Creative Construction and Simplicity of Form

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. © 2019 The Authors. Published by Budapest University of Technology and Economics & Diamond Congress Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the scientific committee of the Creative Construction Conference 2019.