SÉBASTIEN PERRAULT
Computational Designer and Engineer with significant and unique experience in architectural design, engineering, technologies, and innovation.
With an extensive background in leading complex designs, research development, and innovation projects, as well as digital transformation in the AECO and Design industries.
Demonstrated successes in delivering exceptional projects based on performance-based strategies and managing multidisciplinary, multicultural teams.
Highly skilled at creating innovative workflows that enhance market opportunities through design and committed to strengthening performance, sustainability, and innovation through multidisciplinary design and new technologies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 2016 | ECHOES.PARIS (Paris, FR) - Design Engineer, Principal
Private research organization approved by the French Ministry of Research (2018-2021).
2019 | MESH-2C (Morphology, Environment, Sustainability and Human comfort – City Climate) (Ademe, Franck Boutté, Soleneos, P&MA).
Urban Heat Island (UHI) modeling and mitigation, urban morphogenesis, procedural urban forestry.
2020 | Bioshell. Development of a gridshell concept coupled with load-bearing straw insulation.
2018 | Urbanytics. Automation of urban bioclimatic studies.
2018 | Typology-aware masterplanning.
2016 | Aerial Land Opportunities. Parametric GIS for residual construction rights assessment.
2019 | Reflow, H2020 European Commission.
2018 | Biomimetic structures. Integration of topological optimization, additive manufacturing and post-tensioning.
2018 | Vegetal External Thermal Insulation (ETI) - Opportunities detection and impact studies.
(Confidential). Parametrics, CFD, cloud computing.
(Confidential). Lanscaping, terrain modelling, CFD (Arch. Ateliers Jean Nouvel).
NEOM Trojena (Arch. LAVA, Eng. Schlaich Bergermann Partner).
(Confidential). Ergonomics, parametric modeling, FEA, cloud computing.
Hexagonal weaving Bended ribbon Developable strips Erwin Hauer Mesh to Surface Facade covering design studies, two Louis Vuitton flagship stores, Champs Elysées, Paris.
CTVD Symbiose APS, Monaco (ARCADIS).
CTVD Symbiose AVP, Monaco (Arch. LAMT).
Clerc Milon, Pauillac, France (Arch. Ekylaya. Client Baron Philippe de Rothschild).
Modular 900m² gridshell to host the Clerc Millon Dance Prize. Design engineering coordination.
Al Janoub stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar (BESIX, Zaha Hadid Architects, AECOM)
Audit of models, procedural modeling, integration of manufacturing constraints, interoperability workflows, BIM Tekla documentation at LOD400, digital production of 30k files for the fabrication of non-standard envelope components.
Paris 2024 Olympic Village, Saint-Denis (Zefco, Solideo, Dominique Perrault Architecture).
Bioclimatic studies, energy and outdoor comfort modeling.
Henri IV Bridge Building, Paris. Reinventing cities competition.
Design and engineering of a covered footbridge with a span of 180m.
Climate Ribbon, Miami (Sébastien Perrault & HDA, Arquitectonica)
Parametric bioclimatic roofs, 30M$, 15,000m². Integrated performance design. Coordination of studies from concept proposals to manufacturing. Digital wind tunnel, aerodynamic and luminous comfort studies, generative solar design, structural analysis, optimizations.
Ekilaya Modular Gridshells, Station F, Paris (Quaternion Design and Research)
Design and production of industrial and custom gridshells, lightweight and reusable wooden structures. Improvement of the design considering the complexity of structural resolution, industrial strategy, and DfMA issues. Automation of the digital chain from shape research to the production of CTS and EC calculation notes. Development of a dedicated application/UI. Participation in assembly and disassembly, design of structural testing benches.
MET MEL, Lille. Bioclimatic studies, energy and outdoor comfort modeling.
Biomim' Pavilion, City Hall and City of Science, Paris. Digital design and fabrication of an all-wood pavilion.
Dubai Creek Mosque, UAE. Competition for an iconic Mosque. Design of a solar Chimney in mixed concrete/raw earth 3D printing.
Ryiad unipoles, Saudi Arabia. Design of a series of parametric urban display devices.
Ryiad footbridges, Saudi Arabia. Design and engineering of two innovative 60m-span footbridges.
Chapelle Internationale, Paris. Parisculteurs competition. Design and engineering of a 1700m² gridshell greenhouse.
La Teste de Buch, Arcachon, France. Solar algorithmic design of passive housing in forested areas.
Holesovice footbridge, Prague. Competition for a footbridge.
Carilo Bioclimatic Greenhouses
Chapelle Internationale Competition, Paris. Design and engineering of a 1700m² greenhouse.
Senlis. Generative solar mass plans.
