基地上，溪以北山坡上錯落的旅館，南邊則是較平緩的茶園、平房，原本的強烈對比因為新的建築有重新描述與連結的可能，藉由溫泉與吊橋連接環境，抵達身體。
屋頂藉著貫穿溫泉的樑和山坡的重量懸臂，沿著樑分別通過相反方向的更衣室，來到弧形的水池邊緣，溫泉、熱氣內聚，相同溫度對應漸變的高層，身體探索因坡度變化的感官。兩個入口的矛盾順著溫泉匯集，在最深處，樑和坡面拉開舒適的高度，兩個選擇在這裡交錯。
一段偏移的屋頂，兩道水平漸窄的牆面，使橋的踏面因張力和橋拉開弧形的空隙。身體跟著橋從屋頂之上緩緩沒入橋中，感官跟著橋，從上半身轉換到下，天空到河谷。
因地形，無法互相看見的溫泉和橋，卻在感受重疊；溫泉與橋描述東埔，描述人和自然，藉著建築，編輯成一個可以閱讀和環境緊密的片段。
On the site, scattered hillside hotels to the north contrast sharply with the tea fields and low houses to the south. Yet, new architecture offers the potential to reinterpret and reconnect these opposing elements—linking environment and body through hot springs and a suspension bridge.
The roof extends as a cantilever, anchored by beams that pierce through the hot spring pools and counterbalance the weight of the slope. Following the beams, visitors pass through opposing dressing rooms, emerging at the curved water’s edge. Here, heat and steam gather, the gradual elevation change corresponds with the steady warmth, and the body begins an exploration of sensation shaped by the terrain.
At the deepest point, where the hot spring currents converge, the beams and slope pull apart, creating an ideal height for comfort. It is here that two paths intersect, offering a moment of choice and transition.
Above, a shifted roof and two gradually narrowing horizontal walls extend over the bridge, creating a tension that stretches the bridge deck into a gentle arc. As one crosses, the body follows the bridge’s descent, moving from above the roof to within its frame, shifting perception from upper body to lower body, sky to river valley.
Due to the topography, the hot spring and the bridge remain unseen from one another, yet their sensations overlap. Together, they narrate Dongpu, capturing the delicate interplay between people and nature—an architectural composition that edits the landscape into a moment both readable and immersive.
