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naef caroline
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caroline naef epfl architecture student swiss federal institute of technology date of birth: march 16th 1990 nationality: swiss and japanese contact information promenade de belle-croix 2 CH - 1752 villars-sur-gl창ne 0041 79 646 69 27 caroline.naef@epfl.ch
education
languages
2009 - 2012
native language advanced competency good competency basics of spoken language
bachelor of science in architecture | EPFL
durabilis award UNIL-EPFL | holistic conception of an eco-friendly neighborhood in lausanne. computer simulation and optimization of its energy supply | with héloïse sierro SIA-VD award | rewards the highest average on design projects of the 3rd year UPIAV award | rewards the best project in each studio of the 2nd year | with christophe waber 2nd prize for structural strength | ''EPFL cardboard bridge contest 2012'' | pair-work with héloïse sierro
2005 - 2009
high school | collège sainte-croix, fribourg diploma work in architecture | options: latin - ancient greek - advanced math - german - pyschology
2006 - 2007
school year in the united states | matignon high school, cambridge, MA latin IV honors - mathematics advanced placement calculus
2004
linguistic stay in japan | soshin high school, yokohama
work experience 01.09.12 - 28.02.13
AFF architekten | architecture internship | berlin
execution and control of plans and sections for the renovation of the ''georgenbau'' castle in dresden design of display cabinets for the new museum in the ''georgenbau'' castle in dresden - modelbuilding
20.07.11 - 02.09.11
atelier niv-o | architecture internship | lausanne
execution and control of plans, sections and elevations of two projects in construction - plotting on construction site conception, issues and execution drawings of a prototype bathroom for an elderly home
2010 - 2012 archizoom | EPFL | body for exhibitions and conferences of the faculty of architecture member of the student team which contributes to the preparation,
establishment and caretaking of exhibitions and conferences
2010 - 2012
in situ commission of ASAR | EPFL | students association of the architecture faculty
french english german japanese
high school year in the US - obtaining TOEFL high school diploma level and internship in berlin
special awards 2012 superior certificate in cello | lausanne school of music 2009 certificate of studies in piano | fribourg conservatory | equivalent of high school diploma 2007 TOEFL advanced level diploma | test of english as a foreign language | 110/120 points 2006 certificate of studies AVCEM in cello | lausanne school of music 2005 3rd national prize of SJMW | swiss music competition for youth 2004 2002
| cello and piano duet with faustine sermier 3 regional prize of SJMW | piano duet with lucie delley 2nd regional prize of SJMW | cello solo rd
hobbies and interests 2012 - 2013 1998 - 2012 2000 - 2003
symphony orchestra of the freies universität and of the technische universität berlin singing at the children's choir ''la maîtrise de villars-sur-glâne'' - since 2009 at ''sotto voce,'' a vocal ensemble for youth playing the cello in the ''student orchestra of the fribourg conservatory'' - since 2002 in the ''youth orchestra of fribourg''
founder and person responsible for the IN SITU commission organization of building site and architectural realization visits - regular updating of the website
outdoor activities |
computing literacy
references
vectorised drawing autoCAD - archiCAD - vectorworks - google sketchUp - rhino 3D imaging adobe inDesign - photoshop - illustrator modeling computer-aided manufacturing with zünd - laser
martin fröhlich stefan behnisch alexandre blanc
tennis - badminton - swimming - hiking - climbing - skiing
director of the architecture office ''aff architekten'' atelier@nivo.ch
0041 21 614 3000
visiting professor for 3rd year studios at the EPFL
stb@behnisch.com
visiting professor for 2nd year studios at the EPFL
blanc@bakkerblanc.ch
0041 21 311 95 27
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contents ermigĂŽte living ferrara ambatour voisinages low rise high density individual house modular construction la citĂŠ industrielle cardboard bridge eco-friendly neighborhood artwork
ba3 _ pilgrims' shelter
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ba5 _ sustainable mixed-use building
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ba4 _ embassies' tower
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ba6 _ small urban complex
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ba2 _ adjacent housing
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hs3 _ high school diploma work
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ba1 _ urban public space
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ba4 _ urbanism analysis
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ba6 _ civil engineering competition
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ba6 _ sustainable urban planning
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ba0 _ representation in pencil
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ermigĂŽte pilgrims' shelter
s t u d i o b a k k e r & b l a n c - 3 rd s e m e s t e r
pair-work with christophe waber
this project received the highest grade and was awarded the UPIAV prize
this prize rewards the best project in each studio of the 2nd year
STRIP'TEASE HOUSING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PHENOMENA OF URBAN DENSITY & INTIMACY ''The task consists in designing a shelter for 24 pilgrims on the Hermitage site where the routes of the Way of St. James pass. This one has to be built with materials found in the city of Lausanne that are reused. The etymology of the word ''Hermitage'' refers to the idea of staying in the background, to the search for a high form of intimacy. The purpose is to reach an expression of simplicity and recognition of equilibrium between comfort and destitution after the rigor of long hours of walk. Modesty, simplicity, tranquility, discretion, search for meaning, and a simple and clear contact with nature are the qualities that the construction needs to make visible.'' Inspired by the romantic and select imagery of the XIXth century that the site of the Hermitage evokes, the project proposes a specific typology, the orangery, in order to become as well integrated as possible in this setting. The light and diaphanous structure of glass and metal lies on a massive concrete base in which the service elements are integrated, thus preserving a calm and silent setting in the orangery. This shelter offers a generous and bright space in which the pilgrims may find, between the trees and in the middle of everyone, rest and intimacy in basketbeds. This levitation, the transparency and the close contact with the exterior offer a favorable environment to meditation.
