Kaohsiung Music Center (Aihe Bay) Introduction
Located in the heart of the Asia New Bay Area in Kaohsiung, the center was developed by a Spanish architectural team in collaboration with a Taiwanese team. The design incorporates marine elements to create buildings with unique and distinctive shapes, serving not only as the core of popular music performances in southern Taiwan but also as an international cultural landmark. It highlights popular music while preserving marine culture, establishing a new hub for music and leisure. The project was approved by the Executive Yuan in 2009 and was planned, designed, and constructed by the Ministry of Culture, commissioned by the Kaohsiung City Government, operating the "Kaohsiung Music Center" under a new "administrative corporation" model. It aims to cultivate domestic popular music talents and connect the industry while also incorporating scenic harbor views to create a new tourist leisure space. Kaohsiung, known as a "port" city, is where the Love River meets the Kaohsiung Harbor — the Kaohsiung Music Center is situated here, featuring various areas including the High and Low Towers, Coral Reef Area, Whale Embankment, Dolphin Path, and LIVE WAREHOUSE zone. The High and Low Towers area includes the High Tower, Low Tower, Sea Breeze Square, and Sea Sound Hall, designed with an avant-garde appearance resembling the cresting waves, connecting with Kaohsiung's maritime identity. The Sea Sound Hall can accommodate 4,000 to 6,000 people for indoor performances, filling the gap of medium-sized venues in Taiwan, while Sea Breeze Square can hold 8,000 to 10,000 people. The Coral Reef Area, designed with coral reef motifs, is a two-story independent commercial space offering experiences, exhibitions, and mixed-use commercial facilities. The Whale Embankment, inspired by whale packs, features six independent performance spaces, with esports and KKBOX already occupying Whale Rooms 3 and 5. Facing the sea, with green landscapes, it provides a beautiful sunset view, conveniently located near the light rail station at Glory Pier, along with parking spaces, making it suitable for leisurely strolls during afternoons on weekends or holidays. The Dolphin Path is a standalone commercial space, a 735-meter skywalk connecting the High and Low Towers, Coral Reef Area, and Whale Embankment. Designed to evoke dolphins leaping out of the sea, with 5-meter-high interiors and transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, it offers unbeatable ocean views. The strongest music base in the south, the unique port-side LIVE WAREHOUSE is Kaohsiung's first professional concert venue for 1,000 people and the only port-side warehouse music space in Taiwan, featuring a diverse range of performances while actively cultivating popular music talent, creating a unique soundscape infused with local characteristics. Located in Pier-2 Arts Center's D10, there are smaller performance spaces (C10 little warehouse with 230 people capacity, big warehouse with 1,400) hosting live events every week, attracting music fans and rapidly accumulating the energy of southern popular music!
