Project Credits and Data

Project: Taipei Performing Arts Center

Status: Completed

Client: Authority-in-Charge: Taipei City Government; Executive Departments:

Department of Cultural Affairs, Department of Rapid Transit Systems (First District Project Office), Public Works Department (New Construction Office)

Location: Shilin District, Taipei

58,658 1500 800

60 1 8

OMA Paolo Caracini, Inge Goudsmit, Daan Ooievaar

Vincent Kersten, Han Kuo, Kevin Mak, Chang-An Liao, Yannis Chan, Hin-Yeung Cheung, Meng-Fu Kuo, Nien Lee, Nicole Tsai

Ibrahim Elhayawam, Adam Frampton

Yannis Chan, Hin-Yeung Cheung, Jim Dodson, Inge Goudsmit, Alasdair Graham, Vincent Kersten, Chiaju Lin, Vivien Liu, Kai Sun Luk, Kevin Mak, Slobodan Radoman, Roberto Requejo, Saul Smeding, Elaine Tsui, Viviano Villarreal-Buerón, Casey Wang, Leonie Wenz

(Ole Scheeren)

Adam Frampton, Mariano Sagasta Garcia, André Schmidt

Erik Amir, Joshua Beck, David Brown, Jean-Baptiste Bruderer, Andrew Bryant, Sean Hoo Ch’ng, Steven Yingnien Chen, Dan Cheong, Ryan Choe, Antoine Decourt, Mitesh Dixit, Pingchuan Fu, Miguel Huelga de la Fuente, Alexander Giarlis, Richard Hollington, Takuya Hosokai, Shabnam Hosseini, Nicola Knop, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Chiaju Lin, Sandra Mayritsch, Vincent McIlduff, Alexander Menke, Gabriele Pitacco, Shiyun Qian, Joseph Tang, Agustín Pérez Torres, Xinyuan Wang, Ali Yildirim, Patrizia Zobernig

Program: Theater. Total 58,658 m2. One 1500-seat theater and two 800-seat theaters

Budget: Estimated: 6 billion Taiwan Dollars (around €180 million)

Design Architect: OMA

Partners-in-Charge: Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten

Construction Phase (2012 – 2021):

Project Director: Chiaju Lin

Associates: Paolo Caracini, Inge Goudsmit, Daan Ooievaar

Team: Vincent Kersten, Han Kuo, Kevin Mak, Chang-An Liao, with Yannis Chan, Hin-Yeung Cheung, Meng-Fu Kuo, Nien Lee, Nicole Tsai

Design Development Phase (2009 – 2013):

Project Architects: Ibrahim Elhayawam, Adam Frampton

Team: Yannis Chan, Hin-Yeung Cheung, Jim Dodson, Inge Goudsmit, Alasdair Graham, Vincent Kersten, Chiaju Lin, Vivien Liu, Kai Sun Luk, Kevin Mak, Slobodan Radoman, Roberto Requejo, Saul Smeding, Elaine Tsui, Viviano Villarreal-Buerón, Casey Wang, Leonie Wenz

Competition Phase (2008 - 2009):

Partners-in-Charge: Rem Koolhaas and David Gianotten, in collaboration with Ole Scheeren

Project Architects: Adam Frampton, Mariano Sagasta Garcia, André Schmidt

Team: Erik Amir, Joshua Beck, David Brown, Jean-Baptiste Bruderer, Andrew Bryant, Sean Hoo Ch’ng, Steven Yingnien Chen, Dan Cheong, Ryan Choe, Antoine Decourt, Mitesh Dixit, Pingchuan Fu, Miguel Huelga de la Fuente, Alexander Giarlis, Richard Hollington, Takuya Hosokai, Shabnam Hosseini, Nicola Knop, Ippolito Pestellini Laparelli, Chiaju Lin, Sandra Mayritsch, Vincent McIlduff, Alexander Menke, Gabriele Pitacco, Shiyun Qian, Joseph Tang, Agustín Pérez Torres, Xinyuan Wang, Ali Yildirim, Patrizia Zobernig