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living ferrara sustainable mixed-use building s t u d i o b e h n i s c h - 5 th s e m e s t e r
pair-work with heloise sierro
this project received the highest grade and contributed to the obtaining of the SIA-VD prize
this prize rewards the student with the highest average on design projects during the 3rd year in architecture
''Initial studies and analysis regarding the implementation and architectural integration of passive and active sustainable concepts will lead to a design in a newly masterplanned area at the waterfront in Ferrara, in Italy. The design task will be a mixed use project with commercial, offices, and living. It is the goal to create an element in a lively neighborhood where people can live and work in the same area, integrating at the same time concepts of sustainability.'' Imposed by the master plan, the square shape of the building, the central void, and the way the building is set back from the street, immediately refers to a well-known typology: the traditional Italian palace. The void gives the building a centrality, a heart, which is the project's concept. One of the main characteristics of the Italian palace is the distribution of the functions by layers, which get more private as it goes up. This principle is therefore used in the project: shops on the ground floor, characterized by fluidity and permeability, the offices on the second floor, and finally the apartments. The building may be understood as the metaphor of a jewelry box: simplicity in the exterior, richness inside. Regular and orthogonal framework in the facades and the glass roof, niches and tormented geometry in the atrium. A parallel can also be made with the bullet hole in a sheet of glass: the void actually is the most interesting part. The density of the
built spaces maintains a strong relation with the central void. This semi-private semi-public area is the general meeting place which offers at the same time a level of intimacy. The atrium therefore is the heart of the project. Formerly used to host guests and show wealth, the inner courtyard of a building is the place of socialization and integration. This is the reason why in the project, the vertical circulation, located in that heart, is considered to be a vertical boulevard that invites the user to feel the space and experience a rich architectural parcours. The center of the atrium is more dynamic and lively than the periphery which is calm and restful because of the niches, the vegetal screens, and the material. The atrium also provides thermal comfort. The inner courtyards of the houses in the south aim to keep a fresh and shadowed space while still bringing light to deep rooms. In this particular project, the atrium is covered with a diaphanous roof of glass (equipped with solar protections); this to regulate at best the temperature, the humidity and the ventilation and to offer a nice space, usable all year long. The street facades are characterized by solar protection in wood in a metal frame in order to avoid overheating. The wooden slats can be inclined and the panels are movable or pliable. This system offers a great variety of possible shadows.
