本研究所建構的設計，不論是hyper boxes或是西門圓環，除了符合使用者 機能、解決基地現有問題外，同時展現出西門地區過去到現在的權力脈絡，以 及未來人與權力的可能性。此研究提出一種以新的分析方法，去探索城市各層 面的不同面向，未來也許可以利用此方法，去探討其他類似的城市，讓都市空 間有更多樣的設計，讓廢棄空間有更多元的使用，締造一個有記憶溫度的城市。 This research is motivated by the heterotopia space (a concept of “other spaces” created by Michel Foucault) that is commonly found in daily life, even in the travel experiences. The heterotopia space is stacked and mingled in different fields that people usually have different feeling and atmosphere at different sites to form marginalized or heterogeneous space. Based on Michel Foucault''s discourse in his “Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias” and his study on the knowledge and power, the research applies the archeological method to take Taipei City (especially Ximenting) as a spatial context to explore. The purpose is to represent invisibility hidden in the history of Ximenting, and then to establish the criticism on the visible public power through the recurrence and the disturbance to the authority.
We excavate a set of archeological strategies from the power context hidden in Ximenting with Michel Foucault''s archeological method. Through three different urban scales (Large, Medium, Small) in Ximenting, we propose a series of the reactions and recurrence of this city. Large scale (L): With the whole Ximenting area as the range of the archeological strategy, it represents the heterotopia space of the hidden power points and lines through excavating the historical context of Taipei City. We also put the power boxes (called hyper boxes) under such strategy to provide the network of Ximen power. Medium scale (M): with the surrounding of Ximen circle as the range, we program and analyze the area to explore the spatial possibilities. Small scale (S): we take the Ximen circle as the base to develop design to disturb and represent the Ximen power.
The design outcome (including urban strategies, hyper boxes and Ximen circle) provides a solution for user'' functions and solves the existing spatial problems in Ximenting area. In the meantime, it unveils, excavates and represents the power context from the past time to the present time, and then proposes a new relationship between people and power in the city. Additionally, the research proposes a new analytical method to explore various aspects of the city. The method will help us to explore other similar cities not only to find more diverse design possibilities in urban but also to create a more humanity city than before.
