Dazhi Village Creation Base Introduction
The base is located in Daqi Village, Guantian District, Tainan, adjacent to the Wushantou Reservoir and National Tainan University of the Arts (referred to as NTUA). In the 1930s, due to the construction of the reservoir by Japanese engineer Hatta Yoichi, the residents who originally lived within the reservoir's area were relocated to the current site of Daqi Village, just a hill away. The core members of our team are graduates of the NTUA Graduate Institute of Architecture and Art, and we have been stationed in the Daqi community for twelve years, proudly identifying ourselves as "Art Farmers." We combine the village's landscape and distinctive features to cultivate "fun art" in the mountain village and integrate the concept of "Village Game Island" to revitalize the village's ruins, creating a "creative play and learning" experiential base that emphasizes fun, aesthetics, healing, and exploration! At the same time, we are committed to undertaking local regeneration actions that combine "community design" with "creative life experiences," aiming for the local regeneration model and its design thinking practices of the "Village Game Island" to inspire creative life imaginations between urban and rural areas. Awards: In 2025, awarded by La Vie magazine as one of the Top 10 Social Practices in "Taiwan Creative Power 100." In 2025, won the "Regional Revitalization Award" for private space activation. In 2025, received the "Cultural Base of the Hundred" award from the Ministry of Culture. In 2023, shortlisted for the UK IPA Children's Rights in Play Award. In 2023, won the "Architectural Landscape Award" in the public building landscape category. In 2022, awarded the "Community Building Award for Youth Action" by the Ministry of Culture. In 2021, won the "Architectural Landscape Award" for Community Cultural Landscape Construction. In 2021, received the "Social Sustainability Award" as a TiC100 Social Innovation Practitioner. In 2021, recognized as a "Future Key Figure" by The News Lens. In 2021, passed the "Quality Rural Experience Quality Assessment" by the Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan.
Base environment
Village Game Island Play and Learn Experience
