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J U L I E N a r c h i t e c t

Y B E R T d e s i g n e r

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

feb 2010 - apr 2013 ARCHITECT - PROCEDURAL STUDIO - Nantes/Paris - France Procedural Studio is an office based in Paris founded by Tewfik Hammoudi (architect DPLG) Exploring morphogenetical strategies based on complex si te information modeling, the studio provides a unique point of view for each of i ts projects I have been working for Procedural Studio on a great range of projects such as : T WIN HOUSES - concept & schematic design - Aïn M’Lila - Algeria RUE DE CHATEAUBRIANT FL AT - interior design - Nantes - France HOUSE EXTENSION - building permit - Arradon - France WOODEN HOUSE - building permit - Brest - France EPIGENESIS - Europan 11 competition - with François Bruneau - Stains - France SOCIETE BOUALI HEADQUARTERS - concept & schematic design - Aïn M’Lila - Algeria VILL A CORSE - building permit - Cargèse - France

sept - nov 2009 INTERN ARCHITECT - vignault x faure - Nantes - France NURSERY SCHOOL - schematic design - Missil lac - France TOWN HALL - construction documents - La Membrolle - France LIBRARY - schematic design - Drefféac - France NURSERY - construction documents - Combourg - France LIBRARY - competition - Saint Jean de Boiseau - France

Summer 2008 INTERN ARCHITECT - PROCEDURAL STUDIO - Paris - France L’ALCOVE RESTAURANT - interior design - Paris LES AURES HOSTEL - interior design - Aïn M’Lila - Algeria

Spring 2007 PART -TIME INTERN - - D M T A R C H I T E C T E S - Nantes NURSING HOME L A BOURGONNIERE - construction site follow-up - Nantes - France

TEACHING

feb 2010 - feb 2013 ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture (ENSAN) - Nantes - France LE MEME ET L’AUTRE - Graduate diploma Unit - Urban planning Modeling the urban morphogenesis complexity using GIS and computational design tools Workshops in Urbino (Italy) and Lisbon (Portugal) ALGOARCHI (Algorithmic architecture) - Graduate diploma Unit Advanced parametric design with RHINOCEROS + GRASSHOPPER ARCHITECTURAL EPISTEMOLOGY - Graduate diploma Unit Formal analysis and data visual izat ion studies of Italo Calvino’s novel Invisible cit ies MORPHOLOGY - 2nd year diploma unit Introduction to parametric design (RHINOCEROS + GRASSHOPPER) SOLID GEOMETRY - 1st year diploma unit Perspective drawing basics, folding techniques studies and tessel lat ion design experimentations SHAPES - 1st year diploma unit Polyhedrons decomposit ion and transformation with RHINOCEROSmay 2012 SKETCHUP INSTRUCTOR - Le Lieu Unique (national center for contemporary arts) - Nantes - France Introduction to Sketchup basics and intermediate level concepts for Le Lieu Unique’s technical team2007 ASSISTANT TEACHER - ENSAN - Nantes DRAWING TOOLS -1st year diploma unit Introduction to architectural hand drawing conventions and techniques

EDUCATION

2010 Graduate Diploma in Architecture, with honors - ENSAN - Nantes - France2007 Bachelor in Architecture - ENSAN - Nantes2004 Advanced Diploma in Chemistry - Université du Maine - Le Mans - France

SKILLS

CAO/DAO Autocad, Sketchup, Rhinoceros+Grasshopper, Vray - proficientEditing Adobe Photoshop, Illustator, Indesign - proficientBIM/GIS Digital Project, Archicad, Revit, ArcGis - intermediate Programming Processing - intermediateLanguages English - TOEIC (760 pts) & TOEFL (587 pts) - f luent written and spoken German & Spanish - beginner

PHILOSOPHY

At the core of the work I have been doing over the last eight years as a result of an intense and fruitful collaboration between stu-dents, professors and co-workers, lies the issue of the production of architectural forms (architectural morphogenesis processes) and their representation. Indeed, from the first hyperlinks experiments to the emergence of Big Data paradigms, the evolution of the Internet invites us to reconsider the way we approach the world, the manner in which we analyze and model it. Data is being released and multiplied every second, the number of diverging views is increasing accordingly and the tools to deal with these changes therefore have to be (re)invented.

