From the age of eleven, Matthieu Delatte knew that he wanted to become an architect. He founded his firm in 2008 with three professors from La Cambre School of Architecture, a bureau in the form of a cooperative that practices architecture as well as urban planning and landscape design. He defines his architecture as the most human possible: the user, the environment and the context are at the centre of his work.
Matthieu Delatte
Karbon’
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English Subtitles
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I studied architecture at
the Victor Horta school of architecture,
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which has now merged with La Cambre.
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Architecture came to me
when I was very young, at 11 years old
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I knew I wanted to be an architect.
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And since then,
I’ve done everything possible to be one.
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And here I am a few years later,
a little less hair
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and a little bit of beard.
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I loved looking at houses.
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I’m always told that
in front of every house I passed,
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I made a little comment.
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I said, « I like it. »
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Or, « This one is not nice, oh that one…
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It’s not worthwhile,
it’s not interesting. »
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Instead of my homework, I was designing
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on my little Rotring A3.
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I have a collection of designs that
I made between 11 and 18 years old
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before going into architectural studies.
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I created Karbon’ in 2008
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along with three other architects,
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Géry Leloutre,
Bernard Baines and Victor Brunfaut
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who are all professors at
the La Cambre architecture school.
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The office was structured
as a cooperative.
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So it’s an office that is
as level as possible
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in terms of work dynamics.
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Karbon’ is an office
which does architecture
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but it also does planning and landscape.
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We give great importance
to the context in which we’ll be building.
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Once the contextual
and urban issues have been defined,
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at that moment,
we start making designs, models.
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We take a lot of pleasure in sketching
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and materializing things
in the form of a model,
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which is a fairly fabulous
communication tool
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to enable the client to understand
an intention, a project.
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We design my architecture
or our architecture
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as architecture that is
as humane as possible,
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as respectful as possible.
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At the same time,
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humans, users,
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and the environment,
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the context in which the project is built.
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On my desk,
there’s a computer first of all.
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Because the designs
are also done on the desk,
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there is also a packet of pencils
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and felt-tip pens.
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A roll of tracing paper,
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loose sheets and loose designs.
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Then the models are done in the office,
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we have a small model workshop
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to create the models.
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The construction of my own home
was an opportunity
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to build a house
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using hempcrete as the material.
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We don’t often get the opportunity
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to build with these materials
because they can
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scare the prospective builder.
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So it was really an opportunity
to build a house
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that is contemporary
and fits with our era,
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using natural materials
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and show that it’s possible
to build a comfortable house
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which meets the current needs
with eco-sourced materials.
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The construction of this house has opened
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many doors,
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both in terms of projects,
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and in relation
to the recognition of our work.
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And so it was very, very beneficial.
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There are materials we use less
or that we try
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to use in moderation,
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and materials
that we allow ourselves to use
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quite often.
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So we pay a lot of attention
to using materials which are
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the most respectful
of the earth and the environment.
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Most are eco-sourced materials,
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local materials.
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We are very lucky to be at a time
when these materials are plentiful.
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We want to be
the most respectful and attentive
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to the needs.
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To have the lowest impact possible
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and the solutions we bring
are going in that direction.
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And we really hope to participate
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in a movement that pushes our profession,
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our jobs as architects
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to develop
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an architecture
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which is the most respectful of humans,
and the environment,
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and which is not purely a formal answer
but a global response.
French Subtitles
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J’ai étudié l’architecture à l’école
d’architecture Victor Horta
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qui est maintenant fusionnée
avec La Cambre.
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Et l’architecture c’est quelque chose
qui est venu tout petit, à 11 ans
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je savais que je voulais être architecte.
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Et depuis ce jour-là,
j’ai tout fait pour l’être.
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Et me voici quelques années plus tard,
avec quelques cheveux en moins
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et un petit peu de barbe.
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J’adorais regarder les maisons.
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On me raconte toujours
que devant chaque maison
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devant laquelle je passais,
je faisais mon petit commentaire.
