Introduction
The trend of modernist design has been
with us for a while now. The rise of modernism can be trace to the late 1800s
and the early 1900s where the Industrial Revolution happen. The availability of
new building materials such as iron, steel, and sheet glass during the
Industrial Revolution later on the introduction of the factory system and the
machine, changed the whole appearance of the world and form a modernization
society today. No matter where you are in the world, there is not hard to seek
for modern architecture design. Does the common used of modernist design stand
to better design or it just a fad that just flattening our designs for trend's
sake?
Modern architecture is generally
characterized by simplicity and clarity of forms without excess use of
ornament. They embrace principle of "Form follow Function", which the shape of a building or object should be
primarily based upon its intended function or purpose. Besides, modern
architecture often use of industrially-produced materials and they prefer to
the adoption of the machine aesthetic. The publishes of Le Corbusier about
" Mass-Produced Housing”, he stated that “Mass production demands a search
for standards. Standards lead to perfection.” He further express that the
overall stylistic unity brought about by standardized building elements would
not only be more economically viable, but would also lead to a more harmonious
overall urban aesthetic.
We can determine the influences abrupt
growing of mass production during Industrial Revolution lead to the change of masses'
aesthetic judgements toward the buildings easily by observe the buildings around the world. The
formulating design element, imitate issues, mass production housing with the
widespread of modernist design in worldwide make the buildings design
consistency cause building lost identity itself.
Figure 1 shown New York City skyline.
Figure 2 shown Kuala Lumpur skyline.
Nevertheless, the busy life in the
city, everyday people are repeating same work task, walking on the same street,
seeing the same scenery and live within the same environment as well as
consistent and monotonous modernist architectural design makes life even
awfully dull.
Perhaps we should think of some way to
improve our current environment, for example to implement illusion technique into
architecture. Illusion in architecture gives people more independence from
objective reality, to develop the imagination, thus the opportunity to think
differently. The application of illusion trick in architecture impact occupant
perception toward architecture, it gives people more independence from
objective reality, to develop the imagination, thus the opportunity to think
differently. In fact it have been intentionally incorporated as architectural
elements since antiquity. The
combination of illusion element with architectural design been prove that very
beneficial in user experience, enhancing architecture form and make design
unique. By this approach we believe that the implement of illusion into
architecture able to create more excitement to our life.
This is an interesting and weighty topic
which certainly worth more attention and discuss by people. In this research
project, a design based project will express in art installation format to
prove that implement of illusion in architecture very beneficial in user experience
for example illusion manipulated our perception which give us different
experience in a space, beside illusion also help in make building design unique
and more memorable, nevertheless, illusion in architecture also creating a
sense of excitement to the space. The installation of illusion will
take place at KBU International College lobby, (further
description will do after the instalaltion). In addition, a attachment of video to
show how the installation of illusion implement to the site and from that we
can observe the reaction and interaction of user toward the installation.
