“太阳一直都没有出现过，今天要回家了吗？”我和我说，“我带你去一个地方吧，那是我的秘密基地，那儿有我的一切，与太阳无关，那是深海、是银河、是最美的梦境。”另一个我说。

The sun has never appeared, are you going home today? -Who said it to me is myself. I will take you to a place, it is my secret base, in where is everything about me. It has nothing to do with the sun, but the deep sea, the galaxy, the most beautiful dream. – Who said it is another myself.

▼秘密基地概览，overview of the secret base

项目位于浙江省台州市官路镇石井村，这是一块在乡村里很常见的闲置空间。如何让这个地方拥有更多承载事件发生的可能，是我们设计的出发点。场地位于从学校到入村的主要通行道路上，是学生上下学的必经之路。我们将场地的主要使用对象设定在了这些儿童上。

The project is located in Shijing Village, Guanlu Town, Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province. It is an abandoned space by the countryside, lying in a small town. The starting point of our design is how to let more possibilities of events happen in this place. The site is located on the main road from school to village, the venue is the only way for students to go to school. We consider these children as the main users of the site.

▼秘密基地整体鸟瞰，aerial view of the secret base

“秘密基地”是每个小孩都拥有的一个场所，他可能是一个小树洞，可能是一个小街角，在这里可以收藏他们的宝藏，可以发现对方的宝藏。对于小孩来说秘密基地是可以创造出一切的地方，是他内心世界的宇宙。

The Secret Base could belong to any child，it may be just a tree hole or a small street corner，in where they could collect their treasures and look for each other’ s. A secret base is a place where everything could be created for a child. It is the universe of their inner world.

▼“秘密基地”是每个小孩都拥有的一个场所，the ‘Secret Base’ could belong to any child

▼小朋友与秘密基地互动，interaction between children and secret base

材料的选择与我们的理念想法相符，我们用极硬的红砖与极软的沙子作为两种主要材料，表达出来的材料感受与自我内心的两端相呼应。红砖意为秩序、静止与不变，沙地意为欲望、流动与万变。以极硬与极软产生强烈的反差。沙子的自由与小孩的天性是一种本我状态：冲动与天性、欲望与释放；红砖的秩序与成人的束缚是一种超我状态：秩序与守则、约束与抑制。这是一场本我与超我的谈判，一个自我的形成。

Material forms are consistent with our design. We choose hard red bricks and soft sand as two main materials. The material feelings presented the both sides of our deeper self.Red brick means order, stationary and unchangeable, sandy land means desire, flow and changeability. There is a strong contrast between extremely hard and extremely soft.The freedom of sand and the nature of children is an ego state: impulse and nature, desire and release; The order of red brick and the restraint of adults is a “beyond ego” state: order and rules, restraint and restraint. This is a negotiation between “self ego” and “beyond ego”, a self-formation.

▼砖与沙的设计概念，brick and sand design concept

红砖砌筑了一些供村民休息的座位、台阶、舞台、片墙，还有一个半私密的砖盒，它们像是一种限制沙的边界。

▼红砖区域分析，analysis of red brick areas

We also have red bricks to built some seats, steps, stages, walls for villagers to rest, and a semi-private brick box, which been set as a boundary to limit sand.

▼红砖材料表达着场地秩序，red bricks present the order of the site

▼红砖材料砌筑出多样功能的空间，red bricks create spaces with different functions

▼村民休息的座位，seats for people to rest here

▼一个半私密的砖盒，a semi-private brick box

沙地似乎对于小孩有一种特殊的魔力，它本身只是一种普通的材料，可经过这些孩童之手，它变成了无限的可能。我们希望小孩们更多的去探索真实的世界，而不再是只在虚拟世界游戏。因此置入了与“地”亲触的沙地活动空间。成人与小孩之间若即若离的关系同时也在红砖与沙两种材料的阻隔与进入关系中体现出来。

▼沙区域分析，analysis of sand areas

For children sandy land seems to show a special magic, it is only a common material, but with these children, it becomes to present infinite possibilities. We want to encourage children to explore the real world more than just play in the virtual world. Therefore, we put the sandy land in activity space which is close to the “real natural world”. The interactional relationship between adults and children is reflected in red brick and sand.

