Creative Construction and Simplicity of Form

Abstract

An Architect designing a form has to take many factors into account. Some are mainly pragmatic and rational in nature. They correspond with the needs and restrictions determined by the user, site or function to name a few. Other factors are subjective to the designer, his/her talent and creativity. One of many tendencies in contemporary architecture is designing buildings that look surprising and innovative. Their complex geometries are usually showing the prestige and the use of modern techniques and technologies. In architecture the relationship between pragmatism, creativity, prestige and astonishment can be seen in buildings which are simple and solid blocks. The feeling of surprise is hidden in the internal structure. The outer form is designed in a pragmatic way while the interior form is different and stunning to the observer. This structure may serve a functional purpose, but the way it is composed into the whole is unexpected. It is this creative construction that underlines the importance and prestige of the object. The relationship between these two structures drives the innovative character of the design. The skill of intuitively explaining a concept becomes essential in the early stage of creating a project, when an idea becomes explicit. A sketch depicting the design concept leading to the materialization of a building shows the architect's talent. The article examines case studies of objects built in recent years in Poland and in the world, in which such a relationship can be seen. The aim is to show the designers' motivation, the way of designing and realizing such buildings. This approach allows to outline, how creativity influences the design.

Application of Advanced Building Techniques to Enhance the Environmental Performance of Interior Components

“…The shape of the passage was finally defined by the architect only when the project was almost finished with a perfectly organized floor plan [43]. The rigid building volume of a rectangular prism was interrupted by a freely drawn inner passage (Figure 7), where the whole dramatism of the building interior was hidden [44]. The most spectacular space of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, POLIN, Warsaw, conceived by Lahdelma and Mahlamäki Architects and completed in 2013, is the main lobby area, where advanced building technology, as well as architectural design methods act in a coherent manner.…”

“…The shape of the passage was finally defined by the architect only when the project was almost finished with a perfectly organized floor plan [43]. The rigid building volume of a rectangular prism was interrupted by a freely drawn inner passage (Figure 7), where the whole dramatism of the building interior was hidden [44]. The noticeable contrast in geometry of the building volume and lobby space is even more spectacular in terms of technology applied to conceive the passage.…”