The Case Study of Former Tainan Bu-to-ku-den Development

— Japanese culture consequently there must be some specialties about the space for the budō activities. The object Bu-to-ku-den has great relationship with traditional Japanese budō culture. As time changed, the prosperity was no longer existed. But because of cultural conservation, some of old Japanese style buildings can be fixed, saved, and reused after repairs. Combining the above theories and shape grammar, we can understand the constitution and design consideration of elevation form and planar form in Bu-to-ku-den in Taiwan during Japanese Colonial Period and to realize how the architectural style reflects the culture, value and the meanings of the space design.