Architecture Portfolio 2021 - Victoria Chenais

PORTFOLIO VICTORIA CHENAIS victoria.chenais@gmail.com +45 52 73 83 08 Helsingør, DK, 2017

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Hej, I am Victoria, an architect from France, with my heart and mind in Denmark since childhood, who is passionate about sustainable architecture and building transformation.

Victoria Chenais Architect victoria.chenais@gmail.com victoria.chenais

My work experience took me to different countries around Europe, but it is in Denmark that I settled. I helped design various types of projects from a small scale to large complexes, theoretical to practical approaches, new constructions to adaptive reuse and transformations, which I thrive working with. I have strong capacities in the design process and project graphic communication. Eager at work, I have the ability to adapt to different tasks as a team or individually.

Apart from architecture, I enjoy taking photographs, promoting design and fashion within a circular economy, and winter bathing. Finally, I try to compile my knowledges and passions to lead an earth-conscious but non flawless life where being curious and active is key.

SOFTWARE Revit Rhino Autocad Archicad Adobe Photoshop Adobe Indesign Adobe Illustrator Sketchup Enscape Grasshopper Bsim Be18 2

LANGUAGES English: Fluent Danish: Intermediate French: Native Italian: Intermediate Spanish: Intermediate

WORK EXPERIENCE

RH Arkitekter, Architect, Copenhagen, DK.

05/2020 - Present Work on various laboratories, clean rooms and offices in extensions buildings and new constructions, from the design process to the detail design phases.

Lendager Group - ARC, Intern, Copenhagen, DK.

08/2020 - 01/2021 Worked on sustainable housing solutions in new and renovated buildings, transformation and adaptive re-use of a former slaughter house, mapping former industrial buildings.

Holstebro - Slagteriet - 2021

Volunteer, EASA, Villars-Sur-Ollon, CH.

Kitchen helper for 500 young and hungry architects.

BRS Architectes Ingénieurs, Intern, Paris, FR.

Worked on university expansion-transformation, and housing projects.

08/2019 02-06/2017

E.Colboc Architectes et Associés, Intern, Paris, FR.

10-12/2016 Worked on hospital design competition, long-term care centre, and school projects.

ENERGIMUSEET

EDUCATION

Masters graduation - 2020

PROJECTS : FASHION RESEARCH WORKSHOPS BUILDING

National Architecture School, Paris Val de Seine, FR Msc02 Graduate, Architect, Sustainability Speciality

Aalborg University, DK Msc01 Architecture and Engineering , Sustainability Speciality

National Architecture School, Paris Val de Seine, FR -Msc01, Urban Planning Speciality -Bachelor of architecture

2019-2020 2018-2019

2017-2018 2013-2016

Thrift by Vic, Copenhagen, DK Since 10/2020 Founder - Providing vintage and upcycled alternatives for fashion and furniture, managing an online and physical shop in the weekends.

Lost & Find, FR Since 09/2019 Co-founder - Research + Action Laboratory for sustainable architectural solutions.

EASA : European Architecture Student Assembly, Nida, LT - Fredericia, DK 2016 - 2017 Team Member - Drafted and assembled urban furniture and artistic installations for the cities with European young architects and designers.

Thrift by Vic - 2021

Bellastock, Architecture festival, Paris, FR and Wuhan Lake, CN. 2014 - 2017 Leading Team Member, designed bamboo floating structures and soil based shelters.

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RH Arkitekter Architect Copenhagen - DK

LABORATORIES TEST ROOMS OFFICES Copenhagen - DK Since May 2021

RH Arkitekter’s projects are most often for private clients and are confidential.

Therefore, the photographs presented are taken from over published projects to illustrate the ones I worked on.

The first project is a 8000m2 complex with an extension of an existing building and a new construction. The existing laboratories, test rooms and offices are modified to fit the new safety requirements, and additional rooms are designed.

The second main project is a 1000m2 complex of offices and laboratories. It is also undergoing transformations and an extension is designed. The whole layout is remodeled to match the new work flow. The project is segmented in different phases to allow the work conducted in the laboratories to keep on going during the construction.

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In both projects, I was in charge of designing the inner layout of the rooms according the user’s needs. The projects spread from the basic design to as-built, which gave me the opportunity to oversee and work on the whole process of laboratories design.

For the projects, I worked both in Revit and Autocad

Changing room

Finally, I also had the opportunity to work on an apartment complex around Copenhagen. I was in charge of rationalizing the floor plans while offering comfortable living solutions to the future inhabitants.

