A Wrapped Boulevards

Site : Tainan, Taiwan

Program : Community Center

The design is inspired by traditional Tainan alleyway, focusing on how human moves within city and architecture. The boulevard starts at the intersection and ends at the court museum. The boulevard generates traveling process of indoor and outdoor as well as solid and void. Different height and condition of the ceilings divides the boulevard into a sequence of spaces. Travelers can see different activities happening on the boulevard. Different programs turn into scenes in the movie.

The design is inspired by traditional Tainan alleyway, focusing on how human moves within city and architecture.

The boulevard starts at the intersection and ends at the court museum.

Through the journey, there are streets connecting to Tainan Art Museum and nearby important sites.

The boulevard generates traveling process of indoor and outdoor as well as solid and void. Different height and condition of the ceilings divides the boulevard into a sequence of spaces.

Travelers can see different activities happening on the boulevard. Different programs turn into scenes in the movie.

Volumes are connected to create small plazas and shading, forming Second Floor Plan.

The Main Path slices voulumes and crosses through inside and outside.

Restaurant Void

Office & Hotel

Gallery Balcony

Dancing & Hall

Lobby Library

The Secondary Path creates courtyards and enters private zone.

The path divides space into serving and being served area.

The path divides space into serving and being served area.

The path becomes vertical connection.

The path becomes vertical connection.

Private space is detached from the path.

Private space is detached from the path.

The path becomes space.

The path becomes space.

In the beginning and end, the path turns into balconies.

In the beginning and end, the path turns into balconies.

When the path intersects, corner condition is created.

When the path intersects, corner condition is created.

The path can signify the entrance and exit.

The path can signify the entrance and exit.

The path can connect different rooms.

The path can connect different rooms.

The balcony overlooks the intersection.

The balcony overlooks the intersection.

The restaurant is divided into serving and being served area.

The restaurant is divided into serving and being served area. Lobby is a void, connecting two floors.

Lobby is a void, connecting two floors.

Along the boulevard, there are windows viewing Art Museum.

Along the boulevard, there are windows viewing Tainan Art Museum.

The second division begins with an outdoor path, directing to The Gallery. After seeing the exhibition, travelers would enter The Bid Void. Later, wide space turns into a narrow tunnel. At the end, there is The Big Courtyard, immersed in greenery.

The second division begins with an outdoor path, directing to The Gallery. Then, travelers would enter The Bid Void. Later, wide space turns into a narrow tunnel. At the end, there is The Big Courtyard, immersed in greenery.

As in-between space, the boulevard shows the contrast of transparent and solid walls.

The in-between space shows the contrast of transparent and solid walls.

The Small Void creates an intimate experience of human and the sky.

The Small Void creates an intimate experience of human and the sky.

As the destination of the boulevard, The Long Balcony looks toward Tainan Court Museum.

At the destination,The Long Balcony looks toward Tainan Court Museum.