Expressionistic Functional

Shari, Zalina and Abdullah, Mohammad Lukman (2012) Expressionistic Functional. Sustainable Tropical Environmental Design Exhibition 2012, 4. pp. 162-163. ISSN 2180-0685

Abstract

Lukman’s proposal for the Recreational and Creative Centre focused on setting a man-made expressionistic and bold sculptural object in a suburban park. The building sets beautifully within the park becoming functional sculpture embodying the overall concept of the proposal. Lukman became increasingly interested in evoking some sense of release from being grounded. Articulated elements of the structure are visible to passersby, and thus invite further exploration. Since the power of the arts is subliminal – it is about what happens inside the place that houses them and what occurs at a deeper, even hidden level – the building elements are treated as sculptural, kinetic pieces emerging from the earth to reveal what lies below. Lukman has created an oscillation of scales and resulted in repetitive, rhythmic divisions that disperse the whole through interactions between solid and void. The clear, interlocking volumes and the formal language of interconnecting planes are heightened by a change in solidity and transparency as well as in colour and texture of construction materials. A cut at the centre of the building produces an entry space orienting visitors to the exhibition functions on the north, various ancillary commercial functions on the south, and indoor recreational facilities above. The public enters the main exhibition space at its vertical centre. At this point, the visitors are immediately immersed in the volume of the space. Visitors are provided with a view of the lake at the front and majority of the artsand-crafts collection inside. Overall, the scheme clearly denotes the notion of “expressionistic yet functional”, as what it was intended to be.

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