Mathilde Gattegno Portfolio

Mathilde Gattegno Portfolio

Education 2016 - 2017

Postgraduate program in Urban Environments Design

2010 - 2016

Master of architecture and civil engineering

2009 - 2010

Art and architecture prep school

Hong Kong Polytechnic University- graduated with distinction Project title: «What is home for Hong Kong millennial» Project advisors: Tim Jachna School blog writer, member of the rowing club

Ecole d’Architecture de la Ville et des Territoires à Marne-la-Vallée, France (ENSAVT) Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, France (ENPC) Advisor : Marc Mimram

Prep’art

Drawing, painting, sculpture, art history, culture

Work experience 2013 - 2014

AIR Architectures, Paris, architect assistant

2012

Boxlab Inc., Kansas, USA, international internship

2012

Weekly work site supervision on a children leisure centre Drawing updates for various housing projects to follow the clients need In charge of the application files for public architecture tenders Logistic management of the company

Drawing updates for a house under construction Discovering the american way of life

Venice Biennale, under the direction of Yves Lion

Part of the team for the French Pavilion model realization

9 months

1 month

7 months

Understanding the construction of home to improve cities

Soft skills Self learning Curious Persistent Resourceful

Languages French : mother tongue English : fluent (TOEFL 106)

Skills Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom) AutoCad, Rhino, SketchUp, V-Ray Microsoft office

Association experience D.School, Paris

Team work for a user friendly structure that would improve the campus life

5 months

2013 - 2014

Bellastock, Pimp my Descartes, Champs sur Marne, participative construction

9 months

2013 - 2016 2015 - 2016 2013 - 2015

Association for student life on Descartes campus (AVED), founder

Secretary President

Association goal is to create a campus comunity and a sense of belonging for each student

2014 - 2015

2011 - 2016

(conception and realization)

Event organization to bring together students Realization of a new public space to enhance community life of the campus

Development of new cultural events to promote students works and talents Linking various actors of the campus for a long term vision Building a core team to serve the campus

Board of students ENSAVT, in charge of external relations

In charge of campus bonding through group gathering Helper for the supply store and events

Side project since 2007 2007- ongoing

Travels

Photography

Architecture and travel photography

Documenting my surrounding to understand it

Capturing people life and habits Following Seasons for Change, a Hong Kong indie band, as a photographer

2016 - ongoing

Portrait photography

Hobbies Connect with me saeades.jimdo.com https://www.instagram.com/saeades/

The Swarm - A floatting community Shorts one : Tai O / The Gazebo

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Sublimation 14 Shorts two : Pimp My Descartes / Suspended roof

What is home for Hong Kong millennials ?

Short three : Music photography

The Penthouse Shorts four : Architecture Photography

Brick Pavilion

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THE SWARM

A FLOATING COMMUNITY In this project, the designer doesn't impose a fixed form for the settlement. It is about empowering the population. Not having a pattern allows the swarm to grow in any direction and any combination.

Exploring patterns, the final result was an organic growing form, that reminds the natural seaweed shape on the surrface of the water.

Each Gathers have different functions and can serve a different number of units of five people, this

number give each of the Gather a area of influence.

In this way, for 2000 people there is a certain amount of facilities that we determined are needed.

This goes back to a Lego / puzzle concept, giving the community infinity possibilities and results.

This organic growing on a grid allows us also to think a bigger community in Picnic Bay of Lamma Island, or in any other bay.

LIVE OUTSIDE THE BOX

The Unit is composed by 2 containers and can acomodate 5 people. Inside each container there are the basic spaces to sleep and shower. The Unit

also has 3 different spaces called ÂŤin betweenÂť.

They can acommodate an infinity variation of activities completing the every day life routine.

Tai O fishermen village

An exploration and documentation of the lifestyle in a traditional village of Hong Kong. The physical definition between private and public space as well as the relationship with the sea.

Design thinking - the gazebo

A team project to improve the public space of the campus, leading people to meet in a new space. The project meets the need of the campus population in an efficient solution designed and built on site.

SUBLIMATION

DISCOVERING

The first step to get into the tram topic was some immersion in the tram universe. It includes a visit to the tram DEPOT, mapping the tram lines and a comprehension of the relationships between the tram and its surroundings.

It was also about us getting in touch with Hong Kong, the tram and its rich heritage.

EXPLORING

A series of studies and possibilities of uses for the tram. Having in mind the unique relationship between Hong Kong and the Ding Ding, some ideas of activities are developed targeting different uses along the day and the urban life.

Other ideas were purely around structure transformation, offering a new space for the city and the people to use, project themselves into.

