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SKILLS &INTERESTS
MAXENCE FROMENTIN
ARCHITECTURAL & COMPUTATIONAL DESIGNER
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SOFTWARE SKILLS
ADVANCED
Revit
Blender
Rhino
Grasshopper (WallaceiX, Karamba3D, Kangaroo, Ladybug, t0pos, Anemone, Wasp, Urbano,…)
Blender
Twinmotion
Enscape
AI image generation (Midjourney, LookX)
Lumion
Adobe Suite
(Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, After Effects)
Affinity Suite
MS Office Suite
INTERMEDIATE
Archicad
Unreal Engine
Unity
Autocad
Autodesk CFD
Vray
Enscape
Vectorworks
QGIS
LANGUAGES
French / Native English / Fluent (TOEFL score 105)
CODING SKILLS
C# / Beginner (Grasshopper, Unity, AR)
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Architecture & Design
Generative Design, AI in design, Adaptive & Responsive Architecture, Harsh Climate Architecture, Sustainable Design.
Digital Fabrication
3D printing, Laser-cutting techniques, CNC milling, Robotic fabrication.
Visual
AI-generated imagery
3D image and animation rendering, Generative Art, Vector Illustration, Sketching.
EDUCATION &AWARDS
AA School of Architecture
Distinction in Emergent Technologies & Design MSc London, UK
Graduated with Distinction from the AA School Postgraduate programme in emergent technologies for architectural design (Parametric & generative design, multi-objective optimisation processes, coding and AI for design, AR, ecological urban design, active material systems, robotic & digital fabrication)
ENSA Montpellier
Master of Architecture (Part II equivalent) / Montpellier, France French Master of Architecture focusing on metropolitan architecture in major cities (M1 : Bilbao and Amsterdam, M2: Tokyo)
UCBL Lyon I University
Physics and Engineering Sciences Bachelor / Lyon, France
Chemistry and Physics, Space and Engineering sciences (1st year)
Saint-Pierre High School
Graduated with Honours / France
Architizer A+ Award «Collaboration»
Winner of the A+ Award 2022 in the «collaboration» category for the Re-Emerge project from AA Emtech X Hassell Studio
Housing Montpellier Competition
Special Honours Prize for the «Myriad» project
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (3YEARS) 02
WilkinsonEyre Architects
Architectural Assistant / Computational Designer / 2 years / London, UK
Working directly with Director Sebastien Ricard, I am Design Lead for 1-2 Minster Court, a prominent office tower project in the City of London, I guided the project from the competition phase through to the Planning Submission. I managed design iterations for the tower's massing and façades by developing parametric processes using Grasshopper and transitioning to Revit for documentation. In addition, I played a vital role in delivering a Stage 4 music studio project for a major tech brand and made significant contributions to several competition-winning proposals. I also have been involved in R&D for the implementation of AI tools within the practice.
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Workshop Tutor / EmTech Studio / London, UK
Led a Workshop on Blender (photorealistic rendering, animation, modelling, parametric design) to EmTech postgraduate students.
OwnPractice
Flatrenovation, houserenovation, Interiorandfurniture design(bespoke kitchens).
Atelier d'Architecture Emmanuel Nebout
Architectural Assistant (12 months) / Montpellier, France
3 days per week in parallel to my studies, full-time during holidays. I Worked on the urban development of Nouveau Saint-Roch in Montpellier, designing volumes for futur architectural projects, developing a fly-through animation of the urban area.
Paul Lignon Stadium, Fabre Museum, Carcassonne High School :
Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés Internship (2 months) / Paris, France
Worked closely with partners Xavier Gonzalez and Guillaume Maréchaux on several competitions and ongoing projects.
Bordeaux Armagnac, Marseille Montolieu, Nice Méridia, Higher Roch Tower Montpellier, Colisée Offices Bordeaux
AtelierRégisGachonArchitecte
Internship (1month)/ Lyon,France
Constructionplans(stages4-5),sitevisitsandmeetings.
