'taipei performing arts center' proposal by francois blanciak architect
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tokyo based firm francois blanciak architect have sent us in images of their proposal for
the taipei performing art center.

as a cultural reference to a taiwanese aboriginal construction technique using slabstone heaps,
the project similarly piles up 4 slabstones (3 containing theaters, 1 containing administrative spaces)
in a cairn-like structure. in order to emphasize the public nature of the building, it is elevated
on top of a wide upper plaza, upon a plinth that liberates the movement of pedestrians on the
ground level. by concentrating the functions vertically, the project seeks to directly translate the
notion of ‘center’ for this set of permormance venues, as all of the amenities are conceived
around the same core. in addition, the oval pebble-like shape proves particularly suitable
to accomodate theaters in its interior, since it naturally reflects sound in multiple directions.
structurally, the overhanging truss beams that carry the four programmatic elements transmit
the load to a set of four massive vertical cores which form a square in plan, thus ensuring the
stability of a building form which has a strong record  in terms of solidity as a universal piece
of vernacular land art.


concept
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proscenium theater interior
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south elevation
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section
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level 4 and 8 plans
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level 11 and 15 plans
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site plan
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