臺北表演藝術中心向周邊環境開放,形成一個城市舞台。除了主要服務表演藝術功能的空間外，設計也在不同高層置入公共空間。參觀回路將這些空間串聯成參觀路徑,讓未買票的參訪者進入建築體驗劇場與公共空間。

設計意圖之一，是創造公共空間的模糊性，讓參訪者可自由定義空間與彼此的關係，體驗劇場的前場和後場交界處的張力，感受建築和城市以及自然環警更對話，以至夜市文化和表演藝術的融合。在這裡，觀賞者也是表演者,反之亦然。

The Taipei Performing Arts Center and its surroundings are open, forming a stage at the city center. In addition to the spaces for the performing arts, the design also incorporates public spaces on different levels. The Public Loop connects these spaces to create a route, allowing visitors without tickets to enter the building and experience both the theater and the public spaces.

An essential aspect of the design is the ambiguity of the public spaces, where visitors can define the relationships between the different areas. The tension between the front of house and the back of house, the dialogue between architecture, urbanism and city, and the integration of the street culture and performing arts – these can all be experienced in the theater. Here, the visitors are also performers, and vice versa.