Hyuntek Yoon
Dialogue between the Theater and the City
Harvard GSD M.Arch 1 Thesis
Program: Theater
Location: Busan, Korea
Year: 2012
The theater was originated from ancient Greek. It arose as a performance of ritual and civic activity. For last 40 years, the theater has been built as the icon of the city. Many cities tried to express their economic and cultural growth by the sculptural gesture of the theater. However, theater’s iconic image overwhelms its function. The theater is isolated form the city in term of programs and location. The new theater typology will provide the chance which the theater can communicate with the city. Theater needs to be iconic, and at the same time it must have close interaction with the city. Theater as a cultural and public building, it must create and accommodate diverse social environment and interactions.
Opera Theater
-For the special performance back stage changes to main stage.
-For larger scale of performance, ground level foyer and concourse changes to large interior theater.
-The bridge up: the bridge is working as a large fly tower, and public open space changes to stage.
