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The Tainan Canal Blind Section, once the bustling heart of the city during the Japanese colonial era, where industries such as ice factories, shipbuilding, and fish processing was emerging.
As the canal silted up, the district was filled in to construct China-Town. The canal became a mere big drainage channel for the city, and memories of the connection to the sea and the city gradually faded. The former water area became part of Tainan's land.
The life of Tainan people is gradually no longer related to water......
Today, China Town has been demolished, only preserving some remnants, and transformed into The Spring, a wading pool park, attempting to revive the intimacy between the city and its waterways. Nearby, the idle fish market awaits revitalization to continue its historical significance. The canal and The Spring lie just across the street, one side bustling while the other slowly fades into obscurity.
Situated at the crossroads of land and water, this area blends contradictions between artificial and natural, old and new. From artificial lagoons to natural canals, from old objects to new structures, these relationships create a spatial condition that cannot be easily defined.
I selected The Spring, Tainan Canal, and the Old Fish Market as the foundation for my design. Through the arrangement and layering of walking paths, I aim to connect relationships between different levels. Points and points begin to generate the sense of local place and create new urban axes. The scope of activities extends from the land towards the water's edge, visually establishing a direct connection. After experiencing different spatial encounters and reaching the canal, it re-establishes connections between people, the sea, and nature, constructing contemporary waterfront memories.
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