2011-2015 | HDA - Hugh Dutton Associé (Paris, FR) - Head of R&D, Partner
Design, modelling, structural & environmental engineering of complex buildings, skins & structures.
Project management, commercial and technical offers, recruitment, communication, knowledge management (KM).
Climate Ribbon, Miami (Sébastien Perrault & HDA, Arquitectonica)
Parametric bioclimatic roofs, 30M$, 15,000m². Integrated performance design. Coordination of studies from concept proposals to manufacturing. Digital wind tunnel, aerodynamic and luminous comfort studies, generative solar design, structural analysis, optimizations.
Incheon Airport T2, South Korea (Gensler)
Design of the envelope, facades, and structure of the new 300.000m² terminal, including glazed gridshell roofs, 3D modeling, design of components and facades, research of structural forms, parametric analysis of daylight, modeling and analysis of global and local buckling. Cost monitoring, optimizations, optioneering.
Islamic Art Departement, Louvre Museum, Paris (Marco Bellini & Rudy Ricciotti).
Double-layered covering filtering natural light. 3D modeling, daylight studies. Site review, workshops on structural optimization and fabrication challenges, communication.
Paris Philharmonic Hall (Ateliers Jean Nouvel).
Structural framing and parametric daylight studies for the 'Tourbillon' façade.
Taikoo Place Walkways II, Hong Kong (HDA)
Series of 6 footbridges forming a 250 m loop connecting office towers podia. Concept design, 3D-modelling coordination, structural & environmental engineering. Renderings & animations.
Taikoo Place Walkways I, Hong Kong (Heatherwick Studio)
Project coordination. Structural form-finding, modelling & analysis. Renderings.
Montparnasse Skylights, Gare Montparnasse, Paris (AREP + Patrick Jouin)
Design of the glass roofs of the Vasareli hall, shading components, and natural lighting studies.
Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai (ADPi)
Lead design studies intent and methodological offer for a new 2.600.000 m² terminal (phase 1).
Maillot Bridge Building, Paris (HDA)
Design of a 10.000m² mixed-use bridge-building project on the ‘Grand Axe’ spanning across the ‘périphérique’. Feasibility, sketch, BIM. Solar, aerodynamic, lighting studies, PV sizing, renewable energy integration, reactive façade proposal, environmental components.
Bamboo clouds, Kingston (artiste Laura Facey)
Concept & design of a 50m-long bamboo sculptural installation in the NMIA airport hall. Winner.
Lorient railway station (AREP)
Geometric definition of the envelope, 3D modeling, and structural analyses in the pre-project phase.
Indigo Metro Canopies, Beijing (HDA)
Series of iconic metro entrance for Indigo center. Design & scripting of ceiling patterns, lightning studies.
Dazhongli commercial center, Shanghai (Wong & Ouyang)
200m glass-long glazed roof. Generation of flat glass on surfaces with converging cones. Geometric scripting, design and optimization of structures, studies of light and energy transmission.
Fountain of Dreams, Wuyishan (HDA, ECA2)
60x35m cantilevered stage roof. Concept, geometric and structural design and analysis.
Bleu Capelette shopping center, Marseille (Arquitectonica)
Design and structural engineering of curved envelopes, roofs, and facades. Coordination, cost estimations.
256 Orchard Road, Singapore (Wong & Ouyang)
Geometry, energy, visual comfort, proposal for the installation of a sunshade foliage.
Taïkoo 2A Tower Façade, Hong Kong
Envelope design. Global geometry, concepts for reactive facades, double-skin and shading components.
Indigo Park, Beijing (HDA). Concept design, 3D coordination.
Exposition Peter Rice, Paris (HDA). Stage & exterior tensile shelter design.
Chengdu Daci Temple , China (the Oval partnership)
Conceptual design of canopies and facades, parametric structural studies.
SILEX TOWERS, Suresnes (Arquitectonica, Ora Ito). Façade for 60-floors twin towers. Design intent and offer.
ETFE CANOPY, Shenzhen Quianhai (HDA). Proposal for an ETFE canopy.
2010-2011 | Elioth Lab, EGIS Group (Montreuil, FR) - R&D Engineer
Advanced design engineering support for the urban, environmental, and structural departments.
Parametric design training to 20 employees. Knowledge management (KM), WikiElioth. Technology monitoring.
Experimental footbridges: Passerelle Varanasi, Passerelle Oulipienne, Prouvé footbridge.
Velodrome stadium, Marseille (SCAU). Development of evolutionary algorithms for solar studies.
Allianz Riviera Stadium, Nice (Wilmotte). Assistance in the design of wood/steel joints, BIM, drawings.