▼基地置入了与“地”亲触的沙地活动空间，sandy land is put in the activity space which is close to the “real natural world”

场地中的沙池分成了三个小区域，他们分别为开放、半开放与私密，三种状态。第一部分为0.8m高的矮墙与砖砌椅子；第二部分为2.2m高的砖盒子；第三部分为墙高1.5m的镂空砖墙。尺寸与尺度在成人与小孩之间互换，座椅—舞台 矮墙—高墙 沙坑—世界，丰富的场所满足小孩内心活动的不同映射。

The sand pool in the site is divided into three small areas, which are open, semi-open and private, respectively. The first part is 800mm wall and brick chair; the second part is 2200mm height brick box; the third part is 1500mm height hollow brick wall. Dimensions and scales are exchanged between adults and children, seats – stage, low walls – high wall, sand pool – the world, spaces to form a contrast, continuous and other rich spatial combination to meet children’s different inner activities.

▼沙池分为高度不同的三个小区域，the site is divided into three small areas with different heights

在几天的观察中，村民由一开始对于新事物的怀疑转而成不自觉的聚集交流。而小孩则是从建成后就开始在这不断聚集玩耍，同时也带动他们家长的聚集交流。

▼起初村民对基地持怀疑态度，在这里活动较少，villagers hold suspicion of new things and few people would stay here

After a few days of observation, from the beginning of the suspicion of new things, the villagers toward to unconscious gathering and communication. Children are gathered and played here since they are built, and at the same time, their parents are encouraged to join them.

▼几天后，村民们在这里聚集，在这里进行各种活动，after a few days, villagers are gathered here and interact with the site

在项目建成后，我们看到场地演绎了许多组有趣的对话。场地与人物的活动增添了村落一幕幕新的生活交流。

After the project was completed, we saw a lot of interesting conversations in the venue. The activities of the venue and the characters added a new life exchange in the village.

▼孩子们将这里作为游戏场，the secret base acts as a playground for children

情景A： 小孩：我把我的宝藏藏起来了，你能找到吗？你找不到的！

SCENE A Kid: I hid my treasure, can you find it? You can’t!

▼情景A-藏宝，SCENE A-hiding treasures

情景B： 家长：你们在找什么啊？ 小孩：我们在找贝壳，这里有好多好多贝壳。

SCENE B Parent: What are you looking for? Kid: Shells! There are a lot of shells here!

▼情景B-寻觅，SCENE B-finding

情景C： 家长：以后少来这里玩，每次回去都一身沙子，搞得乱七八糟。 小孩：嘟了嘟嘴……

SCENE C Parent: You may be not allowed to here anymore. Since you got mess of sand every time you went back home from here. Kid: (Pouting)

▼情景C-训斥，SCENE C-scolding

情景D： 抱着小孩路过的家长 小孩：奶奶，我要去那玩一会儿，好多同学在啊。

SCENE D (Parent who is passing by with a child in arms) Kid: Granny! I wanna play there for a while. So many schoolmates over there!

▼情景D-请求，SCENE D-asking

小孩的话语（手上的语言），成人的窥视，组成这个场地的场所特征。本案是中国乡村土地上的一种缩影（闲置空间），由于经济条件的制约，本案总造价2万元，施工周期两周，在这种低造价成本与短建造周期的做法下，希望通过一些点的激活，逐步提升乡村活力。

The feature of the site consists of children’s words (hand language) and Adults peep.This case is a microcosm of China’s rural land (idle space). Due to the constraints of economic conditions, the total cost of the case is 20,000 yuan, and the construction period is only two weeks. By this low cost and short construction period, we hope to gradually enhance the vitality of the countryside through activation of some sites.

▼小孩的话语（手上的语言），成人的窥视，组成这个场地的场所特征，the feature of the site consists of children’s words (hand language) and adults‘ peep

▼场地区位，site location