探索建築外觀與公共空間的設計思考
Exploring design approaches to façades and public spaces
Cathay General Hospital, Maud Architect
持續使用，是更新的前提
醫院、校園等具有公共服務性質的建築，承載著日常持續營運的需求。
拆除重建，往往牽動服務延續與使用者安置，因此，既有建築的補強與更新，成為延續使用的重要途徑。
Renewal Begins with Keeping the Building in Use
Hospitals, schools and other facilities that serve the public need to remain operational day to day.
Demolition and rebuilding often disrupt services and require users to relocate. Structurally strengthening and upgrading existing buildings offers a way to keep them in use.
當抗震加固等新增結構改變原有外觀，也需要重新整合建築的設計與機能。補強柱與既有窗戶、牆面之間，形成了新的比例與凹凸關係。透過塗裝、金屬與沖孔板的配置，重新梳理不同構件的連接與區分，讓局部的介入，形成一致的立面語彙。
When additions such as seismic reinforcement alter a building’s appearance, its design and function need to be reconsidered together. The new structural columns change the proportions and depth of the facade in relation to the existing windows and walls. Paint finishes, metalwork and perforated panels help connect some elements and distinguish others, bringing targeted interventions together into a coherent facade.
外觀整合，也為機能留下餘地
MAUD 的國泰醫院專案中，醫院排氣窗的包覆，需要兼顧視覺秩序與通風需求，並為設備增設及維護保留彈性。立面的每一道開口與包覆，都需要回到建築實際運作的條件中思考。
A Cohesive Facade with Room for Future Needs
At Cathay General Hospital, MAUD designed screens for the exhaust vents to maintain a cohesive facade and allow adequate airflow, while leaving room for additional equipment and access for maintenance. Every opening and screen on the facade must account for how the building operates day to day.
從行人的位置，重新檢視設計
補強柱與外牆包覆，也改變了行走與停留的空間。
從行人視角切入，通行寬度、頭部淨空到材料收邊，從入口辨識、指標到無障礙動線，連同座椅、鋪面與植栽的安排，共同影響人們接近與使用建築的感受。
Rethinking Design from a Pedestrian’s Perspective
The reinforcing columns and exterior cladding also reshape the spaces where people walk and pause.
From a pedestrian’s perspective, details such as clear walkway widths, headroom and material junctions matter. How easily people can identify entrances, follow signs and use accessible routes, along with the placement of seating, paving and planting, shapes their experience of approaching and using the building.
建築的更新，也是城市與街道的更新
公共服務建築的外觀，是使用者辨認目的地的依據，也是人們共享的城市風景。對每日迎接眾多使用者的醫院而言，MAUD 從遠望的入口意象，到近身的使用細節，整合結構、設備與立面設計，讓建築延續服務人們，街道與市容也更加清晰、舒適。
Renewing a Building Also Renews the Street and the City
The exterior of a building that serves the public helps people recognise their destination and forms part of the shared cityscape. At a hospital that welcomes many people each day, MAUD coordinated the structural reinforcement, building services and facade design, considering how the entrance reads from a distance and how people use it up close. The renewal helps the hospital continue serving the public and makes the surrounding streetscape easier to navigate and more comfortable to use.
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