MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECT OFFICE

MANUELLE GAUTRAND ARCHITECT OFFICE
THE
OFFICE
Manuelle Gautrand has set up her office in 1991, she leads a team of 30 architects and is the
manager for the architecture.
Marc Blaising, director partner, is the administrative and financial manager, and Mélanie
Trinkwell, the promotion and marketing manager.
Her team is made up of 30 architects and 2 trainees.
Each architect is in charge of a project, taking on it from the beginning to the end, under the
authority and the responsability of Manuelle Gautrand.
Her office is located in the city centre of Paris and spreads over 350 sq.m and two levels.
PROJECTS
Current designs and projects (by delivery date)
2011
- Office Tower (140 m high) in La Défense in Paris
- Centre dedicated to creation and staging of art performances (Rambouillet - France)
- Apsys Headquater in Paris
2010
- Four stars Hotel (Copenhague - Danemark)
- Office building, Lyon Confluence urban development zone (Lyon - France)
- Conversion of the Gaîté-Lyrique into a contemporary music centre (Paris - France)
2009
- Extension-restructuring of the modern art museum (Villeneuve d'Ascq – France)
- Administrative centre, (Saint-Étienne - France)
- Office building, Avenue de Friedland, (Paris - France)
- Block of 93 ecological apartments (Acigné - France)
2008
- Shopping mall in Bangkok (Thailand): Building envelop design
Major built works
2007
- C42: Citroën world showcase on the Champs-Élysées (Paris - France)
- Block of 35 apartments (Boulogne-Billancourt - France)
2006
- Complex of 104 ecological apartments (Rennes - France)
2003
- Technal showroom stand, Batimat International Construction Fair (Paris - France)
- Hospital laundry unit (Le Havre - France)
2002
- Two metro stations for the Val line (Rennes - France)
2000
- “La Coupole” cultural centre with auditorium and cinemas (Saint-Louis - France)
1999
- Supply chain warehouse (Port de Gennevilliers - France)
- University institute of professional education (Lieusaint - France)
1998
- National drama centre (Béthune - France)
- Airport catering building (Nantes - France)
- Toll plazas (A16 motorway - France)
1997
- Laurent-Mourguet school (Écully - France)
- Stopping point along the Saône river (Fontaines-sur-Saône - France)
1996
- Restructuring a two-screen cinema (Saint-Priest - France)
- Restructuring the administrative unit of Pompidou Centre (Paris - France)
- University institute of professional education (Annecy-le-Vieux - France)
- Airport warehouse (Nantes - France)
1995
- Restructuring-extension of a university building (Villeurbanne - France)
1994
- “Le Fellini” four-screen cinema (Villefontaine - France)
1993
- Footbridge (Lyon - France)
Recent main competitions, consultations and feasibility designs
2008
- The Klovenmarken (Mix-used District) Master-Plan in Copenhagen – Danemark
- Mathematic Research Center in Luxembourg
2007
- Office Tower « Tour Signal » in la Défense – Paris (France)
- Office Tower D2 in la Défense - Paris (France),
- Office, housing, hotel, cultural centre and shopping mall complex in Hanoï (Vietnam)
- Cultural center « Cité des Arts et de la Culture » in Besançon (France),
- Housing and retail complex in Paris (France),
- Office Towers with housings and retail in Issy-les-Moulineaux (France),
- Office and accommodation building, République district in Reims (France)
2006
- Accomodations area, Cloche d’Or district in Luxembourg
- Office Tower (300 m) in La Defense (Paris – France)
- Office building Zac Thiers in Lyon (France)
- Office building in Budapest (Hungary)
2005
- Restructuring Maison de Radio-France (Paris)
- Redeveloping visitor and VIP spaces at Canal+ television (Issy-les-Moulineaux)
- Complex of apartments, shops and offices, Euralille II (Lille)
- “La Porte d’Issy” office buildings (Issy-les-Moulineaux)
- New law courts (Rouen)
- Hotel, l’Ile Seguin (Boulogne-Billancourt)
- Complex of collective and individual residential units (Blagnac)
2004
- Office buildings for the PSA research unit (Vélizy)
- “Les Docks de Paris” leisure area (Paris)
- Citroën stand for the Madrid motor show
- “Enveloping façade”, l’Ile Seguin (Boulogne-Billancourt)
- Headquarters of the Casino Group (Saint-Étienne)
- Residential complex, Lyon-Confluence urban development zone (Lyon)
- Reconstruction of the Avaricum district – apartments, hotel, shops (Bourges)
2003
- “Le Bois Habité – ecological apartments (Lille)
- Port storage warehouses (Saint-Nazaire)
- Daugava riverside development (Riga, Latvia)
2002
- Contemporary music centre (Nancy)
- Image Pavilion, designed for the 2004 International Exhibition (Dugny)
- Redevelopment of Place Charles-de-Gaulle (Rennes)
2001
- Residential complex (Montévrain)
