PORTFOLIO candice mouterde
junior interior architect
2020
CURRICULUMVITAE
Hi! I see in different spaces a way to live an experience. It is an honor to have the ability to create them. Since my childhood, I have been feeling the essence of a place and interacting with all my senses with spaces. I am happy to have found my way in design. I love working and staying active. I’m meticulous and thorough, always on the lookout for new things. Boredom is a enemy.
candice mouterde tel : +33 6 40 64 75 10 mail : c.mouterde@strate.design
EDUCATION 2018
RISD (Rhode Island School of Design) Providence, RI, USA Academic exchange in Interior Architecture
20152020
Strate School of Design Sèvres, Paris _2020 Thesis and Spaces diploma project Design consultant for Aguettant _2019 Spaces Design consultant for MAIF and PROUDREED _2017 Spaces Design _2016-2017 Introduction to Identity, Spaces, Mobility and Product design. _2015-2016 Skills upgrade classes for applied arts
2015
Baccalaureate in Science with high distinctions
EXPERIENCES May 2019
Wanted Design, 1-week, Brooklyn Workshop participant
October 2018
Winner contest: Visual communication of the Dauphine Jazz Festival 2018 Artistic Director
June 2018August 2018
Internship at Shigeru Ban Architects Europe, 3-month, Paris Model maker
February 2018June 2018
Internship at Studio Norguet Design, 4-month, Paris Spaces and furniture conception
June 2017
Internship at Draft Ateliers (fablab), 1-month, Paris Production Workshop Assistant
September 2015
Internship at Hors Limite (architecture practice), Paris Creation of a catalogue of concrete furniture
Adobe Suit (Ai, Ps, Id, Ae) Rhinocéros 3D C4D+Vray Keyshot
Autocad Drawing
French English C1- TOEIC: 885
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SKILLS
PORTFOLIOPROGRAM
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spaces projects ATHOME 1 40 GRANDE RUE 2 LA PETITE COMPAGNIE 3 GRADIENT 4 LILO 5
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product projects TRAIT D’UNION 1 PARIS-AMSTERDAM 2 WOVEN CORK 3
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manual projects
MOCK UP 1 ARTISTIC VISION 2
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spatial design: design that can be smelt, heard, felt
Ilse Crawford
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1.1 AT HOME at the Musée de l’Homme of Paris
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individual project 1 week cad-project 3rd year project
1.1 AT HOME at the Musée de l’Homme of Paris
AT HOME takes root in the heart of the 16-meter high reception hall of the Human Museum’s atrium. This project is made up of structural foundations representing the primitive human habitat, as well as the graphic element on the ground. It aims to evoke the Parisian terrain’s reliefs, where the Human Museum is located.
The wooden structure is in a pair so as to remind the viewer of the need for community. These identical structures are made of laminated wood so to fit perfectly into the space, following the 2nd floor guard rail material.
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1.1 AT HOME process
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steel hoop
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All of the glued and laminated parts are assembled at the factory from 3 pieces.
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This structure is composed of 57 pieces of wood and a steel hoop, reinforced with rope.
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factory division
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process and detail renders
1.2 40 GRANDE RUE fontainebleau city hall
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3 people project 1 month partnership project 3rd year project
1.2 40 GRANDE RUE fontainebleau city hall
We worked on the Fontainebleau French commune cityhall by integrating a new administrative system. The city hall represents the city, which is a large community where agents and citizens work together. The challenge was to create a space in total harmony with Fontainebleau, a city with strong heritage.
Our space is opened in order to keep clarity and bring transparency to the provided services. Our development is based on user’s autonomy as well as personalized support.
1. autonomy space
2. accompanied space
1. waiting room floor plan
2. accompanied space
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1. waiting room, autonomy space
1.2 40 GRANDE RUE fontainebleau city hall
Our 300 sqm cityhall is divided in two spaces: an autonomy one and an accompanied one. Those two spaces are differentiated through a change of floor covering: - concrete for autonomy space and waiting room - wood for accompanied space as to make it warmer and user friendly. We also used removable wooden slats partitions to guide users without any hindering.
