The HUB
Mei Stone Art & Heritage Education Garden
We can be a single island, An independent yet captivating creative hub, Stimulating the minds and thoughts of creators, Igniting vibrant ideas full of color and sparks.
We can be an archipelago, Navigating freely across diverse islands and landscapes, Exchanging ideas and conversing with all kinds of creative minds, Unveiling beautiful vistas unlike any we have seen before.
Through sharing and dialogue, We thread together the contrasts and similarities between islands, Transforming them into the nourishment for our creations.
In this shared world of islands beneath the clouds, We are redefining your imagination of a creative sanctuary.
Mei Stone Translatio Scheme combines the literal name of Meishi (梅石) village in Matsu—evoking its granite heritage and rigid Cold War frontier history—with the Latin root translatio, which signifies the radical transferring and reshaping of knowledge and power across borders. By choosing "Scheme" over a mere project, we frame our initiative as a tactical, systemic blueprint: one that does not just renovate physical buildings, but unlocks a frozen military site and recontextualizes its negative heritage into a gender-equal, dynamic global node for creative and knowledge exchange.
Project 1.
An Ethical Reuse of Cold War Architecture into a Creative Commons
Incubator for local youth, gender-equal commons, global digital node.
Paid Support & Public Welfare Release
Project 2
Artist-in-Residence
A physical sanctuary for sustained creative and research practice.
Project 3
Biennial Art Festival
A biennial gathering that positions Matsu on the global cultural map.
Project 4.
Education Platform
MOOCs and alternative curricula delivered across digital and physical spaces.
The Team
Meet the Team
Chiang, Lin (Ralph)
European Architectural Foundation × Revaluation of Spatial Value
With a profound academic and practical foundation in European architecture, Chiang’s perspective transcends mere physical construction. He focuses on the revaluation of spatial value, excelling at transforming marginalised or highly challenging complex sites into cultural brands and operational entities that command a global discourse. Leading top-tier spatial strategies, he is dedicated to leveraging architecture to establish local financial independence and economic resilience, tailoring cross-disciplinary regeneration models with world-class impact for diverse regions.
The Team
Meet the Team
Hsieh, Ming-Chun (Samantha)
Spatial Thinking x Cross-Disciplinary Experimental Education
Also hailing from a European architectural background, Hsieh translates an architect's macro-sensitivity towards systems and structures into the cross-disciplinary practice of educational innovation and the intangible construction of talent ecosystems. Firmly believing that "space is the curriculum," she is a key driving force behind "Reproductive Placemaking." Through the design of global talent clusters and experimental education systems, she transforms physical spaces into future laboratories capable of continuously nurturing talent and addressing social pain points. Her mission is to elevate architecture into a true, living organism of social practice.
Story
Timeline
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Phase 1 /Kinmen (2007–2013)
Scheme: Awakening and Rooting — The Citizenization of Historical Spaces
K1: Intergenerational Lens: A Masterclass in Visual Anthropology
Through the Qing-kai Project, this initiative documents and preserves the vanishing textures of traditional island settlements.
K2: Island Oasis: Establishing a Decentralized Knowledge Hub
By founding Kinmen's first independent bookstore, this project roots aesthetic education deeply within the outlying island community.
K3: World Heritage Dialogue & Documentary: Reimagining the Courtyard as a Civic Forum
Transforming traditional residential spaces into active platforms for public discourse and heritage preservation.
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Phase 2 | Taiwan (2013–2022)
Scheme: Urban Regeneration & Adaptive Reuse
T1: Urban Regeneration (Taipei Dihua St. Project): Transforming Traditional Shophouses into Cultural Interfaces
Balancing commercial vitality with architectural preservation to catalyze urban renewal and create dynamic cultural spaces.
T2: Cross-Disciplinary System Design (Taoyuan Jazzy Bookworm Project): Building a Multilingual Experimental School
Combining language learning with arts and community action to shape a vibrant space for cross-cultural exchange and social integration.
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Phase 3 | Lienchiang (Matsu)
(2023–Present)
Scheme: Future Adaptation & Creative Incubation — Mei Stone Translatio Scheme
L1: An Ethical Reuse of Cold War Architecture: Establishing a Creative Commons
The Mei Stone Art & Heritage Education Garden serves as an incubator for local youth, a gender-equal commons, and a global digital node.
L3: Artist-in-Residency: A Multidisciplinary Art Living and Creative Incubation
An integrated co-living and working space that supports diverse domestic and international creators, providing comprehensive resources to nurture young talents from early incubation to final exhibition.
L4: Mei Stone Art Festival: A Biennial Art Gathering
Fostering socially engaged art and community resilience, this festival actively positions Matsu on the global cultural map.
L5: Education Platform (Visual Narrative): A Youth Documentary & Media Literacy Initiative
Empowering the next generation through visual storytelling and comprehensive media literacy education.
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Phase 4 | Future Outlook (Beyond 2026)
Scheme: A Global Laboratory — Local Insights, Globally Legible
F1: Spatial Pedagogy on a Global Scale: Bridging Decentralized Hubs
Scaling our methodology of spatial pedagogy and interdisciplinary practice to an international level, connecting and empowering decentralized hubs across the world.
01- Spatial Pedagogy
Architecture as Curriculum
Non-traditional classrooms — courtyards, shorelines, heritage structures — become living pedagogical instruments. Spatial arrangement is never neutral; it actively shapes how knowledge is received, contested, and retained. Un Laboratory treats every site as a curriculum in itself.
03-Empowering Local Narratives
From Passive Residents to Active Observers
Local youth are not subjects of study — they are its authors.
Un Laboratory returns the tools of storytelling, documentation, and spatial interpretation to local communities, enabling them to define their own narratives and assert their cultural identity on a global stage.
Engage
Engage with Us
Explore collaborative networks, research residencies, or request speaking engagements.
Un Laboratory welcomes curators, architects, educators, and institutions aligned with our vision of island-based knowledge production.
Un Laboratory welcomes curators, architects, educators, and institutions aligned with our vision of island-based knowledge production.
Space forms. Mind breathes.
From the hidden corners of the world, from the edges to the dialogues.
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