selected projects
academic
transitional urban accommodation
Benchestool versatile seating solution
Time+Space a perceptual experience
Thesis Show ‘13 RISD Intar graduate exhibition
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Charles Kaisin I junior designer
interior architecture I product design I installations
212box I architecture intern retail I residential
Joya Brussels I freelance project contemporary Jewelry Gallery
For me, being a designer for the 21st century means being versatile in finding solutions, crossing the boundaries between the different disciplines and looking for new challenges. Charles Eames once said “the role of the designer is that of a good host anticipating the needs of their guest.� My aim is to present the users of my designs with multiple possibilities, allowing them to re-interpret them as their needs evolve. This allows for more than one use per space, product, experience, etc. Focusing on space, I am interested to work as a product, interior, furniture, stage, retail or exhibition designer, mixing different media such as film and photography with the more traditional ones.
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This academic adaptive reuse project was designed for accommodating those freshly arrived in London. It provides house hunters with the opportunity to meet new people and discover London from the inside out during this exciting but sometimes stressful transitional period.
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The building - an old warehouse in Shoreditch - becomes a part of the city, acting like a link between different neighborhoods.
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Inspired by my initial pictures and drawings, this project is about layers, discovery and transition. The users feel instantly at home in the city, by learning from previous customers and leave notes, tips and advice themselves.
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Studio project I Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK I 2010 12
Site I 54 Hollywell lane, London EC2A 3PQ, UK
Archicad, inDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop
Benchestool
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Benchestool is a modular seating unit that can be used as an individual stool, or as a bench when multiple elements come together. Originally designed for a small studio in New York, this versatile seating solution offers easy and elegant storage, making it ideal for small spaces. The second version, slightly revisited, now lives in an apartment in Brussels (right).
I realized 2 series of 4 seats, using bent lamination technique with Italian poplar ply and mahogany.
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Elective project I RISD, Providence, RI, US I 2012 16
Clients I 269 22nd st, New York, NY, US I 14 rue Franรงois Libert, Waterloo, Belgium
Use of power hand tools, woodshop machines I Rhino
Time+Space
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The Super 3D advanced studio focused on using video game processes and software to create a spatial installation in the lobby of the Biltmore hotel in Providence. The external glass elevator is a landmark of the Biltmore Hotel, a symbol from another time, when guests would take the express route to “L’apogée” and the “Grand Ballroom”. A symbol of another place where money was flowing, and wealthy guests would stop in Providence and enjoy a night out at the top.
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The Biltmore hotel
Might the memory of the place allow these different times and places to cohabit? The elevator seems to act as a suggested window to these different dimensions... This transitional space, defined by time and space invites the viewer to step into the black hole and get transported. Based on recreating the qualities of the elevator shaft in the Biltmore hotel, my project aims to play with the qualities of Space in relation to Time.
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Concept evolution
Allowing the viewer to embark in an exciting journey, it questions the idea of perception and illusion, mentally and visually transporting the audience into a virtual space, a parallel dimension.
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The final design is a proposal supposed to replace the outdated existing elevator, while keeping it’s qualities.
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Each individual intervention was eventually integrated into the group digital model, then exported into a gaming production software. A small model, inspired by everyone’s individual response to the site was exhibited in the Biltmore during the summer of 2012.
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Advanced studio project I RISD, Providence, RI, US I 2011 28
Site I Biltmore hotel, 11 Dorrance street, Providence, RI, US
Maya, UDK and ZBrush
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ESTALS - 22 @ 1.5’x1’ ESTALS - 7 @ 1.5‘x3’ DEL - 1 @ 4‘x5’ WINGS - 29 @ 1.5’x7’3” CHES - 2 @ 1.5’x3’
Different steps of our design process were represented throughout the space.
With a team of 5 students we designed the space and its components.
