Infinity Ground : Thailand and Taiwan Contemporary Architecture

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 and topography
can symbiosis with an architecture design.
The design maintains the original landscape
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 and alleys,
and organic integrated with the local community.
With profound consideration of local conditions
and functional requirements, the museum
configuration is divided into three independent
units: the exhibition hall, the restaurant, and
the holiday school. Due to the 7-meter height
difference of the terrain, the three independent
units connected by alleys produces a wellorganized,
natural and organic rhythm. An
ecological pool is sited at the lowest part of
the terrain, which has the functions of water
storage and micro-climate adjustment.
The museum is inspired from both the planning
concept of traditional Chinese Garden (“block
first, guide second, and the third is to link and
connect”), and the spontaneous form of Pinglin
Village settlement texture. The entrance of the
museum is guided by the semi-outdoor promenade
and natural plants, facing unexpected
turnings, entering narrow alleys, and encountering
walls. The light and natural green are
intertwined and contrasting, which lengthens
the space in-between outer world and 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 and finally they travel to
the exhibition hall.
The exhibition hall has double-layered exterior
walls, contains a basement and three floors
above ground, as the reinforced concrete
structure on the inside, and 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 and vitality.
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