Adrien Gesulfo

Computational Architect

+41 77 996 28 13

adriengesulfo[at]gmail.com

Hello World !

I’m a Computational Architect with 7+ years of experience in complex geometry Design-to-Production workflows.

I can’t wait to collaborate with your creative team. Iterating towards sustainability-minded solutions together.

Discover through the following projects my problem-solving skills, construction experience, and scalable automated design processes.

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Computational Design

  • Rhinoceros & Grasshopper
  • Autodesk Revit & Dynamo
  • Rhino.Inside.Revit
  • Python Plugin API dev
  • Visual Studio Code & PyCharm

Generative Design

  • Python
  • Galapagos
  • Kangaroo
  • Ladybug Tools
  • Colibri

Design-to-Production

  • Automated Architectural Sets
  • Automated Workshop Sets
  • Automated CNC-ready Sets
  • BIM Protocols

Management & FabLab

  • Team & Project Management
  • Responsive mockups with Arduino in GH/Python
  • Web designer: WordPress / Adobe XD / Sketch / Figma

Rendering

  • Lumion
  • V-Ray
  • Photoshop
  • After Effects
  • Final Cut Pro
  • feb 2023 & sep 2022
  • McNeel Academy

Python Advanced (online)

Fologram on Augmented Reality (Barcelona)

  • sep 2014 – jun 2016
  • 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

  • s1 2015
  • Master of Architecture M.A. (Arch) – International student exchange

McGill Architecture School, Montreal, Canada

 
  • sep 2011 – jun 2014
  • Bachelor of Architecture B.A. (Arch)

LOCI Saint-Luc / Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), Brussels, Belgium

  • sep 2010 – jun 2011

     
  • Solvay Business School – First Year

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium

 

English

90%

French

100%

Italian

100%

Dutch

50%

German

20%

FabLab

Kitesurfing

Sailing

Traveling

Photography

Snowboarding

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Design-to-Production

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Joined D2P in the digital planning team for complex-geometry architecture projects mainly on the UCB HQ by Heatherwick Studio :

  • Research in digital fabrication and installation methods
  • Coordination and 3D assertion of reference models
  • Programming Python scripts to generate wooden structure details
  • Processes and tools documentation
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CITRA – Live Different

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Crafting innovative design for affordable and high-end markets. Leading the architecture department featuring automated drawing packages. Developing Design-to-Production workflows for automated CNC and assembly manufacturing processes.

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Zaha Hadid Architects

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Developed complex geometry façade systems of Torre Bora, the tallest residential tower in Mexico City with 60k m² of prime apartments & facilities, and joined an invited competition in Seoul, South Korea.

  • Developed a thorough envelope definition in Rhino + GH to stay flexible with consultants/manufacturers’ requirements and creating a detailed DD package
  • Shortlisted concepts for 2 design alternatives of 195.000 m² prime offices and a 2000-seat concert hall
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Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD)

Participated in the design development and drawing packages of a 1 km-long mixed-use complex building façade design and developed competitions.

Three significant projects:

  • Ningbo K11 Art Mall – Façade systems, balconies, skylights and atria
  • Seoul Creative Play – Mixed-use community center & theatre
  • WKCD Pavilion – Hyper light-weight temporary structure
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Kyotec Group – Hong Kong

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.  It taught me a lot about construction know-how, design stages and the importance of fine detailing – and tolerances! Combining these assets made me well-versed in what came next.

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ArchArch.be

In September 2013, I founded ArchArch.be – the sharing platform for the best architecture students in Belgium. Six architecture faculties joined the movement with more than 250+ projects from first to last year. This online exhibition hall was the only one of its kind with more than 200k page views from 50k single users over 4 years. I saw it as a booster of creativity in architecture school.

In August 2015, I was asked to join the team of researchers at UCL university to design two online platforms becoming focal tools to the architecture workshops Lab-Istanbul & Youyang-Lab.

The production includes a wide range of critical material from beforeduring and after the visits to Istanbul, Turkey.

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Throughout my work, I love to keep records of the construction and model-making process. Enjoy !

Adrien Gesulfo

Computational Architect

+41 77 996 28 13

adriengesulfo[at]gmail.com

about me

Raised in Belgium, with roots in France and Italy, I studied architecture in Brussels and Montreal and learned about architectonics and construction methods, especially with wood.

I then discovered the fascinating world of computational design while researching on my awarded master thesis on ‘Responsive Envelope in Architecture’.

Hungry for more, I moved to Hong Kong to learn from the best. I joined the construction site of Zaha Hadid Architect’s Morpheus Hotel façade systems with Kyotec Group.

Bolstered by this experience, I could further develop complex geometry projects at the Laboratory for Explorative Architecture & Design (LEAD) in Hong Kong and at Zaha Hadid Architects in London, UK.

I then joined CITRA in Cape Town, South Africa to help them scale their green building method with automated Design-to-Production processes that tackle large-scale housing developments.

Following this incredible opportunity, I moved to Zürich where I developed Santiago Calatrava‘s many design iterations for large office buildings, galleries, train stations, and statues projects. Thrilling learning from a genuine geometry genius where computational design is at its best.

A dream for a while, I started at Design-to-Production in Zürich in developing complex geometry 3D details for wood construction — Using top-notch Python libraries to digest large models into the smallest parts, ready for fabrication.

In my spare time, I enjoy discovering wild and remote places, educating people about a greener lifestyle, and kitesurfing.

Today, after 6 years of thrilling experiences, I am eager to join your team as a Computational Architect to create meaningful yet complex experimental living spaces.

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Thank you for your consideration.

I am looking forward to connecting with you.