CICADA Urban Acupuncture, Taiwan Bamboo Building, Taipei City Design, Image

CICADA - Urban Acupuncture, Taiwan : Taipei City Bamboo Structure

CICADA Taipei City, Taiwan - design by C-Lab

20 Jan 2012 CICADA - Urban Acupuncture 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 C-Laboratory

Another bamboo structure design by C-lab on e-architect:

Bug Dome, Shenzhen - Hong Kong Biennale

photo © Marco Casagrande
Bamboo Building

Designs by C-Laboratory in Taiwan - Selection:

Treasure Hill, Taipei City

picture from architect
Treasure Hill Taipei

C-LAB

picture from architect

C-Laboratory is a Finland-based research - design & build co-operative of architects, artists and social scientists working freely in-between architecture and other disciplines of art and science within then general framework of built human environment. We realize ultra-ruins, cross-over architecture and finally the Third Generation City.

Also by C-Laboratory in Taiwan:

Chen House

photo : AdDa
Chen House



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Flora Building, Taipei City
Budi Pradono Architects

image from architects
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Ching Fu Headquarters
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners

photo : Katsuhisa Kida
Ching Fu HQ : shipbuilding company HQ

Taiwan Building : Kaohsiung Arts Cente

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Taiwan Bamboo Building Taipei City : page - adrian welch / isabelle lomholt

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