Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts | national kaohsiung center for the arts
The KaohsiungCentrefortheArtssymbolizesthetransformationofKaohsiung,onceamajorinternationalharbour,intoamodern,diversecitywitharichculturalclimate.Mecanoodesignedthe KaohsiungCentrefortheArts,locatedonaformermilitaryterrain,asanintegralpartoftheadjacentsubtropicalparktohaveapositivesocialimpactontheresidentsofKaohsiungwhosepopulationcountsalmost3million.InspiredbythelocalBanyantreeswiththeiriconiccrowns,thevast,undulatingstructureiscomposedofaskinandroof,andconnectsanextensiverangeoffunction...
The Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts symbolizes the transformation of Kaohsiung, once a major international harbour, into a modern, diverse city with a rich cultural climate.
Mecanoo designed the Kaohsiung Centre for the Arts, located on a former military terrain, as an integral part of the adjacent subtropical park to have a positive social impact on the residents of Kaohsiung whose population counts almost 3 million.
Inspired by the local Banyan trees with their iconic crowns, the vast, undulating structure is composed of a skin and roof, and connects an extensive range of functions. The curved steel structure was built in cooperation between a local and a Dutch shipbuilder. Underneath this roof is Banyan Plaza, a generous, sheltered public space.
Residents can wander through here day and night, practice Tai Chi or stage street performances along walkways and in informal spaces. An open-air theatre nestles on the roof where the structure curves to the ground, with...