921震災後臺灣鋼構造建築之構築表現

Glass and Steel Architecture in Taiwan Following the 1999 Earthquake

921震災後台灣逐漸在低層建築的設計上運用鋼構造工法，建築師開始嘗試以地域性的角度思考鋼構造的構築方式並呈現出具表現性的構築形式，有別於過去高層建築運用鋼構造所偏重的工程技術。本研究以構築術（tectonic）的觀點探討921震災之後台灣新一代建築師運用鋼構造技術在低層建築上所呈現的構築表現。透過骨架系統、圍封系統與附屬構造的組構關係以及三者之間接合關係進行案例分析後，發現相較於國外以組構系統化構件為主的工業化構築表現，台灣卻因為系統化構件與現場技術人力在成本上的差異，而呈現了工匠技術支持下的一種具工藝化地域特色的拼湊式構築術。

In the wake of the major earthquake which struck the island on September 21, 1999, glass and steel construction techniques have increasingly been adopted for the design of low-rise buildings in Taiwan. At the same time, architects have begun to experiment with regionalized forms of glass and steel architecture, resulting in more expressive architectural techniques which are distinct from those previously used for high-rise buildings. This paper adopts the tectonic perspective to make an in-depth examination of the expressive forms relating to the glass and steel building techniques utilized by the new generation of architects in the design of low-rise structures in post-earthquake Taiwan. An analysis of the skeletal systems, enveloping systems, and attached members of a number of glass and steel structures was undertaken in order to elucidate the compositional relationship between the elements of each system and how they are assembled. It was found that in comparison to the industrial architectural practices of other countries which rely heavily on standardized component systems, due to cost differences of components and labor, the steel and glass buildings of Taiwan make extensive use of technical welding and exhibit a kind of tectonic bricolage characterized by the extensive use of locally available materials and skills.