- Conversion of the “Halles aux farines” into a social sciences university (Paris)
- François Pinault Foundation of Contemporary Art, l’Ile Seguin,
- Multi-hub station (Antony)
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MAIN
SUMPOSIA,
LECTURES
&
WORKSHOPS
2008
- Lecture at “Architects 2008” Convention – The Association of Siamese Architects –
Bangkok (Thaïland)
- Lecture at the “Architecture World 2008” Convention in Munster (Germany)
2007
- “Solaris Housing in Rennes” – Arsenal Pavillon – Paris (France)
2006
- “C42 Citroën Showroom” – Cité de l’Architecture in Paris (France)
- “Concrete Elegance 2006”, Concret Center – London (UK)
- “Skyscrapers Paris – Budapest”, Octogon - Budapest (Hungary)
- “The projects production”, Paris Architecture House – Paris (France)
- “Recent projects”, Versailles school of Architecture (France)
2005
- member of the eighth Europan Jury for the north country (Riga, Latvia)
- "Saint-Etienne administrative City » SIMI – Paris (France)
2004
- "Recent projects", Oslo school of architecture (Norway)
- "Développement commercial et architecture innovante", MAPIC salon, Cannes
- "Le patrimoine de demain", Maison de l'architecture, Paris (France)
- "Le patrimoine est-il recyclable", Cultural Affairs Department, City of Paris
- "Projets en cours", Georges Pompidou Centre, Paris (France)
- "Architecture in France", REFE salon, Warsaw (Poland)
2003
- Workshop and lecture, Riga University of Architecture (Latvia)
- "La maîtrise d’ouvrage privée", École Spéciale d'Architecture, Paris (France)
- "Plaisir d’Architecture ", Montpellier school of architecture (France)
- "Panorama des projets de l'agence ", Lille school of architecture (France)
2002
- Workshop, Technical University of Vienna (Austria)
- "Plaisirs d'architecture", Fondation de l'Architecture (Luxembourg)
- "European seminar on young architects", Antwerp congress hall (Belgium)
- "Hybrid landscapes: apartments in Rennes", Maison de France, Berlin (Germany)
- "Musées, marketing, communication", Chartres (France)
- "L’Architecture", Université Populaire, Le Lieu Unique, Nantes (France)
- "Architecture et espaces publics", Centre d’urbanisme, Rennes (France)
- "Economie de la terre", ARCHILAB - Frac Centre, Orléans (France)
- "Parti architectural et énergie", Forum EDF – Sustainable Development, Paris
- "Maîtrise d'œuvre et accès à la commande", Moniteur des Travaux Publics, Paris
- "Vision und Alltag", Karlsruhe University of Architecture (Germany)
- "Panorama des projets de l'agence", Strasbourg and Rennes schools of architecture
2001
- Lecture and workshop, Int. Symposium of Architecture, Monterey (Mexico)
- "Panorama des projets de l'agence", Marseille school of architecture (France)
2000
- "Le Sud", Technical University of Vienna (Austria)
- "La matière", arc-en-rêve architectural centre, Bordeaux
- "Les femmes dans l'architecture", French institute of architecture, Paris
- "Young French architect", French institute of architecture, Paris
- "Panorama des projets de l'agence", École Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris
recent
MAIN
EXHIBITIONS
2008
- “Citroën Flagship Showroom”, in the Swiss Architecture Museum in Basel (Switzerland)
2007
- “Phare Tower for Unibail”, COAC in Barcelone (Spain)
- “Phare Tower” , Cité de l’Architecture & du Patrimoine in Paris (France)
- “Citroën Flagship Showroom”, Cité de l’Architecture & du Patrimoine in Paris (France)
- “Ratp housing project ‘s competition”, Pavillon de l’Arsenal in Paris (France)
- “Phare Tower”, Maison de l’Architecture in Paris (France)
- “The Gâité Lyrique Theatre”, the Architecture biennial exhibition in Sao-Paulo (Brésil)
2006
- “A project for London”, London Biennale of Archiecture (UK)
- “Concret, surprise yourself !”, Musée des Arts et Métiers – Paris (France)
- « My house in 2030, a sustainable project », Exploradome – Paris (France)
2005
- "Sensi Contemporanei", Metamorph: Citroen flagship store – Reggio Calabria (Italy)
- "Saint-Etienne administrative City » SIMI – Paris (France)
- “Sao Paulo Biennal of Architecture” : Citroen flagship store – Sao Paolo (Bresil)
- “Beyond Média” Exhibition: Film of the extension of the Lille Musem– Firenze (Italy)
2004
- "Post-Modernism Revisited", Citroën project, Frankfurt museum of architecture (Germany)
- "Métamorph", ninth international architecture exhibition - Venice Biennial (Italy)
- "La nouvelle Gaîté Lyrique", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France)
- "Centre de communication Citroën", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris (France)
2003
- "Inaccoutumance", La Galerie d'Architecture, Paris (France)
- "Mini-Maousse", Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris (France)
- "A comme Architecture", Galerie Duchamps, Yvetot (France)