It is my belief that taking into account the conditions of the emergence of new forms—either architectural, physical, biological, social or economical—in their full complexity will enable to answer contemporary issues such as sustainable development, the growth of cities and the globalisation of processes and techniques in an informed and more comprehensive fashion. Nowadays, these concerns are often reduced to quantitative criteria and statistical data. Most of the time, they are simply dealt with by optimizing a finite set of contemporary op-tions: by doing so, architects reach but partial and temporal solutions.

To address this sibylline entanglement, geometry (etymo-logically, the “measure of land”) plays a prominent part. Fascinated by this multi-faceted science and the tools dedicated to it, I have fo-cused my research on the most recent notions of morphology studies which themselves often echoe old cultural practices (folding, tessela-tions, weaving techniques) and open onto wide fields of knowledge about shapes (topology, fractals, graph and knot theories, …).

In collaboration with the departments of Geography and Computer Science (IGARUN and LINA) of the University of Nantes (France) and with the contribution of many ENSAN students (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Nantes), we have created a study pattern which aims to reveal the complexity of any given case by mapping out its features. Establishing such an exhaustive local and global profile of a territory stresses out its singularities and can thus help suggest potential guidelines for its future development. Meanwhile, within Procedural Studio, we have implemented this ope-rational pattern and experimented morphogenetic processes on ac-tual projects (offices, houses), keeping in mind to constantly question the links between spatial analysis and architectural decision-making. The data gathered during the mapping phase does not aim at defining deterministic and univocal causes; instead, it is all about opening up architectural morphogenesis to a variety of parameters as a source of creative diversity. Those constitute an inexhaustible spring for endless recompositions and actualisations. Indeed, by processing data, new combinations emerge and open a window for a renewed un-derstanding of the territory and countless potential representations. Geometry doesn’t stand on its own anymore: it is coupled with complex meanings coming from multiple origins, and the creating process then becomes a rearrangement of data, a vision device which reveals the remains of a previous era, turning the traces of development of former civilisations into blank pages ready for new stories, or as Mi-chel de Certeau put it, into material for ”the practice of everyday life”.Contemporary geographic and architectural modelization tools en-able us to see the whole logical chain of a morphogenetic pro-cess. The production of forms becomes a narrative which imbri-cates transformations (formal updating) instead of consisting of a mere final object that subsumes the steps of its creative process.

TWIN HOUSES -

PROCEDURAL STUDIO

Aïn M’Lila - Algeria - work in progress#houses #exper iment #computa t iona l des ign

#paramet r i c mode l l ing #complex i t y #geoda ta

#car tography #GIS #v i sua l i z a t ion #gras shopper

This experimental project consists of 2 private houses

designed with the aim of creating tenuous links between

site analysis, cartography, data gathering and architectu-

ral morphogenesis.

We have developed a unique parametric model

(Rhino+Grasshopper) to gather and edit geospatial in-

formation, and designed the building directly from the

data collected.

More than a simple geometric architecture we create a

hard built informed model, a genuine and tangible data

visualization machine from which each point, line or sur-

face reveals the past and updates the mapped out features

into brand new spatial configurations.