1-2MINSTER COURT CITYOFLONDON
ThesiteisboundedbyMincingLanetotheWest, MarkLanetotheEastandpartofDunsterCourtto theNorth.3MinsterCourtdoesnotformpartof theseproposals.1MinsterCourtisadetached, granite-clad,steelframedofficebuildinglocated tothenorth-eastofthesite.2MinsterCourtisof identicalconstructionandlocatedalongthe easternboundaryofthesite.
Underneaththesebuildingsisamixofretail spaceacrossbasement,mezzanine,lower groundandupperground.
Thevisionfor1-2MinsterCourtistocreateanew Citydestination,thatbecomesaCityinstitution. Are-imaginedplace,thatwillbealandmarkin sustainability,haveamenitiestoattractglobal
talent,withuniquepublic accessandawidersocial benefit.Ourambitionisforthis buildingtobealandmarkin sustainabledesign,going beyondthetypical expectationsofa‘best-inclass’officedevelopment.
Approximately60%oftheexistingprimarystructureis toberetained,includingthebasementand foundations.Thescaleofourretentionequatesto approximately2%oftheentireSquareMile’sannual carbonemissionsbeingavoided,or174newaverage sizedhomesinLondon.Thisisalsomorefloorarea thanalmostanyothermajorredevelopmentintheCity (ca.22,450m2)
Anewpublicgatheringspace,witharosterof restaurants,offices,cafésandbars,andaprogramme ofculturalevents,representingtherichdiversityof theCity,thatwillattractworkersintheweek,and families,touristsandLondonersonweekends.Atthe heartofourproposalsisanewpublicgatheringspace. Aterracingofgreenerythatcreatesanaturalstageto relaxandenjoythispartoftheCity.
Theprojectwasdevelopedfromtheoutsetusingparametric processes,encompassingeverythingfrommassingoptionsand automaticareacalculationstolevelplangenerationandthedesign ofvariousfaçades.Thefaçadescriptsutiliseportionsofthe massingmodelasastartingsurface,allowingforthecreationof façadeswithcomplexarcshapes.Themainfaçadedesign considerssolarradiationtodetermineglazingdimensions,resulting inincreasedglazingatthelowerlevelsandamoreopaque
treatmenttowardsthetop.Thisparametricapproachenabledrapid andefficientapplicationoffaçadesacrossmultiplemassingdesign iterationsduringtheearlystages.
Duetoconfidentialityreasons,thesespecificprocessescannotbe displayedhere,butsimilarskillsareshowcasedinotherprojects withinthisportfolio.Theimagesshownherewereselectedaspartof aPublicConsultation.
PARAMETRIC ROOFSCAPE&UPPERFACADES
PARAMETRIC LOWERFACADES&SOFFIT
PARAMETRIC MID-LEVELFACADES
TOKYO SKYTREE ROBOTICS
TheTokyoSkytreeRoboticsprojectaimstocreate acentralhubinafast-growingneighbourhood,an impulsioncentrefortheJapaneserobotics revolutionthatcandevelopwithinatest neighbourhood(anurbanprojectshowcasedon mywebsite).Theprojectconsistsofaconcrete basethathousesthehall,ashowroomdedicated
toroboticinnovations,andawoodentower containingaroboticsresearchcentre.
AnimationmadewithBlenderavailableon: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4mvc4lXIAE Oronmywebsite: maxarchitecturestudio.com
«MetropolesduSud»MasterofArchitecture
Theshowroomisaccessiblebythemain hall,whichisintendedtobeanextension oftheneighbourhood’sgreenway,butalso bytheoutsidewithdifferentframing windowsonaseriesofterracesleadingto thetopoftheconcretebase.Then, offices,workshops,andtestareasmake upthetower,organisedintothree researchdepartments.Thefirstis dedicatedtodomesticrobotics.The seconddepartmentfocusesonrobotics researchinsymbiosiswiththehuman body.Thethirdisfocusedonapplications inindustrialrobotics.Finally,theroofthat crownsthetowercanserveasanoutdoor testingareaforrobotsanddronesaswell asoutdoorrelaxationareasfor employees.
