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Yuhsiu Museum of Art Settled in Pinglin Village, Nantou County, next to 99 peaks Forest Trail, Yu-Hsiu Museum of Art is an example of how nature <strong>and</strong> topography can symbiosis with an architecture design. The design maintains the original l<strong>and</strong>scape to the greatest extent, as focusing on the earthwork balance to avoid redundant intervention, as well as protecting the original species on the base, especially the original vineyards in front of the site. The design intended to continue the pleasant scale of surrounding settlements <strong>and</strong> alleys, <strong>and</strong> organic integrated with the local community. With profound consideration of local conditions <strong>and</strong> functional requirements, the museum configuration is divided into three independent units: the exhibition hall, the restaurant, <strong>and</strong> the holiday school. Due to the 7-meter height difference of the terrain, the three independent units connected by alleys produces a wellorganized, natural <strong>and</strong> organic rhythm. An ecological pool is sited at the lowest part of the terrain, which has the functions of water storage <strong>and</strong> micro-climate adjustment. The museum is inspired from both the planning concept of traditional Chinese Garden (“block first, guide second, <strong>and</strong> the third is to link <strong>and</strong> connect”), <strong>and</strong> the spontaneous form of Pinglin Village settlement texture. The entrance of the museum is guided by the semi-outdoor promenade <strong>and</strong> natural plants, facing unexpected turnings, entering narrow alleys, <strong>and</strong> encountering walls. The light <strong>and</strong> natural green are intertwined <strong>and</strong> contrasting, which lengthens the space in-between outer world <strong>and</strong> inner art world. With the change of scenery step by step, the visitors slow down the pace, settle down the mood, totally immerse into the environment of harmony <strong>and</strong> finally they travel to the exhibition hall. The exhibition hall has double-layered exterior walls, contains a basement <strong>and</strong> three floors above ground, as the reinforced concrete structure on the inside, <strong>and</strong> multiple materials with light green clear glass on the outside, creating a dialogue with the surrounding environment, as well as forming an air-flow heat insulation layer with the inner structure. The light green clear glass reflects the views of the four seasons in Pinglin, blurring the museum volume into the environment. When mist wreathed the hills, the museum seems to fade into the surroundings, looming with the fog. The variation of nature endows the museum with meaning <strong>and</strong> vitality. 91