INVASIONS VANDALESROYAUME NUMIDECIVILISATION CARTHAGINOISECAPSIENS EMPIRE ROMAIN EMPIRE BYZANTIN CALIFAT OMEYYADE DYNASTIE AGHLABIDE DYNASTIE FATIMIDE DYNASTIE FATIMIDE DYNASTIE HAMMADIDE DYNASTIE HAMMADIDE DYNASTIE ALMOHADE DYNASTIE HAFSIDE EMPIRE OTTOMAN ALGERIE FRANCAISE STRATIGRAPHIE

INVASIONS VANDALESROYAUME NUMIDECIVILISATION CARTHAGINOISECAPSIENS EMPIRE ROMAIN EMPIRE BYZANTIN CALIFAT OMEYYADE DYNASTIE AGHLABIDE DYNASTIE FATIMIDE DYNASTIE FATIMIDE DYNASTIE HAMMADIDE DYNASTIE HAMMADIDE DYNASTIE ALMOHADE DYNASTIE HAFSIDE EMPIRE OTTOMAN ALGERIE FRANCAISE STRATIGRAPHIE

Formal strateg y / diagrammatic approach

Rome

Byzance

Dam

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Le C

aire

Marrakech

Constantinople

Paris

Aïn M’Lila

Stratigraphy :superposition of the political influencies area over time

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

parking3 places

localrangmnt

localrangmnt

piscine

jacuzzi

local tech.WC

parking3 places

terrasse100m²

terrasse100m²

balcon

balc.

balcon

rangmnt

WC

WC

cuisine20 m²

salled’eau

salled’eau

cuisine19 m²

salon + SàM50 m²

salon + SàM50 m²

SDB9m²

SDB6m²

dressing

chambre 414.5 m²

chambre 224 m²

chambre 319.5 m²

WCchambre 419 m²

sdb5m²

sdb7m²

wc

chambre 313 m²

chambre 218,5 m²

Ground floor plan

First floor plan

Second floor plan

Logical process - Parametrical model (Grasshopper definition)

RUE DE CHATEAUBRIANT

FLATPROCEDURAL STUDIO Nantes - France -2012#fla t #upgrad ing #for ma l ana l y s i s #computa t iona l

des ign #paramet r i c mode l l ing #trans fo r mat ion

#decompos i t ion #decons t r uc t ion #gras shopper

#opt i ca l mach ine

This is a design for a small renovation project in the center

of Nantes. The client wanted to reorganize the corridor

which was a dark and useless place in a more friendly way.

The idea was to use the windows as an optical machine

projecting the lines of the surroundings onto the cor-

ridor ’s wall.

The resulting network of lines and surfaces is used to trim

the wall, structure the volume with storage space and

bring light into the flat.

Proposition 3 - Plan d’amménagement - échelle 1:50e

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Plan d’amménagement - échelle 1:50e

Coupe A-A’ - échelle 1:50e

Coupe B-B’ - échelle 1:50e

Axes des cheminéesLignes de récupération des eaux Lignes des pignons

Axes des cheminées

Lignes de récupération des eaux

Projection centrale des axes de cheminées Projection centrale des lignes de faîtagesProjection centrale des lignes d’écoulement des eaux Projection centrale des lignes d’arrêtes Superposition des formes

Image processing / Landscape decomposition

AU MILIEU DU MONDE

FESTIVAL SCENOGRAPHYPROCEDURAL STUDIO

Le Lieu Unique - Nantes - France - 2012#scenography #consu l t ing #paramet r i c mode l l ing

#v i sua l i z a t ion #computa t iona l des ign #rh ino

#gras shopper #trans fo r mat ion

For the “Au Milieu du Monde Festival”, the Lieu Unique

(national center for contemporary arts) asked us to deve-

lop a parametric model as a tool for optimizing the confi-

guration of various scenography elements, within a space

of multi-criteria constraints (room geometry, electrical

system, design intent...).

We built a parametric model on Rhino + Grasshopper

which allows the user to easily visualize and modify the

spatial configuration and helps them solve technical is-

sues.