Level8-Testingzone
Level0-Mainhall
MODELING/
STRUCTURALOPTIMISATION/ AGENT-BASEDSYSTEM/ PHYSICSSIMULATION/
EVOLUTIONARYOPTIMISATION/ RENDERING&PHYSICS/ EDITING/
RHINO
FORM-FINDINGOPTIMISATION
Afirstintentionwastofindafastwayto simulatewindpressureonasurfacewitha loopingscript.Fromthere,anEvolutionary Algorithmabstractingthegeometrical propertiesoftheMayanhousetocreatea primitiveformwasimplemented.Multiple objectivesweredefined,suchasminimising windpressureonthesurface,minimising
curvature,maximisingusablespaceand minimisingratiovolume/areaforthermal regulation.Basedonthesefourobjectives, thousandsofindividualshavebeengenerated andevaluated.Stressesonthemorphology havebeensimulated,withself-weightandan eastdominantwindloadanddefinedsupports inblue.Fromalargedeformationanalysis,
compressiveandtensilestresslineswere extracted,astartingpointforthebamboo structure.However,thesecurvesneededtobe rationalisedintheelasticdomainofbamboo.A firstFiniteElementAnalysiswithself-weight anddominanteastwindwasthenconducted.A secondscenariohasbeentestedwithviolent hurricanewindsfromtheside.Animportant
STRUCTURAL OPTIMISATION
SKINREMOVAL HURRICANESTRATEGY
deformationwasobtained,andthisflexibilityis necessaryforthestructurenottobreak.A secondevolutionaryoptimisationhasbeenrun focusingonthestructure.Thenewgoalswere toreducethedisplacementinthesetwowind scenarioswhilereducingthecross-section sizes.TheParetofrontindividualsdisplaya rangeofdifferentmorphologicalexpressions,
andtheaveragebestperformingforthecriteria hasbeenselectedforitsperformance.By understandingthatnotalltheforcesareevenly distributedalongthestructureanddividingit intothreeparts,calculatingloadsofsuction andpressurealongthevolumegavemore accurateresults.Beingabletoremovesome skinduringastormhelpstoeasethe
deformationofthestructure.Bothpermanent andremovableskinpanelswillthusbe implemented.
A/Tiedjoint1
1/Beamsintersection
B/Tiedjoint2
1/Tensilebeamsintersectionwithcentral beam.Beam-cuttingfromplanes,division ofcurves
2/Perpendicularframes,beamcutting,divisionofcurves.
2/Orientationtocentralbeamtangents, creationoforientedlines,piping
3/Pointssortingandinterpolation
3/Interpolationofcreatedpoints
D/Rotatingdoors
C/Skin-zoningstructure tractingcreatedcurves
Fromtheobtainedsurfaceduringthewinddrivenform-findingoptimisation,bamboo beamshavebeencreatedbylargedeformation analysisandevolutionaryoptimisation.However,thesebamboobeamsneedsolidfoundations,whichhavebeengenerated.Beamsand foundationsareconnectedbyanarticulated metaljoint,ensuringflexibilityduringassembly.
Inordertopromotelocalmaterialandcraftsmanship,mostoftheconnectionsaretied joints.Inthisproject,twotypesoftiejointsare usedandaredigitallygenerated(A&B).
Oncethemainstructureisanchoredand stable,asubstructureiswrappedonittoreceivetheskin.Asecondarystructureissetup tocreatezonestolocatethedifferentskinpanels(C).
Thesubstructuredividestwodifferentskin zones.Oneisneverremovedandconstitutes elasticbutsolidskin.Theotherpartiscomposedofpanelsthatopenorclosedepending onclimateconditions(E).Lastly,rotating doorshavebeenimplemented(D)togivethe usersfreedominnaturalventilation.
