FREAKS, freearchitects, is a Paris-based architecture firm led by three architects (Yves Pasquet, Cyril Gauthier, and Guillaume Aubry) favouring prospection, research and experimentation through projects and building process practices from small scale art installations to large scale architecture competitions. FREAKS freearchitects has been awarded the AJAP price from the French Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2010 and the 40under40 European price in 2016. Although nowadays their built projects are mostly located in France, FREAKS's partners have lived and experienced a wide range of abroad working contexts such as San Francisco, Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin, Mumbai, Singapore, and Istanbul.
Those sometimes chaotic urban surroundings drove them to integrate into their practice a rich and confident vocabulary of urban scenarios and architectural aesthetics.
The office is deeply involved in reacting toward the image of architecture/architect and their representations in a cynical and playful way. Less is more, more is more, less is not enough.
Yves Pasquet (1977) graduated in 2007 from ENSAPLV-Paris and studied at ENSA-Rennes, University of Tokyo and ENSAPLV-Paris. He worked at Sauerbruch-Hutton in Berlin, at Groupe 6, in Paris and at Log Architectes in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and taught at ENSAP-Versailles.
Cyril Gauthier (1978) graduated in 2006 from ENSAPLV-Paris, studied at ENSA-Montpellier, CCA in San Francisco, TU in Berlin and ENSAPLV-Paris. He worked at Atela Architectes in Paris and at Atelier Seraji Architectes & Associés in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and teached at ENSA-Lyon and ENSA-Marseille.
Guillaume Aubry (1982) graduated in 2007 from ENSAPLV-Paris and studied at ENSA-Lille, University of Tokyo, ENSAPLV-Paris, la Seine art post-diploma ENSBA-Paris, IHEAP post-diploma Paris. He worked at Tiantian Xu DNA in Beijing and uapS Anne Mie Depuydt & Erik Van Daele in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and teaches at EBA-StBrieuc.
Those sometimes chaotic urban surroundings drove them to integrate into their practice a rich and confident vocabulary of urban scenarios and architectural aesthetics.
The office is deeply involved in reacting toward the image of architecture/architect and their representations in a cynical and playful way. Less is more, more is more, less is not enough.
Yves Pasquet (1977) graduated in 2007 from ENSAPLV-Paris and studied at ENSA-Rennes, University of Tokyo and ENSAPLV-Paris. He worked at Sauerbruch-Hutton in Berlin, at Groupe 6, in Paris and at Log Architectes in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and taught at ENSAP-Versailles.
Cyril Gauthier (1978) graduated in 2006 from ENSAPLV-Paris, studied at ENSA-Montpellier, CCA in San Francisco, TU in Berlin and ENSAPLV-Paris. He worked at Atela Architectes in Paris and at Atelier Seraji Architectes & Associés in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and teached at ENSA-Lyon and ENSA-Marseille.
Guillaume Aubry (1982) graduated in 2007 from ENSAPLV-Paris and studied at ENSA-Lille, University of Tokyo, ENSAPLV-Paris, la Seine art post-diploma ENSBA-Paris, IHEAP post-diploma Paris. He worked at Tiantian Xu DNA in Beijing and uapS Anne Mie Depuydt & Erik Van Daele in Paris. He founded FREAKS freearchitects in 2007 and teaches at EBA-StBrieuc.
