SIMPLICITY & COMPLEXITY
written by
Azhar Ali Mohamed Tajudeen (1001335286)
VISUAL ART STATION (GALLERY OCULAR 7)
Simplicity
and complexity are most discussed topic in the field of architecture.
“Designing
a simple building has become a very complicated problem” – Vittorio Gregotti
I would
like to discuss my project, I choose from Design 03 Sem 03. I have designed a
gallery located at section 7, Shah Alam. In my view I consider my building type
as ‘SIMPLICITY’. Because of its
function, appearance and its design influences.
On the
start, my gallery is based on simplicity because it design aspect based on the
simple geometric arrangement of grids. It appears to be simple because of
constant distance between grids. To achieve this fine and practical layout
floor plan, we struggle constantly during our tutorial. The building achieved
maximum simplicity, because of spanning of column that gave spacious inside the
gallery. In addition to that the building elements such as the natural
lightning, ventilation, circulation in and out through the building, thus apparently
looks minimal because of the human circulation integrated along the building
landscape. Another aspects of simplicity in my building is use of form. Its simple
geometrical shapes of rectangle and square. Which blend along the site with
surrounding buildings.
One of
the main ideas behind creating this form is to be minimalistic and as well
simple. But it includes all fundamentals of art gallery, arrangement of spaces
within the building makes so comfort for the users. The façade to the entrance,
I made it so clean and simple for attraction among other buildings. In my
personal opinion simplicity is equal to difficulty because of the quote
‘A
building is simple not because it is shapes conform to elementary geometry, not
because all of its immediately visible or because the logic is evident in its
connection but because all its parts voice their necessity’- Vittorio Gregotti
With
experience comes an understanding of the need for simplicity of structure,
which leads to a simplicity of form & the use of basic materials. Balance,
proportion, scale & context are all carefully considered my design for the
art gallery . The gallery As a result, I would rather decide this project as a
simplicity works than complexity. Because it took lots of thinking, analyzing
for the users, for the artist and for the public to access my art gallery. To make
it functional and construction
Thus
I believe in today’s world simplicity is more important than complexity as
simplicity is a simplified and derived product of complex ideas and solving
various type of problems and compromises. “Simplicity can be reached through
great effort, but it is never a good starting point, nor, above all an
objective at any cost” – Vittorio Gregotti,’ on simplicity’
To conclude
I agree with Vittorio Gregotti quote on simplicity
“Eloquent
simplicity can be reached through great effort, but it is never a good starting
point, nor above all, an objective at any cost. Architecture is not simple; it
can only become simple”