Adrien Gesulfo, architecture enthusiast from Belgium, currently working at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, UK. Deep into computational design and construction knowledge, I was previously collaborating with Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) in Hong Kong on the thrilling design of a 1 km-long parametric façade in Ningbo, China and in design competitions. Before this, I was following the complex façade construction of Morpheus Hotel Tower, Macau designed by Zaha Hadid Architects.
email : adriengesulfo[at]gmail.com
Digital Modelling
- Rhinoceros & Grasshopper
- Autodesk Revit – BIM
- Cinema4D
- SketchUp Pro
Architectural Skills
- Physical modelling including digital fabrication
- Free-hand sketch
- Photography
- Collage
Communication Skills
- InDesign
- Premiere
- Office Suite
Digital Drawing
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
Rendering
- Vray
- Photoshop
- After Effects
- Lightroom
Others
- Responsive mockups with Arduino in GH/Python
- Web designer: WordPress / Adobe Experience Design / Sketch
Master of Architecture M.A. (Arch)
LOCI Saint-Luc / Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium
Patrimonial Track // Thesis on Responsive Envelope in Architecture // Minor : Wood in Architecture
sep 2014 – jun 2016
Master of Architecture M.A. (Arch) – International student exchange
McGill Architecture School, Montreal, Canada
S1 2015
Bachelor of Architecture M.A. (Arch)
LOCI Saint-Luc / Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium
sep 2011 – jun 2014
Solvay Business School – First Year
Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
sep 2010 – jun 2011
Kitesurfing
Sailing
Traveling
Running
Photography
Snowboarding
Portfolio
For confidentiality reasons, this online portfolio does not include my latest work at Zaha Hadid Architects nor the main project at LEAD.
Experience
« Zaha Hadid Architects create landmarks projects for all types of functional programs. Their buildings are never bland or mundane, but moreover assertive statements of a particular view, that the world may indeed look different. Their efforts have resulted in a staggering almost one thousand projects throughout the globe, in every scale, from urban design schemes to objects and furniture design. »
« WilkinsonEyre is one of the world’s leading architectural practices with a portfolio of national and international award-winning projects. Their work is based on an informed use of technology and materials and combines a commitment to the spirit of the new with an awareness of context. »
During RIBA stage 3 and 4 (DD), I have developed the design for the new 64.000 m² headquarters office for Deutsche Bank in the City of London, UK.
The Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) is a young Hong Kong based architectural design and research practice. LEAD applies latest design and fabrication technologies in projects with scales ranging from installations, pavilions, interior design and buildings to large-scale architecture.
Joined LEAD’s dynamic team in Hong Kong to participate in the design development and drawing packages of a 1 km-long non-standard mixed-use building facade design and to develop competition projects.
Three significant projects:
- K11 Art Mall – Façade systems, balconies, skylights and atria – Rhino & GH(Python) & Revit – 50.000m2
- Seoul Creative Play – Mixed-use professional & community building for theatre performances – 8.000m2
- WKCD Pavilion – hyper light-weight temporary structure with unique architectural potentials, made from off-the-shelf objects – 243 m2
Joined the international team of the free-form façade’s contractor – Kyotec Group – on Morpheus Hotel Tower, the new premier landmark hotel of City of Dreams in Macau designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. From concrete aspects of big works through fine detailing of façade elements, this thrilling on-site experience threw me in, literally. It brought me a lot about construction know-how, design stages and the importance of fine detailing. Combining these assets makes me well-versed to take up amazing projects yet to come.
ArchArch
In September 2013, I founded ArchArch.be – the sharing platform for architecture students in Belgium. Six architecture faculties joined the movement with more than 250+ projects from first to last year. This online exhibition hall is the only one of its kind with more than 200k page views from 50k single users over 4 years. I see it as a booster of creativity in architecture school, as we can embrace what has been done before, we can imagine even smarter solutions.
lab-Istanbul
Videos
During these years, I enjoyed keeping records of the model making process…