Magic change of the dormitory wall cityParticipatory redesign of living spaces of Li-Xing Dormitory of Chung Yuan Christian University

• Main Authors: Wang-Sheng Pei, 王聲沛
• Other Authors: Bau-Lin Hu
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08814451224634700647

碩士 === 中原大學 === 室內設計研究所 === 97 === bstract There are four dormitories in Chung Yuan Christian University, including two women’s dormitories, En Ci and Liang Shan, and two men's dormitories, Li Xing and Xin Shi. About more thirty years ago, Li Xing men’s dormitory was one of the few model dormitories at the time while most of college dormitories in Taiwan were below standard. However after long time wear and tear, Li Xing men’s dormitory has became old and crowded and shown a sign of poor living condition. Especially when Xin Zhong North Road is like a moat, which isolates Li Xing dormitory from the vibrant college life, it seems to be a dark "Wall City". The theme of this study is a participatory redesign project (and improvement) of Chung Yuan Christian University Li Xing men’s dormitory via spacial modification to realize the concept of "the spirit of place " To team up with advise professor’s research project which is an "Excellence Education Program "supported by the Ministry of Education. The aims whereon the goal of " friendly campus ". Should be achieved and inspired by the concept of "spirit of place”, this study deploys field observations and user interviews to analyze the living environment of Li Xing men’s dormitory and discusses the living experience in the dormitory in order to develop the conceptual pattern for the realization of participatory process of redesign and construction. This study includes execution of participation by the active research method. The outcome comprise four projects are : 1. Convert bicycle shed into art space 2. Image of dormitory entrance is symbolic the temple plaza 3. The center passage/hallway becomes the night snack hall 4. Convert concrete courtyard into life square They have been developed and three of them constructed with collaboration of the advice professor’s postgraduate students team .The reconstructed and remodified public communication space have been created a friendly atmosphere wherein the fourth point of the redesign will be constructed in future because of the limited of budget.