- Drawing /Sketching
- Photoshop
- Rhino7
- Autocad
- Procreate
- InDesign
- Model making
- Illustrator
- Lumion
I’m passionate about travel and photography.
Photography, especially film photography, teaches me to contemplate composition and pay attention to details before capturing the moment. It also provides me with a better understanding of colors and contrasts
E-Mail : cdissert.ieu2022@student.ie.edu
Phone : +33.7.83.91.67.33
IG : sketchitinerant
Essay I wrote : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uEPk8FUSEOOtUxLFJ7TMqVCUQiOuhD6_/
- Adaptability
- Customer orientation
- Commitment
- Energy - Communication - Creativity
- Team work
2025 : Exchange Program at Universidad Iberoamericana, CDMX
2022-2024 : Bachelor in Architectural Studies at IE University, Spain
2019-2022 : Lycée Notre- Dame de Strasbourg, France
2015-2019 : Collège de Truchtersheim, France
- French - English - Spanish
Back in France I used to ride horses and compete in show jumping at the departmental level.
Competition has taught me team cohesion and mutual support, but also discipline and hard work despite numerous setbacks. One week we finish on the podium, the next week we fall.
The problem is not falling, but understanding why we fell and getting back to work to address the issue
The fault is never that of the horse but always of the rider who failed to understand it. Outside of competition, the horse itself has taught me empathy, patience, and listening. By researching, observing, and adapting, we form a better team together.
I love to draw, you will never see me on a trip whitout a sketchbook.
Drawing allows me to organize my thoughts. The precision sometimes required helps me focus, and the various techniques we can use engage my curiosity. The observation it demands also grants me a better understanding of three-dimensional perception
As an architecture student, my primary focus is on creating spaces that resonate with both people and the environment. I am passionate about site analysis, understanding the unique characteristics of each location, and how these can inform design. My approach is centered on the needs of users, ensuring that buildings are not only functional but also enhance the experience of those who inhabit them. I believe architecture should offer a transition from the everyday world, providing an escape that evokes different emotions and sensations. In today’s rapidly urbanizing context, I am increasingly interested in how we can reintegrate nature into our built environments. This involves finding innovative ways to bring the essence of nature into urban settings or maximizing the natural elements already present. On that sens, my goal is to create architecture that serves as a bridge between people and their surroundings, fostering a harmonious relationship with living organisms and the natural world though materials and techniques.
CASE STUDIES
MODEL MAKING
PROFESIONAL PRACTICE 04
Halfway between the reality and the imagination of the painter Pablo Picasso, this proposal to expand the museum dedicated to him in Malaga allows visitors to immerse themselves completely in his world. Indeed, Malaga, being the city where Picasso grew up, played a major role in the development of his artistic practices. This museum, in which some of his most famous works are displayed, is the perfect opportunity to understand the influences and emotions of this pioneering artist of cubism and his view of the world. To fully immerse themselves in his vision, this external structure in the form of an exhibitionspace offers framing of Malaga’s landscape through rectangular openings of various sizes while continuing the journey through the artist’s cubist works. This composition allows visitors to oscillate between the real and imaginary world of the artist. The center of the structure, in the form of a tunnel with large openings onto the urban landscape of Malaga, is equipped with different colored glasses through which visitors are invited to sneak to observe the city from a colorful perspective, that of Picasso. The glasses used are tinted with primary colors, which, depending on the movements of the visitors, will give them the opportunity to experience different views of the city and thus different emotions, perhaps gaining a better understanding of the artist’s approaches in his works. This structure allows visitors, while being entertained, to better understand the sensitivity of the painter and to put their own view of the world with his.
This project is a proposal for establishing an artist’s residence on a site we previously analyzed in Segovia.
This site located down hill from the street acts as a transition space between the city and the park underneath with a staircase progressively leading you there. Accoarding to that, my goal with this building was not only to provide a space to live and to work for the artist but also reinforce this transition with the park by creating a new « path » for it’s users to dicover the practice of the artist by going down. Knowing that I had to design a private and functional componant for the artsit but also an entertaining and (offering another experience) public path, I thought as the garden of the artist to be the link between the 2 and the already existing and unhabited house located on the site to be refurbished to be the house of the artist. This allowed me to make good profit of the entire plot for the garden but also to keep a trace of history by preserving and giving a new use to the already existing building. With my main focus on the garden, I started researching the plants that the artist would need to dye the facbric. Their characteristcs regarding the amount of sun and water they need but also their size in plan and their height allowed me to place them judiciously on site. I knew how many of each spiece were gonna be in the garden and I also knew that for example that small plants that don’t need a lot of sun should be placed under the big trees. The 3 biggest trees I had helped me frame the path and thus design this organic floor plan. (refer to croquis).
The path of the user would start by entering the old building at street level. This large corridor acts as an exhibition space where the artist can display his craft. Once the visitors are immersed in the artist’s world, they are progressively gonna go down the stairs along the facade facing the park. Those stairs are gonna lead them to the garden where they will learn about the process (of dying the facbric) behind the art. The build dissapears progressively to let the visitors enjoy the beauty of the plants and trees. This was achieved by decreasing the density of the vertical elements framing the visitor’s view and also by having the path being more and more rooted in the site. Along this paths they are gonna see the different steps of the process : 1.harvesting the plants, 2.drying them, 3.color the fabric in the baths, 4.let it dry. Regarding the artist, he will be able to work efficiently without being disturbed by the visitors thanks to the central staircase around the middle tree. The circulation of the visiors is horizontal and the one of the artist vertical, they only meet in the small shop that signs the end of the visit.