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apartments offices apartments offices shops_restaurant shops_restaurant REFERENCE_ITALIAN PALACE_FACADE
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ambatour embassies' tower
s t u d i o b a k k e r & b l a n c - 4 th s e m e s t e r
pair-work with christophe waber this project received the highest grade and was also awarded the UPIAV prize
this prize rewards the best project in each studio of the 2nd year in architecture
STRIP'TEASE HOUSING INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE PHENOMENA OF URBAN DENSITY & INTIMACY ''A tower including eight embassies of arbitrarily chosen countries needs to be developed on a small plot of 300m2 in the heights of Lausanne. UN community spaces such as a reception hall, a lobby and other spaces where synergies and a form of consensus can be found have to be thought as well. The use of metal is required.'' The project, a structure, is a superimposition of spaces defined by a double height of seven meters inside which chanceries or residences may be installed. The organization of the tower is based on the theme of alternation of the programs; this not only to keep physically together each embassy, but also to offer a rich parcours lived through the elevator. Through this, the visitor may appreciably experience the alternation between each chancery and residence, between different typologies, between different densities, between offices in a double skin facade and hanging gardens that can be opened to the exterior climate. A great simplicity and an extreme efficacy are illustrated in the structural system: on rectangular posts lie a girder grill on which slabs (or trays filled with dirt, in case of a hanging garden) are put down. On both sides of the rectangular posts glass is hung in order to create the double skin facade which
can be opened in the residences, through a rail system. The countries that were chosen are the eight biggest exporters of cocoa, as Switzerland is its biggest importer. All of these countries are located on the equatorial strip and are therefore characterized by a tropical climate. This climate may be simulated in the hanging gardens, where the temperature can be adjusted by the heat supply of the incineration factory Tridel located nearby via the ventilation system of the double skin facade or by opening the windows. The floor plans play with the themes of boxes and of interior and exterior. The outside of the boxes in service is fluid inside a living space, and the hanging gardens are both exteriors and interiors (depending on whether the double skin is opened or close). The final plate, a collage (size: 4 A0) asked for by the professors, presents the project in a less conventional, yet efficient way. The work of the entire semester, made on tracing paper which evokes the transparency of the architectural object, constitutes the format of the collage, entirely realized by hand to be in conjunction with the idea of simplicity and evidence of the project. It matters to note that the understanding of the project is done mainly through the models, another strong idea of the studio.
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''The final plate, a collage (size: 4 A0) asked for by the professors, presents the project in a less conventional, yet efficient way. The work of the entire semester, made on tracing which evokes the transparency of the architectural object, constitutes the format of the collage, entirely realized by hand to be in conjunction with the idea of simplicity and evidence of the project.''
''A great simplicity and an extreme efficacy are illustrated in the structural system: on rectangular posts lie a girder grill on which slabs (or trays filled with dirt, in case of a hanging garden) are put down. On both sides of the rectangular posts glass is hung in order to create the double skin facade which can be opened in the residences, through a rail system. The project, a structure, is a superimposition of spaces defined by a double height of seven meters inside which chanceries or residences may be installed.'' 19
''The floor plans play with the theme of boxes and the one of interior and exterior. The outside of the boxes of service also is fluid inside living space, and the hanging gardens are both exteriors and interiors (depending on whether the double skin is opened or close). The countries which were chosen are the eight biggest exporters of cocoa, as Switzerland is its biggest importer. All of these countries are located on the equatorial strip and are therefore characterized by a tropical climate. This climate may be simulated in the hanging gardens.''
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voisinages small urban complex s t u d i o b o n n e t - b a 6 th s e m e s t e r
this project contributed to the obtaining of the SIA-VD prize
this prize rewards the student with the highest average on design projects during the 3rd year of bachelor in architecture
NEIGHBORHOOD - CROSSROADS OF PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES ''The idea is to put different, or even opposite programs together. This is a factor of renewal in the project, which questions and sometimes influences the urban and domestic habits. The purpose is to question the architectural syntax stemming from the crossing of uses, to adopt an open strategic attitude which can generate a dynamic in the project, projects that elude the trap of the object. The density to reach corresponds to the one of the industrial tissue existing prior to the fire of 2001. The programs gradually add up and the neighborhoods are experimented.� The proposed urban ensemble (cafÊ, concert hall, climbing room, studios and lofts) is articulated in three strips, sequences of neighborhoods. This succession of strips placed side by side is inspired by the site, a small scale industrial zone, where the urban fabric is horizontally dense. The landscape of the roofs is extended to the project, which plays with these changes in height. Smaller strips, placed perpendicularly, create a rhythm in the project and form a strong ensemble. ''Holes,'' or public spaces, are hollowed out of this mass, thus linking the different programs together. To each strip tallies an open space with a specific character. The ''backto-back'' and ''face to face'' are clearly differentiated, strongly illustrating two opposite, yet linked neighborhood concepts.
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eduardo chillida proyecto para un monumento, 1965
crevasse - glacier schiffbau
ortner ortner, z端rich, 1996-2001
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low rise high density adjacent housing s t u d i o o r t e l l i - 2 nd s e m e s t e r
''This ''low rise, high density'' neighborhood limits the urban spreading while still offering a comfortable house to its occupants. In a 10 x 19 meters plot, each student designs an adjacent house, integrating external spaces of quality.'' The project, here at the stage of an intermediate critic, is articulated in three blocks of apparent concrete placed diagonally, thus generating three different external spaces and producing perspective views. These blocs are connected by an entirely glassed and wooden footbridge which makes the limit between interior and exterior ambiguous. This configuration is inspired by Japanese temples.