2/Interpolatingpointandpipemesh
1/Selectinghighcurve,findextreme points.Selectlowcurve,divideandkeep pointsclosesttoextremes
E/Breathablepanelsscatteringandactivation
3/Creatingpoleascentreofrotation,creatingthesubstructureasexplainedpreviously.
1/Selectingsupportingstructure
2/perpendicularframesfromcurveson gridpoints
3/Moveandorientgeometry.Rotation guidedbygraphmapperanddistancetoskin zoneedges
Intermsofspatialorganisation,anexisting terraininMayansettlementsisdefinedbyagrid network,whichisfurtherdividedintoplots.To createwindchannelsbetweentheplots,an agent-basedsystemtryingtominimisethe windchannelsnetworklengthandavoidthe centreoftheplotshasbeenset.Fromwhicha meshhasbeenextractedthatinfluencesthe elevationoftheterrain,aswellasthe
vegetation,followingtherulesestablishedin thepreviousexperiments.SeveralCFDshave beenruntoenhancelandscapedesignforwind mitigation.Higherspeedsinwindchannelscan beseen,demonstratingitsefficiency.More thanchannellingwind,theelevationdifference willhelptodealwithstormsurges.Evolutionary optimisationfortheplots’spatialorganisation hasthenbeenputinplace.Theyaimto
enhanceshadingandincreasethedistance betweenthemainfunctionstocreatean outdoorspace,andpushawaythewaste, pigstyandbeehive.Plansaregeneratedbased onrules;athinwindchannelpassesthrough theplotfornaturalventilationonwhichthe volumesarealigned.Thedistanceofthemain functionscreatesaterraceforexterior activities.Whenacertaindistancebetween 0
themisreached,moregreeneryiscreated betweenthemtoprovidemoreshading.The scripthasbeensettobeabletoinputthe numberofpeopleandtheiractivitiesoneach plottoselectfunctionsaccordingly.Extensions tovolumescanbeadded,andiftwo neighbouringfamiliesgrowbig,theirplots eventuallymerge.
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ArchitecturalAssociationSchoolofArchitecture
«EmergentTechnologies&Design»MSc 2021/2022
TeamMembers
AnastasiyaKatliarskaya ZiyueGao MaxenceFromentin
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STUDIOPROJECT AAEMTECHMSc
“DesignII:EcologicalUrbanDesignisfocused oncreatingnewdesignexperimentsand systemlogicsforecologicallysensitivesettlementswithurbantissuesinextremeclimatesandecologicalcontexts.Itisfounded onthelogicthatthepatternsofhumaninhabitationaredeterminedbytheneedsof theinfrastructureoftheecology–designed, grown,anddevelopedasintegratednatural andculturalsystems,withtheambitionto beresilienttochange.”(AAEmtech,2022)
Theprojectreflectedonthecreationof anarcticcolonyinGreenlandthat integratesanarcticresearchcentre, dwellingsforathousandpeople,andits necessaryamenities.Agenerative modularsystemhasbeensetuptoallow theaggregationofmodulesbasedon severalcontextinfluences.These modulesareonskis,designedtomoveto followClimateChangethroughoutthe
yearsinGreenland.Variousurban designshavebeentested,andonewas selectedbasedonitsperformance.
RHINO GRASSHOPPER WALLACEIX WASP AUTODESKCFD HOUDINI ANEMONE DECODINGSPACES BLENDER MODELING/ EVOLUTIONARYOPTIMISATION/ RULE-BASEDAGGREGATION/ CFDANALYSIS/
NETWORKANALYSIS/ RENDERING/
Circlesruledaggregationongrid
Connectionpoints+Polylinegeneration
Inclusionanalysis
Length1connectstowallpanel1
Wallpanelsplacement
Length2connectstowallpanel2
Differentwindowsdependingonthe wallpanel
GENERATIVE PROCESS
Modulefootprint
Verticalconnectionsand solarpanels
HABITAT CLUSTER COLONY AGGREGATION
Thecomputationallogicisbuiltaround theconnectionpointscreation.The numberofconnectionsdirectlyinfluences thegeometricalform.Aseparateroof modulehelpsnottoloseheatand preserveenergyconsumption.Atthe sametime,theroommodulecreatesan areaforthesolarpanels.Furthermore,as theroofisaseparateprefabricated module,thesettlementcaneasilygrowby relocatingtherooftotheupper accommodationmodule.Thesedifferent moduleshavebeenselectedthrough thousandsofindividualsthankstoan
evolutionarymulti-objectiveoptimisation algorithm.HoudiniCFDsimulationsonthe inhabitationclusterhavebeenconducted toadaptthedesignofthebedroom moduletoredirectwindflowsandthus reducepressureandsnowbuild-up.
