Ottevaere, OP
Professor Ottevaere, Olivier Patrick
Professor Ottevaere, Olivier Patrick
Olivier Ottevaere is a designer whose interest in Architecture is driven by a hybrid approach between physical experiments and geometrical organizations. Integration of active structural principles, properties of materials and procedures of construction prompt the design pursue at the onset of each of his projects.
Previously, he has practiced in New York, Lisbon and London until founding Double (o) studio in 2012. ‘House me tender’, his current precast research work, received the Best Residential future award 2015 from the Architectural Review/MIPIM. He was also recently awarded the Perspective 40 under 40 Asia-Pacific design awards in Architecture.
His series of timber structures, The Pinch/The Sweep/The Warp, designed in collaboration with John Lin was widely published and won several international awards:
- World Small Project of the Year 2014 (World Architecture Festival)
- Best Experimental Project (Chinese Architecture Award)
- Wood Excellence Prize 2014, Shortlisted (World Architecture Festival)
- Best of Best Category (Architecture & Design Awards-Asia-Pacific)
- Best of Institutional and Public Space (Architecture & Design Awards-Asia-Pacific)
- Silver Award 2014 (Design for Asia)
Prior to joining HKU, Olivier was Unit master at the Architectural Association and has taught design studios at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen as well as at the EPFL in Switzerland for five years. He graduated with a degree in Architecture from the Cooper Union in New York and with an MSc in adaptive architecture and computation from the Bartlett in London.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-11-01 | Winner of Biennial Swiss Design Price 2013 in the category MARKET INTERIOR
for the MJHL Montreux Jazz Heritage Lab: Design Preis SchweizProject team: ALICE epfl/enac/ia/aliceDieter Dietz, Olivier Ottevaere (Project Architect/leader), Charlotte Erckrath, Lukas Lenherr, Tibo Smith | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-12-01 | Architectural Review Library Awards 2018, Highly commended (2nd prize): Architectural Review (AR) London UK | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-05-01 | Shortlisted, Wood 2016 Awards: Architecture of Necessity, Virserum Art Museum | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-06-01 | Finalist, Building of the Year: ArchDaily | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-05-01 | Finalist, Education in Architecture Category: ArchMarathon | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-02-01 | Runner-up, Culture Award: Architectural Review | Research Achievement | |
| 2016-02-01 | Merit Award in Wood Design and Building Awards: Canadian Wood Council | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-11-01 | Best Experimental Project for the Pinch, community center and library: the Chinese Architecture Award, 2014 | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-12-01 | Best of Best Category for the Pinch, community center and library: Architecture & Design Awards-Asia-Pacific, 2014 | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-12-01 | Best of Institutional and Public Space for the Pinch, community center and library: Architecture & Design Awards-Asia-Pacific, 2014 | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-10-01 | Silver Award 2014 for the Pinch, community center and library: Design for Asia | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-09-01 | Wood Excellence Prize 2014, Shortlisted for the Pinch, community center and library: World Architecture Festival | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-09-01 | World best small project of the Year 2014 for the Pinch, community center and library: World Architecture Festival | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-07-01 | Shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival under the Small Projects category for 'The Pinch', Library and Community Center: World Architecture Festival (WAF)1 - 3 October 2014Marina Bay Sands, Singapore | Research Achievement | |
| 2018-08-01 | Merit Award: 2018 3rd international universities construction competition | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-05-01 | 40 under 40 Asia-Pacific design awards in Architecture: Perspective 2015 | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-03-01 | Best Residential future award 2015 for House me Tender, open precast cell system for individualized housing: the Architectural Review/MIPIM | Research Achievement | |
| 2021-12-01 | Formative Arts Award, Rural China, Chahui Group: Bamboo Architectural Competition | Research Achievement | |
| 2017-12-01 | 2nd Prize, 2017 National Universities Bamboo Design and Construction Competition, Anji, Zhejiang province.: International jury | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-12-01 | 2nd Prize, 2019 National Universities Bamboo Design and Construction Competition, Anji, Zhejiang province.: International jury | Research Achievement | |
| 2019-12-01 | Best teacher, 2019 National Universities Bamboo Design and Construction Competition, Anji, Zhejiang province.: International Jury | Teaching Accomplishment | |
| 2021-01-01 | Casa Trevo named 'Domus Best 10 Houses of 2020 ': Domus Magazine editorial board | Research Achievement |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Sea communities | |
| Design through making | |
| Conception of space driven by a hybrid approach from the gap between digital and physical explorations throughout the design process | |
| Coastline and marine architecture | |
| Associative and adaptive systems |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English | 英語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English | 英文 |
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