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Curve and Ground

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Area	Chinese Taipei
Year	2025
Award	GOLD WINNER
Client	Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinic
Affiliation	WPH HTH ARCHITECS Corp.
Designer	Hsieh Tsung Hsuan, Wu Pei Hsuan
Description(English)	The design concept primarily revolves around "Square within Circle," "Translation of Tradition and Modernity," and "Courtyard and Traditional Compound." Using arcs to define negative spaces and to break away from geometric architectural forms. Arcs on the floor plan and arched openings on the facade curve in between outdoor and indoor spaces to create immense circulation, enhancing spatial dynamics and variability. Connecting the grounds and spaces with arcs creates a sense of spatial flow. Translating traditional and modern vocabularies to reflect cultural heritage and innovation, forming the primary architectural concept.
Description(Native)	設計概念主要以「方中有圓」、「傳統與現代的轉譯」、「埕與合院」。用圓弧定義虛空間，打破幾何型的建築體，串連起戶外到室內的流動性和連續性，增加空間的動態和變化性。轉譯傳統與現代的語彙，因應文化的傳承與承新的空間序列成為了主要的建築概念。外牆採用紅磚、鵝卵石、台灣彩釉磚等，展現了傳統閩南建築的特色。將傳統的閩南屋簷改造成連續的弧形屋頂表面，在天際線上呈現出多變的輪廓。用圓弧定義虛空間，打破幾何型的建築體，圓弧的平面以及拱型開口的立面，串連起戶外到室內的流動性和連續性，增加空間的動態和變化性。一層為中醫診所的看診空間，二層為辦公區，三層為業主的休息空間及多功能教室。用兩個四分之一圓串連起前埕和中埕，形成空間的流動感；進到室內，兩層樓高的挑高空間是候診大廳，大面的開窗圍塑中埕的景，屋頂上的圓洞，讓天光灑在半圓的中埕的木奶果樹和水池上，三樓的教室和休息空間圍塑出空中合院，連結了室內與戶外的延伸，對應屋頂圓洞灑下的天光，再回望到一樓的中埕，將合院和埕垂直的串連，成為了空間的精神中心。中醫是一種世代相傳的百年文化實踐。為了將傳統建築風格與當地的進步文化相融合，設計的挑戰在於翻譯傳統與現代的語彙，以反映文化遺產和創新，從而形成主要的建築概念。對於設計師來說，建築是行為、形式、文化和環境的總和；柔軟且具有適應性，能夠隨著時間和使用不斷地自我調整，在與時俱進的同時力求保持永恆性。
Positive Comments
Judging Comments	This design centers on “Square within Circle,” “Translation of Tradition and Modernity,” and “Courtyard and Traditional Compound.” Arcs define negative spaces, soften geometric forms, and link indoor and outdoor areas to enhance spatial flow and circulation. The jury valued how the design blends cultural heritage with modern innovation, creating architecture that is both dynamic and rooted in tradition.

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