1940年代後期隨著戰後能源與金屬材料的開發，建築環境控制設備的技術不斷地革新，冷氣空調、日光燈具…等環境控制設備的相繼發明，使得建築空間的發展面臨了必須整合大量設備管線的問題。在當時所發展出來的整合形式中，可以歸納出兩種截然不同的操作方式：一種是在國際樣式建築中以懸吊式金屬天花來包覆設備管線的整合形式，另一種是運用實質建築構造整合設備管線。路康的作品是以構造整合設備最具代表性的建築典範。

本研究試圖透過路康獲得美國建築師協會(AIA)從1969年開始設立的「25年成就獎」(Twenty-five Year Award)的五幢公共性作品(耶魯藝廊、沙克生物醫學研究中心、艾瑟特圖書館、金貝爾美術館與耶魯大學英國藝術中心)以及理查醫學研究中心等六件作品作為研究案例，透過文獻研究、各項圖面的比對分析與重新建構3D模擬圖的方式，剖析路康如何在空間形塑的過程中思考設備管線整合的問題，更進一步探究構造與設備配管的細部操作模式。路康基於回應空間的內在意欲與表現空間本身是如何被建構而成的構築邏輯，在面對設備配管的整合問題時，我們發現路康本著發揮材料本質特性與結構合理性的原則，思考以不同的構造與結構形式來整合設備管線，並以此詮釋不同建築類型的空間特性，展現出回應空間內在意欲的理性構築手法。

Building technology and environment control had been innovated since new energy source and new building materials were discovered after decade 40`s. The environmental control equipments were invented so building space had to integrate the piping system, the air-conditioning systems and fluorescent lamp. The integration of the piping system has two different ways: one is to cover equipment pipes with hung-up metal ceiling in international style building; another is to use practical building-construction to integrate equipment pipes. Louis I. Kahn’s work is a model which better integrates building equipment systems in the construction elements.

The thesis attempts to research Louis I. Kahn’s five public works awarded in Twenty-five Year Award founded in 1969 by AIA. These works are: the Yale University Art Gallery, the Salk Institute, the Exeter University Library, the Kimbell Museum and the Yale University British Art Center plus Richard Institute. Also above these research cases, we analyze and conclude how Louis I. Kahn operates the integration of pipes in the process of space shaping through articles, papers, architecture designs. Besides these research techniques I had also made 3d model to fathom Louis I. Kahn’s building equipment systems integration. Moreover, I explore the detail that combines with construction elements and equipment pipes. Based on the construction logic which reflects what the desire of space is and how the space is constructed, we could know that Louis I. Kahn thought of elaborating the essence of material and the ways of rational construction to integrate the equipment pipes. Further, Louis I. Kahn explain the space features of different types of building by applying different construction and structural forms to realize the desire of the space in rational construction form.

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