PORTFOLIOFrançois

otten

FRANçOIS OTTEN

architecture student at ePFL Lausanne

date oF birth 10.09.1992

nationaLity swiss

contact Francois.otten@ePFL.ch

education

2014-2015 erasMus in sweden end oF bacheLor degree in architecture

2012-2014 architecture studies First two years at ePFL in Lausanne

2008-2009 exchange student in FLorida one year in a host FaMiLy with yFu

2007-2012 baccaLaureate/ coLLege saint-MicheL, Fribourg high-schooL diPLoMa, Mention “very good”

work exPerience

2015-2016 eMPLoyee at “siMonet et chaPPuis” architecture oFFice 6 Months internshiP in Fribourg

2013-2014 Math tutor at ePFL assistant For First year students at ePFL

2010-2012 aLPine skiing coach viLLars-sur-gLâne ski-cLub

Languages

French sPoken and written PerFectLy Mother tongue

engLish sPoken and written PerFectLy Learned as an exchange student in FLorida

gerMan basic knowLedge high-schooL LeveL

coMPuter PrograMs

rhino very good knowLedge

autocad very good knowLedge

vectorworks good knowLedge

vray good knowLedge

PhotoshoP good knowLedge

iLLustrator good knowLedge

indesign basic knowLedge

grasshoPer basic knowLedge

hobbies

tabLe tennis ctt viLLars-sur-gLâne MeMber FroM 2005 to 2012

scuba-diving Patented diver Padi advanced oPen water

cLassicaL guitar Fribourg schooL oF Music since 2002

ski aLPine skier Patented coach J+s ii certiFication

tabLe oF content

1. cadrage bacheLor 1 othenin-girard studio

2. PLaQues bacheLor 2 othenin-girard studio

3. exPonentiaL archive bacheLor 3 kuo studio

4. urban Factory bacheLor 4 kuo studio

5. the crack bacheLor 5 MateriaL and detaiL studio

6. horizontaL bacheLor 6 coMPetition

7. graPe oPen coMPetition

6. retireMent hoMe oPen coMPetition

cAdRAgE

ProFessor guiLLauMe othenin-girard

PrograM sPace concePtion

year bacheLor seMester one 2012

teaM coLLaboration with saMi Farra

concePt

we used a PLaster ModeL oF a ForMer ProJect, and by PLacing it in 10x10x10 Meters cube, we gave in an entireLy diFFerent scaLe and interPretation. the idea was then to create a “visiting sPace” For this waLL, that Made us understand the diFFerent asPects oF this voLuMe, and to guide the visitor in this Mysterious obJect, according to our PersonaL interPretation oF it. the visitor never actuaLLy touches the waLL, but gets very cLose to it, Maintaining the enigMatic aura that the waLL eMits.

PLaster and cardboard ModeL

ModeL Pictures

technicaL drawing

PLAQUES

ProFessor guiLLauMe othenin-girard

PrograM sPace concePtion

year bacheLor seMester two 2013

teaM individuaL work

concePt

the idea in this ProJect was to work on the sPace that seParates two Large PLates. this work is an interPretation oF a text by itaLo caLvino (cities and the dead), where one oF the PLates rePresents a “Living” visitabLe sPace, whiLe the other one is a two diMensionaL ProJection oF this sPace.

aPart FroM the concePtuaL asPect oF this work, it is the research on MiniMaList aesthetics and the PossibiLities oF PLaster that interested Me.

PLaster ModeL

First PLaster PLate

second PLaster PLate PLates on suPPort

technicaL drawing

EXPONENTIAL ARcHIVES

ProFessor Jeanette kuo

PrograM archives + exhibition sPace

year bacheLor seMester three 2013

teaM coLLaboration with saMi Farra

concePt

the PurPose oF this ProJect was to use a Preexisting siLo structure to buiLd archives. the PrograM is 1/3 archive, 1/3 exhibition sPace, to PubLicLy Present the stored obJects, and 1/3 service area aLLowing work on the archives.

the concePt was to FuLLy seParate those three PrograMs and to Make theM sPin around the centraL axis oF the buiLding, in which you Find verticaL circuLation. the height oF the sPaces, whose diMensions are dictated by the size oF the siLo coMPartMents, is increased as you near the toP oF the buiLding.

in this Manner you obtain a continuous sPaciaL seQuence For each oF the PrograM, For which each coMPartMent can be aFFected to a diFFerent task.

PersPective section 1:500

archive PLans 1:500

working area PLans 1:500

exhibition sPace PLans 1:500

couPes 1:500

deveLoPed section

oPened uP FinaL ModeLFinaL ModeLstudy ModeL

interior Picture

URBAN FAcTORY

ProFessor Jeanette kuo

PrograM urban Factory

year bacheLor seMester Four 2014

teaM coLLaboration with saMi Farra

concePt

the obJective oF this ProJect was to conceive Modern Methods For industriaL Production and to iMPLeMent theM in an “urban Factory” in zurich. our concePt was to seParate the buiLding in Four sPaces that can each be assigned to one tyPe oF industry. those sPaces are then rented to sMaLL coMPanies who can share the Maintenance and Machinery costs.

the sPaces on the PeriPhery are created so that each coMPany has its own surFaces, as weLL as shared surFaces between diFFerent coMPanies that encourage interaction and creative thinking.

