Zhuliao Water Station, a key element in Kaohsiung's initial tap water modernization project, was completed in December 1913. The water station retains much of its old intake structures, most prominently a tall cylinder room which consists of two floors of office space, pump room (cylinder room), steam boiler room and service space. The pump room is the core of the building where many antique machines remain. To facilitate heat dissipation during machine operation, the space features an atrium space, with a large number of open windows on the peripheral wall to form a airy, bright and historical space.
大樹/竹寮取水站
竹寮(竹仔寮)取水站是高雄市第一個現代化自來水工程的一個關鍵元素,於1913年12月竣工。配合打狗港(今高雄港)築港工程,為供應港埠及新市街地所需用水,自1910年起展開自來水新建工程。藉由竹寮取水站抽取下淡水溪(今高屏溪)溪水,經送到小坪頂作淨水處理後,將水送至打狗山(今壽山)上的淨水池儲存,進而提供各家戶用水使用。
整個站區仍留下許多舊時的取水構造,高大的唧筒室是其中最顯目者,由兩層樓的辦公空間、抽水機室(唧筒室)、蒸汽鍋爐室以及服務空間等四部份組成。抽水機室是整棟建築的核心,許多古董機器仍然留存。為散除機器運作產生的熱,該空間作挑高處理,且在周牆大量開窗,形成高大明亮而又充滿歷史感的空間。
文/蔡侑樺
圖/高雄市政府文化局