Axonometry of the final project. The follwing drawings, on the contrary, are at the stage of an intermediate critic.
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individual house high school diploma work
Here is the assignment I gave myself for my High School Diploma Work: ''Design an individual house at the 1:100 scale, with a given topography.''
3 rd y e a r o f h i g h s c h o o l 2 0 0 7 - 2 0 0 8
After deciding of a program and drafting an organigramm, I rigorously analysed the plot and carried out several layouts.
this project received the highest grade
The final plans take into account the difference in height of the site, the view on the cliffs and develop a ''parcours architectural'' based on height.
project supervised by marc-laurent naef
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modular construction urban public space s t u d i o o r t e l l i - 1 st s e m e s t e r
this project was selected for the ‘critiques magistrales’
''The first year's exercise consists in offering a space at the Montbenon Park in Lausanne with a specific number of stone modules.'' Instead of conceiving a space for relaxation or centering a nice view on lake Leman, the bias was to reverse the function of the construction from the inside out: the project, a tower, stands as a landmark, pointing out the entrance of the park, and offers at the same time an unexpected spatial experience once inside, due to its verticality, its materiality and its lighting effects.
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urbanism analysis
''Analyze, through redrawing, a great urban reference of the beginning of the 20th century.''
la citĂŠ industielle - t. garnier b a c h e l o r 4 th s e m e s t e r
professor: elena colgato lanza this project was selected for the ‘critiques magistrales’
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cardboard bridge civil engineering competition b a c h e l o r 6 th s e m e s t e r - e p f l - c i v i l e n g i n e e r i n g f a c u l t y
2 nd place for structural strength - with hĂŠloĂŻse sierro
''The goal of the competition is to bring students, PhD students, and professors of the EPFL together in a technical and artistic challenge. Contestants are invited to use their knowledge and creativity to realize a bridge whose range must measure one meter exactly, only cardboard and white glue only. The final weight of the bridge must not exceed 100 grams, and the structure must support the highest possible load to win a resistance prize.'' After drafting a few bridges based on the bending moment diagram for a punctual load, we chose to build an extremely simple structure to facilitate the realization of the model: a rigid beam with tierods. The beam web were made out of grey cardboard because the efforts there are important, and the flanges from corrugated fiberboard to lighten the weight of the bridge. The tierods were shortened (to use the chain available at the contest) and to lower the overall weight of the bridge. Highly solicited, these were therefore realized in grey cardboard and glued on the inferior flange in order to allow movement during the application of the load. The bridge desk was slightly curved downward to compensate for the deformation caused during the loading. The final bridge weighted 93 grams and held a load of 24 kilograms, thus obtaining a ratio of 258 which placed us to the second rank for structural strength.
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eco-friendly neighborhood holistic conception of an eco-friendly neighborhood in lausanne. computer simulation and optimization of its energy supply. enac teaching platform - design & build together leso - solar energy and building physics laboratory
sustainable urban planning and infrastructure pair-work with hĂŠloĂŻse sierro this project received the
durabilis award UNIL-EPFL this prize, given in 2012 at the Swiss Sustainable Education Forum (SSE), awarded four projects which integrate sustainable development concerns particularly well in their analysis
The built environment has a major role to play in sustainable development. It is indeed the field which consumes the greatest quantity of resources: its potential of energy saving is therefore significant. This justifies the choice to develop the ecological aspect in this study which is about the urban redevelopment of the Vallon district in Lausanne. The work, divided in two parts, presents at first a holistic approach in the conception
of a sustainable, eco-friendly neighborhood. The masterplan takes into account the different components of urban planning (architectural design of the district and of the buildings, road infrastructure, hydraulic planning, material management, waste management, energy resources management, landscape ecology, etc.). The redevelopment and improvement of the area, in a sustainable perspective, is, among others, illustrated by a good connection of the district to the rest of the city and to public transportation, as well as through a development space that promotes social diversity and a sense of well-being. Secondly, the energy aspect is further analyzed, using the digital modeling software CitySimÂŽ (a tool developed by the Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory of the EPFL). The simulations that were carried out showed, for the building thermal performance, the impact of the different factors that were considered: environmental factors (solar irradiation, shadows, etc.), architectural factors (materials used for the construction, building placement and building morphology, etc.) and variable factors (product heating from human occupancy and electrical appliances, etc.) It is then possible to optimize the ratio between energy needs and passive gains. This ultimately allows, through passive and active architectural measures, to reduce the ecological footprint of the district.
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caroline naef epfl architecture student swiss federal institute of technology 0041 79 646 69 27 caroline.naef@epfl.ch