Fortheaggregationofthedwelling modules,theWaspplug-ininGrasshopper hasbeenused,andcertainrulesof connectionhavebeencreatedbetween elements,aswellasseveralfieldsthat guidedthisaggregation.Thecloudof pointsexplainsthealgorithm’schoicefor
aggregationpathsandtheirvaluesbased onfields.Theaggregationgrowsfollowing theconnectionrulesofelements,defined toplacedifferentinhabitationpods(Food, Kitchen,Social,andBedrooms)tocreate inhabitationclustersfor27peopleeach. Theaggregationcontinuesbystartingat otheroriginsandthenjoiningattheend.
CULTURE&TOURISM CLUSTERS
“ArchitecturalAssociation(AA)Emergent Technologies&Design(EmTech)Post-Graduate ProgrammeandHassellStudiohavecollaborated tocreateanewpavilioninBedfordSquare.Titled Re-Emerge,theresearchagendaofthePavilionis situatedwithintheframeworkofproductionina worldwithlimitedresources.Theproject emphasisesthepavilion'secologicalimpactfrom theearlyphasesofthedesignprocessonwards. Woodisinherentlythebestbio-fabricatedand biodegradablematerial.Whenatimberbuildingis demolishedafterseveraldecades,itdoesnot
produceuselesswaste,butgenerates reclaimedwoodthatcanbere-usedandrepurposed,hencebecomingpartofthecircular economy.Re-EmergeiscreatedwithgradeA reclaimedwoodpallets.
Morphologicalandstructuralcomplexitywas adoptedbythevariableaggregationofsimilar modulesthatareformedbyscoringandsteambending.Themodulesareassembledwithlap joints,diminishingtheneedforsecondary materialsinthejoinerysystem.
Theconsciousattitudeoftheprojecttowards theenvironmentismaintainedinitsfabrication andinstalment. Theemploymentoflifecycleassessment(LCA) inourcomputationalworkflowshasfacilitated totakeintoconsiderationCO2emissions associatedwithnotonlythematerialitself,but alsoitsoriginsandtransportationtosite.Atthe endofitssecondlifecycle,partofthepavilion waserectedinHassellStudioandpartofitwas sentbacktothetimberrecyclingfacilities whereitwasresourcedfrom.Theambitionof
Re-Emergeistocreateastrongdialogue betweenthelocaltimberindustryanditsbyproducts.”(AAEmtech,2022)
Totakeavirtualtourofthepavilion,enabledby Matterporttechnology,pleasevisit: https://my.matterport.com/show/ ?m=Pn7GjFWAmup
05 STAD PARK
Anurbanrenewalprojecthasbeen drawnontheoutskirtsofAmsterdamin anabandonedindustrialdistrict.This newurbanplanfocusesonthe relationshipbetweenwaterandnature bycreatingaparkwithinwhichdifferent programsaredistributed.The
neighbourhoodcontainshousing,a schoolandtwoparkingsilos.An architecturalprojecthasbeen developed,addingoffices,exhibition spaces,shopsandagastronomichallto themixed-useurbanprogramme.The continuityofthisprojectwiththeparkis
ensuredbyavegetatedrooflinkingthe variousprogramsbyapathandoffering visitorsviewsofthecityofAmsterdam.
