Tainan Art Museum Building 2, West Central Dist.
Drive about six minutes:
Located in the West Central District, Shigeru Ban Architects’ contribution to the Tainan Art Museum opened in January 2019. It hosts a collection of works and artefacts spanning 400 years by both Taiwanese and overseas artists.
The gallery is complete with a theatre, children’s art centre, a studio, a gift shop, a cafe and a restaurant.
The building’s distinctive white form is composed of 2,508 square-metres of exhibition space, stacked over five storeys.
Shaded by the pentagonal, fractal canopy, this complex building form takes its cues from the Royal Poinciana tree in a bid to reduce its visual impact and prevent an imposing facade.
Dispersed in between the exhibition spaces are a mix of outdoor terraces, staircases and entrances.
Shigeru Ban Architects’ incorporation of outdoor zones is designed to help soften the building’s visual impact even further, while also providing locals with space to relax within the dense cityscape.