This architectural project proposes an innovative nomadic pony club, initially designed for Place de l’Hôtel de Ville in Paris. The concept challenges traditional boundaries of pony clubs by expanding the experience from a contained site to the entire city, transforming simple pony rides into an urban runway show. This mobile structure creates dynamic interactions with various urban contexts while fostering relationships between ponies, riders, and city dwellers.
The design features two distinct circulation paths: one for visitors and their children entering the facility, and another for ponies and young riders embarking on their urban adventure. These axes can be adjusted to any location by simply reorienting the structure based on pedestrian flow and city landmarks, ensuring optimal integration with the urban fabric.
The building serves as both a starting point and endpoint for the experience, carefully orchestrating the crucial first encounter between children and ponies. The structure progresses through three distinct spatial sequences. The entrance area features densely arranged frames creating a forest-like atmosphere where children are immersed in the ponies’ natural environment. This space includes projections of ponies in the wild displayed on fabric enclosures, helping children understand animal behavior and overcome any initial apprehension. The central section, where frames expand both horizontally and vertically, facilitates the actual meeting between ponies and children. The final section, with increasingly spaced frames, houses saddlery workshops where children and parents can learn from professionals before returning to the city. Beyond the structure itself, frames extend along the urban pathway, serving an educational purpose: they playfully and safely teach children the various movements and positions used in show jumping.
The architecture embodies a playful, hut-like aesthetic while maintaining functional efficiency. The structure’s modularity is based on 90-centimeter triangular units that ingeniously incorporate furniture such as chairs and tables, scaled appropriately for different users. This modular approach significantly streamlines assembly and disassembly processes.
The project’s technical innovation lies in its connection system, inspired by scaffolding connectors. This design choice minimizes intervention on the wooden elements, maximizing material reusability and structural integrity. The effectiveness of these connections was validated through a 1:2 scale mockup (refer to section 04 of the portfolio), successfully supporting 3.5-meter slanted columns. This nomadic pony club represents a fresh interpretation of equestrian facilities in urban environments. By creating a mobile structure that can adapt to various city contexts, it offers a unique experience that goes beyond traditional pony clubs. The project successfully balances the technical requirements of a temporary structure with the need to create a welcoming, educational environment for children and ponies, while adding a dynamic element to the urban landscape through its performative aspects
This project proposes a new IE University campus dedicated to creative fields like Design, Fashion Design, and Architecture. Situated on a large site with a park downhill from the current campus, the site integrates the natural slope, river, and local flora and fauna. Through site analysis and interviews with IE students, staff, and local park users, I found that students appreciate the small, close-knit Segovia campus, while locals feel distanced due to language barriers. The new campus aims to extend the existing one, fostering connections between students and locals. Its creative focus and natural setting will serve as a bridge, enhancing community interaction. This new IE University campus leverages the natural slope and water as integral design elements to create a sustainable and interactive environment. The campus features a roof-integrated filtration system that purifies grey water from both the existing and new facilities. The building’s design embraces the site’s slope, allowing filtered water to flow naturally downhill into the river, completing a sustainable cycle. Finally, this filtered water collects in a natural bath accessible to both students and Segovians, promoting community interaction. The oxygenated water is then returned to the river, benefiting the marine ecosystem.
Inside the building, the flow of water creates varied atmospheres tailored to different spaces. On the highest floor, the library benefits from a calm water flow along walls and beneath terrace pavements, fostering a relaxing study environment. In contrast, the second and third floors feature dynamic water curtains in classroom hallways, encouraging student interaction during breaks.
The ground floor hosts a double-height workshop space where Segovians and students can collaborate on activities like pottery and fabric dyeing by using this water tank located in the middle, result of the waterfall from the floors above. This area also includes a public auditorium taking advantage of the sloped nature of the site to embed the sitting spaces. After use, the water is pumped to an infinity natural bath adjacent to a café, providing a social hub for students and locals. Positioned on the river-facing side of the building, it utilizes the slope to return water to the river.
Constructed primarily of bricks with reinforced concrete slabs, the building’s materiality supports natural plant growth in water-exposed areas like hallways and an East-facing green wall. This design choice echoes the natural reclamation observed in a river cave during site analysis, where humidity fostered plant development on stone arches.
Rhino7 2D perspective drawings obtained by using, measured plans and section that were given to us
Perspective drawing by hand, after tracing my Rhino drawing I realised the details with pens.
Stairs sketches, zoomed out and zoomed in
Drawings of some details of the old building that needed to be preserved , for the proposal of refurbishment of the Covento de San Franscisco in Pontevedra
1st Prize Office : AYBAR MATEOS ARQUITECTOS
Render in collage style, for the proposal of refurbishment of the Covento de San Franscisco in Pontevedra 1st Prize Office : AYBAR MATEOS ARQUITECTOS
THANK YOU.
Clara Dissert
IE University
School of Architecture
BAS Class of 2027
Email: cdissert.ieu2022@student.ie.edu