高層辦公大樓自十九世紀末出現於西方城市後，經歷了一個多世紀的發展，其設計從原本的商業利益考量，隨著二十一世紀永續觀念的成熟，逐漸加入都市環境及人文的議題；時至今日，各種智慧型節能設備與電腦環境模擬系統，使高層建築有更好的使用效能，生態永續的概念因此得以具體地實踐。

本研究試圖透過分析高技派建築師諾曼•福斯特的五棟代表性高層建築(香港匯豐銀行總部大樓、日本世紀大樓、法蘭克福商業銀行大樓、瑞士再保險大樓及紐約希爾斯特大樓)，以了解當代摩天大樓的設計手法及永續策略。透過內、外在條件及構築三個方向來作案例分析，並歸納出福斯特所關注的議題及對應的設計策略；在這五個案例中，服務核與結構系統的配合使福斯特的辦公空間具有開放性及使用彈性，而中庭空間的運用則能處理基地、辦公機能及永續三方面的議題。

福斯特的作品除了融入都市規劃、使用新穎的構築技術與材料，對於人與自然環境的回應更是他努力的方向。將花園等自然元素帶入制式化的辦公空間以創造人性化的工作環境，並且透過中庭設計降低平面深度以引入自然光，他的高層辦公大樓讓建築、人與環境和諧共處，以達到永續發展的最終目的。

It has been a century since the end of 19th century when the first, high-rise office building in western cities was born. The key design factors transformed from commercial profit into urban and human issues with the maturation of sustainable concern. Till now, the intelligent energy-saving facilities and computer environment simulation system allow the high-rise buildings to be more efficient, and the concept of sustainability to be more practically utilized.

This study attempts to understand the design methods and sustainable strategies of contemporary skyscrapers by analyzing five of Norman Foster’s high-rise buildings (Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Headquarters, Century Tower, Commerzbank Headquarters, Swiss Re Headquarters, and Hearst Tower). This project examines three aspects: construction, inner condition, environment condition, and then generalizes the issues and design strategies regarding Foster’s concern. In these five cases, Foster made the office space open and flexible by well configuring the cores and addressing the structural system. In addition, atria can resolve the issues of site, office functions and sustainability.

Beyond designing his projects with careful attention to urban context and brand-new technologies and materials, Norman Foster is deeply devoted to the human and environmental response. By bringing natural elements, such as gardens, into a standard office space, he creates a friendly work environment. In decreasing the depth of plan, he succeeds in bringing in natural light through the design of his atriums. Foster’s high-rise office towers allow the peaceful coexistence of human, architecture, and environment in order to achieve the ultimate goal of sustainable development.

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陳韋伸 (民90)。摩天大樓「頂」的象徵意義。台北市：私立中原大學建築研究所。

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馮雅慧 (民90)。高層辦公大樓平面空間形式之研究─紐約與芝加哥案例之動線類型。台北市：國立台灣科技大學建築研究所。

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