
THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
PAM PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES
ACQUIRE, UNDERSTANDING
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The title says it all. This is a man who ran through and through with experimentations of designs in many forms possible. He is a designer who starts off not looking for a radical design or approach to a design, but starts off with a piece of personal time in a space where he can idle by quietly, with a pen and paper, he sets his thoughts in motion, along with his pen, he creates from nothing. And that is how he initiates his every piece of work, not having anything else on his mind, this is originality in it’s true form.
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Papier Mache bowl, one of his works, were handmade from scratch. As he envisions the form of the bowl, he embodies his soul into the premature bowl in its raw form, and soon materializes it into the final form.
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Same goes for the creation of his art pieces. With these creation comes along a line of wealth with experience, the knowledge of creating an ambience, a space, with texture and lines among the few applicable element in different field of designs.
The understanding of objects and spaces are furthered through this practice of appreciation. A practice of which, allows us to nurture the ability to interpret our thoughts fluently through visual expressions of colour and texture, to assist in the orchestration of objects and spaces, which are only a natural reaction to an architects intent.
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Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar
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He was bestowed of the duty to line the interior spaces of the museum of Sultan Abu Bakar. His vision for the space was simple. To allow the objects on display to obtain the most attention possible. Which is why he opted for the path with a more simple approach to design the interior.
The above notion is also strengthen with his design of the glass with encases all the showcased exhibits. His idea of the glass enclosure casing was to allow as much vision as possible from the occupants to the exhibits.
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The spear exhibition was also orchestrated by Hatta. It was understood that every spear is different to that to each other, every one with different user. It also has a yellow cloth in the middle centre centre spear, which symbolizes a meaning.
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Silalima , Kuantan
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A case of redesigning the residential unit to become more accustomed to a guest house type of approach.
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The main catch point comes when Hatta reveals his thoughts about converting the front patio into a pool. It was a hunch that he couldn’t shake off. A pool, he said, wasn’t in slightest of the client’s mind. But he felt it could harmonize the space with his overall approach to the overhaul of the building design. He went on to convince the client to accept the pools’ proposal and it turned out very well accepted.
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It shows that his understanding of the harmony of lines and elements in a creating a space with brand new ambience is highly rated by many in the same field and profession as the man on the stage that night.









