Matthieu Duval, portrait

About & CV

About

Architect & civil engineer

Building at the intersection of spatial ambition and engineering rigour — a sensitive, measured architecture in constant dialogue with its place.

  • Holding degrees in Architecture (ENSA Lyon, 2026) and Civil Engineering (INSA Lyon, 2024), I see my practice as a bridge between two disciplines too often kept apart. My path, enriched by an immersion at Politecnico di Milano, lets me move fluidly between the creativity of architectural design and the concrete reality of structural studies. I refuse the slightest compromise between the poetry of a space and the demands of its feasibility.

Curriculum

Education

  1. Sep 2021 – Jun 2026

    Master of Architecture (M.Arch)

    National School of Architecture of Lyon (ENSAL) — Lyon, France

    Among the top 5 French architecture schools; selected for the elite "History, Theory & Creation" master programme.

    Architecture-regeneration year-long project in Philadelphia and a 215-page heritage-preservation research thesis.

    11 studio projects over three years — ranked in the top 10% of the studio.

  2. Sep 2019 – Jun 2024

    Master in Civil Engineering & Urban Planning

    INSA Lyon — Lyon, France

    Top-10 French engineering Grande École; master ranked #151–200 by the QS World University Rankings.

    Structural & environmental design, urban hydraulics & hydrology, BIM, mathematics & mechanics.

  3. Sep 2024 – Jun 2025

    One-year Erasmus exchange

    Politecnico di Milano — Milan, Italy

    Ranked #7 worldwide in Design & Architecture (QS 2024).

    Studio on the conservation of complex buildings (in Italian), environmental design, parametric architecture, urban planning & risk mitigation.

Experience

  1. Apr 2025 – Present

    Architectural Lead Designer (Freelance & Internship)

    Archetype Group — HCMC, Vietnam & Remote

    Lead concept designer for 4 international hospitality projects, including a luxury hotel complex (Tunisia) and high-end amenities (wedding hall, resort lounge) in Myanmar.

    Curated the pitch deck and capability statement for an Olympic equestrian stadium bid (Saudi Arabia).

    Ran a "smart home" systems benchmark for a 3,000 m² luxury villa (Myanmar) and benchmarked operational layouts for a large-scale Cash & Carry study (Carrefour).

  2. Apr 2024 – Aug 2024

    R&D Engineer & QA/QC Analyst (Internship)

    Archetype Group — HCMC, Vietnam

    Led research on AI in construction; hosted a webinar for 100+ internal stakeholders to drive adoption.

    Built Microsoft 365 Power Platform tools to streamline QA/QC workflows.

    Architectural & engineering support for a 3,000+ m² villa (Myanmar) using BIM (Revit/Dynamo).

  3. Apr 2023 – Apr 2024

    Head of Sales & Board Member

    ETIC — Junior Enterprise of INSA Lyon — Lyon, France

    Grew the business unit to €450k annual revenue (+85% YoY); managed and trained a team of 10 account executives.

    Awarded "Best Salesperson of the Year" — personally closed 18 contracts worth €80k.

  4. Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

    BIM Coordinator & Standardization Engineer (Internship)

    ORANO — Cherbourg, France

    Drafted and revised corporate technical standards for model consistency across large engineering projects.

    Researched Revit–IFC interoperability and built parametric Revit families and Dynamo scripts.

  5. Sep 2021 – Jul 2025

    Engineering Junior Consultant (Freelance)

    Egis · Enedis · CETIM — Lyon, France

    Delivered 5 consulting missions (€40k total) for major industry players.

    Led a feasibility study (concept to detailed design) for a 430 m² public-facility renovation.

Skills

Languages
French (native), English (C1), Italian (B2), Spanish (B2 — DELE), Vietnamese (A1)
Architecture & design
Revit, AutoCAD, Rhino, Grasshopper, Dynamo, Twinmotion, Adobe Suite, QGIS, Figma
Engineering & other
Python, MATLAB, Microsoft 365, Generative AI (ComfyUI), Robot, ENVI-met, SolidEdge, HubSpot

Competitions

  • TERRAVIVA — The Banaue's Lodge 2024
  • Buildner — The Architect's Chair 2023

Interests

Sketching, architecture, literature, geopolitics, AI, calisthenics, rugby, running, Formula 1.