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Cross section

Parametrical model : Grasshopper definition Top view : parametric variations

SOCIETE BOUALI

HEADQUARTERSPROCEDURAL STUDIO

Aïn M’Lila - Algeria - 2011#of f i ces #exper imenta l #computa t iona l des ign

# paramet r i c mode l l ing #car tography #v i sua l i z a t ion

#trans fo r mat ion #frac ta l s

The site of the project, located in a brand new industrial

zone of Ain M’Lila (an emergent city in North-East Alge-

ria), offers a unique point of view on the mountains sur-

rounding the Constantinoise plains.

Mapping both local and global features of the site revealed

the guidelines of the architectural morphogenesis. The

direction to Mecca and the dominant winds, the sunpath,

as well as the programmatic constraints (the walking

track, vehicles’ turning radius) led the design process to

an informed diagram directly related to the final shape.

La Mecque

direction de la mosquée d’Aïn M’lila la plus proche

orie

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du m

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4m

MORPHOGENESE BUREAUX ANALYSE FORMES PHYSIQUES SOMME BRUTE

NO

RD

Aïn M’lila

MORPHOGENESE HYPOTHESE FORMES PHYSIQUES PROLONGEMENT LIGNES DE CRÊTES

NO

RD

4m


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RD

4m


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noxe

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NW

/SSE et vent dominant hiver

4m


NO

RD

4m


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RD

La Mecque

direction de la mosquée d’Aïn M’lila la plus proche

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1 - Racetrack / 2 - Points of view / 3 - Built masks / 4 - Circulation strips / 5 - Mecca orientatione / 6 - Ridges / 7 - Equinoxes & solstices / 8 - Prevailing winds / 9 - Stratigraphy

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Roof model

Main entrance

BEJAIA HOUSE -

PROCEDURAL STUDIO

Bejaïa - Algeria - 2011#house #v i sua l i z a t ion #computa t iona l des ign

#paramet r i c mode l l ing #scr ip t ing #knots #graphs

#quas i c r y s t a l #trans fo r mat ion

This house project on the Algerian North coast intends

to play with the archetypal and symbolical image of the

traditional house.

Through various types of transformation - cut, trim, extru-

sion, stretch, incision, carving - the original monolithic

volume covered by a double sloping roof is given diverse

spatial configurations and the overall building scheme is

complexified.

The chiseled panels protecting the bedrooms’ corridor

were created using scripts generating knots based on qua-

sicrystal tessellations.

Ground floor plan

West elevation

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

TERRASSEWC / SDE

CHAMBRE 4

CHAMBRE 3

CHAMBRE 2

CHAMBRE 1

WC

ENTREE

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

TERRASSE /CUISINE D'ETE

HOMECINEMA

CUISINE

SEJOUR

GARAGE 3 PLACES

SALLE DE SPORT

PISCINE

SAUNA

WC SE

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

SALLE DE JEUXPOUR ENFANTS

BUREAU

WC / SDE

SDE

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

TERRASSEWC / SDE

CHAMBRE 4

CHAMBRE 3

CHAMBRE 2

CHAMBRE 1

WC

ENTREE

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

TERRASSE /CUISINE D'ETE

HOMECINEMA

CUISINE

SEJOUR

GARAGE 3 PLACES

SALLE DE SPORT

PISCINE

SAUNA

WC SE

COUR /JARDIN

COUR /JARDIN

SALLE DE JEUXPOUR ENFANTS

BUREAU

WC / SDE

SDE

Ground floor plan First floor plan

West elevation South elevationSouth East axonometry

DREFFEAC LIBRARY -

VIGNAULT x FAURE

Dreffeac - France - 2010#schoo l # upgrad ing #decons t r uc t ion

#decompos i t ion #go lden sk in

This proposal aimed to turn a former rectory into an in-

tercommunal library. We transformed a derelict and over-

looked building into a landmark for the village.

The original structure was preserved and a golden skin

was added onto it. This finery, cut into strips of varying

thickness and perforated by many small holes, animates

the façade with a subtle play of light and shadow.

