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初次了解到這房子的歷史，湧上心頭的瞬時是一位慈祥的老爺爺正追著小孫子繞圈圈玩耍著的畫面。這是中國馬岩松建築師事務所MAD在日本的第一件作品「四葉草之家」，在歷經一年的興建後在今年四月完工並開始使用。

四葉草之家位於日本愛知縣崗崎市，是一所由家族經營的兒童教育機構。為了向社區提供更多的教育服務，幼兒園的經營者決定將全家居住多年的家拆了，在原址上興建起新的幼稚園。馬岩松說著：「我覺得為這座幼稚園創造家庭的氛圍很重要，所以我們決定不直接建造全新的建築，讓它成為新空間記憶和靈魂的一部份。」MAD的設計保留了原房屋的主體木構造，並在外部加建白色的「帳蓬外殼」，形成了充滿未來感的賽外開闊，整體圍合的家庭尺度空間，使孩子們可以在這座同時擁有過去、現在與未來的場所中學習和成長。

建築前身與其周圍住宅一樣，是間傳統的日式雙層全木結構的裝配式成品房屋。MAD的設計保留並加固了原房屋的木柱和坡屋頂木框架，使其成為新建築的一部份。這樣的設計充分詮釋了空間使用者的情感訴求，一方面表達了主人對房屋過往帶來的家庭情感的尊重，另一方面也可讓孩子們有機會觸碰這承載著社區記憶的印記。在新設計下，是新建的與舊有木結構相連的三層空間，設有起居室、廚房、廁所與工作室等。

在主體木結構的外部，MAD設計了一項全新的白色瀝青「帳蓬外殼」，猶如一塊白色布裡包著舊的木建築，像是一座充滿了未來感的「白色城堡」。「城堡」概念的設計整體純潔但不失天真活潑的外表，與周圍傳統房屋生鮮明的對比，又與鄉間稻田與來往人們相映成趣，輕快明朗但毫不突兀。處於街角轉角的入口，就像是山洞的入口，通往神奇的未知空間，待充滿好奇心的孩子們入內探尋究竟。從室內二層，孩子們可以通過滑梯回到首層小庭院，猶如奇幻探險旅程完結後重回現實，這都將會是孩子們最珍貴的童年回憶片段。

新的「帳蓬外殼」和舊有的木構造造就了有趣的室內空間。一、二層為小朋友們日常學習及活動的場所，加上自然光通過天窗和四周窗戶灑入屋內使得整個空間明亮通透。外殼的曲面與內部結構間的空隙也形成了有趣的角落，像是最頂部的角落成了小型的圖書館，長排木凳下是藏書空間。而只有孩子們才可以攀爬到的一些角落則成了他們的秘密樂園。

這座新舊交替的建築，時時提醒著經營者、孩子們甚至是社區鄰居們關於四葉草之家的初心，從未變過如家庭般親切真誠的情感氛圍，以及孩子們未來成長的自由想像和發展。空間的鮮明反差和各種不確定性，並不急於為孩子們作出任何前提和假設，只盡力為他們提供可以舒展想像力的自由空間。或許在這樣的碰撞啟發下，讓孩子們能開始尋找他們成長過程中屬於自我的定位。

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[國外走讀資訊]
【主題旅遊】哈爾濱瀋陽中西合璧建築之旅~馬岩松建築、俄式伏爾加莊園~滑雪~雪雕展5日
時間：2016/12/22~2016/03
馬岩松作品參訪點：哈爾濱文化島歌劇院、中國木雕藝術館
行程連結:　goo.gl/fNnEbL　

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MAD Transforms Two-Story Home into a Playful Kindergarten

MAD architects have completed their first project in Japan, the Clover House kindergarten. Located in the small town of Okazaki, the school's setting boasts views of the paddy fields and mountains, characteristic of the Aichi Prefecture. The kindergarten was originally operated out of the old family home of siblings Kentaro and Tamaki Nara, which soon became too small and unfit for expanding their educational goals. The siblings desired to create a modern educational institution where children could feel as comfortable as they do in their own homes, allowing them to grow and learn in a nurturing setting.

“It was important to create a kindergarten that felt like a home, and give the kids the best possible house to grow up in, one that promotes their learning and creativity,” stated Ma Yansong, founder and principal partner of MAD Architects.

MAD was commissioned by the family to transform their old two-story family house into a fully developed educational institution. The transformation started with an investigation of the existing 105 sqm house. Like the surrounding houses, this wooden building was first constructed as a standard prefabricated house. To keep the construction costs to a minimum, MAD decided to recycle the existing wood structure, incorporating it into the new building’s design. The original wooden structure is present throughout the main learning area as a symbolic memory of Clover House’s history. Its translucent and enclosed spaces easily adapt to different teaching activities. The windows, shaped in various geometries recognizable to a child's eye, allow sunlight to sift through and create ever-changing shadows that play with the students' curiosity and encourage imagination.

“We have designed the building from a child’s point of view, and the layout focusses on creating intimate and diverse spaces.” said Ma Yansong.

The new house’s skin and structure wrap the old wooden structure like a piece of cloth covering the building’s skeleton, creating a blurry space between the new and the old. The starting point of The Clover House is the signature pitched roof. This repurposed element creates dynamic interior spaces, and recalls the owners’ memories of the building as their home. The form of the house brings to mind a magical cave or a pop-up fort. Compared to the original assembly-line residence, the new three-dimensional wooden structure presents a much more organic and dynamic form to host the kindergarten. The facade and roof utilize common soft roofing materials, such as asphalt shingles, to provide waterproofing, while wrapping up the whole structure in a sheath of paper-like pieces.

“We wanted to create a playful piece of architecture that would stay in the memory of the kinds when they have grown up.” – Ma Yansong

Adding to the sense of playfulness, there is a slide that descends from the second floor of the building to an outdoor play area and an open courtyard in front of the building.

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MAD－四葉草之家 幼稚園裡有個老屋子

MAD－四葉草之家幼稚園裡有個老屋子