ELEVATOR TRAM

reinforced structure

retractable platform

lifting machine

DIGGING

In this part, we focused on some of the possibilities from the exploration phase. This part allows a richer design on the four main ideas, and could even bring a fifth one to complete the collection.

For each of those trams, we thought about them when moving, at a short stop or during the long night break. What kind of transformation ? what kind of use ? What users ?

FOLDABLE TRAM

translucent material

expendable floor

CAPACITY : 25 - 60 people WEIGHT : foldable strucutre in lightmaterial TIME TO unfold: < 10min PEOPLE NEEDED : 1 to 2 ENERGY NEEDED : tram carrier

Pimp my Descartes A four day project to bring new artifacts on the campus, allowing new activities and a fresh vision of an unused space. The Pimp my Descartes project was composed of five different programs including a stage, seats, a bar and a relaxing area, built to last a few years.

Suspended roof - structure optimization

The suspended roof is a three dimensional structure suspended to posts with wires. The roof is 60*45m suspended to 8 posts. The roof is designed in steel for its good reaction to stress but also to keep all the elements as light as possible.

All the design was verified by a precised modeling taking account of parameters like the wind or the snow.

WHAT IS HOME FOR HONG KONG MILLENNIALS PURPOSE OF HOME

PURPOSE OF HOME

EXPRESSION OF SELF IDENTITY

CULTURE

After going through diverse interviews and higlighting the differences between foreigners and hongkongers, I noticed they have a common vision of home. Where everyone agree is to see home as a place where they can express their true identity.

Where they can be themselves in a confident and safe way, without restriction. Because of the Hong Kong lifestyle (either small individual flats, either proximity with the family) most of the millennials have the need of at least a second place where or they can express themselves.

FAMILY

INTEREST

CARACTERISTICS OF HOME HAPPINESS BELONGING RESPONSABILITY SELF EXPRESSION CRITICAL EXPERIENCES PERMANENCE PRIVACY TIME PERSPECTIVE MEANINGFUL PLACES KNOWLEDGE PREFERENCE TO RETURN

PHYSICAL STRUCTURES EXTENT OF SERVICES ARCHITECTURAL STYLE WORK ENVIRONMENT SPACIALITY TYPE OF RELATIONSHIPS QUALITY OF RELATIONSHIPS FRIENDS + ENTERTAINMENT EMOTIONAL ENVIRONMENT

HOME AND IDENTITY

FAMILY

MILLENNIAL MILLENNIAL

CRISIS IDENTITY

IDENTITY

CRISIS

IDENTITY

HOME

MILLENNIAL

MILLENNIAL

THIRD PLACE OR INNER THIRD PLACE

As home is no longer large enough, millennials needs (inner) third places to express their identity

THIRD PLACE

THIRD PLACE

CITY

CITY

If the identity of the millennial is aligned with his surroundings, the home feeling is possible

If the identity on one of the elements is not longer aligned, then a crisis occurs

THIRD PLACE

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If the identity on one of the elements is not definied of if an element has a rupture in its identity, then a crisis occurs

FOUR LAYERS NETWORK STAKEHOLDERS

ONLINE COMMUNITY NEEDS helpers

REACHING PUBLIC

public

musicians

ACCESSIBLE through languages

government

GATHERING

international network

international network

ONLINE COMMUNITY

BONDING

UPDATED latest news

PLAN special events

ONLINE COMMUNITY

EXCHANGE within the community

website + app

SHARING

PROMOTE other events

CLASSIFIED ADS services and gears STREAM local bands

SELL music and goodies

OFFLINE COMMUNITY

A PROGRESSIVE GROWTH HEADQUARTERS

LANDMARK

CENTRE OF GRAVITY

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Appears when the community is established

SPINE

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Extention for new services

HEADQUARTERS

Full capactiy at the beginning CENTRE OF GRAVITY

Ponctual events

Change location to allow growth

Until reaching max capacity

LANDMARK

Can change location every few years

Network expanding with time

Appear and disappear

Network expanding with time

SECONDARY NETWORK

POP-UP SPOT

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SPREAD OFFLINE NETWORK

SECONDARY NETWORK

Make it accessible LANDMARK

POP-UP SPOT Bonding with the neighborhood

Festival oriented place

CENTER OF GRAVITY Strengthten the community

HEADQUARTERS

Relation with government

INTERWEAVE SCALES IMPLEMENTING HOME CARACTERISTICS

Home exists within a context. The physical structure needs to be comfortable and have enough characteristics on his own to be identified as unique, but flexible enough to offer appropriation in decorations and uses.

