The new Taichung Cultural Center, TCC, located within the Taichung Gateway District will house two regional agencies the public library and fine arts museum within one single institution. Our proposal arranges the new cultural center around a public space open towards the city of Taichung and Gateway Park. The building is conceived as a single loop of public space and cultural institutions twisting into a continuous organization that combines the virtues of both institutions, maximizing interdisciplinary exchange while preserving the autonomy.

TYPE: Culture
STATUS: 2013, Competition
AREA: 62,000 m2
ENGINEER: Buro Happold
ENVIRONMENTAL: Buro Happold
VISUALIZER: Luxigon
ARCHITECT: PAR: Jennifer Marmon, Partner in Charge; Matthew Young, Project Architect; Team: Ross Ferrari,Leandro Yuang, Josshua Mattias, Ruben Rodela, Youree Hong, David Burpee

AWARDS
International Architecture Award, Chicago Athenaeum/ European Center for Architecture, Chicago, 2014 
Unbuilt Design Award, Boston Society of Architects, Boston, 2014
Re-Thinking the Future Awards, Concept, Honorable Mention, 2014
Azure AZ Awards 2014, Finalist, Taichung Cultural Center, Toronto, 2014
International Design Award, Conceptual, First Place, Los Angeles, 2014
International Design Award, Institutional, Second Place, Los Angeles, 2014