Cianjhen District CSC Headquarters Building
Echoing the square imagery of a smelting cauldron, the CSC Headquarters Building is established around the theme of symmetrical four-sided forms that symbolize a service core. Every eight floors represent one unit, with the exterior built in double-layer walls that form an air circulation that solves the heat issues often seen in glass curtain architecture. The internal space is designed to house an open area that surrounds the service core, so that the floor plan provides a greater penetrability and transparency. The use of advanced technology in architectural construction is exemplified in a design that simplifies the complicated. This simplistic design lends the building a classical elegance and beauty. Upon nightfall, lights illuminate the building like a torch that lights up the city.
前鎮／中鋼集團總部大樓
中國鋼鐵公司是金屬冶煉的專業，若在中華文化中尋找冶煉的足跡，青銅冶煉於商周出現的四足方鼎便是設計概念的啟發。鼎居古代禮器之首，四足之鼎古時用於祭祀大地，也象徵厚實穩重、堅毅不拔的鋼鐵精神，並以古器為出發的概念，呼應當代金屬製作之專業。
回應鼎器之四方意象，建築圍繞著服務核心四邊對稱的基本型態，向上八個樓層為一單位，共四個單位互相傾斜的延展，形成大樓設計的主要空間構想。建築外殼為低發射率的玻璃帷幕系統，並以雙層帷幕方式引入空氣，調節玻璃大樓之微氣候環境，再藉由雙層的建築外層，包圍出可以流通的空氣層作為皮層對流，解決玻璃帷幕時常遇到的熱問題。不斷傾斜旋轉的帷幕系統也是建築營造時的挑戰，為了完成不斷變化的外帷幕系統，也開發了四次可供微調之帷幕吊裝系統，使得簡約的型態可以實現。內部空間以開放式平面圍繞服務核設計，使樓層平面有更高的穿透性以及通透感。高科技運用在建築營造上，化繁於簡的設計賦予大樓一種古典氣質的美感，當夜晚來臨，燈光設計也讓大樓成為港區的亮點，如火炬般照亮城市。
文／劉呈祥
圖／高雄市政府文化局