Collaborators

Executive Architect:

KRIS YAO | ARTECH:

Architect: Kris Yao

Project Principal: Willy Yu, Grace Lin

Project Advisor Supervisor: Glen Lu, Jun-Ren Chou

Team:

Kuo-Chien Shen, Kathy Chiao, Kuo-Lung Lee, William Ho, David Hsu, Jean Wang, Ray Huang, Yu-Wei Mao, Johnny Chien, Nini Cheng, Angela Su, Ho-Ching Fu, Joice Kuo.

Tien-Yu Lo, Tien-Sheng Tsai, Gino Chi, Chuan-Hao Chen, Calvin Chen, Sky Lin, Alice Chang, Keisha Chen, Jeff Lai, Yu-Po Feng, Ming-Nan Lee, Ming-Chin Li, Ooven Chen, Zoe Chen

Theater Consultant: dUCKS Scéno:

Stefan Abromeit, Cyril Benhaim, Mathieu Bruley, Michel Cova, Alina Delgadillo, Antoine Douillet, Anelyse Duperrier, Stéphane Gautier, Lucie Léger, Willy Pestel, Isabelle Serré, Frans Swarte

Creative Solution Integration Ltd.:

Stefan Abromeit, Cyril Benhaim, Mathieu Bruley, Michel Cova, Alina Delgadillo, Antoine Douillet, Anelyse Duperrier, Stéphane Gautier, Lucie Léger, Willy Pestel, Isabelle Serré, Frans Swarte

Tien Tsung Ma, Chao-Wei Fan, I-Hua Huang, Pei-Kuang Cheng, Chun-yi Chi, Kuan-yu Pang, Chuen-Huei Jan, Po-Chin Hsieh, Yi-Tung Hsieh, Yung-ching Kuo, Shih-Ting Wu

Royal HaskoningDHV

Prof. Renz L.C.J. van Luxemburg, Theo Raijmakers ( 2018 Level Acoustics & Vibration from 2018), Kito Sousa Coutinho, Bertie van den Braak.

Level Acoustics & Vibration / Eindhoven University of Technology

Remy Wenmaekers, Constant Hak

SM&W

Petra Blaisse Jana Crepon, Aura Luz Melis

Peter Niessen, Marieke van den Heuvel

Carmen Buitenhuis, Ana Beja Da Costa, Huang Kuangchung

Arup

Rory McGowan

Chas Pope

Raymond Yau

Mingchun Luo

Huseyin Darama, Renard Gamaliel, Jeff Guh, Yue Hao, Clara Law, Michael Liu, Simon Rees, Hai-Ying Shi, Liang-Sheng Xie, Atila Zekioglu

Jonathan Griffiths, Gigi Kam, Wilson Lam, Desmond Leung, GuanXiang Liu, Han Rong, Susannah Wong

Wilson Jiang, Tony Lam Ngan-Tung, Wai-Ho Leung, Trevor Ng, Rumin Yin

Angela Chen, Yuan-Yuan Song, Young Wong

Rory McGowan, Chas Pope, Mingchun Luo, Raymond Yau, Atila Zekioglu, Chris Carroll, Oliver Kwong, Robin Ching, Antony Ho, Joan Luo, Li Shen, Alba Xu

Acoustic Consultant: Royal HaskoningDHV: Prof. Renz L.C.J. van Luxemburg, Theo Raijmakers (Level Acoustics & Vibration from 2018), Kito Sousa Coutinho, Bertie van den Braak

Level Acoustics & Vibration / Eindhoven University of Technology (scale model measurements): Remy Wenmaekers, Constant Hak

SM&W:

Tang Wai Him

Landscape Designer, Interior and Curtains Designer: Inside Outside:

