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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The carpets can transform an entire room (like we see here in the lecture hall) echoing a green landscape. Source of MVRDV.
- Location: Taipei, Taiwan
- Architect: MVRDV
- Design MVRDV: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries
- Project Team: Winy Maas, Wenchian Shi with Hui-Hsin Liao Angel Sanchez Navarro and Xiaoting Chen
- Tapestry Carpet design: Alexandra Kehayoglou
- Design Development: AI Group – Tomo Huang, Spring Yang, Mingchen Liao and Honghen Lee
- Construction: DaYi Construction and Chris Chiu (AI Group)
- Client: Jut Group
- Programme & Size: 240m2 lecture hall transformation
- Budget: Undisclosed
- Year: 2017
- Images: Jut Group, Courtesy of MVRDV
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