- "Extension du musée d’Art moderne de Lille", Villeneuve d’Ascq (France)
- "Carrosseries… : Projet Citroën", C.A.U.E. 92, Sceaux (France)
2002
- "Hybrid landscapes: apartments in Rennes", Valence school of architecture (Spain)
- "Cultural platform in Paris", De Singel international arts centre (Antwerp, Belgium)
- "Next", eigth international architecture exhibition of the Venice Biennial (Italy)
- "Hybrid landscapes: apartments in Rennes", Maison de France (Berlin, Germany)
- "Territoires partagés: Entrepôt A12 à Gennevilliers", Pavillon de l'Arsenal, Paris
- "L'architecture des stations de métro", Rennes (France)
- "Deux projets culturels", ARCHILAB - FRAC Centre, Orléans (France)
- "Pédagogie et Architecture", La Sorbonne, Paris (France)
2001
- "Hybrid landscapes: apartments in Rennes", Alliance Française
(Rotterdam, the Netherlands)
- "Rushes: Airport building in Nantes", ASA salon (Bangkok, Thailand)
- "Les maisons du bonheur", French Institute of Architecture, Paris (France)
- "Habiter aujourd'hui", ARCHILAB - FRAC Centre, Orléans (France)
- "Temps, matière, architecture", Maison de l'architecture de l'Isère, Grenoble (France)
2000
- "U2000: Institut universitaire de Lieusaint", Villa Finaly (Firenze, Italy)
recent
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Monographs
2007
- Manuelle Gautrand, ICI Consultants - Liaoning University, China
2007
- About Series, Manuelle Gautrand, LIBRIA, Italy
2006
- Neo Architecture Series, Manuelle Gautrand Architect, Images Publishing, Australia
2005
- Manuelle Gautrand Architectures by Paul Ardenne, Ante-Prima, Birkhauser, Basel,
- Manuelle Gautrand Architectures by Paul Ardenne, Ante-Prima, In Folio, Paris,
2004
-DD, Design Document Series_06, Manuelle Gautrand, DAMDI Co., Seoul,
2003
- La Coupole à Saint-Louis, Manuelle Gautrand, Diagonale, Roma,
Collective works
2006
- Environmental and Topographic Architecture, Alinéa, Italia,
- Architecture intérieure en France, Liao Ning, China
- Architecture in France, Philip Jodidio, Taschen, Köln, Germany
2005
- Flush ! Modern Toilet Design, Ingrid Wenz-Gahler, Birkhäuser, Basel,
- Architecture Tomorow, Francis Rambert, Terrail, Paris
- The Art of Precast Concret, David Bennet, Birkhauser, Basel
- Architecture Highlights 2, Shanglin A&C Ltd., Bejing, China,
2004
- Post-Modernism revisited, exhibition catalogue, German museum of architecture
in Frankfurt (Deutschen Architekturmuseum Frankfurt), Junius Verlag, Hamburg,
- Paris: Architecture & Design, teNeues, Kempen,
- Architecture Now, vol. III, Philip Jodidio, Taschen, Köln,
- Métropoles en Europe, Editions du Moniteur, Paris,
- 1000 architects, listing to the world’s leading architects, Images Publishing, Australia
- Metamorph, ninth international architecture exhibition of the Venice Biennial,
Marsilio Editore, Venezia,
2003
- ARCHILAB’S Earth Buildings, Radical Experiments in Land Architecture, Marie-Ange
Brayer & Béatrice Simonot, Thames and Hudson, London,
- “Economie de la terre: plateforme culturelle”, ARCHILAB 2002, HYX, Orléans,
2002
- Créateurs Création en France, La scène contemporaine, supervised by Nathalie
Chapuis, éditions Autrement, Paris,
- Contextes, catalogue for the French Pavilion, eighth international architecture
exhibition of the Venice Biennial, HYX, Orléans,
- Carchitecture: when the car and the city collide, Jonathan Bell, Birkhäuser, Basel,
- Construire avec les aciers, Editions du Moniteur, Paris,
- Appropriate Sustainabilities. New Ways in French Architecture, supervised
by Marc Emery, Birkhäuser, Basel,
2001
- Temps dense 2, supervised by Lionel Blaisse, Edition de l’Imprimeur, Besançon,
- “Logements HQE”, ARCHILAB 2001, HYX, Orléans,
2000
- Sans doute ? Cent architectes parlent doctrine, Les Cahiers de la recherche
architecturale et urbaine, n° 5/6, Editions du Patrimoine, Paris,
- 40 architects under 40 years, Jessica Cargill Thompson, Taschen, Köln.
Press articles
Manuelle Gautrand’s work has featured in a large number of press articles, including:
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in French architectural journals (Archistorm, Techniques et Architecture, Architecture Créé,
and Moniteur AMC, among others);
in international reviews, such as in Germany (Bauwelt, Details), Belgium (Abstract), Spain
(AV Proyectos, Pasajes de Arquitectura), the United States (Architectural Records), Italy
(Cluster, l’Arca, Ottagono, Abitare), Japan (A+U, Casa Brutus, Chinkenchiku), the
Netherlands (De Architect, Archis), Russia (Monitor Unlimited), and Switzerland (Idea); and
in newspapers and magazines, including Beaux-Arts Magazine, L’Express, Le Monde, Le
Figaro, Les Échos, Le Journal des Arts, Télérama, Citizen K (France), El Pais (Spain), and
Die Zeit (Germany).