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accompanied space
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autonomy space
1.3 LA PETITE COMPAGNIE invest an old railway
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3 people project 1 month project 3rd year project
1.3 LA PETITE COMPAGNIE invest an old railway
La petite compagnie is a project inspired by the place where it is located: "La Petite Ceinture". "La Petite Ceinture" translates as the parisian greenbelt: it is an old and abandoned train track all around Paris that is known for its street art and forbidden access.
La petite compagnie has been designed to offer Parisians an alternative outdoor experience that breaks from urban life. This space devoid of rules gives people freedom in the day.
"La Petite Ceinture" is an underground and alternative place. Access to the unused rail tracks is forbidden, but enthusiasts explore it nonetheless, describing it as a quiet, natural garden space within Paris.
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1.3 LA PETITE COMPAGNIE invest an old railway
We chose a simple design inspired by the industrial world. All the structure modules are in steel, and the walls are in oak wood. To keep the place untouched, our elements come together as one at the end of the day and are housed under a tunnel so as to leave the natural universe intact.
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1.3 LA PETITE COMPAGNIE invest an old railway
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We exploited the diverse typology of "La Petite ceinture" to build the project. On the 600 meters of rail chosen, we installed rolling and ephemeral elements: 1. The guinguette, the place of relaxation where people can meet each other and have a drink. It takes advantage of the old dock, which becomes a terrace to offer a view. 2. The workshop has been set up in order to offer users the ability to enter this alternative world. As "La Petite Ceinture" is widely known as street art place, our module is composed of a dispenser of spray paint. 3. The scene sometimes uses the bridge for its acoustics and darkness. It houses concerts and projections. It also spreads the sound of the shows at the guinguette through a perforated sheet of metal.
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1. the guinguette
dock
2. the workshop
4. the toilet
4. The toilet is a separate module.
3. the scene
bridge
1. the guinguette
3. the scene
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2. the workshop
1.4 GRADIENT eco-neighborhood
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3 people project 3 month patnership project 4th year project
1.4 GRADIENT eco-neighborhood
The Gradient project is an 8-hectare eco-district located in a peri-urban area of Paris. The peri-urban zone is hybrid, both close to the growing hyper-urbanization, but never or rarely associated with an attractive activity. Between the growing economy and a ubiquitous green and agricultural environment. Les Gâtines area, wedged between a sharp national and a dense forest, illustrates the difficulty of considering peri-urban space as a single fabric and not as a succession of disjointed islets.
Gradient gives meaning to these spaces, recreating the link, giving back coherence through an open, multi-generational and cultural neighborhood. This project is built in a gradient way, indeed there is a vegetation gradient from the south plot to the north plot. From the national to the forest our 8 hectares becomes denser in vegetation. There is also an altitude gradient from the north plot to the south plot, the buildings are higher in the south plot and will cut the noise of the motorway.
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1.4 GRADIENT eco-neighborhood
This southern area comprises the heart of the district, it includes a large number of offices, warehouses and a large central square with trees, ponds and path. The particularity of this space is that the water recovered by the roof and the ponds are reused in buildings. The inclined roof of surrounding buildings turns solar energy into electricity. The access of the deliveries are on the ground floor under the slab, it is hidden, in order to keep a soft mobility on the lot and helps to ensure a healthy biodiversity.
1. pedestrian and retail area
3. water recovery
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2. sportive area
1.4 GRADIENT eco-neighborhood
The northern area welcomes green activities, with a teaching farm, many parks, a farming and craftsmen’s village and a market. It is also an area of conviviality where the generations meet up, with playgrounds for children, and sports area, an amphitheater and a large multipurpose room that the town hall uses for different performances.
2. the artisanal village
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1. community building
1.5 LILO a school to anticipate natural disasters
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4 people project ARCHsharing contest 4th year project
1.5 LILO a school to anticipate natural disasters
Haiti is a country subject to many natural disasters: earthquakes, floods, hurricanes that regularly destroy infrastructures, especially schools, reducing access to education. It is by taking into account this recurrent fragility and its dramatic human and consequences that we’ve tackled the following issue:
Our school is a series of islands made of 4 classrooms adaptable to bad weather and which revolve around a multipurpose space, covered, where children eat and gather. Play areas and vegetable gardens are located in the heart of our school. Our school is built entirely with local resources and know-how of Haïti: we used bamboo.