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WALL CONSTRUCTED BY US FOR INTAR SIGN
INTAR THESIS EXHIBIT
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PLAN
This exhibition addressed the process intrinsic to design in the built environment. From the conception of an idea, to the realization of a project, this show aimed at representing our process.
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PAPERFOR FORIMAGE IMAGE PAPER DISPLAY DISPLAY
PEDESTALS FOR PEDESTALS FOR MODELS MODELS ELEVATION ELEVATION
Each pedestal was laser cut and assembled by hand. They were then filled with the student’s work that lead up to their final work (sketches, prints, pictures, etc.)
The drawings, images and models present in the exhibit, displayed our work in progress, representing a piece of the evolution in our projects.
Fellow classmates helped us installing
the work at the Convention Center. PLEASE INSERT 2 OUTLETS ALONG THIS WALL.
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BENCH
The Intar (Interior Architecture) wall at the entrance laser cut and filled with 300 reclaimed printing rolls from local architecture firms.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE The work of 38 graduates in this show demonstrated the pursuit of study in adaptive reuse. The study of Adaptive Reuse considers the increasing demand for alterations of existing structures both for design professionals in architecture and for a general design population.
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This exhibition addresses the process intrinsic to design in the built environment. From the conception of an idea, to the realization of a project, this show represents our process. Different steps of our design process are represented throughout the space. In each individual student’s pedestal are the remnants of ideas, drawings, notes, printouts, sketches, and models; these are the literal manifestations of our design development. We produce several iterations before a final presentation. The tubes you see in the entry wall and above the students work are printing rolls that have been locally salvaged. These represent our final printed presentations that are ubiquitous in our department.
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The Master of Interior Architecture, a three-year program, began with a mission of altering and transforming existing structures. This program is the most comprehensive of the three degrees in the department in which students complete their work with a design thesis. These projects range from the reuse of military infrastructure, public interventions, to rethinking sustainable living.
The drawings, images and models present in the exhibit, show our work in progress, representing a piece of the evolution in our projects. The work of 38 graduates in this show demonstrates the pursuit of study in adaptive reuse. The study of Adaptive Reuse considers the increasing demand for of the alterations of existing structures both for design professionals in architecture and for a general design population. The department is broken up into three different graduate degree programs represented in this exhibit.
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The Master of Design in Interior Studies (Adaptive Reuse) is a two-year program addressing the subject of existing structures and their alteration through interior interventions. The program culminates in a Design Thesis, a three-semester endeavor in which the student proposes and executes the design of a new use for an existing structure. These projects are presented here and range from the redesign of entire infrastructures, public spaces, residential units and theoretical explorations.
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The Master of Art in Interior Architecture program establishes a clear aesthetic, theoretical, and technological framework for the study of adaptive reuse. This year’s Adaptive Reuse studio addresses the heritage building and its limitations of protected historical features through the study of the Newport Congregational Church, a U.S. National Landmark. The students each proposed a new program of use for the church as its congregation faces the issue of secularization in America. The studio culminates in a full scale ‘soft intervention’; which considers existing structures and results in a non-invasive structure, into the Newport Congregational Church that is derived from interpretations of John La Farge with the intent of bringing new life to this historic landmark.
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RISD Graduate Thesis Show ‘13 I RISD, Providence, RI, US I 2012 36
Exhibited at I Rhode Island Convention Center I 1 Sabin St Providence, RI 02903
Rhino I Autocad I Photoshop I Illustrator I Use of power hand tools, woodshop machines
Charles Kaisin I junior designer
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“Pneuma” was designed for the Brussels’ Bar’s bicentenary. It was in view for three months in the gigantic courthouse’s lobby in 2011.
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To give a more human scale to the space, we decided to fill the span inbetween the gallery’s railings. The first scheme included inflated aluminium balloons. Origamis, in the shape of irises – Brussels’ symbol – would be hung to the balloons and therefore visible from the ground floor, forming a flower field. We later decided to let go of the balloons and concentrate on the origamis to create a spectacular and poetic installation in the Courthouse’s lobby.
