CASE STUDY 1 PROJECT: TAICHUNG METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE ARCHITECT: TOYO ITO DATE: 2015
Architectural spaces are often defined by the structural
of one continuous surface which expands, undulates and
partitions such as walls, ceilings and columns. Building
twists three dimensionally to create spaces that are
structures are always independent from the space and
fluid and organic which promote movement and dynamism 1.
form of the architecture. There is always separation of spaces and terminated circulation patterns in the
However, although the form-finding process is highly
conventional architecture.
computation based, it is not entirely generative with
natural
caves
and
the
However, inspired by the
flow
of
water,
Ito
suggests
algorithms. Compositional planning is still necessary
a
in the design process with such large scale and complex
routes.
programming. In this case, the design is an integrated
by
the
process of both composition and generation. The opera
natural formation of caves which are interconnected
house could be seen as the result of an intertwined
individually. The morphological logic became a guidance
dialogue between two distinctive architectural languages.
an
unconventional
structural
continuous
space
The
concept
and
design
a
template
with is
that
form
numerous generated
algorithmic
which
encloses
circulation and
driven
investigations
and
iterations followed during the design process. Using
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the idea of minimal surface, the structure only consists
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