在台南老巷弄裡，我們用磚頭砌了一間有光的房子。生活裡，看的見日出、隔壁老奶奶、以及停在木樑上的鳥。

本案建物原為台南歷史街廓內的磚造老旅舍，進行改建為辦公室的再利用計畫。初探基地，閒置老屋由於年久失修，建物內的木夾板隔間皆已不勘使用，過度的加建物也讓室內空間陰暗混屯。然而，卻見光線透過破碎的牆縫孔洞，在斑駁的歷史牆面上穿鑿撒落如夜星般的光點。光的畫面成為設計思考的概念起點。

我們試圖在台灣藏民的生活巷弄內，置入獨特卻低調融合於當地的原創設計。為了回應基地的歷史紋理，設定以砌磚構造處理老屋立面－幾何的大開窗以及錯落的砌磚開孔，將鑿牆光點的語彙意象轉化為幾何光牆；室內敲除既有粉刷牆面，顯露出磚造牆面本質後塗以環保白漆，創造簡潔明亮的現代生活氛圍。

以磚做為建築表現的形體皮層；而光則是本設計的靈魂－思考讓光重新灑進老屋，設計團隊拆除部分閣樓樓板以及屋頂板，使原有室內封閉空間退讓出讓光灑下的挑空天井及戶外庭園。保留既有木樑構架，圍塑獨特的老屋框架虛空間，並以細部設計處理外加鋼構件結合原有木構架，做為結構補強，亦做為燈具的架構系統，製造多變迷人的光影效果。

Within the alleyways of Tainan, there sits a brick house that emits lights. One can see sunrise, the elderly neighbor, and the birds resting on the pole of the house.

The building was originally an outdated hostel hidden in the old alleyway and is now renovated into an office space. From the early site investigation, we noticed the wooden partition walls were all unusable due to the lack of maintenance and aging. The overly done expansions rendered the interior space dark and chaotic; however, we saw rays of lights penetrated through the fragmented apertures and engraved stardust-like spots on the walls. That image sparked the initial concept idea.

For the project, we wanted to insert a unique yet humble design within the region. In order to respond to the local geo-context, we chose to use brick facade with large geometric openings along with some scattered punctures, which were inspired by the lighting spots on the walls. We chipped off the painted surface of the interior walls to reveal the materiality of bricks and put on white environmentally-friendly paint to create a more contemporary and lively ambience.

Light is the soul of this project. Meanwhile, the brick walls are merely the skins of the containment. In order to allow lights to re-enter the old building, the design team removed some of the second floor decks and roof panels. The once clustered house now has been released,  allows the light to come into the interior space and outdoor courtyard. We kept the wooden post and lintel system to enclose the negative space with old house frame and reinforced the wood with steel structures, which can also be the supports for lighting fixtures that create a more dynamic lighting and shadow effect.