Taichung CityCultural Centredefines the northern arrival gateway to Taichung Gateway Park, providing a public hub to the overall master plan.
As the entry sequence into urban fabric, our proposal reflects the New City’s philosophy of combining nature and innovative technology. The Taichung City Cultural Centre portrays our vision as the threshold for Taichung Gateway Park. An iconic visual corridor connects local and international arrivals (Transportation Centre) to the main cultural district of the city through a revived, vibrant pubic space.
The vision is to create an unconventional and exceptional gathering space for visitors and inhabitants, animated by public programme.
The Taichung Inverted Cone:Incorporating interactive, mixed-use public spaces, recreating boundaries betweeneach programme, while defining a new typology of Library and Fine Arts Museum:‘The Galibrary.’ The architectural expression for Taichung’s City Culture Centre – Galibrary has been inspired by the uniquely beautiful mountain-scape of Taroko Gorge National Park, Taiwan. Designing from their dramatic multi-level void spaces, these landforms establish a gateway to landscape beyond. Maxthreads’ proposal, therefore, introduces a strong relationship between the exterior and interior public spaces integrating into the Taichung Gateway Park.
The Taichung City Cultural Centre is designed thoroughlyin conjunction with TaichungGateway park, andincludes theintegration of culture, education,tourism, environmental conservation,carbon reduction, energyconservation and sustainability.