Partners-in-Charge: Petra Blaisse with Jana Crepon and Aura Luz Melis

Project Designers: Peter Niessen and Marieke van den Heuvel

Team: Carmen Buitenhuis, Ana Beja Da Costa, Huang Kuangchung

Structure, MEP, Building Physics and Fire Engineer:

Arup:

Project Director + Executive Design Leader: Rory McGowan

Project Manager + Lead Structures: Chas Pope

Services & Building Physics Director: Raymond Yau

Fire Director: Mingchun Luo

Structural engineering Team: Huseyin Darama, Renard Gamaliel, Jeff Guh, Yue Hao, Clara Law, Michael Liu, Simon Rees, Hai-Ying Shi, Liang-Sheng Xie, Atila Zekioglu

Services Engineering Team: Jonathan Griffiths, Gigi Kam, Wilson Lam, Desmond Leung, Guan-Xiang Liu, Han Rong, Susannah Wong

Building Physics Team: Wilson Jiang, Tony Lam Ngan-Tung, Wai-Ho Leung, Trevor Ng, Rumin Yin

Fire Engineering Team: Angela Chen, Yuan-Yuan Song, Young Wong

Competition Team: Rory McGowan, Chas Pope, Mingchun Luo, Raymond Yau, Atila Zekioglu, Chris Carroll, Oliver Kwong, Robin Ching, Antony Ho, Joan Luo, Li Shen, Alba Xu

Structural Engineer:

Evergreen Consulting Engineering Inc.: Shaw Shieh, Shi Ying Kan, Thomas Kuo, Ya Hui Hung, Kuo Jui Chu, Chun Hsiung Chang, Kevin Chang, Han Ping Chen

Services Engineer: Heng Kai Engineering Consultants Inc.: Gene Lin, Jim Tsai, Annie Sheu, Anita Tsai, Arch Yu, Billy Haung, Eric Tsai, HuaiDung Ma

IS Lin and Associates Consulting Engineers: Jay Chang, Joan Wang, Janey You, Ching-Chung Tseng, Newman Fang, Sean Hsu

Fire Engineer: Taiwan Fire Safety Consulting, Ltd.: Yueh-Chyi Chang, Emerson Huang, Eric Chuu

Lighting Consultant:

Chroma33:

JK.Yao, Kevin Hsia, Nell Liao, Yi-Ching Wang

Facade Engineer:

ABT:

Prof. Rob Nijsse, Ronald Wenting

CDC Inc: Ben Sheu, James Chen, Yen-Chang Huang

Sustainability Consultant:

Segreene Design and Consulting: Chien-Chun Chang, Johnny Chen, Ricky Chang, Man-Chen Chien, Suchi Peng

Landscape Consultant:

CNHW:

Tatung Chen, Shu-Lu Wu, Yu-Kuei Lin

ABT

Artefactory

RJ Models, Vincent de Rijk

Iwan Baan, Jeffrey Cheng, Frans Parthesius

Chris Stowers

Geotechnical Engineer: Sino Geotech: Frank S.K. Ho, Ruey-Shyan Lin

Traffic consultant: Everest Engineering Consultants, Inc.: Jeff Lee, Chuan-Pao Chang

Animations: Artefactory

Models: RJ Models, Vincent de Rijk

Model Photography: Iwan Baan, Jeffrey Cheng, Frans Parthesius

Site Photography: Chris Stowers, Shephotoerd Co. Photography

Main Construction Contractor: International Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (former general contractor), Sun-Sea Construction Co. Ltd. (façade continuous construction), Ancang Construction Co. Ltd. (interior & landscape continuous construction), Jung Yan Interior Design & Decoration Co., Ltd., Tech-Top Engineering Co., Ltd. (MEP, fire engineer), Shiu Guan Machine Electric Engineering Co. Ltd. (air-conditioning), Jardine Schindler Lifts Ltd. (elevator facilities)

Theater Equipment Contractor: L&K Engineering Co. Ltd., IX Technology Ltd., JR Clancy, Inc.