WE
DESIGN
SPACES.
HOLISTICALLY.
SO YOU CAN
ENJOY AND RELAX.
The studio Raphaelle finds its roots in the Renaissance classic European approach to design, where science and art don’t merely meet but are simply one.
Our dual offer Structural Engineering / Interior Architecture aims to provide smart and efficient space design to our clients, whether they are industry professionals or individuals, renovating or building new, creating a residential or a commercial space.
Through this unique positioning, we prove that engineers and designers not only complement each other or can collaborate effectively but do speak the same language and share a unique definition of a “thriving space” – safe, durable, comfortable, sustainable, beautiful.
Here we are, navigating around the many glass walls introduced the past centuries between fields of expertise, which in our view segmented reflections on spatial design and diminished our ability to inhabit the world in a smart way.
“Beauty that shows remarkable effectiveness and simplicity”, here is our favourite definition of elegance. And our core value.
This philosophical approach orientates every design we make and every action we take in order to deliver the greatest value.
The studio Raphaelle was founded by French designer Anais Guennoc in 2019.
Truly passionate about science and architecture, Anais first studied Structural Engineering at Blaise Pascal University (CUST) in Clermont-Ferrand where she obtained her Masters’ Degree in 2009 before launching her career in Paris. In 2014, she moved to Christchurch Otautahi and joined the engineering “task-force” rebuilding the city after the 2011 devastating earthquake.
Year 2018 became another turning point as she decided to study Interior Design at Ara Institute, motivated by a wish to explore further her creativity and to contribute to building projects on a broader scale.
Anais is a Member of Engineering New Zealand, SESOC, The Diversity Agenda and Independant Design Collective.
Finding effective ways of communicating and collaborating is an integral part to our creative process, aiming to fully capture our clients’ expectations and delivering the best outcomes.
Valuing collaboration also means we pride ourselves in being surrounded with other talented design professionals and construction specialists that complement our expertise in their own way.
Have a look at our portfolios to know more about Raphaelle’s former and current projects, illustrating our style, design processes and deliverables.
More to come soon!
Projects designed with joy and optimism just have a different flavour. Like the Renaissance Masters who unleashed their potential thanks to joy (and a heavy dose of talent) and designed to brighten up the everyday, let us bring joy into your space!
“The world will never starve for want of wonders but only for want of wonder” observed G.K. Chesterton at his time, leading us to the questioning – how can feeling amazed be so intangible yet accessible, underrated yet essential to wellbeing?
Experiencing wonderment certainly requires being in the right mental and physical spaces, these two being often interconnected. As a matter of facts, countless studies highlighted the impact of our living environments on our wellbeing, and everyone certainly experienced it their own way.
An indoor space is at the same time a shelter and a window to the world, a place for both introspection and extrospection and, as such, a great place for wonderment. Assisting in this “space” is how we modestly contribute to the thriving of humanity and its environment.
We choose to celebrate uniqueness everywhere we can find it, whether talking about aesthetics or technics. As much as our clients value our unique approach to design, we value their personal visions, ideas and constraints. Much more than pieces of data, this is what fundamentally stimulates our creativity and we couldn’t be more grateful for it.
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