chun Yuan Construction + Reiju Construction.
Area
755,000 sqft.
Cost
€ 150,014,400.
Dates
Completion Date.- October, 2020.
Manufacturers
Roofing.- Bemo. Glazing.- Taiwan Glass Industry. Conveyance.- Mitsubishi Electric, Kone. Theater Seating.- Kotobuki.
Location
No. 99, Sec. 8, Civic Blvd., Nangang Dist. Taipei City 115, Taiwan.
Photography
Yana Zhezhela + Alek Vatagin.
Jesse Reiser, Nanako Umemoto. REISER + UMEMOTO
Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto have practiced in New York City as Reiser + Umemoto, RUR Architecture P.C. since 1986. Jesse Reiser is currently an Associate Professor of Architecture at Princeton University. Nanako Umemoto is currently a Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and leads a yearly design workshop at Hong Kong University.
Reiser + Umemoto, RUR Architecture P.C., an internationally recognized architectural firm, has built projects at a wide range of scales: from furniture design, to residential and commercial structures, up to the scale of landscape design and infrastructure.
The firm was awarded the Chrysler Award for Excellence in Design in 1999, the Academy Award in Architecture by the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2000, and in May 2008, Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto were awarded the Presidential Citation from President George Campbell of the Cooper Union for outstanding practical and theoretical contributions to the field of Architecture.
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