Office and laboratories complex

Standard laboratory room

Integrated kitchen and meeting room

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LEndager group Internship Graduation internship Copenhagen - DK

UN17 VILLAGE HOUSING - MIX USED Copenhagen - DK 2 months

General isometry One building : one identity and color of materials

The UN17 Village is a large housing and mixed programs project. Following the UN 17 SDG goals, it aims to shift the paradigm about waste to transform it into a resource.

The wishes were to build with upcyled waste such as concrete, wood and window glass.

Some products developed by Lendager group will be used with an industrial scale.

I was in charge of developing propositions for the façades, finding materials and ways to assemble them, in order to reach for the sustainable goals. Later on, I worked on the roofs plans, according to the programs located on the main floors of each buildings.

These tasks allowed me to work on various scales with different levels of precisions, in collaboration with team members or autonomously. The work presented here was designed with Illustrator, Photoshop and Rhino.

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Building C: Recycled concrete and roof tiles

Building C: Recycled metal terracotta roof tiles

Building D: Recycled metal and wood

Building E: wood and recycled metal

Roof - green house and indoor arrangement study

Roof - green house detail

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LIKØRHUSENE HOUSING TRANSFORMATION Haslev - DK 1 month

Isometry and plans- Project transformation concept

Liquor storage building : Interior pictures from 1955 and 2020

Likørhusene is a transformation project conducted by a team of four. The project offers a mutation of former liquor storage buildings into housing units.

It raised challenges related to the transformation and to the housing norms. I worked on the conversion concepts allowing the future inhabitants to enjoy a well lit and accessible home, while living within a community. I learnt about the current housing norms and building’s thermal efficiency. The work presented here was designed with Illustrator, and Rhino.

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Plan and section- Project transformation proposal

Bringing daylight from the gardens

SLAGTERIET CULTURAL HUB TRANSFORMATION Holstebro - DK 3 months

The Slagteriet project, converts a former slaughter house into a cultural HUB. The buildings are large and numerous, thus a thorough analysis was conducted with the same team of four as for Likørhusene.

After the analyses, a transformation strategy was decided with the goal to have a great impact, with the least efforts. It was also intended to maintain the buildings’ aesthetic and history by highlighting some of its traces, while shifting it into a vibrant new cultural space.

I took charge of the room scanning and various analyses. In parallel, I created presentations by gathering the evolutions of the project. Finally, I helped designing the step by step transformation strategy with 3D proposals and diagrams on various scales. I learnt about autonomous work, and solidified my knowledge about adaptive reuse of former industrial buildings.

The work presented here was designed with Illustrator, Photoshop and Rhino.

Main facade 1967 and today

General isometry

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Room scanning : The whole building was scanned and analyzed to develop a transformation strategy

Room scanning analysis example, Identifying which elements to keep, transform or discard according to their quality, transformation potential or toxicity.

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Main entrance proposal : Allowing accessibility for all, bringing natural daylight and giving visibility to the new building.

Main entrance : existing state

Main entrance : proposition Priority of actions Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Plans and sections : Steps of transformation

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T H E FA B R I C Master - Semester 2 Personal project Paris - FR Alexandre Theriot Emmanuel Choupis

REFURBISHMENT AND EXTENSION PROJECT

This 4,1 Ha wide project focuses on the transformation of an existing warehouse for metro repairs, and the design of a new building. The project is multi programmatic with an education pole in relation to stage arts, a cultural centre with a theatre , a restaurant adjacent to a market and a student housing complex.

The new activities hosted in the existing building play with the length and the rhythm of the structure. Some parts of the roof are modified to bring in more light and host the stage’s structure. Floors are added to fit the program and dialogue with the structure.

The student housing complex is an extension and works as a totem on the site. Being visible from the distance, it become the symbol of the renewal of the area.

The work presented here was designed with Archicad, Sketchup and Illustrator.

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LONG VEHICLE

LONG VEHICLE

LONG VEHICLE

LONG VEHICLE

Refurbished Warehouse - North/South Section, scale 1/2000

Model, scale 1/500. View from the park 13

+42,9m

R+12 +39,6m

R+11 +36,8m

R+10 +34,0m

R+9 +31,2m

Dalle béton

R+8 +28,4m

R+7 +25,6m Menuiserie acier galvanisé R+6 +22,8m

Maille Jakob

GardeCorps Fixation à l'anglaise

R+5 +20,0m

R+4 +17,2m

R+3 +14,4m

Menuiserie acier galvanisé

R+2 +9,6m Cadre acier galvanisé Maille métal déployé R+1 +4,8m

RDC +0,0m

New Youth Housing complex - East/West Section, scale 1/500 14

View from the park 15

L I M FJ O R D V Æ R F T E T Master - Semester 1 bis Team of 5 people Aalborg - DK Isak Worre Foged

HOUSING COMPLEX LEISURE FACILITIES

The project is achieved through integrated design in terms of phenomenology, materiality and volumes that respects the historical, functional and maritime identity of the harbour environment.

