kubota & bachmann architects: new taipei city museum of art

'new taipei city museum of art' by kubota & bachmann architects in taipei, taiwan
all images courtesy kubota & bachmann


zurich-based practice kubota & bachmann architects (toshihiro kubota, yves bachmann)
has completed an entry into the open design competition of the 'new taipei city museum of art (NTCArt)',
a cultural facility located in the south of taipei city, taiwan between the mountains and dahan river.
using a curio box as a launchpad for the design, the museum stacks a multitude of boxes vertically
to result in a minimized footprint and a variety of perspective frames of the surrounding landscape.



exterior view from art workshop


seeking to create a collective structure of several different types of museums, the arrangement of
the NTCArt is transparent and can be clearly read from the exterior: boxes of different sizes
and heights accommodate a diverse variety of artworks and expositions with a unique view of
the island of taipei from each 'urban window'.

the entrance of the NTCArt serves as an 'urban gate' that provides independent access to
each part of the museum. fully integrated into the elements of the plot, the open passageway
connects the ceramic art plaza and the art workshop together, with entries into a ground floor
restaurant, gift shop, and a bookstore. hosting a variety of exhibition spaces at different levels,
the design aims to satisfy a number of functions and programmatic needs in one form.



urban gate - view from entrance foyer to ceramic art plaza



urban window - view from lobby of special exhibit space for children's arts



rendered sectional



situational plan



site plan



floor plan / level -1 / -7.00m



floor plan / level 0 / 0.00m



floor plan / level +2 / +14.00m



floor plan / level +4 / +26.00m



floor plan / level +6 / +38.00m



floor plan / level +7 / +44.00m



floor plan / level +9 / +56.00m



floor plan / level +10 / +62.00m


project info:

client: new taipei city government
type of competition: two-stage open competition
site area: 20,000 m2
building surface: 28,350 m2 / sub total, 51,050 m2 / grand total

designer: toshihiro kubota, yves bachmann
local architect: LYA architects & planners
landscape architect: bassinet turquin paysage
ingenieurs structure: bollinger + grohmann ingenieure / klaas de rycke
architects: anthony thevenon, marine rouanet
artist collaboration: clement valla