臺北表演藝術中心位於以日常文化活力著稱的士林夜市，是於邊界之間遊走的建築︰專門卻靈活﹑專注且開放，成就自由的地標。三個劇場嵌入中央立方體，讓劇場空間可以組合起來造就新體驗。
中央立方體將三個劇場的舞台﹑後台及其他設施，以及為觀眾而設的公共空間，整合成一個有效率的單元。劇場可以獨立使用或組合一起，成就意想不到的場景和功能。800席球劇場由裡層和外層構成，這個球形的劇場彷彿一個星球，停靠於立方體。球劇場內層與中央立方體交接的位置，形成獨特的鏡框開口，讓創作人實驗舞台景觀的不同可能性。大劇院的形狀稍為不對稱，顛覆傳統的盒形設計。這個1500席的劇場空間，容納不同類型的表演藝術。大劇院對面是可容納至800席的藍盒子，是最具實驗性作品的場所。大劇院和藍盒子可以組合起來成為超級大劇場，這個巨大的空間有著工業建築的特性，可以容納一般只能在非正規﹑意外發現的場地所進行的表演。
公共迴路向持票與否的大眾敞開進入北藝的大門，迴路貫穿通常被隱藏的劇場基礎設施和製作空間，沿途設有劇場風景窗，讓參觀者看到劇場裡的表演，以及劇場之間的技術支援空間。小巧緊湊的劇場空間之下，是地面景觀廣場，為臺北這片密集而充滿活力的區域，帶來又一個讓大眾匯聚的舞台。
Located at Taipei’s Shilin Night Market marked by its vibrant street culture, Taipei Performing Arts Center is architecture in limbo: specific yet flexible, undisrupted yet public, iconic without being conceived as such. Three theaters plugged into a central cube allow performing spaces to be coupled for new theatrical possibilities.
The central cube consolidates the stages, back stages, support spaces of the three theaters, and the public spaces for spectators into a single and efficient whole. The theaters can be modified or merged for unsuspected scenarios and uses. The spherical 800-seat Globe Playhouse, with an inner and an outer shell, resembles a planet docking against the cube. Intersection between the inner shell and the cube forms a unique proscenium for experimentation with stage framing. The Grand Theater, slightly asymmetrical in shape and defying the standard shoebox design, is a 1500-seat theater space for different performing arts genres. Opposite to it and on the same level is the 800-seat Blue Box for the most experimental performances. When coupled, the two theaters become the Super Theater—a massive space with factory quality that can accommodate productions that are otherwise only possible in found spaces.
The general public—with or without a ticket—is invited into the theater through a Public Loop, which runs through the theater’s infrastructure and spaces of production that are typically hidden. Portal windows along the Public Loop allow visitors to look at the performances inside and technical spaces in between the theaters. A landscaped plaza beneath the compact theater is an additional stage for the public to gather, in this dense and vibrant part of Taipei.