稻田塔亭
在稻田中相遇、相聚
場地在稻田中間，19年這裡舉辦了一場大地藝術節，在稻田中零星佈置著藝術家的作品吸引遊客的到來。作品之間距離較遠，稻田中缺少可以停留的地方，所以甲方希望利用稻田中的一塊現有的景觀平台，在國慶節做一個7天的奶茶店和未來供村民長期使用的亭子。我們希望造一座亭子讓人們可以停留、乘涼、觀景，期待人們在稻田中相遇、相聚。
Amid The Paddies: To Encounter, To Gather
The site is amid paddy fields. In 2019, there held a land art festival where artworks were scattered throughout the venue to attract visitors; the art pieces were far apart, and there was no place to stay and take a break in the paddy fields. Therefore, the client hoped to utilize an existing platform amid the fields to build a 7-day pop-up bubble tea shop during the National Day holiday, which could also be a permanent pavilion for local villagers.
We hoped to create a pavilion where people could rest, enjoy the cool and enjoy the view - a place for people to encounter with new friends and meet up with old.
亭、塔和帳篷
建造亭子的現有平台是一個約10mx10m的方形交通節點，位於丁字形步行路口的交叉處，平台中間是一個約4mx5m的方形水池，是灌溉水系的一個節點，水池中間是一個約1.8mx2m的種植池。平台的交通功能以及水池的功能都要保留，實際可使用面積很有限，所以我們考慮將服務空間放在中間，架在水池之上，遊客的使用空間和交通空間放在周圍，面向四面稻田。
A Pavilion, Tower, and Tent
The existing platform on which the pavilion was to be built is about 10m x 10m in size, located at the intersection of a T-shaped pedestrian crossing. In the middle of the platform, there is a rectangle pool of about 4m x 5m, which is a node of the irrigation water system; in the centre of the pool, there is a planting pool of about 1.8m x 2m. These functional features of the platform and the pool should be maintained, so the actual area for our design was very limited. Hence we decided to arrange the operation room and other service spaces of the bubble tea shop in the centre, right on top of the pool, so that the surrounding areas facing the open paddies could be saved for customers and connected to the roads.
一開始我們想要搭建一組水平的亭子，作為藝術節的配套設施，自身低調，更多考慮內部與稻田的關係。甲方希望亭子滿足基本功能的同時自身也需要一定的標識性，就像往年稻田中的大地藝術作品。
於是我們想到造一個亭子同時也是一座塔，在村口遠遠就能看到它，但又不是太突兀，它也像一座大帳篷，有趣、輕盈地落在稻田上，是一座可以登高遠望的帳篷，帳篷之下是人們相聚的場所。帳篷上還有四個透明膜小圓洞，處在不同的高度，面向四個方向。
At first, we wanted to build a line of low-key pavilions as facilities for the art festival, so the focus of the design would be on the relationship between the interior and the paddy fields, but the client hoped that the pavilion could be something standing out, rather than just meeting basic function requirements – a landmark among the previous land art works in the paddies.
So we had in our mind a tower pavilion: it would be visible from a distance at the entrance of the village, but not too abrupt. It should look like a large tent gently resting on the fields and it would be intriguing to the curious mind. People could climb up the tent to view the surroundings while the space underneath would form a place for people to gather, and at different heights there would be four small circular holes sealed with transparent film on the tent, facing four directions.
Before & After
25天的設計和建造
從22年9月4號接到設計任務到9月29號完成亭子的建造共經歷了25天，這是我們這個慢節奏工作室最快完成的一個項目。
週期緊張，我們在想方案的同時也考慮了建造方式和流程，設想了一種快速搭建的輕型結構：塔（樓梯）在中間和架在水池上的操作空間形成一個鋼結構的整體，樁基打到池底以下的持力層，形成穩定的核心結構；塔頂和平台的四角以張拉膜和鋼索拉接就是亭子的屋頂，形成輕質的半透明的外部結構。亭和塔的結合自然形成了一個既符合使用又符合建造的有趣形式。
25 Days of Design and Construction
We started designing upon receiving the assignment on September 4th 2022 and completed the construction of the pavilion on September 29th 2022, all together 25 days, marking the record-fast project by our slow-paced studio.
