The Kaohsiung Maritime Cultural and Popular Music Center evokes a giant vessel moored at the quay. Both preposterous and appropriate, the Center is the icon, the scenic landmark. The concept is that of a dynamic, vertical-horizontal public space—a twenty-four-hour attraction. By day the Center is an iconic silhouette against the Kaohsiung sky and by night a luminous showplace, an animated marquee on a grand scale. It is a symbol for the city and a place for all the people—a great symbol of Kaohsiung’s maritime heritage and its music industry future. It is a place where everyone can experience the loftiest position of privilege and the most serene moment of peace and contemplation, a place where the youth of the city and its internationally renowned community of commerce can come together to celebrate, party and relax in the beauty of their home—a place of origins, new and old.
Architect: Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan Project Team: Mack Scogin (Principal), Merrill Elam (Principal), Jared Days Serwer (Project Manager), Matthew Brown, Winiensamo Chen, Esther Chiu, Barrett Feldman, Michael Filisky, Margaret Fletcher, Kevin Gotsch, Helen Han, Christopher Hoxie, Hanyun Hsu, Carrie Hunsicker, Alan Locke, Ted Paxton, Jennifer Pindyck, Sheri Schmieder, Bud Shenefelt, Kimberly Shoemake-Medlock, Chelsea Spencer, Clark Tate, Barnum Tiller, Supaporn “B” Vithayathaworngwong, Matthew Weaver, Rubi Xu, Yao Zhang Executive Architect: Fei & Cheng Associates Theater Design: Fisher Dachs Associates Acoustics: Jaffe Holden Lighting Design: Tillotson Design Associates Local Lighting Design: Redhouse Design Group Landscape Architect: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates Local Landscape Architect: Environmental Arts Design Mechanical Engineer: Max Fordham Local HVAC Mechanical Engineer: I.S. Lin and Associates Structural Engineer: Jane Wernick Associates Local Structural Engineer: Supertech Consultants International Façade/Glass Engineer: Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners Life Safety: Arup Local Geotechincal Engineer: Sino Geotechnology Local Electrical and Plumbing Engineer: Godson Engineering Design Co., Ltd Local Environmental Engineer: Leaderman & Associates Local Traffic Engineer: ATCI
