Preservation of Traces: Not Rebuilding is Also an Option

A ruin with only walls and foundations remaining. The top of the broken walls are waterproofed to prevent rainwater infiltration. The original paving and column base locations are preserved on the ground, and the surrounding area is distinguished by gravel to guide visitor circulation. A lightweight steel and glass canopy is erected above, with its structure falling outside the ruin. Avoid: rebuilding the broken walls to their full height, reconstructing the entire building on the original site, allowing the canopy columns to fall within the ruin, leveling the ground and losing its original undulations and traces.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處只剩牆體與基礎的遺構。斷牆的頂端做了防水的收頭防止雨水滲入,地面保留原有的鋪面與柱礎位置,周邊以碎石區分參觀動線。上方架起輕量的鋼與玻璃遮棚,結構落在遺構之外。避免:把斷牆補砌回完整的高度、在原址上重建整棟建築、讓遮棚的柱子落在遺構裡面、把地面整平失去原有的高低與痕跡。