'kaohsiung maritime cultural and popular music center' by kubota & bachmann architects
all images courtesy kubota & bachmann architects


zurich- and paris-based office kubota & bachmann architects has sent us images of
their entry into the international design competition for the 'kaohsiung maritime
cultural & popular music center' in taiwan. the new facility is an integral part of
the major public investment and construction plan by the kaohsiung city government.



flyby


the project, which earned the team an honorable mention, features a dominant
interplay of colour and its sensorial connection to music. consisting of clusters
of cylindrical structures, the design is arranged on the coast of the river,
connecting the harbor, ferry terminal, wharf and port market in its master plan.
a bridge lit up to resemble a rainbow links the center to the kaohsiung beach,
serving as a transitional promenade in between the two programs.



terrace during the night



night view from kaohsiung beach



rainbow bridge



view of main foyer



marine culture exhibit center






exhibit area



skin of large performance hall



facade treatments
(left) large perforamance hall and small performance hall area
(center) service and backstage area
(right) LED signal tower / administration area and pop music industry (incubation) center



(left) music and marine culture commercial area (north facade)
(center) small perfrmance hall and pop music exhibit area
(right) small performance hall area



site plan



floor plan / level +1



floor plan / level +3


3D model of main performance hall (3500 seats)



diffferent configuration



view from surrounding towers around the kaohsiung port









project info:

client: taiwan government
building surface: 45,000 m2 (sub total), 73,000 m2 (grand total)

stage 2 design team:
designer: toshihiro kubota, yves bachmann
local architect: charles c. yen architect
landscape architect: bassinet turquin paysage
environmental engineer: øyvind vessia
structural engineer: bollinger + grohmann ingenieure / blaas de rycke
theater designer: ducks sceno / michel cova
acoustic consultant: nagata acoustic / yasuhisa toyota
perspectives: sebastien rageul, narjis lemrini
architects: elen le dez, ikbal bouaita

stage 1 design team:
designer: toshihiro kubota, yves bachmann
landscape architect: bassinet turguin paysage
environmental engineer: øyvind vessia
theater designer: ducks sceno / michel cova
perspectives: sebastien raguel
architects: ikbal bouaita, anthony thevenont, marine rouanet