How to anticipate natural disasters in Haiti?
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classrooms as refuge in case of severe weather
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1.5 LILO a school to anticipate natural disasters
Our classrooms are built to protect Haitian students from natural disasters: They are detached from the ground and sunk so the wind does not destroy the structure. In case of heavy precipitation they will not be flooded but will rise thanks to a floating basis. In order to benefit from this water we reused it for cultivation and in case of drought via different ground levels. Thanks to the double structure of the roof, we use the wind as a natural ventilation. In the event of an earthquake, the floating structures will less be damaged due to the bamboo support.
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bamboo and fisherman’s thread
natural ventilation
hay roof
roof structure bamboo walls
bamboo floor
plastic barrels constructive principle
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guiding pillars
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design is a way of making life fun and rich as well as expanding the potential of people’s thoughts and actions
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2.1 TRAIT D’UNION coworking desk
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2 people project 1 week workshop 3rd year project
2.1 TRAIT D’UNION coworking desk
The brief was to create a piece of furniture for creative people. Our system consists of 3 modular elements, a desk, a high table and a billboard. The creative people who use it have the possibility to adjust it according to their needs. They can work isolated or together and display their ideas.
Our system can be used in a room as small as 20 square meters or a room as large as 200 square meters. These plans seen from above show the different possible configurations that it can take, and the different spaces it can occupy.
This system is made of galvanized steel and oak wood.
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brainstorming
isolated work
coworking spaces
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presentation
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isolated work
2.2 PARIS-AMSTERDAM
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individual project 6 week project 1rst year project
2.2 PARIS-AMSTERDAM
I made this bag for my brother, as a useful companion for roadtrips. He can use it as a backpack in the daytime and as a sleeping bag at night. There are a ground sheet and a pillow in the structure and also a cover which can be zipped inside. I used tablecloth on the exterior for its waterproof quality. Unfolded, it is 1,80m long.
I got inspired by delivery boy’s bag. I used tablecloth for the exterior for its waterproof quality. This idea comes from my brother’s Paris to Amsterdam bicycle trip.
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2.3 WOVEN CORK material experimentation
When a lot of attention to detail is put into the design process, both functionality and aesthetic need to be taken in to account. In this case, cork is such a quite interesting material. There are many choices on forms of cork. In order to discover cork’s potential as ornament, we as designer had to spend time to truly understand the harvesting and treating of the material.
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2 people project RISD project 4th year project
2.3 WOVEN CORK material experimentation
Cork by its nature is a unique material. Being harvested from a tree, cork is able to perform in a way natural wood can never do. And by comparing to artificial materials, cork has an appealing nature that they can not be imitated. In our research, flexibility and strength are the two fundamental properties that turns cork into different designs. We created a nature-responsive installation which people will pause and look at.
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2.3 WOVEN CORK material experimentation process
By running multiple tests on chair making, we learnt that although both abilities are performed by cork (strength and flexibility), they often fought with each other.
Testing and model making is the only way to find that balancing point.
By making cuts to create more flexibility, the cork would lose its strength and break easier. On the other hand, if the cork is compressed into solid, big shapes to ensure strength, its flexibility would be lost. The controversy made it incredibly difficult to find a balancing point for our design.
2. We used CNC machine to create sticks
1. We used wood working to cut our primitive blocks into plate.
3. Then we assembled more than 100 of them and added dowels at the joints
1. wood working
3. assembly
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2. CNC
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vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others
Jonathan Swift
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3.1 MOCK UP
sculpture without tape or glue
1.2 cityhall
trait d’union
trait d’union
woven cork
woven cork
1.3 la petite compagnie
1.3 la petite compagnie
pavillon
labyrinth tower
woven cork
artefact
artefact
artefact
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1.2 cityhall
3.2 SKETCHES/DRAWING
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paris subway observation
Thank you for reading c.mouterde@strate.design +33 6 40 64 75 10
candice mouterde