Emilie Appercé

Emilie Appercé
(*1990, Paris)

Würzgrabenstrasse 6, 8048 Zurich
mail@emilieapperce.com

Emilie Appercé is a Paris–Zurich based architect, founding member of the collective design space Zurich International. She works both independently and collaboratively across architecture, design, publishing, exhibitions, writing, and art production. Her work engages with questions of practice, discourse, and formats of architectural production.

She has been involved with architect, writer, and publisher Helen Thomas in the development and editing of womenwritingarchitecture.org, a global online annotated bibliography and network highlighting women’s perspectives in architectural education and cultural production. They founded wwa (publishing), an independent publishing house and Tisch Zwei Verein, a place for discussions on architecture.

She has been teaching at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich since 2019.

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Clients and Collaborations: Atelier Liaohui Guo, Thomas Demand, Kvadrat, Modern Animal Gallery, ETH Zürich, GTA Exhibitions, Caruso St John architects, sun.works gallery, The Watermill Center, Drawing Matter, Roots and friends.

New Rose Hotel, Zürich (CH)

New Rose Hotel, Zürich

Set design, December 2023

sun.works gallery

 

www.contemporaryartlibrary.org

 

Exhibition design with Matthew Phillips

with contributions by Manon Gaeschlin, Martin Jaeggi

Film footage of the Hoch Haus zur Palme: Sebastian Vargas

Photos credits: Flavio Leone

Light installations, colour filters applied to an existing lighting system

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POLPO

POLPO

APPERCÉ BETTINI KIM design

 

www.polpo.world

Instagram

Stool produced for Milano Design Week 2021

 

 

On sale at Modern Animals Gallery, Zürich

 

Zurich International, Zürich

6 mm recycled moulded plastic

41x ø38 cm / 6kg 4 colour options

 

Photos credits Dominic Kim, Selina Feuerstein

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The Triple Folly, Thomas Demand / Caruso St John

The Triple Folly

Thomas Demand / Caruso St John

 

ISBN 978-1-915743-08-4

April 2023

MACKBOOKS.CO.UK

conversation with Anders Byriel, CEO of Kvadrat, textile makers compagny, as part of this publication, on the question of patronage, legacy, narratives, pleasure and celebration.

The Triple Folly presents the rich collaboration between artist Thomas Demand, architects Caruso St John, and Kvadrat which produced a new pavilion for Kvadrat’s Ebeltoft campus.

This publication presents extensive images of the completed buildings alongside other illustrated conversations with Frank Gehry, Denise Scott Brown, Adam Caruso, Valerie Verhack, and Thomas Demand.

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Zurich International, Zürich (CH)

Zurich International, Zürich (CH)

zurich.international

2022

transformation and adaptive re-use of the Zurich International office

 

 

in collaboration with members of the Zurich International Verein

 

Photo credits: Tibor Bielicky

 

 

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in:dépendance, Furka Pass (CH)

in:dépendance, Furka Pass, CH

September 2022

 

WOMENWRITINGARCHITECTURE.ORG

In 2022, the chair of Jan de Vylder at ETH Zurich began a 3-year experiment at the Furka Pass, (in:dépendance), 2429m above sea level and only accessible 4 months a year.

Women Writing Architecture represented by Helen Thomas, London-Zürich based architect, publisher,  Jaehee Shin, architect, WWA editor born in Korea, and Emilie Appercé,

met together in this high Swiss pass to consider the work of a woman from a far distant time and place.

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Watermill Center, New York (US)

Watermill Center, New York

Art Residency

August 2022

 

WATERMILLCENTER.ORG

 

Led by D. Graham Burnett, Professor of History and History of Science at Princeton University and Hermione Spriggs,  London-based artist, researcher.

At The Watermill Center, founded by theater and visual artist Robert Wilson.

Together with Graham Burnett, Hermione Spriggs, Catherine Hansen, Kyle Berlin, Anacarolina Marques, Brad Fox.

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Rue des Falaises, Binic (F)

Rue des Falaises, Binic (F)

 

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Place de Stalingrad, Paris (F)

Place de Stalingrad, Paris (F)

2020-on going

Client: Private

Project of a winter bar Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad

Steel truss structure, outer skin of galvanised steel corrugated sheet, PVC slatted opening closures

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Museumstrasse, Biel (CH)

Museumstrasse, Biel (CH)
2021

In collaboration with Silvio Schubiger

 

Restoration of a single-family house in a former villa divided into three parts.

