Research on the Reutilization Strategies of Water Facility Heritage -A Case Study of Rui-Sui Water Distribution Pool and Its Nearby Community

• Main Authors: Cheng Ting Wang, 王琤婷
• Other Authors: Lih-Yau Song
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2015
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/y2g6q9

碩士 === 國立臺北科技大學 === 建築系建築與都市設計碩士班（碩士在職專班） === 103 === During Japanese colonial period in Taiwan, the Japanese specialists built a substantial number of public water utilities so as to help develop the island. As local population grew and urbanization deepened, the old system was running out of supply and demand for water drastically increased. Today, most of the facilities have even been abandoned since new distribution sites were established. Still, they bear witness to the growth of cities at that time and are therefore of great historical values. The Rui-Sui Water Distribution Pool in Zhonghe was a part of the Banqiao Water System during the Japanese Occupation. This study explores the issues and strategies that and can be applied to reutilize the abandoned heritage. Situated in the Ziqiang Park, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, the Rui-Sui Water Distribution Pool was built in the 4th Year of the Showa Period of Japan (i.e. the 18th Year of the Republic of China, or 1929). It stopped providing water to the public in the 65th Year of the ROC (1976). September 13, 2005, the Cultural Affairs Department under the Taipei County Government (presently the New Taipei City Government) stipulated that it would be an officially listed historical site, one that best represents Zhonghe and Banqiao’s supply networks during the Japanese Occupation. The CAD did commission academic institutions to preserve the site in the 97th Year of the ROC (2008), yet due to financial problems and confusing of managerial department, reutilization results were not as satisfactory as expected. The legacy could not have been manifested fully. In this light, similar cases were examined through literature review and the circumstances of the Rui-Sui Water Distribution Pool and the Ziqiang Park were noted via field survey. In-depth interviews were carried out to gather the opinions of responsible agencies and local residents, too. Research results were finally presented by four categories: historical and environmental contexts, regulation&;#39;s enforcement, resident&;#39;s communication, and managerial mechanism to hopefully contribute some thoughts for holding heritage a better reutilization in the future.