Cianjhen District Kaohsiung Exhibition Center
The important building in the Kaohsiung Harbor area is a spacious contemporary exhibition venue - Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. The center connects the city and the waterfront, with an exterior that exposes the wave roof truss and four-story steel bone structure under a long span building skin. This also allows the building’s roof and exterior walls to be integrated into a single structure, thus freeing up more display space that makes exhibiting large equipment and ships possible. This reflects the industrial characteristics of Kaohsiung and its harbor, as well as creating a versatile environment with quality ventilation and lighting.
前鎮／高雄展覽館
山與海是高雄獨特的天然地景，高雄臨港區是大型都市建設的催生地，這裡包含運輸、物流、經貿乃至於文化、休閒等公共面向，高雄展覽館正是一座串連都市及港灣水域的當代展覽中心。
佇立在港灣首要的挑戰就是回應強烈的海陸風影響，透過當代電腦的流體力學計算，建築外型由波浪型屋頂桁架、四層鋼骨結構及大跨距建築皮層所定義，建築屋頂與外牆整合成單一結構，藉此騰出更通透最高二十七公尺的展示空間，這創造大型器械、船舶的展覽可能性，回應高雄工業、海港的產業特質，並且提供良好通透的空間品質。
建築結構系統除了地基使用鋼筋混凝土，地上結構皆使用鋼構與帷幕系統，藉此令建築輕量化。最具特色的帷幕系統面板也使用三角形構成，如同電腦運算中的網格（Mesh）系統，來構成自由的曲面，也使建造前先於電腦風洞模擬環境影像及預先製作其面板，讓自由形體的大型結構得以落實。
文／劉呈祥
圖／高雄市政府文化局