3d scanned documentation of the on going construction site

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Design: Romy Strasser — Code: Till Kammertöns

New Rose Hotel, Zürich (CH)
New Rose Hotel, Zürich (CH)

New Rose Hotel, Zürich

Set design, December 2023

sun.works gallery

 

www.contemporaryartlibrary.org

 

Exhibition design with Matthew Phillips

with contributions by Manon Gaeschlin, Martin Jaeggi

Film footage of the Hoch Haus zur Palme: Sebastian Vargas

Photos credits: Flavio Leone

Light installations, colour filters applied to an existing lighting system

Show more
Show less
POLPO
POLPO

POLPO

APPERCÉ BETTINI KIM design

 

www.polpo.world

Instagram

Stool produced for Milano Design Week 2021

 

 

On sale at Modern Animals Gallery, Zürich

 

Zurich International, Zürich

6 mm recycled moulded plastic

41x ø38 cm / 6kg 4 colour options

 

Photos credits Dominic Kim, Selina Feuerstein

Show more
Show less
The Triple Folly, Thomas Demand / Caruso St John
The Triple Folly, Thomas Demand / Caruso St John

The Triple Folly

Thomas Demand / Caruso St John

 

ISBN 978-1-915743-08-4

April 2023

MACKBOOKS.CO.UK

conversation with Anders Byriel, CEO of Kvadrat, textile makers compagny, as part of this publication, on the question of patronage, legacy, narratives, pleasure and celebration.

The Triple Folly presents the rich collaboration between artist Thomas Demand, architects Caruso St John, and Kvadrat which produced a new pavilion for Kvadrat’s Ebeltoft campus.

This publication presents extensive images of the completed buildings alongside other illustrated conversations with Frank Gehry, Denise Scott Brown, Adam Caruso, Valerie Verhack, and Thomas Demand.

Show more
Show less
Zurich International, Zürich (CH)
Zurich International, Zürich (CH)

Zurich International, Zürich (CH)

zurich.international

2022

transformation and adaptive re-use of the Zurich International office

 

 

in collaboration with members of the Zurich International Verein

 

Photo credits: Tibor Bielicky

 

 

Show more
Show less
in:dépendance, Furka Pass (CH)
in:dépendance, Furka Pass (CH)

in:dépendance, Furka Pass, CH

September 2022

 

WOMENWRITINGARCHITECTURE.ORG

In 2022, the chair of Jan de Vylder at ETH Zurich began a 3-year experiment at the Furka Pass, (in:dépendance), 2429m above sea level and only accessible 4 months a year.

Women Writing Architecture represented by Helen Thomas, London-Zürich based architect, publisher,  Jaehee Shin, architect, WWA editor born in Korea, and Emilie Appercé,

met together in this high Swiss pass to consider the work of a woman from a far distant time and place.

Show more
Show less
Watermill Center, New York (US)
Watermill Center, New York (US)

Watermill Center, New York

Art Residency

August 2022

 

WATERMILLCENTER.ORG

 

Led by D. Graham Burnett, Professor of History and History of Science at Princeton University and Hermione Spriggs,  London-based artist, researcher.

At The Watermill Center, founded by theater and visual artist Robert Wilson.

Together with Graham Burnett, Hermione Spriggs, Catherine Hansen, Kyle Berlin, Anacarolina Marques, Brad Fox.

Show more
Show less
Rue des Falaises, Binic (F)
Rue des Falaises, Binic (F)

Rue des Falaises, Binic (F)

 

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Place de Stalingrad, Paris (F)
Place de Stalingrad, Paris (F)

Place de Stalingrad, Paris (F)

2020-on going

Client: Private

Project of a winter bar Place de la Bataille de Stalingrad

Steel truss structure, outer skin of galvanised steel corrugated sheet, PVC slatted opening closures

Show more
Show less
Museumstrasse, Biel (CH)
Museumstrasse, Biel (CH)

Museumstrasse, Biel (CH)
2021

In collaboration with Silvio Schubiger

 

Restoration of a single-family house in a former villa divided into three parts.

3d scanned documentation of the on going construction site

Show more
Show less

News

Polpo is presented at Salone del Milano

5.–10. Sept. 2021