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Office P&L

Tainan, Taiwan, 2024

This project begins with a priority on economy—working with, rather than against, the existing spatial typologies and structural conditions. By minimizing design intervention, the intent was to underscore and reveal the latent character of the original architecture while introducing new office functions. As the new program overlays the old structural order, the original spatial qualities are not erased but reawakened.

The site comprises two warehouse buildings flanking a transitional space. Each structure employs distinct systems—timber trusses, reinforced concrete, and steel framing—coexisting in close proximity. This juxtaposition of temporal and spatial languages creates a compelling heterogeneity. This layered composition quietly echoes the city’s complex and multifaceted history. The in-between space, with its semi-exterior qualities, connects the two primary volumes and offers a layered experience where interior and exterior perceptions intertwine. A raised floor unifies the interior levels, while portions of the original concrete surface—once exterior—are deliberately preserved, forming an indoor courtyard that retains an outdoor sensibility. This courtyard acts as an intermediary between the workspace and the pantry, blurring thresholds of function and atmosphere.

Approaching from the entrance steps, the eye is drawn by an 18-meter-long serpentine pendant light, which leads through a narrow, irregular corridor. This meandering path resists a single glance, unfolding gradually through the courtyard and into the main working area. Here, work tables and display shelving run along the longitudinal axis, emphasizing spatial depth. Adjustable curtains define zones and modulate openness, guiding the eye naturally toward the meeting room at the far end—a light-filled space framed by windows on three sides.

Rather than pursuing a singular, unified aesthetic, the design embraces strategies of bricolage. Fragmentary architectural elements and ambiguous objects—hovering between old and new—are arranged in overlapping layers. Through movement and occupation, users are invited to participate in an ongoing narrative of time, memory, and place.

本案以經濟性為出發點，順應既有空間類型與構成，減少過多設計介入，期望在置入新的辦公機能的同時，能進一步凸顯原有空間的特質。當新的使用機能與既有空間結構秩序彼此疊合，空間的原貌得以被重新發現。

現況為兩棟倉庫建物及夾於其間的過渡空間組成，分別採用木構桁架屋面、鋼筋混凝土與鋼構結構，彼此相鄰並置，形成一種時空錯置、語彙各異的異質感，恰巧對應其所在城市複雜的歷史特質。具有室外感受的過渡空間，串聯起兩個主要大空間，穿越其間能感受到室內外交疊的豐富層次。我們透過高架地板統一整體空間的高程關係，刻意保留部分原本屬於室外區域的混凝土地面，創造一個感受上像是室外的室內庭園，並成為工作區與茶水區之間的中介空間。

沿入口階梯而上，視線會被一條近18公尺的蜿蜒吊燈引導，穿越過無法一眼望盡、曲折不規則的長廊，經過室內庭園，來到主要工作區。工作桌、陳列架，沿著空間長向縱深配置，進一步強化了空間的深度感，可變動隔簾劃分空間並定義區域，同時引導視線自然而然地延伸至底端的會議區——一間有著三面開窗、視野最為開闊的房間。

我們選擇以修補與即興拼湊手段取代單一整體性的規劃原則，片段瑣碎的建築元素與新舊界線曖昧的物件彼此交錯陳列，使用者在空間中移動與停留的過程中，得以感知並參與這場關於時間與場域的敘述。

Client: Path & Landforms
Location: Tainan, Taiwan
Program: Office
Design: 2023 - 2024
Completion: 2024
Construction firm: Meta House
Photo: Studio Millspace

業主 : Path & Landforms
基地位置 : 臺灣臺南市
主要用途 : 辦公空間
設計時間 : 2023 - 2024
完工時間 : 2024
施工單位 : 曉房子設計
攝影 : 揅空間工作室