Drama Queen

Beyond the diagram of three floating theaters surrounding a core, another, less obvious one is at work: that of a "public loop" that winds its way from the ground floor to a top-level viewing platform and down again, passing by various front- and back-of-house spaces along the way. [...]TP...

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Published in:Architectural Record 2022-12, Vol.210 (12), p.60-67
Main Author: Kornblatt, Izzy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Aluminum
Aquatic birds
Architects
Architecture
Building construction
Building services
Consulting
Drama
Engineering
Fire protection
Fire safety
General contractors
Koolhaas, Rem
Performing arts
Performing arts centers
Sustainability
Theater
Theaters & cinemas
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Summary:Beyond the diagram of three floating theaters surrounding a core, another, less obvious one is at work: that of a "public loop" that winds its way from the ground floor to a top-level viewing platform and down again, passing by various front- and back-of-house spaces along the way. [...]TPAC has become a subject of widespread interest in a way that now seems rare for architecture. Arup (structure, m/e/p, building physics, fire); Evergreen Consulting Engineering (structure); Heng Kai, IS Leng and Associates Engineers (building services); Taiwan Fire Safety Consulting (fire) CONSULTANTS: dUCKS Scéno, Creative Solution Integration (theater); Royal HaskoningDHV, Theo Raijmakers, SM&W (acoustics); Chroma 33 (lighting); ABT, CDC (facades); Segreene Design and Consulting (sustainability); CNHW (landscape); CONTRACTORS: July 2022 A See-Through Machine AT THE TAIPEI Performing Arts Center, several familiar elements of past OMA projects make appearances, none more noticeable, perhaps, than the corrugated glass that clads three sides of the central cube, recalling the Casa da Música in Porto (2005) and Qatar National Library (record, April 2018).
ISSN:0003-858X
2470-1513