🧱"A century-old house transformed into a palace of design! Tainan's Huangshi House on Xinyi Street is reborn with full charm"

#5月好去地方2025 Address: No. 17, Lane 46, Xinyi Street, West Central District, Tainan City (about 5 minutes walk from Duiyue Gate and Tainan Museum of Art II) ⸻ Atmosphere/Facilities: The structure of the old house is well preserved. The exterior is a typical three-story building of the 1930s. The walls are made of Tainan's unique 硓𥑮 stone. The interior was skillfully renovated by the design team of the Department of Architecture of National Cheng Kung University. It combines modern wood structure, lighting design and Kintsugi craftsmanship that retains cracks, making it an open art and cultural space for the dialogue between "architecture and time". It is open from Wednesday to Sunday, and there are regular exhibitions and limited-time exhibitions for the public to visit for free. ⸻ Cost: Completely free to visit, special exhibitions and lectures are also mostly free to enter. ⸻ Features: • A century-old house preserved in its original appearance: the main body is made of sea reef rock 硓𥑮 stone, which is a representative work of Wujiaogang architecture in the past. • Renovation and design by the National Cheng Kung University Architecture Team: Professors and students from the Department of Architecture jointly participated in the renovation and redesign, combining education with cultural preservation. • Introducing the concept of Kintsugi aesthetics: Instead of covering up the cracks of time, they are patched with gold to show the craft philosophy of "beauty in imperfection". • Exhibition and co-creation space: Lectures, workshops and architectural achievement exhibitions are held from time to time to revitalize the use of old houses. • Permanent exhibition of achievements of the Department of Architecture: The first exhibition is "Dialogue between Time and Architecture", which displays student models, design drawings and concept sketches. ⸻ Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) ⸻ 📝800-word experience: Xinyi Street always hides the old soul of Tainan, and the "Huang's House in the Stone" that I visited this time is the treasure that has been reawakened in the memory of this city. After years of silence, this 1930s building has finally become a living architectural exhibition space through the restoration and creative design of the Department of Architecture of National Cheng Kung University. When I stood in front of the old house, the rough stone walls and the novel wooden roof created a strong contrast, which made people feel both awed and moved. When I walked into the Huang House, I was greeted by the sunlight shining through the cracks in the roof, like the light of time from the past to the present. Every stone wall and every crack was not covered, but was filled with golden stitches using the "Kintsugi" technique, symbolizing that this space does not cover up the scars of the past, but proudly embraces them. Such a design philosophy is not only an aesthetic display, but also a cultural attitude. What surprised me most was the "National Cheng Kung University Architecture Department Achievement Exhibition" that is being held. The theme of the exhibition focuses on "Resonance of Time and Space", and students present their views on the regeneration of old houses with models, design drawings and interactive installations. Some models are directly based on the Huang House, reinterpreting the roof form or dynamics of the movement line; other designers simulate what this place will look like if it becomes a community art and cultural platform in the future. This is not just a static display, but a discussion of the city's future possibilities for visitors and students. In this process, I am not just a visitor, but more like participating in a cross-era architectural dialogue. The broken floor tiles, after being repaired by Jintsugi, have become the most gentle lines in the entire space. Wooden chairs and display boards are placed in the corners of the house, encouraging people to stop, feel, and even interact with the space. This is not a rigid display of ancient monuments, but a living memory reconstruction. I particularly appreciate the restoration philosophy of "minimum intervention" of the Department of Architecture of National Cheng Kung University. Unlike the excessive modernization of general renovations, they choose to retain the texture of time, only covering the old walls with simple wooden structures, or supplementing the vitality of the space with delicate light and shadow design. Such respect and re-creation make Huang's house a real intermediary between urban history and design practice. Before leaving, I sat in the courtyard of Huang's house, watching the light and shadow move over time, and my heart was calm. This is not a tourist attraction that you forget after seeing it, but an experimental space brewed by the city, education and memory. The Huang House on Xinyi Street tells us that the value of an old house lies not only in how old it is, but in how it continues to tell stories in new ways. If you are interested in old buildings, architectural design or cultural regeneration, this place is definitely worth a visit. Tainan is not only in food and historical sites, but also in corners like this, slowly telling her true soul. #信义街咾咕石黄宅 #信义街 #台南必去 #NCTU建筑 #老宅