Heure du conte /jeunesse14.5 m²

Atelier / stockage/ bureau10.5 m²

Adultes19 m²

Doc / Travail

19 m²

Periodiques11 m²

WC3.2 m²

double hauteur

Accueil6 m²

Main entrance Ground floor plan

LES PETITS HERBETS

ELEMENTaRY SCHOOL -

VIGNAULT x FAURE

Missilac - France - 2010#schoo l #pub l i c #f ragmenta t ion # symmetr y b reak ing

#co lor p ro fus ion #opt i ca l i l l u s ion

Located in a small village near Nantes (France) the “Petits

Herbets” Nursery school was built to accommodate an in-

crease in pupils in the growing village. The building was

part of an attractive urban development project.

The school is spread out over more than 1100 m² and

aligns its façade along the main street allowing its broken

roof line to appear. The composition of the windows was

conceived as a colorful trompe-l’oeil fresco.

classe MS159m²

classe GS61m²

repos18m²

bureaudirection16m²

ATSEM12m²

salle de soins11m²

classe PS61m²

Motricité + rangements146m²

classe MS261m²

repos60m² classe TPS

58m²

11.55

LT10m²buand.

8m²ménage6m²Poub.

6m²WC

3.5 m²

propr13m²

rgt

repos61m²

classe PS60m²

rgt

Porche36m²

WC3.5 m²

propr18m²

propr25m²

deshab

salle des maîtres / repro25m²

Ground floor plan

CALATRAVA CASE STUDIES-

ENSAN

Nantes - France -2012#teaching # case studies #computational design

#parametric modelling #rhino #grasshopper

Santiago Calatrava animates his facades by making a wise

use of the geometric rules that construct the architectural

objects he designs. The mechanisms he creates, alterna-

tely opening and closing, modify the building’s shell and

let a complex volumetry appear.

Contemporary 3D modelisation tools allow us to consider

his architecture in a parametric way. The understanding

of these fundamental transformation rules and the appro-

priate use of a few sets of parameters could lead to multi-

ple new design potentialities.

Parametrical model : Grasshopper definition

INFINITE TESSELLATIONS-ENSAN

Nantes - France - 2012#teaching #experiment #computational design

#parametric modelling #rhino #grasshopper

#transformation #crystallographic point group

The aim of this research was to explore the possibilities of

the construction rules of tessellations.

Architecture has always dealt with surface tiling (dividing/

trimming) issues, symmetric patterns and equipartitions.

This is also well known by those who study the atoms

order at the smallest scale of molecule structures. Bor-

rowing the seventeen cristallography groups of symmetry,

we can create several tessellations from only one basic

pattern.

What if we integrate parametric modeling instead of fixed

drawings? What could these tessellations become if the

pattern itself is slightly and continuously transforming

with 1, 2 or more parameters? And what if these two di-

mensional diagrams becomes the execution plans of three

dimensional complex structures?

Parameters variation from a unique tesselation model

Distance logic : continuous variation of one parameter

p1

p2

p4

p5

paramètre p1orientation branche primaire

paramètre p2longueur branche primaire

paramètre p3orientation branche secondaire

paramètre p4subdivision de la branche primaire

paramètre p5rotation de la branche primaire

multiplication par symétrie

Parametrical model : Grasshopper definition

Parameters variation from a unique tesselation model

Distance logic : continuous variation of one parameter

FOLDING EXPERIMENTSENSAN

Nantes - France - 2011-2013#teaching #folding #origami #kirigami #tiling

#tessalations #diagrams #parametric modelling #rhino

#grasshopper #kangaroo #physics simulation

Inspired by Josef Albers’ Bauhaus courses, this 1st year

diploma unit program aims to familiarize the students

with cutting and folding techniques as well as their planar

representation. It also provides a first approach to archi-

tectural drawing conventions.

Empirically designed, the paper prototypes are then

being translated into parametric models animated with a

physics engine (Rhino + Grasshopper + Kangaroo) si-

mulating each step of the bending movement.

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