OCTAVE PERRAULTWEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
ABOUT
Octave Perrault is a Paris-based architect, designer, curator and writer.
He founded Zeroth in 2021, a design studio developing architectural spaces and energy objects. Previously, he led projects and development at DPA-X. He is a co-founder of åyr and co-curator of Cruising Pavilion.
His projects have been presented with institutions including the Venice Architecture Biennale, Stedelijk Museum, Museum Ludwig, Berlin Biennale, ArkDes, Villa Noailles, MAK Center and Frieze. His writing has appeared in AA Files, Perspecta, Harvard Design Magazine, PIN–UP, Volume and e-flux Architecture.
EDUCATION
MA IN SOCIOLOGY, GOLDSMITHS, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION DIPLOMA (AA DIP), RIBA PART 2
CLASSES PRÉPARATOIRES AUX GRANDES ÉCOLES, MATHEMATICS & PHYSICS
PRACTICE
ZEROTH — FOUNDER, 2021–ONGOING
DPA-X — PROJECT LEAD & DEVELOPMENT, 2018–2021
CRUISING PAVILION — CO-CURATOR, 2018–2019
åyr — CO-FOUNDER, 2014–2018
ARCHITECTURE
2026Matsutani–Van Houten Art FoundationART FOUNDATIONPARIS, FRONGOING250 M²2026HautevilleOFFICEPARIS, FRBUILT45 M²
2026MontmorencyOFFICEPARIS, FRONGOING75 M²
2026Cinema PizzoRESIDENTIALPIZZO, ITUNBUILT600 M²
2026TournonRESIDENTIALPARIS, FRONGOING335 M²
2026BissonRESIDENTIALPARIS, FRBUILT110 M²2026Olfactory SignalsRETAILMILAN, IT / PARIS, FRBUILT2026MULTI-BRAND FASHION STORERETAILDA NANG, VNUNBUILT375 M²
2026LISTENING BAR & ROOFTOP CAFEHOSPITALITYHO CHI MINH CITY, VNUNBUILT155 M²
2025UniversitéRESIDENTIALPARIS, FRUNBUILT250 M²
2025RochebruneOFFICEPARIS, FRBUILT50 M²2025PortefoinRESIDENTIALPARIS, FRBUILT35 M²2025Item Idem Retail GalleryART GALLERYPARIS, FRBUILT80 M²
2025Stand Studio ShowroomRETAILPARIS, FRBUILT120 M²2024Perpetual Climate Glass PavilionEXHIBITIONVENICE, ITUNBUILT2024Underground Solar Hot SpringTHERMAL BATHBASEL, CHUNBUILTEXHIBITIONS
2026Olfactory Signals — OPEN AIR®10 CORSO COMO, MILAN, IT2026Olfactory Signals — Matter & ShapePARIS, FR2022Perpetual Climate Architecture — Energy Show / Solar BiennaleROTTERDAM, NL2022Perpetual Climate Architecture — BAP-IDFVERSAILLES, FR
2020House for Kylie — Houses for SuperstarsVILLA NOAILLES, HYÈRES, FR
2019Sub-Hubs / GITC — Eyes of the CityBI-CITY BIENNALE, SHENZHEN, CN2019Cruising Pavilion — ArkDesSTOCKHOLM, SE2019åyr — Comfort Zone / Family FictionKUNSTHALLE EXTRA CITY, ANTWERP, BE2019Cruising Pavilion — Ludlow 38 / Goethe-InstitutNEW YORK, US2018Cruising Pavilion — Venice Biennale of ArchitectureVENICE, IT2017åyr — Open-house Series / Schindler HouseMAK CENTER, LOS ANGELES, US2017åyr — I’d Rather Be OutsideSTEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM, NL2016åyr — Home VisitMUSEUM LUDWIG, COLOGNE, DE2016åyr — Architecture9TH BERLIN BIENNALE, BERLIN, DE2016åyr — Home EconomicsBRITISH PAVILION, VENICE, IT2015åyr — Comfort ZoneFRIEZE PROJECTS, LONDON, UK2015åyr — Welcome You’re in the Right PlaceFONDAZIONE SANDRETTO RE REBAUDENGO, TURIN, IT2014åyr — AIRBNB PavilionVENICE ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE, VENICE, ITPRESS
CRUISING PAVILION
åyr
T Magazine / 032c / Libération / Rhizome / DIS / Phaidon / Vice / The Architect’s Newspaper / Art Viewer
WRITING
2025On Architecture in the Age of Renewable ElectricityAA FILES 812024Same is More: Parisian Architecture à l’identiqueFLASH ART2024Perpetual Climate Glass PavilionE-FLUX ARCHITECTURE2020Après 2008, vers un écosystème numériqueARCHISCOPIE 222020Heliopolis: Sea, Sex and Sun in the Name of UtopiaPIN–UP2020Tactile Modernity?SELF-PUBLISHED2020Carpark FuturesDPA-X / INDIGO GROUP2020åyr — Calabasas 91302 — Full VersionSELF-PUBLISHED2018åyr — Calabasas 91302PERSPECTA — YALE UNIVERSITY2018Armature GlobaleFLASH ART2017åyr — I’d Rather Be OutsideE-FLUX ARCHITECTURE2017The Body as a HouseVOGUE L’UOMO2017Living Waterways by Jasper SpiceroNEW GALERIE, PARIS, FR2016Hate Suburbia — ForewordPUBLICATION STUDIOS2016The Sacred in the Age of ReasonARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION PRESS2016åyr — From Line to SphereFLASH ART 3082016åyr — Interview with Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrich Obrist9TH BERLIN BIENNALE CATALOGUE2016åyr — Famili: Proxy Paranoia or Technological CamaraderieHARVARD DESIGN MAGAZINE 412015åyr — Catfish HomesRHIZOME2015Sigurd Lewerentz, Architect — ReviewARCHITECTURAL REVIEW2014åyr — Home 2014FULCRUM 96 / BEDFORD PRESS2013Digital SociabilityFULCRUM 74 / BEDFORD PRESS
LECTURES
2020Carpark FuturesCENTRE-VILLE EN MOUVEMENT2020Carpark FuturesINDIGO GROUP HQ, LA DÉFENSE, FR2019Carpark Futures — Green & Smart City AwardsNANNING, CN2019Nuit.SwissHEAD GENÈVE, CH2019Art TalksZHDK, ZÜRICH, CH2018After DarkPALAZZO GRASSI, VENICE, IT
2018L.A. Mirror Glass ArchitectureBEAUX-ARTS / MALAQUAIS, PARIS, FR
2018L.A. Mirror Glass ArchitectureARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON, UK2017Freed from DesignTU DELFT, DELFT, NL2016FamiliX AND BEYOND, COPENHAGEN, DK
2015Stay With MeIDEAS CITY, NEW MUSEUM, NEW YORK, US2014Home, 2014ARCHITECTURAL ASSOCIATION, LONDON, UK2014Everything That Is Solid Melts into AirbnbSWISS INSTITUTE, NEW YORK, US2014From Heimat to High-TechSTRATHCLYDE UNIVERSITY, GLASGOW