A Study of the Interaction between the Body and Daily Life Spaces in the Construction of the Houses

• Main Authors: Pei-Lin Chung, 鍾佩林
• Other Authors: Chie-Peng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/08265396745335192053

碩士 === 中原大學 === 室內設計研究所 === 94 === The main category of this research is on the life story of the Hakka society in the Taoyuan Area. It investigates how the human body and the environment interact in practice within the life story. Based on the laundry spaces and cobblestone embankments, which are characteristic of Hakka areas, this research discusses the activities around these daily life spaces and their functions. Orientated by sensual experience, the paper investigates the life progression of one’s self bodily practice in the construction of houses in the Hakka society; and how they make use of cultural landscape of the past and space experience to transform the spatial beauty, already full of creativity and practicality, into a more organic and cultural combination, demonstrating the variety of voluntary activities and independence of the real world. Laundry space can be seen as an extension of the Hakka life history. It expands the experience and life of the people. Everyday, women live, talk, work, and create while they are doing their laundry. On the one hand, it satisfies the requirements of women in their daily activities, social interactions, and chores; on the other hand, it displays the social-cultural value and psychological recognition of the Hakka social system. In addition, the ecological cobblestone embankments in the Hakka society symbolize the life and liveliness of the Hakka people in the construction process. All in all, it displays the self-development, environment value, recognition, and creativity of the people in their living space; forming meaningful locations in the Hakka living space. Up to now, laundry spaces formed by spring water, and cobblestone embankments which have even lasted over a hundred years still commonly exist in Hakka societies. Traces can still be found in these places, left behind by the Hakka ancestors. This is their concept towards the natural environment. By using commonly found resources, they take the value of nature and incorporate it into the existing social value system, providing the chance for nature’s sustainable development and ecological environment. And with the space’s usable value and time development, the Hakka people demonstrate the colorful meanings of interaction between their body and living space in the space construction process, which reflects scenes of living locally, and the memories and lives of that space.