MAXENCE FROMENTIN
SKILLS &INTERESTS
SOFTWARESKILLS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (1YEAR)
ArchitecturalAssociationSchoolofArchitecture EmergentTechnologies&DesignMSc with Distinction London,UK
Postgraduateprogrammeinemergenttechnologiesforarchitectural design(Parametric&generativedesign,multi-objectiveoptimisation processes,codingandAIfordesign,AR,ecologicalurbandesign, activematerialsystems,robotic&digitalfabrication)
ENSAMontpellier
MasterofArchitecture(PartIIequivalent)/ Montpellier,France FrenchMasterofArchitecturefocusingonmetropolitanarchitecture inmajorcities(M1:BilbaoandAmsterdam,M2:Tokyo)
UCBLLyonIUniversity
PhysicsandEngineeringSciencesBachelor/ Lyon,France ChemistryandPhysics,SpaceandEngineeringsciences(1styear)
Saint-PierreHighSchool
GraduatedwithHonours/ France
SKILLS&INTERESTS
OwnPractice
ArchitecturalAssociationSchoolofArchitecture WorkshopTutor/EmTechStudio/ London,UK
WorkshopontheuseofBlender(photorealisticrendering, animation,modelling,parametricdesign)toEmTechpostgraduate students.
Atelierd'ArchitectureEmmanuelNebout ArchitecturalAssistant (9Months)/ Montpellier,France Internship (1Month)
3daysperweekinparalleltomystudies,full-timeduringholidays. I Workedontheurbandevelopmentof NouveauSaint-Roch in Montpellier,designingvolumesforfuturarchitecturalprojects, developingafly-throughanimationoftheurbanarea. Competition forastadiuminRodez (Stages0-2),Parametricdesignofalibraryin Montpellier(Stages0-2), BIMdesignofahighschoolinCarcassonne (Stages3-4).
Brenac&Gonzalez&Associés
Internship(2months)/ Paris,France
WorkedcloselywithpartnersXavierGonzalezandGuillaume Maréchauxonseveralcompetitionsandongoingprojects.
BordeauxArmagnac :HousingCopetition (Stages0-2)
MarseilleMontolieu: SchoolCompetition(Stages0-2)
NiceMéridia :HousingCompetition(Stages0-2)
HigherRochTowerMontpellier :Halldesign(Stage3)
ColiséeOfficesBordeaux :ceilingplans(Stage4)
LaChapelleInternational :detailsforpublication
AtelierRégisGachonArchitecte
Internship (1month)/ Lyon,France
Graphicelementsfora competition,constructionplans(stages 4-5), construction-sitevisitsandmeetings.
Theshowroomisaccessiblebythemain hall,whichisintendedtobeanextension oftheneighbourhood’sgreenway,butalso bytheoutsidewithdifferentframing windowsonaseriesofterracesleadingto thetopoftheconcretebase.Then,
PlanLevel9
offices,workshops,andtestareasmake upthetower,organisedintothree researchdepartments.Thefirstis dedicatedtodomesticrobotics.The seconddepartmentfocusesonrobotics researchinsymbiosiswiththehuman
body.Thethirdisfocusedonapplications inindustrialrobotics.Finally,theroofthat crownsthetowercanserveasanoutdoor testingareaforrobotsanddronesaswell asoutdoorrelaxationareasfor employees.
Anurbanrenewalprojecthasbeen
ensuredbyavegetatedrooflinkingthe
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.
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.
Thecomputationallogicisbuiltaround theconnectionpointscreation.The numberofconnectionsdirectlyinfluences thegeometricalform.Aseparateroof modulehelpsnottoloseheatand preserveenergyconsumption.Atthe sametime,theroommodulecreatesan
GENERATIVE PROCESS
CLUSTER
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
AGGREGATION
aggregationpathsandtheirvaluesbased onfields.Theaggregationgrowsfollowing theconnectionrulesofelements,defined toplacedifferentinhabitationpods(Food, Kitchen,Social,andBedrooms)tocreate inhabitationclustersfor27peopleeach. Theaggregationcontinuesbystartingat
otheroriginsandthenjoiningattheend.
FACADE SYSTEM
Inthisproject,a30-storeyhighbuildinghad tobedesignedinLondonwithawooden façadesystem.Climatedatahasbeen usedtoconductenvironmentalanalysis withLadybugandAutodeskComputational FluidDynamics.Theresultsgeneratively orientedthefirstmorphologicalexploration whereamulti-objectiveoptimisation processhasbeenemployedtoachievea
well-performingbuildingvolume.Thedesign consistsofadouble-skinbuildingenvelope thatiscomprisedofhexagonalunitswith ETFEpanelsontheoutside,hexagonalwood panelsasarotatingshaderinthemiddle,and conventionalglazingontheinside.An algorithmhasthenbeencreatedtogenerate theskin’smorphology,thehexpatternwas createdusingLunchbox,andits
deformationsoccurringonterraces withviewscomputedwithKangaroo physics.Finally,theintegrationof dynamicpanels,triggeredby individualsolargainvaluesobtained withLadybug.Thisapproachallowed thedesignofafaçadesystemwith anenvironmentallyresponsive actuation.
“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
MYRIAD HOUSING
Thisprojectisoneofthewinnersofa competitionorganisedbytheRegional HealthAgencywhichlaunchedacallfor ideasforinnovativeintergenerational housing,aimingtoimprovethehealthof itsinhabitants.Afirstintentionwas designedtoadaptasbestaspossibleto thecontextinwhichthishousingprojectis established.
Apartfromthefirstfloor,thelevelsare separatedintotwodistinctvolumesto allowthedwellingstoenjoybetternatural ventilationbyoptimisingtheorientations. Oneofthetwopartshasonemorefloorto createadialoguewiththesurrounding buildings’heights.Theprojectthen developsaroundfunctionaltypologies thatcanbefoundinintergenerational
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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
housing,aswellas commonspacespromoting thecohabitationofdifferentgenerations. Offsetsonthesamefloorallow multiplying facadeareasandopenings,tocreateloggiasthat protecttheflatsfromthestreet-levelnoise. Shiftingitfromoneleveltoanotherallowsthe façadetoberhythmedandthuscreatesadditional outdoorsurfacesusedasvastterraces.
MODELING/ RENDERING/ EDITING/
ARCHICAD TWINMOTION PHOTOSHOP ILLUSTRATOR
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
MONTOLIEU PRIMARY SCHOOL
MODELING/ EDITING/
TeamMembers XavierGonzalez JulienGonin MaxenceFromentin