In Asia, Taiwan has produced quite a few world recognised 'auteurs' and it is no surprise that film culture is a big part of life in Taiwan. SPOT Taipei Film House located along Zhongshan North Road, is an art-house cinema, restaurant and indie design emporium, all built in one compact location which happens to be a lovely former residence built in the American colonial style. The building used to be the residence of the United States Ambassador. This former US consulate building is today a great place owned by the Taiwan Motion Picture Cultural Society and dedicated to Taiwanese film. If you are a film-lover, you will find the SPOT Film House interesting. 住在台北的去年冬天, 我有意无意去过台北之家几次, 可是每次也只在它的外围徘徊. 说好要去光点看场电影, 最后时间却不对. 想去光点喝个下午茶, 每次也有原因不能坐下来. 最后也因为太早光点还没开始营业, 我连买个纪念品的机会也没有. 失之交臂很多次了, 后来的后来, 我再次回到台北, 这一次终于得尝所愿了. 当天一早参观完当代艺术馆, 心想人已经在中山捷运站附近, 印象中光点台北在不远处, 果真, 眼睛盯著捷运站墙上的地图, 小小的标明台北之家. 光点台北除了多元文化为主的光点电影院外, 还包含诚品书店, 咖啡厅, 展览馆, 酒吧等艺文空间, 古蹟与电影文化的结合, 是不少电影爱好者的聚脚地. 一处原本荒芜的美丽庭园, 在古蹟活化, 新生的理念下, 旧物加新意, 梦想在此完成. 台湾电影文化协会将台北之家的经营主题定位为结合古蹟魅力与电影艺术, 成为创意交流的场域. 希望为国内艺文创意产业工作者提供一个聚会场所, 一个创意的发生点. 透过影展, 讲座, 工作坊等各种活动, 让跨领域的意见得以交流, 进而激发更多创意. 期待古蹟空间与电影结合, 产生新的样貌, 让古蹟的历史意义结合影像艺术, 增广文化视野, 并涵养文化深度. 台北之家是前美国大使馆官邸的旧址, 两层楼的洋式建筑, 以白色外观加上迴廊与希腊樑柱, 室内以中央走廊梯间佈局, 平面略成方形状, 整体风格带有美国南方的殖民风格. 一直扮演美国大使馆官邸角色的建筑物, 也历经许多政权的变迁, 直到最后一任驻节的外交官搬迁后, 领事馆才随之关闭, 接着便得遭受荒废的命运, 因其特殊的建筑构造与人文史蹟, 才让此处被指定为市定三级古蹟. SPOT Taipei Film House is run by the Taiwan Film and Culture Association 台湾电影文化协会 with the internationally acclaimed director Hou Xiao Xian 侯孝贤 as its president. The Taipei Film House SPOT 台北之家 is a two-story house built in an American colonial style of architecture, characterized by its square, symmetrical structure and Greek columns with white entablatures. The front door leads to a reception room with a stairway and hall aligned along the center of the house. Other rooms branch off from the reception area. 纯白, 简洁的外观, 这栋两层楼洋式建築突显它拥有一段不同于其他建築的历史. 台北之家的前身为美国大使馆官邸, 建築物东侧有突出迴廊, 平面为方形, 廊柱则为古希腊风格, 典雅简洁的气氛, 可以想见当年的繁华风貌. 在室内景观方面, 该建築除仍有外观上的白色墙柱外, 主建物两层加最顶楼夹层的中央走廊迴旋与空间设计也蔚为特色. 走出主体建築, 一旁附属的空间原为大使车库及发电机房, 现在是提供多元电影欣赏的光点电影院. 光点台北为一座主题电影院, 播放内容丰富且形式多元的电影, 让创意在此交流, 汇聚, 透过审慎规划出的具特色, 创意的片单, 让民众能够更了解电影的世界. Among the fascinating boutiques along Zhongshan North Road in Taipei, there’s a two-storey white Colonial architectural style building with a garden inside and people drinking coffee and having snacks. It’s really impressive for a cafe ton a noisy street instead of some quiet avenue and what’s more surprising, besides the cafe, an Eslite Bookstore and a movie theater are also included in this splendidly decorated house named SPOT. It also has a gift shop that sell local design stuffs, a coffee shop and a bar on the 2nd floor. 原本属于大使馆官邸的空间, 现在化身为餐厅, 咖啡厅与书店, 保有已存在的格局, 添入不同的元素与色彩. 在这样的环境下, 古今时空背景交错间, 享受一杯咖啡, 一顿美宴或是一部好片, 相信是个美好. 台北之家每个区域展示著修复前後的照片比对, 清楚地看到一个建築重新绽放新的生命, 前後之巨大差别, 真的很难想像眼前曾经如此荒废过. 感谢有心人的努力, 让这麽美好的地方与回忆仍然存在. The cinema shows films selected by a group of experts from the Taiwan Film & Culture Society. To be seen are the best of films nominated at international and national film festivals, new and old award-winning films, as well as excellent documentaries that will delight the cinematic connoisseur. They sometimes have a small film festival screening a specific theme. The films shown here are aimed at cultural diversity and creative approaches. The Cafe provides outdoor space to face tree-shaded Zhongshan North Road as well as comfortable indoor seats, for afternoon tea as well as Western snacks and desserts. Surrounded by sound, light, film and fine food you will appreciate the beauty of this historic site and even dwell in memories of a distant past. The shop combines the concepts of ‘film’ and ‘lifestyle’, offering Taiwanese hand-designed goods. The shop on the ground floor sells well-curated design and film related merchandise from Taiwan and overseas. 规划为以电影, 音乐, 人文, 艺术, 设计, 为主题的文创商品卖店, 集合台湾原创, 手作设计等多项品牌, 并精选各类影音商品, 让访客品味自然简约的生活创意, 感受迷人深邃的影像魅力. Famous directors also regularly discuss their ideas, creative principles, and achievements in the lecture hall. The audience is also given a chance to learn from professionals and gain a deeper understanding of their work. Spot thus creates a channel for filmmakers and movie lovers to exchange ideas. Combining the intrinsic value of a historical site with the cultural value of art films, SPOT Taipei Film House provides filmmakers and artists a venue for innovative exchanges. This is also a place where film producers, directors and actors can get together to discuss, chat and find inspiration.
一座原本已经被潮流遗弃的旧房舍, 重新有了时代新使命. 台北之家以典雅风情为中山北路注入了一抹亮丽粧颜, 以古蹟建築传唱中山北路百年风流雅緻的人文历史. 物换星移后莊严的大使馆成为一处休憩场所, 每道空气都有幸福味道, 每个角落都有艺文气息. 走入带点异国幸福气息的白色洋楼, 心情也从繁忙琐事中被暂时抽离, 台北城市的一隅竟是与外界隔绝的缓慢步调, 优雅氛围中不失其稳重气息, 一起来这儿找寻惬意的幸福吧! Last blog post on Journey Back To Taiwan 不虚此行的台湾之旅 (13) - To be continued......
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