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Je disais: « Ça j’aime bien. »
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Ou « Ah celle-là n’est vraiment pas belle.
Oh celle-là…
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Elle ne vaut pas le coup,
elle n’est pas intéressante. »
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À la place de faire mes devoirs,
je faisais mes plans
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sur ma petite Rotring A3.
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Et donc j’ai une collection de plans
que j’ai faits entre 11 et 18 ans.
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Avant de me lancer
dans les études d’architecture.
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On a créé le bureau Karbon’ en 2008
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avec trois autres architectes.
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Donc Géry Leloutre,
Bernard Baines et Victor Brunfaut
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qui sont tous les trois professeurs
à l’école d’architecture de La Cambre.
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On a structuré le bureau
sous forme de coopérative.
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Donc c’est un bureau
qui se veut le plus horizontal possible
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au niveau de la dynamique de travail.
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C’est important de rappeler que Karbon’
est un bureau qui fait de l’architecture
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mais c’est aussi un bureau
qui fait de l’urbanisme et du paysage.
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Donc on apporte une grande importance
au contexte dans lequel on va construire.
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Une fois qu’on a défini les enjeux
contextuels et urbanistiques,
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à ce moment-là, on se lance
dans des dessins, une maquette.
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On prend beaucoup de plaisir à croquer
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et à matérialiser les choses
sous forme de maquette,
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qui est un outil de communication
assez fabuleux
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vis-à-vis des maîtres de l’ouvrage pour
faire comprendre une intention, un projet.
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On conçoit mon architecture
ou notre architecture
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comme une architecture
qui se veut la plus humaine possible,
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la plus respectueuse possible.
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À la fois,
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de l’homme, de l’usager,
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et de l’environnement,
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du contexte dans lequel
le projet se construit.
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Sur mon bureau,
on va surtout retrouver un ordinateur.
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Parce que les dessins se font
aussi sur le bureau
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mais donc c’est un paquet de crayons
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et de feutres.
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Un rouleau de calque.
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Des feuilles volantes
et des plans volants.
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Et puis les maquettes se font plus
dans le bureau,
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on a un petit atelier maquettes qui permet
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de réaliser les maquettes.
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La construction de mon habitation
personnelle a été l’occasion
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de réaliser une maison
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construite avec la paille
du béton de chanvre-chaux,
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on n’a pas tous les jours l’occasion
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de construire avec ces matériaux-là
parce qu’ils peuvent
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effrayer le candidat bâtisseur.
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Donc c’était vraiment l’occasion
de construire une habitation
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contemporaine et ancrée
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dans notre temps
avec des matériaux naturels
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et montrer que c’est tout à fait possible
de construire une habitation
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confortable qui réponde aux besoins
actuels avec des matériaux bio-sourcés.
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La construction de cette maison a ouvert
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plein de portes.
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Tant au niveau des projets
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qu’au niveau de la reconnaissance
de notre travail.
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Et donc ça a été très, très bénéfique.
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Il y a des matériaux qu’on utilise moins
ou qu’on essaie
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d’utiliser avec modération
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et des matériaux qu’on s’autorise
à utiliser
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avec plaisir.
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Donc on fait très attention
à utiliser des matériaux
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qui soient le plus respectueux
de la terre et de l’environnement.
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La plupart sont des matériaux bio-sourcés,
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des matériaux locaux.
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Et on a la grande chance d’être
à un moment où ces matériaux foisonnent.
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On se veut le plus respectueux
et le plus attentif
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aux besoins.
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Avoir un impact le plus faible possible
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et les réponses qu’on y apporte vont
dans ce sens-là.
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Et on espère vraiment participer
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à un mouvement qui pousse
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notre métier, notre métier d’architecte
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à développer
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une architecture
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qui soit la plus respectueuse
des hommes, de l’environnement,
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et qui ne soit pas une réponse purement
formelle mais une réponse globale.
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