CICADA Urban Acupuncture, Taiwan Bamboo Building, Taipei City Design, Image
CICADA – Urban Acupuncture, Taiwan
Taipei City Bamboo Structure – design by C-Lab, architects
20 Jan 2012
CICADA – Urban Acupuncture
Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
Design: Casagrande Laboratory
CICADA – Urban Acupuncture
The Cicada is an open form based organic space inside the mechanical reality of Taipei City. The simple bamboo structure reaches a 12 meter span with 8 meter height and is 34 meters long in total. The construction method is local knowledge from South China and Taiwan. By time the structure will be covered with vines, which seem to explode from the ground. The urbanized river basin of Taipei is extremely fertile.
Cicada is breaking the industrial surface of modern Taipei and is reaching the original ground, from which the wines are growing. These creepers may eventually even stop the urban machine. The spot of Cicada is punctual manipulation aiming to tune the city towards an organic machine, the third generation city.
Cicada is a refuge from the hectic rhythm of the surrounding city and the space is used for concerts, poetry reading, small raves, workshops and university symposiums. The program is relaxed and often spontaneous. Cicada is a public sphere for Taipei citizens to hang around. There is a public fire-place, cave-man style.
Taipei City Bamboo Structure – Building Information
Architect:
Marco Casagrande
Project Managers:
Delphine, Peng Hsiao-Ting / JUT Group
Nikita Wu / C-LAB
Casagrande Laboratory for Cicada:
Frank Chen, Yu-Chen Chiu, Shreya Nagrath, Arijit Sen
Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
Measures: 34 m long, 12 m wide, 8 m high
Interior space: 270 m2
Materials: bamboo, broken concrete, broken glass, steel, earth, creapers
Completed: 2011
Photos: AdDa
CICADA – Urban Acupuncture Taipei City images / information from Casagrande Laboratory
Location: Taipei City, Taiwan
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Another bamboo structure design by C-lab on e-architect:
Bug Dome, Shenzhen – Hong Kong Biennale
Bamboo Building
Designs by C-Laboratory in Taiwan – Selection:
Treasure Hill, Taipei City
Treasure Hill Taipei
Also by C-Laboratory in Taiwan:
Chen House
Chen House
Taipei Performing Arts Centre : winning design by OMA
Flora Building, Taipei City
Budi Pradono Architects
Flora Building
Ching Fu Headquarters
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners
Ching Fu HQ : shipbuilding company HQ
Taiwan Building : Kaohsiung Arts Cente
Website: Visit Taiwan
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