The three-story-buildings are designed with a light construction. The lifespan of Limfjordsværftet is prolonged by taking climate change into consideration, protecting the construction with a concrete plateau which gives space for public functions. This gives flexibility and the ability to adjust. Extreme weather conditions and flooding are taken into consideration.

Waterfront - normal state

The public functions are accessible through a circulation system that creates meetings points for both residents and visitors.

The dwellings are designed to make a personal home with clear core qualities.

These being choices of materiality and a story-telling flow through the apartments enhancing the phenomenological perceptions, and also incorporating values from traditional suburban living with direct access to personal green areas and water.

The work presented here was designed with Sketchup, Enscape, Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Waterfront - flooded state

Floor plan, scale 1/500 17

Daylight factor above 2%

3 bedrooms apartment plan , scale 1/100 18

Aluminium edge Re-used aluminium plates Subroof Plywood - 15mm

Insulation + wooden structure - 250mm Insulation + Horizontal wood spacing - 45 x 45mm Interier wooden cladding Vapor barrier

58° 21/06, 12:00

11° 21/12, 12:00

3-layer energy frame Water draining Thermal bridge interruption Kitchen cabinet Insulation + Horizontal wood spacing - 45 x 45mm Insulation + Vertical wooden structure - 200 x 120mm Insulation + Horizontal wood spacing - 45 x 45mm Windbreaker - 12mm Vertical batten - 25 x 50mm Horizontal batten - 25 x 50mm Vertical robinia wooden cladding - 25 x 45mm

Roof and facade detail drawing , scale 1/20 19

COMMUNITY KIRKJA Master - Semester 2 bis Team of 4 people Dverghamrar - IS Isak Worre Foged

COMMUNITY CHURCH RESTAURANT

Placed on Dverghamrar, a site bathed in myths, in the southern part of Iceland, Community Kirkja provides shelter.

It nourishes interactions between locals and visitors as well as cooking and musical creation with artistic residencies.

This dialogue is allowed by a flexible and renewed church program with rooms adapting to the capacity and the needs of the events.

With a focus on the tectonic aspect, the Icelandic wooden church is characterized by its integration of form, structure and acoustics revealed in a hyperbolic shape of the main roof. The volume includes the technical and structural requirements while dialoguing with the shape of the basaltic rock formations and becoming of symbol.

The dimensions of the church and its position in the context, the choice of materials bounding between tradition and modernity, and the lighting in the nave allow the construction to be rooted in its context while respecting the stillness and beauty of the surroundings.

The work presented here was designed with Rhino, Enscape, Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Entrance breach

Nave

Model, scale 1/100

Cafe

Foyer

Artists Kitchen residency

How to seize the atmosphere of a place that the team has never visited ?

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Velfac 3 Layer Glazing Wood Panel 20x508 mm

2 Layer Spruce Boards 20x200 mm Horizontal Laths 25x50 mm c/c 600mm Vertical Air Laths 25x50mm c/c 600 mm Waterproof Plywood 20 mm Insulation 300 mm w. Laths 50x1500 mm c/c 600 mm Vapour Barrier Velfac Layer50x50 Glazing Installation Wall3Laths mm c/c 600 mm w.

50 mm Insulation Wood Panel 20x508 mm Kerto-Q Plate 33 mm Pine Board 10x100x400 mm Glulam Column 250x250 mm Steel Bolt ø10 mm 2 Layer Spruce Boards 20x200 mm Horizontal Laths 25x50 mm c/c 600mm Vertical Air Laths 25x50mm c/c 600 mm WaterproofConcrete Plywood100 20 mm Reinforced mm Insulation 300 mm 308 w. Laths Polystyrene mm 50x1500 mm c/c 600 Reinforced Concrete 250 mm mm Vapour Barrier Installation Wall Laths 50x50 mm c/c 600 mm w. 50 mm Insulation Kerto-Q Plate 33 mm Pine Board 10x100x400 mm Glulam Column 250x250 mm Steel Bolt ø10 mm

Reinforced Concrete 100 mm Polystyrene 308 mm Reinforced Concrete 250 mm

Steel Plate 20 mm Basalt Tiles 20 mm Mortar 10 mm Radion Barrier Reinforced Concrete 100 mm w. Heating Pipes Polystyrene 2x270 mm Sandpillow

Wall to base, Detail drawing, scale 1/20

Steel Plate 20 mm Basalt Tiles 20 mm Mortar 10 mm Radion Barrier Reinforced Concrete 100 mm w. Heating Pipes Polystyrene 2x270 mm Sandpillow

East/West Perspective section 22

Nave

100m 0m 23

the link of the city Master - Semester 3 Individual project Fredericia - DK Xavier Lagurgue

URBAN PLANNING URBAN PROJECT This master thesis project is made of an urban analysis and an architectural project.

