Rekayasa Bentuk & Ruang

Minggu, 21 Juni 2009

Taman Nagoya Indah [2]

Taman Nagoya Indah, Pulau Batam 2009, dalam proses pembangunan

About Morphosis

Morphosis is definitely one of my favourite designer firm. Its works reflects an architecture that is suitable for recent development in modern society.

Thom Mayne, with Michael Rotondi, founded Morphosis in 1972 to develop an architecture that would eschew the normal bounds of traditional forms. Beginning as an informal collaboration of designers that survived on non-architectural projects, its first official commission was a school in Pasadena, attended by Mayne's son. Publicity from this project led to a number of residential commissions, including the Lawrence Residence.
Since then, Morphosis has grown into prominent design practice, with completed projects worldwide. Under the Design Excellence program of the United States government's General Service Administration, Thom Mayne has become a primary architect for federal projects. Recent commissions include: graduate housing at the University of Toronto; the San Francisco Federal Building; the University of Cincinnati Student Recreation Center; the Science Center School in Los Angeles, Diamond Ranch High School in Pomona, California; and the Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon.

http://www.morphopedia.com/

Morphosis's Design Philosphy

Morphosis’s design philosophy arises from an interest in producing work with a meaning that can be understood by absorbing the culture for which it was made. This is in opposition to typical architectural philosophies which overlay meaning from outside influences and are distant from the question at hand.The word “metamorphosis” (from which the name Morphosis is derived) means a “change in form or transformation.” For Morphosis this reflects a design process intuitively embedded within an increasingly groundless modern society that is exemplified by the shifting landscape of Los Angeles (the firm’s home). Their working method values contradiction, conflict, and change, and understands each project as a dynamic entity. Thom Mayne's use of unconventional forms and materials and the ability to deliver innovative work on a tight budget has made him the government's favorite architect. Thom Mayne is know for the use of glass, concrete and steel in construction and space saving and energy efficiency in his designs.The work of Morphosis has a layered quality. The designs often include multiple organizational systems which find unique expression while contributing to a coherent whole. Visually, the firm’s architecture includes sculptural forms which often appear to arise effortlessly from the landscape. In recent years this has been increasingly made possible through the use of computational design techniques which simplify the construction of complex forms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thom_Mayne

Proposal untuk Taipei Performing Art Center oleh Morphosis

Morphosis, sebuah biro arsitektur asal California menciptakan sebuah desain yang futuristik untuk Taipei Performing Art Center.Desain bangunan ini didasari konsepsi bahwa sebuah teater bukan merupakan wadah elitis, melainkan inklusif. Akses publik dengan wajah bangunan yang mencerminkan fungsi di dalamnya dengan beragam material menandai bangunan yang futuristik ini. Lebih lengkap lagi di http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/5743/morphosis-architects-taipei-performing-arts-center-proposal.html

Sabtu, 20 Juni 2009

Between Style & Design Philosophy

All of design philosophy will at last fall from grace to become merely a design style

Apa arti Arsitektur Minimalis ? Post Modern ? Modern ?

Semua emblem di atas biasanya ditempelkan pada style bangunan tertentu.Arsitektur Minimalis bergaya kotak-kotakArsitektur Post Modern ditandai dengan hadirnya elemen-elemen portal lengkung & warna-warna yang ngepop.Arsitektur modern ditandai dengan bangunan yang banyak elemen logam & kacanya.

Sedikit yang peduli bahwa bentuk-bentuk bangunan itu ada karena dilandasi suatu filosofi desain tertentu.

Misalnya arsitektur modern berlandaskan filosofi 'forms follows function' yaitu bahwa suatu bentuk lahir dari tuntutan fungsi yang harus dipenuhi.
Arsitektur Post Modern kemudian menegasikan premis di atas, bahwa selain unsur fungsional, suatu bentuk juga harus mewadahi elemen vernakular, elemen sosial budaya dan kontekstual dari bentuk tersebut.Dengan demikian bentukan portal-portal klasik memperoleh pembenaran dari sisi Post Modern, walaupun dari segi fungsional bentukan tersebut dapat dibuat lebih sederhana (kotak saja)
Arsitektur minimalis berangkat dari pemikiran bahwa 'less is more', kesederhanaan sesungguhnya lebih mulia dari keanekaragaman. Mirip dengan prinsip arsitektur modern yang menomorsatukan bentukan yang fungsional. Mirip dengan filosofi Zen yang mengagungkan kekosongan.

Namun segala macam tori dan filosofi di atas pada akhirnya akan jatuh menjadi sesuatu 'style' saja. Pengguna/pemilik bangunan sebagian besar tidak terlalu peduli dengan filosofi desain bangunan miliknya. Buat mereka, yang terpenting adalah bangunan terlihat indah (sesuai selera mereka), up to date, berkelas dsb. Maka yang terjadi adalah peniruan dan pengulangan.

Hal ini sering menjadi bahan pemikiran penulis dalam berpraksis. Mungkinkah filosofi desain hanya sekedar konsumsi elitis saja dan hanya menjadi sebuah background knowledge dalam praksis arsitektur ?