Taipei Music Center was conceived as a Pop Music Center and in fact remained with it, but changed its name to a more general one. The competition for his project in 2009-2010 attracted hundreds of architects from all over the world, including Russia: Taiwan was just beginning a program of tenders for "iconic" buildings, while in the rest of the world this line has already been stopped by the crisis, so the excitement was understandable.
Taipei used this and similar projects to carry out its "post-industrial" reconstruction, which led to an interesting effect. Industrial zones surround the Taiwanese capital, and beyond them there are no suburbs, but "nature" immediately begins, therefore, when the industrial space was given to the center of music, it also found itself near forests and hills. This neighborhood inspired the authors of his project, architects Jesse Reiser and Nanako Umemoto.
According to their plan, the complex resembles a landscape, but does not repeat the natural relief, but is a crystalline formation. It includes a ready-made exhibition block - a tall cube with exhibition halls, a storeroom, an archive, a research department and administrative premises, and a concert hall for 6,000 spectators, which opened this month, with a folded facade-roof made of golden anodized aluminum. The third part, a building with recording studios and other "production" premises, will be ready in mid-2021.
Also part of the ensemble - three music clubs for more intimate live performances of novice artists. Cafes and shops will provide visitors even on days without scheduled concerts and bring Taiwanese street life to the complex.
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zooming 1/4 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 2/4 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 3/4 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 4/4 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
The three main structures are connected by an elevated public space: it is thrown like a bridge over the Civic Boulevard, since the construction site is located on both sides of this highway. This "plaza" can accommodate several hundred spectators during the concert.
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zooming 1/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
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zooming 2/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 3/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 4/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
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zooming 5/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
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zooming 6/6 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 1/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 2/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 3/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 4/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © RUR Architecture / Fei and Cheng Associates
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zooming 5/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
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zooming 6/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
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zooming 7/7 Taipei Music Center. Concert Hall Photo © Yana Zhezhela & Alek Vatagin
