Pattern formation

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Established by Ali Rahim, Contemporary Architecture Practice uses a completely digital system to portray and create their work. Rahim, who works with partner Hina Jamelle, focuses mostly on the development of new technologies for fabrication and design. The use of digital programming allows for more concise detail, and gives a level of control over the design quality. The use of digital rendering also enables the client to interact with the program and visualize more design options.
New ways of thinking about architecture is a key concept at this firm. The vision for Contemporary Architecture Practice is to “…develop social situations in informing our designs through inhabitants interacting with the spatiality of [their] projects.” The firm has a vision of dramatic spaces, and each of their projects demonstrates this. An example of this is in the Residence for a Fashion Designer. An exterior wall illuminates the walkway inside with continuous rows of small windows. This creates highly variable and intense lighting inside, and hence creates a dramatic and dynamic space. In addition, the utilization of potentially conflicting functions, such as a hallway made into a catwalk, help create and diversify spaces.
Rahim emphasizes that one can put as much detail as possible using digital techniques, yet the better designs are often the ones with a simple yet elegant design. The mastery of digital technique allows him the freedom to assume a more sophisticated relationship with the creation of space. This mastery creates an algorithm that facilitates processes regarding fabrication and structure.