ARCHITECTS
MVRDV
CONSTRUCTION
Dayi Construction And Chris Chiu (Ai Group)
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
Ai Group - Tomo Huang, Spring Yang, Mingchen Liao And Honghen Lee
DESIGN TEAM
Winy Maas, Wenchian Shi With Hui-hsin Lio Angel Sanchez Navarro And Xiaoting Chen
DESIGN MVRDV
Winy Maas, Jacob Van Rijs And Nathalie De Vries
TAPESTRY CARPET DESIGN
Alexandra Kehayoglou
PHOTOS
JUT Foundation for Arts & Architecture (7)
AREA
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
YEAR
2017
LOCATION
Taipei, Taiwan
TYPE
Cultural › Hall/Theater
MVRDV’s transformation of JUT Foundation’s new 240m2 lecture hall takes into consideration that although it is a functional space for talks and events.
It is also a public installation due to the carpeted landscape that makes it more inviting, comfortable and attractive to users.
So yes it a form of public architecture but one that takes a more unconventional design inspired by the natural landscape.
The hall will be used by a variety of audiences and connected to the exhibition programme in the gallery of JUT Foundation located on the ground floor.
It is a new typology for a lecture hall with its own unique work of art; a single, large-scale textile artwork by Argentinian artist, Alexandra Kehayoglou.
Alexandra was perfect for this project because there is such a commitment she has to craftsmanship and these pieces she makes are the result of a laborious hand-tufting process to fabricate wool carpets and rugs that mimic natural textures like moss, water, trees, and pastures.