Due to the tight schedule, we started considering the construction methods and process in parallel with working on the design. We came up with a lightweight structure that could be easily constructed: the tower (stairs) and the operating room on top of the pool were arranged in a steel structure as a whole, which has been driven into the bearing layer below the pool bottom, forming a stable core structure; then by connecting the top of this core and the four corners of the existing platform with tensile membranes and cables, the roof of the pavilion gained its shape, creating a lightweight and semi-transparent external structure. The combination of the images of a pavilion and a tower naturally formed an elegant structure impressive both function-wise and construction wise.
7天的奶茶店
奶茶店在國慶第一天如期開業了。這離不開甲方的支持、我們在圖紙階段對建造方式流程的設想、施工方的統籌實施、運營方的配合以及我們後期連續數天的駐場。
A Seven-day Pop-up Bubble Tea Shop
The bubble tea shop opened as scheduled on the first day of the National Day holiday. This was made possible by our client’s support, our conception of the construction process from the very beginning of the design, the comprehensive implementation by the construction team, the cooperation of the tea shop management, and our continuous on-site work in the last days.
開業當天，塔亭中聚集了很多人，有當地的村民，有遊客，還有小動物。一批批的來訪者似乎能都在這裡找到各自舒適的區域或角落，圍繞著中心，他們有些七八人一組，有些三三兩兩坐在角落，有些面對面坐，有些面向稻田而坐，有些在登塔，有些在塔頂遠望，各得其所，這正是我們設計之初想要看到的場景。
環形佈局提供了這種可能，中間是服務空間和塔，四周的平台因寬度不同、面向不同而自然產生了不同的區域感：西南兩側的平台較窄，西南角我們保留現場的的兩棵樹，樹和帳篷共同形成了陰影，自然成為一個舒適陰涼的角落；東北兩側平台較寬自然成為多人聚集的場所，尤其東側平台沒有道路連接，架在稻田之上，是與稻田最近視線最開闊的面。
On the opening day, the tower pavilion was packed with visitors – local villagers, tourists, and their pets. Around the core, everyone seemed to find a desirable spot to make themselves at home. Some visitors got together in parties of seven or eight, some sat in the corner in twos or threes; some chatted face to face, some looked far into the paddy fields; some enjoyed climbing up and down the tower, and some looked into the distance from the tower top, which is exactly the scene we expected to see at the beginning of our design: a place for everyone.
The circular layout made all these possible. With the service spaces and towering core at the centre, the surrounding areas of the platform naturally differ in sizes and orientations, creating spaces of different characters: the south and west sides are narrower, and we reserved two trees on the southwest corner, so the shade of those trees and the tent created a comfortable corner to enjoy the cool. The north and east sides are wider and suitable for larger gathering, especially the east side, which is not connected to public roads and hence provides the closest and broadest view of the paddies.
聽經營奶茶店的YY說，塔亭成了當地一群小學生的新據點，他們假期期間幾乎每天都會過去。有個小男孩對她說，謝謝她謝謝這個小據點讓這一年的國慶變得很有意義。
假期後面幾天，附近的藝術培訓機構還在這裡舉辦了小朋友的小小畫展。晚上，只要塔亭還亮著就會吸引散步的村民、遊客過來乘涼，點一杯奶茶，這裡成了稻田裡的一座燈塔。
The tea shop manager YY told me that the tower pavilion has become a new favorite of a group of local primary school students, and they almost met up there every day during the holidays. A little boy thanked her because the pavilion made his holiday memorable. In the last few days of the holiday, a nearby art training institution held a small art exhibition to display children’s paintings here.
At night, with its light on, the pavilion attracts nearby villagers and tourists to come and enjoy the cool, having a cup of bubble tea. It has become a lighthouse in the paddy fields.
未來的村民公共茶亭
奶茶店雖然只開了7天，有趣的事情並不會因此結束。我們設想，未來這裡是一處村民共享的茶亭，他們可以來此聊天、乘涼、打麻將⋯⋯，中間的操作間可以為他們提供煮茶、製作簡餐的場所。YY還說，後面村子里會招租，讓村民自己來經營，可能還會是一家奶茶店，也可能是一家燒烤店，不得而知，期待美好的事情在這裡發生。
A Tea House For Local Villagers In The Future
Although the bubble tea shop only opened for seven days, fun still goes on. We expect that in the future the pavilion will be used as a communal tea house for local villagers, where they can chat, chill, play mahjong, and the operation room in the centre can allow them to brew some tea and cook simple meals. YY also shared that in the future, the village management will rent the pavilion out to villagers to run. It may remain a bubble tea shop, or become a barbecue shop. We do not know, but we look forward to interesting things happening here.
