Matthieu Bouchaud 31 rue de l’UniversitÊ 75007 Paris +33 647 81 00 64 matthieu.bouchaud@gmail.com cargocollective.com/matthieubouchaud
Diploma project ENSAPM Master in Architecture Prof : Jean-Pierre Pranlas Descours /Margaux Darrieus
3333 Broadway facing Columbia University expansion, Manhattan, NY The project takes advantage of a rapidly evolving manufacturing neighborhood into a university campus to propose a programmatically diversified complex. It also criticizes an architecture period where the research of rentability has led to the creation of extremely large efficient and soulless building that uses standardization for economic purposes when it is a great way to express diversity.
Axonometric of the topography of the block : 26m between the highest and lowest point)
This diploma project is a form of ecology of architectural convictions. First, it draws from the modern movement its constructive efficiency. From Le Corbusier’s Domino house and free plan to Mies Van der Rohe’s universal space, modern architecture is seen as the research of a space freed from obstruction. The structure’s impact on the plane is minimized, to produce a flexible space. Then, from Team X years, the project take a humanistic ambition in its commitment, inventing a social project noting the city position in the Anthropocene era. The project organizes the life of a resilient community and thus present architectural and urban potential of our time. It plays with utopia without being only theoretical, to invent a new reality.
Zoom on the projected situation
Exisiting situation
Exploded axonometric of the projected urban situation
Plan of the urban level
Atmosphere view
West Elevation
Views
Exploded axonometric
Master semester 3/4 ENSAPM Master in Architecture Prof : Jacques Plante / Yann Rocher With : Mascha Ritter
The Ideal theatre. Aggregate The design of the theater and its curved roofs is based upon a sensitive and sympathetic approach to the context and nature of the surrounding park. The design encourages people to flow within a new cultural core that is linked to the rest of the city, and not necessarily connected to performance art. The flexible access welcomes the visitors from all directions. It serves as a key cultural destination for the community, considering the Ideal Theater as public space that appears open and democratic. The design process was also characterized by the idea of an Ideal Theater not defined by an ideal building but by a multitude of volumes with different functions. The volumes are bound together, they complement each other, communicate, give an overall picture of the project, form an aggregate. The notion of aggregate is used in this context for its ability to express both unity and diversity. The round theater hall results from tree circles that enclose in on each other and can be rotated in different directions. While the two inner circles can each either build the auditorium seating or the stage, the outer circle, besides function as a large annular scene, can be opened to the foyer balcony and therefore function as an extension of the artistic circuit.
Ground plan
View from the street
Plan view of the different possible configurations
First floor plan
Circulation Diagram
Ground floor plan
Circulation Diagram
Exploded axonometric of the stage
Facade and section
Master semester 2/4 La Cambre-Horta Master in Architecture Prof : Alain Simon / Eve Deprez
Casablanca, living space
Situated in Casablanca, this project is a 1600 sqm floor area public equipment. It is the fusion of two public equipment that usually exists separately. A media center and a sports complex. The aim of the project is to pool activities beyond their simple addition. This center creates a space for shared activities while adhering to the goal of initiation exchanges between various users. The program placement and relationship produce a series of terraces that range from a public library and an amphitheater to a wide roof-terrace dedicated to sports. The building, intended to be a meeting place, is drawn according to its inertia : its ability to function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The permanent opening of the building has resulted in the breakup of the traditional reception area in a space allowing a multitude of access. A wide space housing a slight vegetation and a series of walkways and stairs are informal places that allow visitors to meet, work, chat or relax. Users do not cross over in corridors, but in a space bathed in light. To avoid the labyrinthine spirit of the building, the activities themselves become the real facade of the building, as they are visibly displayed on the exterior of the project. The challenge for the visitors is to locate where he want to go and build a mental map of his route. Thus, the project involved the visitor orientation capacity, as a reminder to an instinct that seems to get lost today.
Roof plan
Volumetric white render
Ground floor plan
The egg project
The iterative desing process is something essential to me. I always work in a serial approach to explore different spatial solution where each version is a subtle variation of its neighbor. I am convinced that this method allows to achieve a form of accuracy. When those different propositions are evaluated, it is then possible to choose gradually what is the best option and why. When I finished my Architectural Portfolio, I discovered that something was missing to illustrate my technical skills. So I decided to give myself a practical exercise. In order to demonstrate my ability to handle complex geometries I decided to model and render in 3 days the most possible iterations of a form with Rhino, Grasshopper and Vray. Here are some of the results.
I used Ladybug to perform a Radiation Analysis. By analysing the effects of the sun over the surface for a year in a special location, I was able to make a design that is literally shaped by the sun. I am convinced that environmental simulation must become part of my architectural tool kit.
I created holes on the surfaces whose sizes vary according to the amount of solar energy received. The greater the amount of energy received, the smaller the perforation.
Ateliers O-S architectes 2016 Collaboration with Vincent Baur, Architect partner Program analysis, diagram, making of several study models, 3D model in Archicad, plans and sections of the project
Competition for a nursery, Pontoise, France 1st Prize
Ateliers O-S architectes 2016 Collaboration with Vincent Menuel, Architect Final model presented to clients
Competition for an housing building, Paris, France 1st Prize
Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Paris 2015 Collaboration with Jean Pattinson, Architect, Rhino 3D model render with V-ray
Citadel Unviersity Project, Amiens France
Bouchaud Architectes 2015 Collaboration with StĂŠphane Grabin, Architect Rhino 3D with Grasshopper
Competition for an office building, Paris, France