| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北大學 === 都市計劃研究所 === 96 === A historical space describes the historical changes, cultural development, social progress, and even political meaning of a place. It also presents local textures. Therefore, preservation of historical spaces has become an action that should be taken with no hesitation. With the rapid economic and social development in Taiwan, preservation of historical spaces is an issue questioned by the general public. The civil society has insufficient awareness and concept about preservation of historical spaces, so it cannot effectively function as a supervisor. Besides, as most related policies and systems are dominated by the government, development of historical spaces is controlled by political power. Management of historical spaces is also subject to corporate management styles, so historical spaces have become private and enclosed. Excessive commoditization by corporate management may also overshadow the original value of historical spaces.
This study focused on Japanese residence in Chitung Street. These are Japanese style houses built during Japanese Occupation. The Department of Cultural Affairs is currently working on plans of these Japanese houses. In this area, there are two designated historical buildings and ten registered historical buildings. In this study, through an analysis of preservation of historical spaces, the lack of publicity of these buildings was examined. Besides, through the model of National Trust, citizens’ awareness of historical space preservation could be enhanced, and the method of transforming preservation of historical spaces from a “private interest” to a “public interest” was employed. Based on the model of National Trust, the co-living relationship between local citizens and communities was integrated to transform these historical spaces into a consumption space involving public interests in the urban space. Finally, substantial space planning was also proposed.
In the interactions among public institutions, local citizens, Japanese residence, and the Cultural Heritage Preservation Law, development of a public sphere was absent. Thus, “National Trust” has become a method to construct a public sphere. National Trust is a civil society comprising the nation, the market, the public area, and the private area. It is a social relationship between the nation and citizens that can serve as a platform for both sides to have rational communications. It connects numerous private interests to form a public interest, and this is the cultural value of historical heritage. Therefore, the value of National Trust is equivalent to that of a civil society, and the development of National Trust is to construct a public sphere, i.e. an implementation of the civil society.
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