European Space Agency and BMVR of Caen (OMA). Parametric analysis of expanded metal sunshades.
Paris Parc competition (Périphériques Architectes). Environmental strategies and environmental reports.
Impetus (ANR) Urban modeling, urban comfort evaluation tools.
2005 | AURIS Engineering (Boulogne, FR) - Junior Construction Engineer
Construction supervisions, Assistance to the owner during the commissioning phase. Scheduling, coordination & monitoring.
EDUCATION
2006 | ESTP ParisTech - Ecole Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie (Paris, FR), Master of Building Engineering
2010 | ENSA PARIS VAL DE SEINE (Paris, FR), Architectural Degree
2009 | UBA-FADU Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo (Buenos Aires, AR), Licence of Architecture
2003 | PTSI & PT* (Versailles, FR), Advanced preparatory classes
2001 | Lycée Hoche (Versailles, FR), Scientific Baccalauréat
Workshops
2022-12 | Diffusion architecture | Workshop
2021-04 | AAG 2020 - Structural Form-Finding with Machine Learning | Workshop
2020-06 | Digital Futures : AI for Resilient Urban Planning | Workshop
2020-06 | Digital Futures: Karamba | Workshop
2020-06 | BHoM: Buildings and Habitats object Model | Workshop
2014-09 | AAG 2014: Generative Syntax in Architecture and Urban Design | Workshop (London, UK)
TEACHING
2021 | ESTP - Master Spécialisé CHD- Expert de la Construction et de l’Habitat Durable. Jury member.
Co-founder. Academic and Scientific Committee. Candidate Selection Committee.
Teaching: "Performance-Driven Design", "Structure, Architecture and Complex Geometries" Department.
Academic tutoring:
ADPi - Procedural modeling of control towers
XtreeE - Large-scale generative design for 3D printing of high-performance facades
Nobatek INEF4 - Bio-inspired computational morphogenesis
Arcora - E2motion Kinetic facade.
Agence Franck Boutté Consultants - Urban Visibility & Audience by Spatial Networks Analysis
Carilo Greenhoues 4.0 - A parametric design process for solar passive greenhouses
2019 | ESTP ParisTech, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech - Master BIM - Computational BIM
2017 | ESTP ParisTech, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech - Master BIM - Computational BIM
2017 | Ecole Supérieure de Design (Troye, FR) - Code & Digital Design
2017 | Insitut Supérieur de Design (Valencienne, FR) - Master Class Rhino Grasshopper
2016 | ENSA Paris Malaquais (Paris, FR) - Digital Knowledge Intense Weeks
2016 | Gaîté Lyrique Formation (Paris, FR) - Data Art
2016 | ESA Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture (Paris, FR) - Digital Tools
2015 | ENSA Paris Malaquais (Paris, FR) - Digital Knowledge Intense Weeks
2014 | HDA (Paris, FR) - Design by Data II
2014 | ENSA Paris Malaquais (Paris, FR) - Digital Knowledge Intense Weeks
2014 | HDA (Paris, FR) - Design by Data I
TALKS
2018 | Fabcity Summit (Paris, FR) - Computational Design Presentation
2018 | Rese.Arch - Datascape meetup - When tools become architecture - Computational Bondage.
2017 | D-School Descartes Developement - Computational BIM: la data dans l'AEC
2017 | Design Modelling Symposium (Versailles, FR) - Climate Ribbon presentation
2017 | Medtronic (Nice, FR) - Qu’est-ce que l’architecture paramétrique ?
2014 | Gaîté Lyrique (Paris, FR) - Design by Data
2014 | ENSA Paris Val-de-Seine (Paris, FR) - Design by Data
2013 | FAN Future Architecture Night (Paris, FR) - The process is the Product
2012 | ENSA Ville et des Territoires (Marne-la-Vallée, FR) - Digital Design Talk
2012 | ESA Ecole Spéciale d'Architecture (Paris, FR) - Digital Design Talk
2012 | ESA Galerie Spéciale (Paris, FR) - Diagrams
PUBLICATIONS
Migliari et al., 2023 Migliari, M., Perrault, S., Despax, J., Dogbo, A.-M., Chesne, L., Baverel, O., 2023. A tree morphogenesis algorithm to identify performant planting patterns for urban environments’ adaptation to climate change. Presented at the ICUC11 - 11th International Conference on Urban Climate.
Migliari, Perrault et al., 2023 Migliari, M., Chesne, L., Despax, J., Babut, R., De Gaulmyn, C., Morille, B., Mercier, G., Boutté, F., Perrault, S., 2023. MESH 2C : Morphology Environment Sustainability Human comfort - City Climate. Rapport Final 2020-2023.
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