AnimationinUnrealEngineavailableon www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4mvc4lXIAE
Oronmywebsite: maxarchitecturestudio.com
ENSAMONTPELLIER «MetropolesduSud»MasterofArchitecture
MODELING/ RENDERING/ ARCHICAD RHINO GRASSHOPPER LUMION UNREALENGINE PHOTOSHOP
Ariftseparatestheprojectintwo.Bridges arethuscreatedtoconnectthesepartsto preservethecontinuityoftheparkonthe vegetatedroof.Itisthenapublicspaceon twolevelsthatiscreated.Underthe canopy,shopsandrestaurantsaretobe found.Above,aquietervegetatedpublic areawithshowroomsandoutdoor furniturepunctuatesthewalk.Activities underthevegetatedroofcanbe developedbycreatinglargeopenings providingnaturallighting.Theseactivities includecoworkingspaces,meeting rooms,andcafes.Ontheothersideofthe rift,localshopsarecreatedtomeetthe needsoftheneighbourhood’s inhabitants.
greenroofrender
WestElevation
SouthElevation
1-BED
Youngcouple
2-BED Youngfamily
3-BED
Familywith 2children
MYRIAD HOUSING06
COMPETITION
WINNER
«SPECIALHONOURS»PRIZE
Thisprojectisoneofthewinnersofa competitionorganisedbytheRegional HealthAgencywhichlaunchedacallfor ideasforinnovativeintergenerational housing,aimingtoimprovethehealthof itsinhabitants.Afirstintentionwas designedtoadaptasbestaspossibleto thecontextinwhichthishousingprojectis established.
Apartfromthefirstfloor,thelevelsare separatedintotwodistinctvolumesto allowthedwellingstoenjoybetternatural ventilationbyoptimisingtheorientations. Oneofthetwopartshasonemorefloorto createadialoguewiththesurrounding buildings’heights.Theprojectthen developsaroundfunctionaltypologies thatcanbefoundinintergenerational
housing,aswellas commonspacespromoting thecohabitationofdifferentgenerations. Offsetsonthesamefloorallow multiplying facadeareasandopenings,tocreateloggiasthat protecttheflatsfromthestreet-levelnoise. Shiftingitfromoneleveltoanotherallowsthe façadetoberhythmedandthuscreatesadditional outdoorsurfacesusedasvastterraces.
Legend
1-Compositepanel2cm
2-Void
3-Externalinsulation
10cm
4-OSB13cm
5-Maininsulation18cm
6-Falseceiling
7-Lines
8-Voidfornetworks
9-Concreteslab20cm (supportedbybeams 40cm)
10-Zinccover
11-Guardrail attachment
12-Metalrailing
3-Water-resistantlayer
14-Woodenterraceon studs
15-Studs
16-Doubleslidingdoor
17-concretecover7cm
18-Parquet
19-Railforsliding shutter
20-Hingedwindowwith bottomtransom
21-Floorspace5cm
22-Plasterboard12cm
DetailedSection ARCHICAD TWINMOTION PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR MODELING/ RENDERING/ EDITING/
InMarseille,adistrictclosetotheold docksischanging.Thisplace abandonedovertheyearshasthe projectofbecomingavibrant neighbourhood,bothtouristicand residential.Atitscentre,the MontolieuKindergartenandPrimary Schoolisinneedofdevelopment.This
projectisacompetitionparticipant. Thevariousobjectiveswere:to proposeanextensionthatperfectly combinesthehistoricalcharacterof thepresentbuildings.Aswellasto openstudentstosustainable developmentwiththeestablishment ofvegetablegardensandthe
productionofrenewableenergyon theroof.
*Rendershavebeenproduced externally
PROFESSIONAL COMPETITION
MONTOLIEU PRIMARY SCHOOL
MODELING/ EDITING/
ARCHICAD PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR
TeamMembers XavierGonzalez JulienGonin MaxenceFromentin
GroundlevelPlan
FirstlevelPlan