I chose Fredericia for its urban challenges.

The project dialogues with the 1650’s urban morphology. The grid city is enveloped by ramparts with an open relation to the sea.

The urban project focuses on the historical town and the lack of quality of its public spaces. Challenging the ongoing project “Kanalbyen”, it offers a more sustainable vision of the city and its transformation.

Fredericia’s harbour - Today

First, existing squares are reactivated and connected into a network. The ramparts are extended with a green park. In parallel, the harbour fringe will be gradually depolluted to welcome new activities. Based on the energy requirements of carbon neutrality, the project will later on reclaim the southern tip of the city currently blocked and polluted by the storage of oil and gas products from SHELL. Then, the harbour area will be transformed into a leisure park around preserved and rehabilitated industrial buildings like tanks that will shelter acoustic experiences. Also, an Energimuseet will be built. Its figure with corrugated recycled metal plates will echo the existing tanks.

Step by step, the city can enter the post carbon era and offer a safe environment to its inhabitants and visitors.

This project was designed with Archicad, Illustrator and Photoshop.

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Series of drawing showing the possible interventions on the public spaces of Fredericia

Creation of and education HUB - Existing FABLAB - New Music school with student housing

Development of the kayak and sailing clubs: -Local scale sports -Tour in the sea on a reduced scale compared to the cruise ships

-Deconstruction of the music school Enhancement+ Reconnection of the citadel with the rest of the green corridor

Reopen to the public in 2025-2030 Deconstruction and rehabilitation of the buildings Enhancement of the industrial landscape : memory of the place

Plan, Intentions of project , scale 1/10 000 25

Energimuseet and public square

100m 0m

Situation plan - “ the tip park”, scale 1/1 500 26

Transformed gas tanks Acoustic experiences

Network of suspended walks and public activities

ENERGIMUSEET

Energimuseet - View from the first floor gallery

Sloped solar cells for Electricity production

Collection and filtration of rainwater

57,6° Summer 34,7° Spring - Fall 11° Winter

Natural crossed ventilation

South West wind Exterior and interior progressive solar shading

Naturally lit and ventilated basement Collection and filtration of rainwater

Energimuseet - North-South Section, Bioclimatic principles , scale 1/500

Collection and filtration of rainwater

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Energimuseet - View from the entrance

Energimuseet - View from the patio 28

Energimuseet - First floor model

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W O R K S H OP EP H E M E R A L C ITIE S Team of 5 France and China From 2014 to 2017

E x p e r i m e n t al A rch i t e c t u r e

Alexis Leclercq

Bellastock «Waterworld», Achères - FR, May 2014

Ephemeral cities workshops were held

by Bellastock, an association working on experimental architecture and reuse of materials. Every year, a festival is held in France or abroad. A different theme is chosen, related to a material like bamboo, wood, air, sand, soil...

Bellastock «Waterworld», Wuhan - CN, September 2014

We work as teams of five people to design a single project which will be connected to others, to create an ephemeral city. After a few days, everything is deconstructed and sorted out to be reused.

The most striking experience was in China in 2014 when I had the opportunity to lead a team with Chinese students to build a floating structure made of bamboo.

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Alexis Leclercq

Bellastock «DesTerres», Saint Denis - FR, July 2017

T H E NEXT S TEP Team of 2 Nida - LT Summer 2016

EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly)

Personal detail

In Nida forest, at the bottom of the dunes, «the Next Step Nida» is a staircase which purpose is to prevent sand from falling down from the dunes and to preserve this UNESCO area. It was built during a construction workshop for EASA (European Architecture Student Assembly) 2016.

We designed and built squares around the steps for several activities. We were inspired by the history of the city and its inhabitants’ stories.

This part is for people to socialize while sitting at an angle from one another. The feedback showed that it became a popular place especially among children.

This staircase is meant to be added onto by other artists and locals while questioning the future of Nida.

Chloé Maccarey General result

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PHOTOGRAPHY More photographies available on Instagram @victoria.chenais

Kalvebog Bølge, Copenhagen, DK, 2021

Konditaget Lüders, Copenhagen, DK, 2017 32

Fjordenhus, Vejle, DK, 2018

Bibliothek, Zürich, CH, 2018 33

Victoria Chenais

TAK !

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victoria.chenais@gmail.com +45 52 73 83 08