
泰國首都曼谷以繁華市景、精彩夜生活著稱,琳琅滿目的攤商散落城內、各種泰式小吃街邊飄香,潛藏於鬧市中的宗教氣息,更為城市添了份神秘感,吸引世界各地旅人探訪。近來,曼谷出現一處嶄新地標,這名為「現代鋁博物館」(Museum of Modern Aluminum,MoMA)的新藝術據點,以輕盈、動態感十足的立面造型亮相,在繁忙街道上形成一道奇異風景線。

為何以鋁為主角?
博物館之所以以鋁為名,故事可從20世紀下葉說起,當時泰國是東南亞最大的鋁生產國,種類豐富、產量穩定,足以滿足內需亦能出口海外,但這般榮景維持到1997年亞洲金融危機來襲時,宣告破裂。危機爆發後,泰國鋁業業者為了生存,以低價向國內五金市場出售鋁材,間接造成曼谷如今廣告標誌、陽台圍欄、底層擴建充斥的繁雜街景。

如今,為了提醒人們鋁金屬之於泰國的重要性,曼谷建築事務所HAS design and research主理建築師Jenchieh Hung與Kulthida Songkittipakdee選擇策劃這座博物館回望歷史,並透過打造由數以萬計鋁條構築而成的特殊立面,展現材料實際應用後的視覺風貌。


曼谷島嶼Ko Kret成靈感
MoMA選址曼谷郊區,座落於城市主要幹道之一Ratchaphruek路上,這條道路通往曼谷大皇宮、曼谷大學等重要地標,更與城市轄下唯一一座島嶼Ko Kret相連,上頭曾是螢火蟲棲息之地,是在地人欲逃離城市喧囂時的休憩好去處。

白天如蒲公英、夜晚如螢火蟲
HAS考量到博物館位置與Ko Kret間的連結,因而把MoMA視為島嶼自然景觀的延伸,運用上萬件顏色、質地略有不同的鋁條,交織出建築立面飄逸輕盈、極具動態感的視覺效果。白天時,懸掛鋁條會隨風輕輕搖曳,MoMA猶如點綴曼谷街頭、隨風起舞的清麗蒲公英;夜幕降臨、照明亮起後,鋁裝飾搖身一變為漫飛夜空的螢火蟲,為繁忙街道添了份寧靜氣息,同時呼應Ko Kret島上曾經的美麗景象。



構築立面的鋁條,不僅為外部提供裝飾,更一路延伸至室內,由外而內串連起整體建築,場館中涵蓋可供舉辦活動、展覽的空間,頂層則帶有猶如漂浮島嶼的景觀設計,種滿植栽、邀請城市中的生物前來駐足棲息。


資料|HAS design and research、archdaily
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