It also needs to be linked to a neighbourhood as a context framing the building itself. But what is also important is third place as a home exist in a certain expand of time.

This relation with space and time can be read through the twenty characteristics of home and set parameters for the design. In the case of the Centre of Gravity, its position in Fo Tan has an impact on its direct surroundings like the village or the old industrial buildings, but also echoes at the scale of Hong Kong.

CONNECTED TO FOTAN AND HONG KONG

COMMUNITY IN CHARGE NT

ENABLE transferring knowledge ALLOW performativity FACILITATE giving spaces and tools

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CO_POLICY

MUSICIANS

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FROM LAB_ING OF JACKY AU & JACKY CHAN

BUS HUB PERMANENT

SOCIAL INNOVATION

PEDESTRIAN ACCES

PERMANENT

LOCAL

CAR ACCESS

TEMPORARY

MTR station pedestrian bicycle to river perfomance exhibition workshop

music school music association

CO POLICY BOTTOM UP

GOVERNMENT / INSTITUTION ENHANCE CONNECT EVOLVE

important axis

both ways

rented band practice rooms

ENABLING HABITS

CULTURE OSMOSIS

NEW ECOSYSTEM FOR FOTAN

NEEDS

restaurants services lifestyle community related brands tourism

MUSICIANS

SELF EXPRESSION

BUSINESS OPPORTNITIES

BUILDING VERSATILITY

BRINGING OUT

BRINGING IN

SERVICES

PERMANENT ACCESS

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NEW SPECIALIZATION

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HOUSING

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BELONGING SELF EXPRESSION

routine

MEANINGFUL PLACES

PREFERENCE TO RETURN

PRIVACY

Fo Tan music school job opportunities study opportunities

HAPPINESS

routine

building appropriation event planning

flexibility of schedule

different spaces accomodates all events

kind

LIFESTYLE

of

rehabilitation of industrial buildings

Fo Tan lifestyle culture knowledge

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diversity culture knowledge

A brief tour in Taiwan, following the Hong Kong band Seasons for Change while playing in Taichung and Chiayi.

Music photography

THE PENTHOUSE The Penthouse is not only a live house but a lace for the community to gather and spend time together, to practice and experiment around music.

With its large proportion, the Sui Fai Factory Estate can offer various space to play and perform. The Penthouse is designed with a holistic approach, shaping space with different sized room and various lighting system. It also offers enough services for the community to feel comfortable while being welcoming for potential new comers.

The other floors would progressively home more and more artists of different practices. Spaces like the Common Ground on the first floor or the place in front of the building would welcome event blending communities in the building and the neighbourhood, offering the possibility for Fo Tan to reinvent a unique lifestyle.

EXCHANGE FLOOR - 1

PRACTICE ROOMS

COMMON GROUND

SCHOOLS

LOBBIES FLOOR - 0

PRACTICE ROOMS

PARKING

SCHOOLS

23 - EXHIBITION FLOOR

BAND PRACTICE ROOMS

LIVE HALL

TECHNICAL ROOM

EXHIBITION SPACE

MUSIC SCHOOL

CAFE

MUSIC SCHOOL

22 - SOCIAL FLOOR

BAND PRACTICE ROOMS

LIVE HALL GREEN ROOMS

FOYER

Paris

Seoul

Paris

Tokyo

Tokyo

Luxemburg

Architecture photography

Brick Pavilion

Clay brick is a traditional building material used all around the world. With this pavilion, the clay brick is introduced in a modern use, a traditional technic shaping new elements. The Insulated Monolith Brick (IMB) is a 2.5m tall element doing all the functions of a facade: insulated, rain screen, structure and finish. Premade by extrusion in factory, it is a ready to use component.

The pavilion is like a mysterious object in the nature, yellow and shiny, making it difficult for the walker to guess what material is used. In fact, this pavilion expresses how versatile the IMB can be, really shiny and colorful on the outside, mate and natural in the inside. To understand which material the pavilion is made of, the visitor must get inside.

Pushing forward the experimentation with clay, the material is also used to make the roof. Inspired by how the wall is made, layers of concrete, clay and insulation make another sandwich panel to cover the top of each building.

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1 - Parapet in extruded clay 2 - Sealing 3 - Concrete screed 4 - Slabs of concrete 5 - Clay interjoists 6 - Acoustic panels 7 - IMB - yellow glazed outside, natural inside 8 - Lintel 9 - Pivot window 10 - Double glazing with intergrated blinds 11 - Clay tile 12 - Coated clay

Mathilde Gattegno 2018