Fulcrum Studio functions as a laboratory to investigate art, life and self through a lens which is as personal as it is universal

Fulcrum Studio is a Bengaluru-based multi award winning practice established by Husna Rahaman. She describes herself as an adventurer, who uses the world to inform her insatiable spirit. Having received her design education from Inchbald School of Design, London and Parsons School of Design, New York, she founded Fulcrum Studio two decades ago. The purest act of creation is her intoxication, one she seeks out every day, her artistic expression is inextricably linked to her inner core, her dreams and the beyond Fulcrum Studio enjoys the aroma of unrestrained passion and the rhythm of daring geometries as we traverse the immersive landscape of unrestrained art. It is a distinct design philosophy of detached free thinking, unbridled artistry and a surrender to the immense art of living. Fulcrum Studio views design from lens of profound psychological reactions to space and its interiority. Purity of intent creates a journey wherein experiences are heightened, manifestly taking the viewer on a sensorial journey of exploration.

PROJECT IN FOCUS – Hira

Location: Bengaluru
Typology: Office cum Residence
Year of Completion: 2024
Design Concept: Sculptural and Minimalistic
Material Palette: Concrete and Wood
What we Heart: The stunning interplay of light and shadows, the maze of sharp geometry that leads you from one space to the other.

Hira is designed as two volumes one for Fulcrum Studio, and other for the residence interconnected by a series of bridges that manifest at various angles, not just on the architectural scale, but in fact moving inwards to become stairways. The composition of solid, void and most importantly the ‘in between’ are layered in a vertical dimension of constant overlays that culminates with the sky. Connections are in the form of bridges that creates pulse points of shared space. Overlapping angles, much like arrows, direct the transitions ‘to and through’ spaces. The space even in its stillness, the undefined and abstract spaces create a kinetic state of being. It reveals itself in unpredictable layers that captures views, stills the viewer into silence and provokes expression and collaboration.

“Our brief to ourselves was to create a ‘bridge’ between the physical and the emotional space within us. Despite being in the heart of the city, the interior spaces open up and capture a seamless interaction with the canopies, the sky and the birds. The shadow dance of branches makes one feel the freedom that we all seek,” explains Husna.

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