The site used to sit by the hill, Jin-Mian Shang, where meets the Keelung river before the course was changed in the 1960s and 1990s. This neighborhood was called “the Gold Lion stepping in the water” in the idea of Chinese Feng-Shui; the elders named this place “the bamboo forest” in terms of the very landscape. Neihu had its blossom, boats all over the river in-between the city and this suburban area during the development of Taipei City, since it provides the stone for the old Taipei City Wall during the Qing Dynasty and provides most of the architectural materials such as bricks, roofing roll tiles for the city over the past almost 200 years. 

   The concepts based on city and pedestrian scales to describe the idea of “Going Home”. The goal of city scale represents the culture, living, and landscape used to have in terms of sensational belonging. The pedestrian scale is the route of going home, which starts at the moment while exiting the MRT carriage. The rock looking masses are stacking up by the hill; the caved-in viewing balcony and grill covered service balcony are connected visually and cascading down along the rocks. The cascading moves and expands along the rocks through the soffits, shadows and various density of grills while coming along towards the building. The green pedestrian gives an idea of nature and leads to a 3-story high fissure where the residences enter the building and see the mountain aside. The vertical service core cladding with roofing roller tiles representing the chimney sits by visitor area, and the other side is the great hall with angled green tinted glass giving views to Jin-Mian Shang while residence walk by.  

   基地在河道歷經兩次改道前曾位於金面山與基隆河交界的山腳下，周邊地區因地勢地形在風水形象上，山體伸入基隆河水岸邊如同飲水般的獅子，而被稱之為”金獅落水”，地方耆老們也因當地原本特有的景觀因素稱這區域為”竹仔藍”。內湖在過往繁華的期間，河面上佈滿著往來市區與這郊區的船隻，在最早期台北的都市發展而言，內湖扮演著很重要的角色，過往將近200年間不僅提供當時清朝台北古城牆的石頭建材，更供應了部分市區所需的磚塊、瓦片等建材；此外亦供應了市區所需的農耕產品。

   本案由都市尺度的景觀意象與人行尺度的通行路徑來敘述”回家”的概念，就都市尺度而言建築本身再現當地文化上、生活上與景觀上的質感記憶，為建築本身形塑一個屬於”她”的場域環境。就人行的尺度而言”回家”的概念從捷運站下車的那刻開始，看見岩塊般的塊體在山邊的堆疊，內凹的景觀陽台與格柵包覆的工作陽台視覺上在岩體間翻滾、攀附著岩塊依勢落下；接近建築本身時，依勢落下的水流意象隨著行進位置上的變化，藉由塊體腹面的語彙、陰影與格柵疏密的排列在岩體間漸漸地擴散開來，產生落水瀑布流動的想像，沿途人行步道綠帶的引領下到一個三層樓高岩體裂縫般的建築入口，住戶進入岩體彷彿回到大自然的懷抱，在候客區的空間壓縮與轉折下，映入眼簾的是綠色折面的玻璃大廳連接到東南側的金面山景緻，另一側煙囪般佈滿瓦片的電梯核引導著住戶回到那屬於大自然的各個小天地。  

• Status:
  Property Negotiation
• Design Period:
  Mar.-May. 2013
• Location:
  Taipei City, Taiwan
• Building Type:
  Condominium Buld. 
• Proposal Area:
  7,200 sm
• Budget:
  N/A