inside eLevation

coLLage

eLevation 1:500

sections 1:500

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PLan FLoor 0 PLan FLoor 1.0 PLan FLoor 3.0

PLan FLoor 3.1 PLan FLoor 3.2 PLan FLoor 4.1

structuraL axonoMetric

site axonoMetric

ModeL oPened uP ModeL

inside view

THE cRAcK

ProFessor Jonas Lundberg et danieL noreLL

PrograM sMaLL PaviLion

year bacheLor seMester Five 2014

teaM coLLaboration with entire studio

concePt

the studio’s obJective was to rethink PreFabrication with concrete bLocks. the PaviLion is buiLt with as geoMetric Locking systeM between the Pieces, with non reinForced concrete (excePt For rooF Pieces). the PaviLion is buiLt using onLy eight diFFerent reusabLe MoLds, but each Facade is diFFerent because oF FoaM add-ons in the MoLds that aLLow us to PLay with the PercePtion oF the “cracks” between the Pieces.

at night, thanks to a LaMP in the center oF the PaviLion, Light can escaPe through the Fissures that seParate soMe oF the Pieces, Making the heavy and Massive obJect aPPear Light and LuMinous.

the studio work ranged FroM reFLexion on the PossibiLities oF concrete bLocks PreFabrication to the buiLding oF the ProJect, with the MoLding oF the bLocks, the Logistics, and FinnaLy the on-site asseMbLy.

outside view

generaL axonoMetric rooF construction Process

MoLding and construction Process corner detaiL

detaiL Pictures

Process

inside view

site view

HORIZONTAL

PrograM auditoriuM

year bacheLor seMester six 2015

teaM individuaL work

concePt

the brieF oF the coMPetition was to conceive a new auditoriuM For chaLMers university in sweden. the sLoPPy site at the caMPus entrance was a reQuisite. My obJective was to create a very thin and eLegant buiLding that wouLd Fit in the sLoPe.

this gives the oPPortunity For a Large and wide Foyer that aLso Possesses an exhibition sPace, the recePtion area, a wardrobe and a sMaLL bar, hence serving the interaction asPect Much wanted in a university. this eLongated sPace oFFers a succession oF views as we FoLLow the LogicaL route in the buiLding (entrance, wardrobe, bar, auditoriuM).

Facade view

site PLan 1:1000

Foyer PLan 1:500 auditoriuM PLan 1:500

section 1:500 section 1:500

inside views

ModeL

gRAPE

tyPe oPen coMPetition (third round eLiMination)

PrograM house oF wines Mont-sur-roLLe (switzerLand)

year 2015

teaM siMonet-chaPPuis oFFice coLLaboration with

P.-a. siMonet

concePt

For the house oF wines ProJect, the choice was Made to work with seParate cyLinders For each sPace. the decision oF Making cyLinders coMes FroM circLe’s characteristics, convergent in its center and thus creating conviviaLity. the sPaces are interconnected via their tangents, hence oFFering the PossibiLity to FuLLy individuaLize each Part oF the PrograM.

the height oF the cornices is diFFerent For each voLuMe, siMiLar to a succession oF terraces FoLLowing the sLoPe. those voLuMe have a near reLationshiP with the vines, theM being right at the bottoM oF the Facade, and a distant reLationshiP with the scenery through rare but careFuLLy caLibrated windows. those Pure and MiniMaList voLuMes integrate theMseLves in the vineyards very weLL, without trying to hide out oF sight but by oFFering a diFFerent exPerience to tourists who wonder by.

site PLan 1:1000

Collège

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1. entrance

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3. wine tasting rooM

4. seMinar rooM

5. kitchen

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sections 1:200

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eLevations 1:200

ModeL Pictures

ModeL Pictures

RETIREMENT HOME

tyPe oPen coMPetition(third round eLiMination)

PrograM retireMent hoMeLausanne (switzerLand)

year 2016

teaM siMonet-chaPPuis oFFicecoLLaboration with

M. LongchaMP et s. vincente

concePt

this ProJect Fits in a sMaLL Lot in Lausanne, which Leaves Few voLuMetric PossibiLities. we were abLe to “cut” the angLes oF the voLuMe to have a Part oF the Facade weLcoMe the visitors FroM the road. the voLuMe aLso FoLds itseLF on the western side to create an attractive exterior area.

the PurPose oF the ProJect is to Link the Lower and uPPer Parts oF the site, with a Large continuous sPace that contains the adMinistration and the PubLic area, aLLowing For better interaction between the workers, the eLderLy and the visitors.

the residents can assuMe controL oF their PersonaL sPace very easiLy, with FLower Pots integrated in the Facade. they can custoMize their own window with PLants bought or received, creating a coLorFuL Facade breaking away FroM the institutionaL asPect oF a retireMent house.

site PLan 1:1000

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FLoors 3 and 5 1:500FLoors 2 and 4 1:500

south eLevation 1:500

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PLan and section 1:50

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extensive green-rooFdrainage Mat water-seaLingtherMaL insuLationvaPor barrierconcreteaPPLied PLaster

aPPLied PLasterconcretetherMaL insuLationFacing brick

therMaL insuLationconcretesound insuLation therMaL insuLationceMent screed

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exterior 3d render

interior 3d render