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10 000 origamis, folded with the help of Sint-Gillis Prison’s inmates, formed a gigantic wave taking up the center of the space. The Bar therefore participated in their future social reintegration by providing them with a small income in anticipation of their release from prison. The paper used to fold the origamis came from old codes provided by the Bar. For this important installation, was in charge of drawing the construction documents, sourcing the materials and plan construction to the last detail.
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We were asked to create two retail windows for the Spring collection for Printemps department store in Paris, based on the theme of trees, using green and pink. For the green window, we implied a tree by negative space. The frame is made of timber and the tree is cut out of MDF. The whole thing is wrapped in boat rope. The pink window was about movement and rhythm, with small pixilated trees hung from the ceiling and activated by small rotating motors.
Printemps, Paris Retail windows
I made the model for the green window, sourced the materials and helped fabricate and install both windows.
Second life
Furniture Design
While working with Charles Kaisin, I worked on several projects including custom furniture for a hotel in Marrakech, different items for Hermès, a pop-up book of Kaisin’s past work, a bamboo lamp, a surrealistic dinner party and various pieces of furniture. These two chairs showcase some of the solutions we provided to mass consumption. Both re-using discarded chairs, they give them a new life and identity.
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Selected projects I Charles Kaisin, Brussels, Belgium I 2011 42
Sites I Brussels courthouse, Brussels, Belgium I Printemps Haussman, Paris, France
Archicad I AutoCad I Illustrator I Installation skills I Organizational skills I model making
212box I architecture intern retail I residential
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Louboutin Retail design
For the Dover Street Louboutin store (London, UK), I worked on the permit set. I was also in charge of drawing up diagrams for the two types of leathercovered walls. The pleated leather tiles, featured in many Louboutin stores in varying patterns are made custom for each store. During my time at 212box, I was in charge of ordering the leather, designing the different walls, based of each skins’ size, and then explain the different folds to the French company pleating the skins.
212box has designed Louboutin shoe stores around the world. These back-lit metal tiles are found in multiple stores, but their design change, depending on the location. I designed a set of 10 tiles for the Esquire Louboutin store (Chicago, IL) that opened in 2012. Inspired by the city’s plan and Louis Sullivan’s design, they create a network of lines and curves, connected to each other. I also worked on the CD set for this store, as well as some mill work detailing. 44
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Bon Vivant villa
High end residential
The main project I was involved in when working at 212box was the refurbishment of parts of the Bon Vivant villa. I worked on the Bid Set, mainly drawing sections and elevations, as well as schedules for an outdoor kitchen, two bedroom suites and a small gym.
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Selected projects I 212box, New York, NY I 2012 48
Sites I Bon Vivant villa, St. James, Barbados I Louboutin stores, various locations
AutoCad I Rhinoceros I Illustrator I InDesign I Organizational skills I model making I dealing with contractors
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Joya Brussels is a great initiative, imagined and made possible by two young jewelry designers, as a response to the lack of opportunities for young talents to display their art. In designing this Contemporary Jewelry Gallery, my aim was to provide small spaces for designers to rent out as a window for their creation in the Brussels fashion district.
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Inspiring and inviting as well as flexible and modular, the space can accommodate a growing number of artists. The individual display cubes can be removed and replaced on the grid, allowing for a lot of freedom and possibilities.
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The counter combines different cubes in a playful result, evoking the movement present throughout this Art Nouveau building.
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“It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do.“ Charles Eames
Freelance project I Joya Brussels I www.joyabrussels.net I 2011 56
Site I 175 Rue Antoine Dansaert, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Archicad, inDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop © 2013 Ariane van Dievoet. All rights reserved.
Master of Design in Interior Architecture I Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, RI, USA I 2013
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Interior and Spatial Design I Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, UK I 2010
Diploma in Foundation Studies in Art & Design I Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts, Cambridge, UK I 2007