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沙漠方舟
Desert Ark
在無垠荒漠中，即使是一簇微小火焰，也足以引領人們找到方向，猶如甘泉一般尋見希望。面對極端氣候影響，仍有一群人選擇以更謙卑、溫柔的方式，灌溉、滋養土地和守護地球，儘管只是微小的行動與適度介入，他們共同懷著尊重土地的信念思考與推動，能否具體為環境貢獻更多可能？也許，「沙漠方舟」（Desert Ark）可逆、可拆解、可移動存在的形式便是理想例證。
In a desert that seems to go on without end, even the smallest flame can help a traveller find their way, a beacon as vital as water in a time of drought. Faced with the impacts of increasingly extreme climatic conditions, there are still people who choose quiet, humble and patient ways of watering and tending the land, of caring for the earth itself. Their actions are small, their interventions carefully measured, yet they share a conviction grounded in respect for the ground beneath their feet, and keep asking whether such work can, in tangible terms, open up more possibilities for the environment. The Desert Ark, with its reversible, demountable and mobile way of inhabiting the desert, may be an apt answer to that question.
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➤ Photography by ATDEF team
橫跨中國內蒙古、甘肅與寧夏第四大的騰格里沙漠，也是東亞地區沙塵危害的重要源地。在蒙古語「騰格里」意指「天」，形容它浩渺如蒼穹，多數人知道它荒涼，卻鮮少有人關注默默於滾滾黃沙中，守護土地與生態拔河的無名英雄。為了力挽狂瀾，由當地吳向榮先生發起「騰格里沙漠鎖邊生態公益基地」以「種樹植心」為治沙理念，近三十年如一日持續植樹，讓 1500 萬株樹逐步在沙海外緣重新扎根，這些樹不僅改變了超過一萬公頃荒漠草原，使其得以喚醒綠意生機，也讓無數志願者、牧民與教育者更深刻理解人與土地間的關係。
Spanning Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Ningxia, the Tengger Desert is China’s fourth-largest desert and a major source of dust storms across East Asia. In Mongolian, “Tengger” means “sky”, a name that evokes an expanse as open as the heavens. Most people know it for its desolation; far fewer notice the unnamed figures who stand year after year in the blowing sand, locked in a quiet tug-of-war with the advancing dunes as they defend the land and its fragile ecologies. In an effort to halt this deterioration, a local advocate, Mr Wu Xiangrong, established the Tengger Desert Ecological Conservation Base, guided by the idea of “planting trees to cultivate the heart” as a philosophy for combating desertification. For almost three decades, the team has continued, day after day, to plant trees along the desert’s fringe. Around fifteen million trees have gradually taken root beyond the sand, transforming over ten thousand hectares of desertified grassland, bringing back traces of greenery and life, and giving countless volunteers, herders and educators a more immediate understanding of the relationship between people and land.
➤ Photography by Huaer Lin
➤ Photography by Huaer Lin
➤ Photography by Huaer Lin
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然而，對長期駐守的守護者而言，沙漠並非只是廣袤的風景畫面。白日的陽光炙熱到令人難以呼吸 ; 夜裡的低溫與強風宛如刀鋒般劃過身體。在這種嚴苛環境之下，「沙漠方舟」便成為讓人聚集的場地，提供一盞燈、一杯乾淨的水、一處能換下滿身沙塵的歇息之地，得以在舒適環境讓身體恢復力量，亦是真正迫切的需求。於是，餘留地建築團隊（designRESERVE）便將方舟選址於一處天然的間歇沙湖邊，沙漠地帶的珍稀水源彌足珍貴。
For those who remain here as long-term guardians, the desert is never just a distant, picturesque view. By day, the sun bears down until breathing becomes difficult; at night, low temperatures and strong winds cut across the body like blades. In such harsh conditions, the Desert Ark becomes a place to gather — a single light, a cup of clean water, a spot where people can change out of clothes caked with sand and rest, so that the body can regain its strength in relative comfort. This is not a luxury, but a pressing and very real need. The architects at designRESERVE therefore sited the Ark beside a naturally formed seasonal lake that intermittently appears among the dunes, in a place where any reliable source of water is an exceptionally precious resource.
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➤ Photography by ATDEF team
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尊重土地是這座方舟最初的設計起點，團隊設計以混凝土三維列印技術與模組化預製方式建造九個體塊，包括公共活動室、廚房、衛生與淋浴間、倉儲等空間單元，所有構件皆於工廠完成後再運至現場，主體僅用兩天便完成搭建。這些量體被置於六邊形可回收塑料平台上，圍合成微型聚落的形態，其流線外型可降低風阻，彼此之間以帆布串聯形成頂棚，向游牧民族的智慧蒙古包（移動棲地）致敬，當烈日直射頂棚投下柔和陰影，「沙漠方舟」便能提供默默守護的英雄們，一處擋風、庇蔭的良好環境，即使在沙暴中依然能穩固佇立。
Respect for the land formed the starting point of the Ark’s design. Using 3D-printed concrete in combination with a modular prefabrication system, the team constructed nine separate volumes, accommodating a communal activity room, kitchen, toilet and shower facilities, and storage. All components were completed in the factory before being transported to the desert, where the main structure was assembled in just two days. The volumes rest on a hexagonal platform made of recyclable plastic, forming the outline of a small, settlement-like cluster. Their streamlined profiles help them shed the wind and reduce wind load. Lengths of canvas are stretched between the units to create a continuous canopy that pays homage to the vernacular ingenuity of the Mongolian ger as a mobile dwelling. When the midday sun beats down and the canopy casts a soft, diffuse shade across the ground, the Desert Ark offers those who quietly guard this landscape a place sheltered from wind and heat, standing firm even as sandstorms sweep through.
➤ Photography by Huaer Lin
➤ Photography by ATDEF team
➤ Photography Huaer Lin
