漢寶德先生為臺灣現代建築思想的啟蒙者，為紀念漢先生的貢獻，臺南藝術大學提供校地與漢先生家人提供相關文物，於校園內音像大樓旁新建四層樓之漢寶德紀念館。紀念館承襲漢先生對於博物館的想法及教育精神，將漢先生文物展示空間與教學空間相作結合。

建築物以「a cube within a cube」為概念，利用純粹幾何之清水混凝土正方量體，紀念漢先生宛如文藝復興人（Renaissance man）般博學之生涯。參觀者由水池上的緩坡步道至正方體側面，進入挑高13.5公尺的「學生展示空間」，抬頭向上望，挑空中漂浮的實牆量體即是「漢先生文物展示空間」，自然光線透過天窗與細長的開口灑落，光影交錯照映在各處，營造空間的戲劇氛圍。

透著綠意的落地窗引領參觀者經舞台般的階梯逆時針方向拾級而上，時而進出於建築物內外，讓人立於出挑的室外踏階之上，回望來時的風景，接著再轉折進入「漢先生文物展示空間」，最後經由峽谷般空間感受的樓梯通達頂層。

感念漢先生對於臺灣文化及教育等卓越的貢獻，姚仁喜｜大元建築工場謹以此建築作品傳達漢先生之精神與表徵。

註：

漢寶德先生（1934-2014年）為姚仁喜建築師之啟蒙恩師，漢先生家人於2015年委任姚建築師設計「漢寶德紀念館」，興建於臺南藝術大學校區；南藝大為1989年漢先生擔任召集人設立之大學。

Han Pao Teh is widely recognized as one of the seminal figures of modern architectural theory in Taiwan. In honor of his work and contributions in the arts field, a memorial museum at the Tainan National University of the Arts (TNNUA), an educational institution established by Han himself, was brought forth to house and display his collections. As an embodiment of Han’s views on museums and values of education, the memorial museum seamlessly merges the exhibition and teaching spaces together.

Abiding to the architectural concept of ‘a cube within a cube’, the simplicity of its geometric configuration brings great strength and power to its metaphoric meanings - multiple faces of the two cubes’ collision points to Han’s many faces of knowledge; and the robust quality of architectural concrete refers to his indomitable spirit. In terms of spatial arrangements, the visitors enter the building from a gently sloped ramp above the reflecting pool to the side of the cube. The main student exhibition space, an impressive 13.5-meters tall space is pleasantly intruded by an imposing cubic mass, as if untouched by the law of gravity. The floating cube holds the ‘Han Pao-Teh Permanent Exhibition Room’, a two-story, auditorium-like space that diagonally protrudes a little from the larger cube. The rotated cube caused a split on the wall where light ferociously came through. The sharp contrast of light and shadow creates a melodramatic atmosphere in the tall exhibition space.

The large window with a view to the greenery leads the visitors to the theatrical staircase traveling between the interior and the exterior on an ascending counter-clockwise journey. Standing on the overhanging stairs outside the building, people look back at the scenery where they are from, then turn into the Permanent Exhibition Room. A narrow, gorge-like path draws an end to the ascending journey, and brings visitors to the top.

This memorial pays homage to the late Mr. Han Pao-Teh, a revolutionary architect who left a tremendous impact on Taiwan’s culture and education in both the arts and the architecture field.

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Han Pao Teh (1934-2014) was Kris Yao’s mentor in architecture. In 2015, Han’s family commissioned Yao to design the Han Pao-Teh Memorial Museum in the campus of TNNUA. Han was greatly involved in the design and the founding of the university, and took the pivotal role as its first superintendent.