How to retrofit old buildings to fit modern needs / 現代建物多元需求 老校建築改造大挑戰　　　　　　　　　　

How to change old spaces so that they fit modern needs is a question faced by many established universities in Taiwan. Today's Vital Taiwan takes you to Taichung's Tunghai University and show you how old buildings there are retrofitted. Across Tunghai University, many buildings left from more than half a century ago still stand tall. However, not all of them suit modern needs, making their retrofitting the school's top priority, and sometimes its challenge, too. Take this 1958-built gymnasium for example, the school previously tore down a special wall dotted with regularly spaced circular holes to install of a disability-friendly elevator, causing concern among students. Similarly, many also worried that renovation at this 1962-built Art Center, would be carried out at the expense of architectural details. ==CHAO SHU-YI Architecture Student, Tunghai University== They told us that the original surface was uneven, but instead of trying to fix it, the designer simply bulldozed the whole floor. ==LUO SHI-WEI Fine Arts ＆ Creative Design College Dean, Tunghai Uni.== Many of the metal pipes designed to contain electric wiring are now rusted. If the electricians tried to thread cables through those rusted pipes, it might damage the cable's insulation layer and lead to short circuiting. Tunghai University told us that due budget and time constraints, compromises are sometimes hard to avoid. As a result, the school has put together a special task-force to deal with relevant issues. Nevertheless, an even bigger challenge awaits old buildings in schools across Taiwan. Recently, the Ministry of Education announced that all schools would have to obtain appropriate fire and structural safety certificates for all their buildings by the end of 2017. ==TSAI YU-HUA Architecture Dept. Asst. Researcher, Ntl. Cheng Kung Uni.== In order to comply with current regulations, there needs to be an adequate fire safety zone, which would cover the entire stairwell, meaning that the space would lose much of its original charm. To protect the building, National Cheng Kung University immediately applied to list the library, built nearly 60 years ago, as a historic building in exchange for more flexibility. Similarly, Tunghai University is planning to do the same with three of its own older buildings, with a student group going as far as petitioning to list the whole campus as designated historic asset. At the moment, around 300 campus buildings in Taiwan have yet to be properly licensed. Experts believe that it takes communication and flexibility to strike a balance between aesthetics and safety. REPORTER：JEFF CHANG 為了符合空間需要、配合現代使用需求，老學校該怎麼修繕，就是門很大的學問，來看到東海校園該怎麼改。 台中東海校園，可以看到許多具有歷史與特色的校舍建築但為了要符合現代使用需求，修繕是項難題，像是這棟1958年建造的體育館，為了裝設無障礙電梯，有學生認為破壞了原先的洞洞牆設計，而1962年陳其寬設計的舊藝術中心修繕，也引發關注。 ==東海建築系學生 趙書儀== 原本跟我們說其實 有一點點突起來 可是那樣是有一個修復的方式 可以去把它再磨平的 可是這個設計師 他就是直接把磨石子地坪 直接把它全部敲掉了 ==東海大學創意設計暨藝術學院院長 羅時瑋 == 原來在柱子裡面的那些小鐵管 拉線的都生鏽了 鐵管都鏽了 電工他不敢在那邊拉 拉了 線會被刮破 未來會走火 東海校方表示在預算跟期程的限制下，有時很難顧及周全，已經成立專案修復小組做後續處理。不過各地的老校舍還有更大的挑戰，教育部要求全台校舍要在2017年年底之前，必須改善消防及結構安全，取得使用執照。 ==成功大學建築系助理研究員 蔡侑樺== 所以它假設依照現行法規 他恐怕必須做適度的防火區 整支樓梯會被包覆起來 在這個狀況下 它就完全失去 這大廳空間跟樓梯空間特色 成功大學緊急將這棟快六十歲的老圖書館提報為歷史建築，有了文資身份，就可以用因應計畫來處理。而東海大學也希望比照，規劃提報路思義教堂等三棟建物為文化資產，部分學生更發起連署，希望校園全區劃為文化資產，但其他師生有疑慮尚無共識。目前全台約有三百多棟大學校舍還沒有取得使用執照，在現代的多元需求之下，如何創造雙贏，需要更多的溝通與彈性。 記者 林燕如 葉鎮中 台中報導