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The second phase of the Kaohsiung Fine Arts Museum continues the development of the original museum and is situated directly adjacent to the first phase. This phase comprises several two- to four-story buildings, which are interconnected at the second-floor level to create a cohesive complex. In certain areas, additional connections are provided at the third floor—for example, the corridor linking Buildings A and B and the rooftop connection between Buildings E and F—enhancing both circulation and structural integration.
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Project Details
Location: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Gross Building Area: 28,000 m^2 Scope of Service: Schematic design through construction administration Client: Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Kaohsiung City Government, Taiwan Architect: Ricky Liu & Associates Architects + Planner (Taipei, Taiwan) Structural Engineer: King-Le Chang and Associates |
The structural system of the project combines reinforced concrete (RC) shear walls with steel beams and columns. Most of the building blocks rely on RC shear walls as the primary system to resist seismic forces, while steel beams carry the main gravity loads. Building A, in particular, employs a hybrid structural system, integrating both steel framing and RC shear walls as part of its seismic force-resisting strategy.
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Steel beams are anchored to the RC shear walls using a specialized anchoring system, augmented with additional rebar reinforcement to prevent potential shear failure around door and window openings located beneath the connections. Given that the shear wall is the main element resisting earthquake forces, every architectural opening—including windows and doors—requires careful consideration during design, which leads to the incorporation of numerous boundary elements along the walls to maintain structural integrity.
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Each building block exhibits a unique shape and layout, resting atop a first floor where columns are uniformly arranged in both horizontal and vertical directions. Consequently, the shear walls do not align directly with the columns below. To address this, the first-floor functions as a transfer slab, efficiently distributing loads from the shear walls to the adjacent columns and subsequently down to the foundation. This approach ensures both structural continuity and the effective transfer of forces throughout the complex.
