KRIS YAO | ARTECH-Han Pao‐Teh Memorial Museum
한포테는 대만 현대 건축 이론의 중요한 인물 중 한명으로 널리 알려져 있다. 그의 작품과 예술 분야에 대한 공헌을 기리기 위해 한이 직접 설립한 교육 기관인 타이난 예술 대학의 기념 박물관이 그의 소장품을 소장하고 전시했다. 박물관과 교육의 가치에 대한 한의 생각을 구현한 기념 박물관은 전시 공간과 교육 공간을 완벽하게 통합했다.
정육면체 속의 정육면체라는 건축적 개념을 고수하면서 기하학적 구성의 단순성은 그 은유적 의미에 큰 힘을 가져다 준다. 건축용 콘크리트의 견고한 품질은 그의 불굴의 정신을 의미한다. 주요 전시 공간인 13.5m 높이의 공간은 마치 중력의 법치에 의해 손대지 않은 것처럼 당당한 입방체가 기분 좋게 침범한다. 회전된 큐브사이로 빛이 건물 내부로 들어온다. 빛과 그림자의 뚜렷한 대비는 높은 전시 공간에 멜로 드라미틱한 분위기를 연출한다.
Han Pao‐Teh is widely recognized as one of the seminal figures of modern architectural theory in Taiwan. In honor of his work and contributions to the arts field, a memorial museum at the Tainan University of the Arts, an educational institution established by Han himself, was brought forth to house and display his collections. As an embodiment of Han’s take on museums and values of education, the memorial museum seamlessly merges the exhibition and teaching spaces together.
Abiding by the architectural concept of ‘a cube within a cube’, the simplicity of its geometric configuration brings great strength and power to its metaphoric meanings ‐ multiple faces of the two cubes’ collision points to Han’s many faces of knowledge; and the robust quality of architectural concrete refers to his indomitable spirit. In terms of spatial arrangements, visitors enter the building from a low‐rise stairs above the reflecting pool to the side of the cube. The main student exhibition space, an impressive 13.5-meter tall space is pleasantly intruded by an imposing cubic mass, as if untouched by the law of gravity. The floating cube holds the ‘Han Pao‐Teh Permanent Exhibition Room’, a two‐story, auditorium‐like space that diagonally protrudes a little from the larger cube. The rotated cube caused a split in the wall where light ferociously came through. The sharp contrast of light and shadow creates a melodramatic atmosphere in the tall exhibition space.
The large window with a view of the greenery leads the visitors to the theatrical staircase traveling between the interior and the exterior on an ascending counter‐clockwise journey. Standing on the overhanging stairs outside the building, visitors can look back at the scene where they came from, then make a turn into the ‘Han Pao‐Teh Permanent Exhibition Room’. A narrow, gorge‐like path draws an end to the ascending journey and brings visitors to the top level of the building.
This memorial pays homage to the late Mr. Han Pao‐Teh, a revolutionary architect who left a tremendous impact on Taiwan’s culture and education in both the arts and the architecture field.
Photography by Record the Truth, Jeffrey Cheng, Chris Stowers
from archdaily