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在舞台上，一場戲落幕的方式有許多種，但布景幾乎只能淪為被拆毀的一種結局——眾人耗費數月心血搭建的精緻場景，往往在演出結束後的短短幾小時內，被暴力砸碎及清空。這樣的畫面，袁浩程從在北藝大劇場設計系的學生時期就看在眼裡，自己與同學熬夜切木料的成果，轉眼間化為等待清運的垃圾，那時的他，還沒有能力去改變什麼，但這份說不出口的痛卻一直放在心底。直到畢業開始接案後，他深刻認知到：在展演產業中，唯有把「設計」與「製作」兩端一起握在手中，才有機會去改寫那些明明可以再利用、卻被拋棄的物件命運。這樣的體悟，便是「山峸製作設計」誕生的起點。

Refusing the Final Curtain, Redefining Sustainability in the Performing Arts Industry

Interview | Yuan Hao-Cheng, Executive Director, Mountain Studio Production & Design

On stage, a performance may come to an end in countless ways. For its set, however, there is often only one ending: demolition.Meticulously crafted over months of design and construction, elaborate stage sets are frequently dismantled within hours after the final performance, smashed apart and cleared away with little hesitation. It was a scene Yuan Hao-Cheng had witnessed since his student days in the Department of Theatre Design at the Taipei National University of the Arts. The wooden structures he and his classmates had spent countless late nights building would, in the blink of an eye, become little more than waste waiting to be hauled away. At the time, there was little he could do to change the outcome, but the quiet sense of loss never left him.After graduation, as he began working professionally, Yuan came to a realisation that would ultimately shape his career: within the performing arts industry, meaningful change can only happen when both design and production are considered as one. Only by overseeing both ends of the process could the fate of countless objects—discarded despite still having value—be rewritten.That conviction became the starting point of Mountain Studio Production & Design.

精準算料賦予廢料新生命

山峸製作設計對「永續」的堅持，其實根源於執行總監袁浩程自小就喜歡分類、收集資源的個人興趣，這份習慣在他長大進入劇場後，自然內化為一種「惜料」精神。他笑著自嘲，大學時自己與學長常自封為「劇場禿鷹」，在拆台時守著垃圾車，能留下一塊板子、多拔一根釘子，在他們眼裡都是寶。對袁浩程而言，永續從不是為了迎合潮流而刻意包裝的行銷標籤，而是他打從心底覺得本該如此的信念。

為了讓理想在現實中落地，山峸開設一間木工廠，透過媒合不同劇團來共用或改造道具，降低彼此成本；並引入 3D 建模技術、雷射切割機與 CNC 數位雕刻設備，透過「精準算料」的方式，減少邊角料難以再利用的情況發生。至於工廠裡無法再利用的碎木邊角料，則巧妙地削製成奇幻文學中的魔杖與冷兵器，讓本該進垃圾場的廢料，轉化為兼具美感與價值的藝術品，賦予耗損物件第二次的生命。

Giving New Life to Every Material

Mountain Studio’s commitment to sustainability can be traced back long before the company was founded. As a child, Yuan simply enjoyed sorting and collecting reusable materials. Once he entered the theatre world, that personal habit naturally evolved into a philosophy of valuing every resource.Laughing at the memory, he recalls how he and his senior classmates jokingly referred to themselves as the theatre’s “vultures.” Whenever a production struck its set, they would wait beside the rubbish trucks, salvaging whatever could still be used. To them, every timber panel saved and every nail carefully removed was something worth keeping.For Yuan, sustainability has never been a marketing slogan or a response to industry trends. It is simply a belief that has always felt self-evident.

Turning that belief into reality required more than good intentions. Mountain Studio established its own woodworking factory, creating a shared production platform where theatre companies could exchange, repurpose or modify existing props, reducing costs while extending the lifespan of materials. The company also introduced 3D modelling, laser-cutting technology and CNC machining to optimise material planning. Through precise digital fabrication, every sheet of timber is calculated with remarkable accuracy, significantly reducing offcuts that would otherwise become unusable waste.Even the smallest pieces of leftover wood rarely go to waste. Fragments that can no longer serve theatrical productions are carefully transformed into handcrafted wands and historical-style weapons inspired by fantasy literature. Materials once destined for landfill are instead reborn as objects of craftsmanship and artistic value, each carrying a new purpose beyond its original life.

