因特殊的地理環境及歷史背景,台灣的多元文化特性造就了台灣特有的競爭力,近年來產學各界不斷的進行文化產業的開發及設計,本研究也秉持著文化學者的使命,遂進行文化設計的研究,以期對文化創意產業上有所貢獻。 本研究深入的觀察到中國的傳統《園林藝術及建築》中蘊含了三千多年的歷史與藝術,其多領域的整合包含了文學,建築,工藝,當代文化等,且其中也包含了老莊哲學的宇宙觀,儒釋道三家的精隨所在 。 本研究選擇台灣第一之園林式建築-《林家花園》為研究之主軸,經過深入的田野調查分析,其不僅是標準的清末江南園林也承繼了中國山水意識之哲學思想,更具有豐富的人文意涵與歷史意義。 本研究以文獻探討和實地訪查之方式進行《林家花園》的分析與研究,歸納出文化設計原則架構應用於產品設計中,而在應用設計完成時,並邀請台灣文化研究之專家學者及設計師來進行文化分析及設計評價。本研究所發展出之中國園林之獨特造形元素,解析出顯學之精神對應於園林藝術之文化元素的意義,續之將轉化應用於產品設計之中,這些文化元素之規範將有利於後學進行文化設計時之參考。
Stemming from its geographic location and its historical background, the diverse cultural character of Taiwan has given the country an especial competitiveness; in recent years it has been a focal point for those working on development and design in the field of ‘cultural industry’. This study in addition to its academic mission this study also undertakes research into cultural design. This study observes in depth the art and architecture of traditional Chinese leisure gardens with their more than three thousand years of history and art; combining literary traditions, architecture, craftwork and contemporary culture. The worldviews of the Chinese philosophers Laozi and Zhuangzi as well as the three great religious traditions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism (Taoism) are also represented. At the same time, on account of its favorable location and because Taiwan itself possesses the exquisite architecture and culture of traditional Chinese gardens, this study will especially focus on Taiwan’s ornamental gardens and take a closer look at the art and architecture they contain. Through in-depth field research, this study has chosen as its main focus Taiwan’s foremost ornamental leisure garden, the Lin Family Gardens. These gardens are a classic example of Min Nan style architecture: designed with the Chinese philosophical feel of ‘mountains and waters’, they possess a rich cultural and historical significance. This study has made use both of documents and extensive fieldwork in its research on the Lin Family Gardens. In the course of the study, expert researchers on Taiwan culture and designers were also invited to offer cultural analysis and design evaluation, to give a summing up on the cultural design patterns and methods. The unique forms and elements of the Chinese Yuanlin art garden developed by this study, corresponding to the significance of the cultural elements of the art of the ornamental garden, and adapts them for use in product design. The standards of these cultural elements will be a useful reference for later students of cultural design.