The competition intention was to create a pioneering and innovative design concept which will stand as a new-age landmark and a symbolic voice to the world of Taipei City new spirit.

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART, render courtesy OODA

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART, render courtesy OODA

The concept form proposed emerges from a big volumetric cube in confrontation with a smaller inner structure cube – hypercube – in which is applied a mathematical form that relates both. Then the big outer bisectrices clamp (as structural elements) and sucked the in between surfaces to a central point – hypercube as core.

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART, render courtesy OODA

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART - Concept, drawing courtesy OODA

The main museum is positioned above and the Children Museum of Art is located below the sheltered square that is created under the main sculptural piece. The Museum of Art itself flows on a continuous ramp between the outer skin and the hyper core cube inside all the way to the top.

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART, drawing courtesy OODA

TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART, drawing courtesy OODA

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NEW TAIPEI CITY MUSEUM OF ART INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
TAIPEI, TAIWAN 2011
Team: OODA | http://www.OOD-A.com
Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisco Rugeroni, Bence Pap, Ines Aires, Paulo Pulido, Duarte
Fontes, Francisca Lopes dos Santos, Lourenço Rodrigues, Diogo Mesquita, Mariana Cardoso
Result: Merit Award, Settled

Designed by OODA, the scheme engages with the natural topography, articulating a multi-levelled building and integrating the different cultural activities and program seamlessly. The dominant flow circulation, flexibility and concept strategy enables full accessibility.

Busan Opera, render courtesy OODA

The design concept creates spaces that blur the difference between building and landscape, intensifying the fluidity between interior and exterior spaces, indoor and outdoor venues. The formal approach is driven from the natural proportion of the program merged with inspirational themes (like sea shells – music – and butterfly typical pacific fish) that allows the building to assume its own unique charm and identity. The formal image with its vibrant and meaningful presence helps to create a brand new-age landmark for South Korea as a strong symbolic voice to the world.

Busan Opera, render courtesy OODA

Like an iconic shell sound towards the sea.

The Opera Auditorium has a pioneering and innovative design concept, it is as flexible and efficient as it is elegantly sculpted. The center area can rotate around itself so in the same space it is possible to have an Opera with all its requirements, but also some more intimate concert and a centered stage venue allowing to have audience all around.

Busan Opera, render courtesy OODA

Busan Opera, render courtesy OODA

The Multi Purpose Theatre has its own identity and articulation. According the design concept it could be used from multiple perspectives and programmatic needs.

The auxiliary facilities (high level restaurants, café/bars, shopping, convention center, exhibition space, banquet hall, event room, etc) flows all along the both main structures creating a perfect bind between all.

Busan Opera, render courtesy OODA

The building envelope is devised as a continuous skin that is embedded with multiple levels of program. Natural light, cross ventilation, access and views become the key operators of the transition between interior and exterior.

The organic morphology blends perfectly with the landscape and it’s designed to become landscape and to symbolize the new Busan Spirit and identity.

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BUSAN OPERA HOUSE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
BUSAN, S.KOREA 2011
Team: OODA | http://www.OOD-A.com
Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Francisco Lencastre, Francisco Rugeroni, Ezhil Vigneswaran, Francisca Lopes dos
Santos
Result: Settled