| THINGS ON THE PLANES, Phase 1 Public art, 2008 Materials: Glass, metal frame, wall hanging system, illumination, etc. Dimensions: Variable Project description: Koichiro Miura won the international competition held in 2007 and received a commission to install public art at two bathroom areas in the new station buildings. G1 area (phase 1) is now open to the public. G2 area (phase 2) will start next year according to the construction schedule of the station buildings Location: public bathrooms on the second basement of the Nankang station, Taipei |
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The primary idea of the form of the proposed design is the simile of train tickets {rectangular plane → glass panel}. Though it is a matter of time that paper tickets to be replaced by cell phone or others, the memory of train tickets will remain as a symbol of journey. The compositions that consist of lines and planes as well as horizontals and verticals provide the spatial tense, which hopefully suggest to use the facility properly and keep it clean. The analogy is the ornamental shelves used in traditional teahouses, which is one of the representatives of shared culture among Asians. |