順應趨勢在商業現實破局

這份看似浪漫化的信念，近年恰好順應了政府大力推動 ESG 與碳盤查的政策趨勢，讓永續不再只是口號，而是成為山峸與業主對話的共同語言。即便在溝通過程中，仍有不少客戶起初執著於「獨一無二」的全新視覺呈現，袁浩程也有了應對的底氣——一方面拿出過去成功搭配的案例消弭客戶疑慮，另一方面則從成本與視覺效果切入，向客戶證明利用回收模組與現成物件做美學搭配，同樣能呈現精緻的效果。

然而，要將「東西可不可以再利用」的永續思維深植於團隊，並不是件能速成的事。袁浩程在工廠旁打造的實體倉庫，存放兩三千件老物與道具，他期待新一代創作者能從中學習運用，不必事事從零創造，而是能為這些現成物件注入符合下一個時代趨勢的新詮釋。

Finding Opportunity Through Commercial Reality

What may once have seemed like an idealistic belief has, in recent years, found unexpected momentum as Taiwan places increasing emphasis on ESG initiatives and carbon accounting. Sustainability is no longer simply a slogan; it has become a shared language through which Mountain Studio and its clients engage in meaningful dialogue.Not every conversation is straightforward. Many clients still begin with the expectation that every project should present an entirely original visual identity. Over time, however, Yuan has developed the confidence to guide those discussions in a different direction. On one hand, he draws upon successful past projects to demonstrate what is possible. On the other, he presents a compelling case from both aesthetic and commercial perspectives, showing that thoughtfully combining reclaimed modular structures with existing materials can achieve results every bit as refined as building from scratch.Instilling the question of Can this be used again? into a team’s creative mindset, however, is not something that happens overnight.Adjacent to the workshop, Yuan has established a physical warehouse housing more than two to three thousand vintage objects, props and reclaimed materials. Rather than encouraging every new project to begin with a blank slate, he hopes the next generation of designers will learn to see the creative potential within what already exists—to reinterpret familiar objects through the lens of contemporary culture and emerging aesthetics, giving them renewed relevance for a new era.

平衡象限看見產業的未來

「永續不是盲目的口號，而是一個因地制宜的『象限』。」袁浩程如此定義。這份深刻的反思，來自山峸近年與東京下北澤的知名劇團「52PRO！」跨國合作的觀察。當時他發現日本團隊在劇場進駐時，會吃團膳以減少廚餘，但仍使用一次性餐具，深入了解後發現，由於日本擁有龐大且成熟的回收再製系統，洗餐具耗費的人力與水資反而更貴。這讓他明白，永續並非僵化的絕對值，必須在碳排、人力與預算之間尋找最適切的平衡；若盲目堅持形式，例如為了省下材料而花費巨額運費與碳排將回收道具運至偏遠地區製作，反而違背初衷。

帶著這份在象限中拿捏平衡的智慧，山峸正逐步將經營觸角從展演產業服務，延伸至大眾的生活圈。無論是早期成立的「山峸二手書店」，還是今年剛建置完成的咖啡廳空間，都是企圖將過去累積的舞台美學與帶有故事的回收物件，轉化為觸手可及的空間，讓永續美學真正走入日常。山峸正用具體行動證明，兼顧美感、商業獲利與社會價值的永續模式，是台灣展演產業值得持續探索的實踐路徑。

Finding Balance in Sustainability

Sustainability isn’t a slogan to be followed blindly,” Yuan says. “It’s a quadrant that requires balance.The philosophy stems from Mountain Studio’s recent collaboration with 52PRO!, a renowned theatre company in Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa district.During the residency, Yuan noticed that while the Japanese production team reduced food waste by providing shared boxed meals for the entire crew, they continued to use disposable tableware. At first glance, the practice appeared contradictory. Yet a closer understanding revealed a different reality. Japan’s highly developed recycling infrastructure meant that washing reusable tableware would consume more labour, water and overall resources than responsibly recycling disposable alternatives.The experience fundamentally reshaped his understanding of sustainability. There is no universal formula. Every decision must be evaluated within its own context, balancing carbon emissions, labour requirements, financial cost and available infrastructure.Pursuing sustainability purely for appearances can easily become counterproductive. Transporting reclaimed stage materials across long distances simply to avoid purchasing new ones, for example, may ultimately generate greater transportation costs and carbon emissions than the materials themselves—defeating the very purpose of sustainable practice.Carrying this balanced philosophy forward, Mountain Studio has gradually expanded beyond the performing arts industry into everyday life. Whether through the Mountain Studio Second-hand Bookstore, established in its early years, or the café space completed this year, each new venture reflects the same ambition: to transform the visual language of the stage and objects rich with history into spaces that people can experience in their daily lives.Through these tangible initiatives, Mountain Studio demonstrates that sustainability need not come at the expense of aesthetics or commercial viability. Instead, beauty, business and social value can coexist—offering a meaningful path forward for Taiwan’s performing arts industry to continue exploring.

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