透過物質記憶與城市身份重構臺中河的領域-郭永勝

這篇論文探討台中被忽略的河流空間，如何透過地方材料、廢棄物與人們記憶重新被激活。作者從橋下被遺忘的居民聚集地出發，觀察自然與人工如何在地景中交織，藉由LiDAR掃描與現地澆鑄創作，呈現土地的歷史層次與再生潛力。設計不強加於場地，而是與沉積、侵蝕共生，模糊人與自然界線。透過這些「不重要」的建築語言，論文主張被遺棄的城市空間可成為文化共鳴的場域，重新建構城市身份與集體記憶。
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This thesis reimagines Taichung’s neglected river as a site of cultural and spatial renewal. Once central to the city’s identity, the river is now severed from urban life by flood barriers and infrastructure, reduced to a space of waste and obsolescence. However, overlooked areas beneath bridges reveal unexpected communal activity—locals repurposing discarded materials into gathering spaces. These “city balconies” highlight the latent potential of forgotten zones. Through LiDAR scans, hybrid casting, and on-site material experiments, the project uncovers how human and natural forces—erosion, sedimentation, memory—intertwine to shape the land. The architecture responds by integrating found objects and construction waste, allowing the river’s tides to co-author the evolving design. Rather than impose new forms, the intervention surfaces hidden histories and materials embedded in the ground. It proposes an architecture that emerges from decay, transforming obsolescence into a catalyst for social and cultural reactivation—where memory and terrain become the foundation for identity.

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透過物質記憶與城市身份重構臺中河的領域

隨著世界演變，人類生活的需求與複雜性不斷增加。台中曾由河流塑造，現今卻被防洪堤和橋樑切斷，河流淪為被忽略的垃圾帶，成為城市中被遺忘的存在。

我在河邊散步時注意到橋下被忽視的空間，成為居民臨時聚集地。當地人用廢棄家具拼成各種場景，彷彿「城市陽台」，是記憶與創造的交匯。河岸散落著燈籠、廣告布等城市殘餘物，逐漸與自然融合，腐朽中藏有再生可能，過時成為重生策略。

土地不只是表面，而是人類與自然共同塑造的多層記錄。LiDAR掃描顯示自然與人工在地形中無明顯界線，呈現歷史交織的統一面貌。

場地位於沉積與侵蝕形成的河岸，土壤中藏著被遺棄物件與記憶。我以混凝土與現場材料澆鑄，創造展現歷史紋理的作品，平衡結構永續與自然無常。

2024年初，橋梁施工與河流潮汐交織，我的設計介入兩者間，利用建築廢料與場地材料，讓沉積與侵蝕成為設計一部分，模糊人與自然的界線。

論文主張，哪怕是「不重要」的建築，也能透過被忽略的材料與空間，悄然重塑城市身份。利用廢棄物與記憶碎片，讓被遺忘的河流成為文化共鳴之地。建築非強加，而是透過時間與土地自然生成，將過時轉化為新場所，激發社會文化再生。
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Reclaiming the Taichung River Through Material Memory and Urban Identity
As cities evolve and human needs grow more complex, Taichung—once shaped by its river—has turned away from it. Today, the river is severed by flood walls and bridges, reduced to a neglected strip of waste and forgotten space.

While walking along its banks, I observed how overlooked areas beneath bridges became informal gathering spots. Locals assembled discarded furniture into ad-hoc scenes—a kind of “urban balcony” where memory and invention converge. Lanterns, banners, and other urban remnants scatter along the river, merging with nature. In their decay lies potential: obsolescence becomes a strategy for renewal.

Land is more than surface—it is a layered archive shaped by both human and natural forces. LiDAR scans reveal no clear boundary between natural and artificial terrain, instead showing a unified landscape woven with history.

Set along an eroded and sedimented riverbank, the site holds forgotten objects and stories in its soil. Using cast concrete mixed with site-found materials, I created forms that express historical textures and negotiate permanence with ephemerality.

In early 2024, bridge construction and tidal shifts collided. My intervention engaged both—reusing demolition debris and site materials to allow erosion and deposition to become part of the design, softening the divide between nature and architecture.

This thesis argues that even “unimportant” architecture can reshape urban identity—quietly—through overlooked materials and marginal spaces. By using fragments of memory and waste, the forgotten river becomes a site of cultural resonance. Architecture here is not imposed, but emergent—growing from time and land, turning obsolescence into opportunity for collective renewal.

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