SAMIA BENCHEKROUN

JUNIOR ARCHITECT (DE)

Contact

0033 7 84 04 55 72

1 Rue Adolphe Alphand, 94300 Vincennes samia.benchekroun58@gmail.com www.linkedin.com/in/sbench

About Me

Following my recent graduation with a Master's degree in Architecture from ENSA Grenoble, I am in search of an environment where I can showcase my strengths and grow as part of a team I am creative, independent, flexible, curious, autonomous, always seeking challenges and ready to work with dedication and a positive attitude.

Skills

Architecture

3D Modelling Computational Design

Academic Background

Architect (DE) - Master's Degree in Architecture, Ambiances and Digital Culture

Obtained with highest honors.

(ENSAG) Grenoble Superior National School of Architecture. 2021 - 2023, Grenoble, France

Architectural Training (DENA)

(ENA Rabat) Rabat National School of Architecture. 2015 - 2021, Rabat, Morocco

High School Baccalaureate in Experimental Science

Obtained with highest honors. La Pléiade High School. 2015, Casablanca, Morocco

Certificates

Building with Plant-based Natural Fibres Today Amàco, 11/2022

Professional Experience

ArchiCAD

AutoCAD

Revit

Rhinoceros

Grasshopper

Sketchup

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign Lumion

Collaboration Teamwork

Internship - A Comme Architecte Firm

07/2022 - 09/2022, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Ile-de-France, France

Architectural design, preparation of documents for construction permit approval, plan drawing, site surveys, coordination with contractors, and management within the firm.

Internship - Kay Kieu Contract & Consulting

06/2021 - 08/2021, Casablanca, Morocco

Notion Miro

C2 Level English, French

B2 Level Spanish

Mother tongue Arabic

Languages Hobbies

Music Singing and songwriting (available on streaming platforms under the nickname "Malket"), guitar, flute.

Visual arts Drawing, painting.

Exterior facade design, creation of technical plans for luxury interior designs for both new constructions and renovations (electricity, lighting, layout, false ceilings, demolition, etc.)

Internship - Rabat-Salé Urban Agency

07/2019 - 08/2019, Rabat, Morocco

Study of the structure's departments and workflow, 3D modelling of the city of Rabat within the Urban Planning Department, participation in committees, and assistance within the agency.

Internship - AlaouiBono Firm

08/2018 - 09/2018, Sala Al Jadida, Morocco

Participation to the design G+5 residential building.

Volunteer Work

2022 Noise Fest Edition Organisation

06/2022, Grenoble, France

Atlas Kinder Shelter (The Children of the Atlas) 02/2021, Tahanaoute, Morocco

Rotaract Club Rabat-Chellah General Secretary

11/2018 - 02/2019, Rabat, Morocco

Publications

La Pratique Artistique dans l’Espace Collectif Aujourd’hui (Artistic Practice in the Collective Space Today), 2023 https://www.academia.edu/s/f1f2d9b308

Appropriation de l’Espace et Conflits d’Usage: Cas de la Place Edmond Arnaud, Grenoble (Appropriation of Space and Conflicts of Use: The Case of the Edmond Arnaud Square, Grenoble), 2022 (jointly written with Saoutarrih Salma) https://ehas.hypotheses.org/5259

Le Patio Médinal au Maroc (The Medina Patio in Morocco), 2022 https://www.academia.edu/105517487/LE

PATIO MÉDINAL AU MAROC

Internship - Romana Immobilier

08/2018 - 09/2018, Sala Al Jadida, Maroc

Participation within the construction site of a G+5 residential apartment complex.

Architectural Competitions

Kaira Looro 2021

ASU Smart Cities Competition 2022

TRANSIT STATION + ARTS & CULTURE CENTRE

GRADUATION PROJECT AT ENSA GRENOBLE, 2023 Rhinoceros, Grasshopper, Revit, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop

As part of the urban requalification project of a former industrial site and formal railway station not far from Ramses Station in Cairo, this collaborative project operates on two scales: urban and architectural.

On an urban scale, it aims to connect two distinct districtsformal and informal - isolated one from another by the site. Access to this site is challenging, as it is bordered by two major arteries of the metropolis, and traversed by active railway tracks.

On an architectural scale, it explores the concept of a mixeduse programme that combines urban transit functions as an annexe to the existing station with artistic and cultural activity. In pursuit of the latter, inclusive spaces for artistic production are proposed, along with exhibition areas that seamlessly integrate into the daily experience of urban space and transit.

The Inhabited Platform

In order to facilitate the crossing of the existing metro and train tracks on the site, the Inhabited Platform is overlaid upon them to enable movement and utilisation of the space above. The space around the tracks is transformed into boarding platforms, supplementing the project's intermodal station function.

The park, as well as the built area, take shape according to a set of suggested itineraries on the site, allowing circulation between the various «goals».

Echelle Architecturale: Le Pôle Artistique

The artistic and cultural complex is made of three buildings with complementary functions, focused on artistic and cultural production, exhibition, and performance . A post located directly beneath the main building has been utilized to create a mini-central amphitheater which is visible from all floors.

Amphitheatre Restaurant Art shop

Our aim was to explore the notion of the post beyond its role as a structural element and to involve it more deeply in the experience of the space, both as a space itself and as an object of ornament and art. This experience applies to a selection of posts within the project's structure.

Chignin Winery

MASTER 1 PROJECT AT ENSA GRENOBLE (2021) ArchiCAD, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop

Located at the foothills of the Bauges mountains in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, the municipality of Chignin in the Savoie department is renowned for its winemaking activity. The project involves a winery situated not far from the Chignin towers and the Clos de SaintAnthelme, both medieval heritage sites. It aims to enhance the local activity by positioning the winery amidst the vineyards, in the only uncultivated portion of the site, which also happens to be the steepest and most visible from the road.

Rabat, Morocco