Catherine ELSEN

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Catherine Elsen is Professor at University of Liège and Member of the Collegium of the Royal Academy of Belgium. She holds a PhD in Engineering Sciences and MS degrees in Social Sciences and Architectural Engineering. Her research interests cover design processes, tools and methods.

Charlotte DAUTREMONT

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Charlotte Dautremont holds a MS degree and a PhD in Architecture. Her research focuses on collective practices in ecodesign and within circular construction. Inside Inter’Act lab, she is in charge of the ARC HabitAge research project.

Audrey Mertens

Audrey MERTENS

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Audrey Mertens holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering from ULiège. After some field experience in architectural agencies, she returns to research and takes a step back from the profession through her thesis, studying the interactions between architects and their end-users.

Clémentine SCHELINGS

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Clémentine Schelings holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering and a PhD in Engineering Sciences. Her research focuses on the renewal of participatory approaches for the making of cities and territories and her research interests are user-centered design, co-design and citizen participation.

Aurélie JEUNEJEAN

SENIOR RESEARCHER

Aurélie Jeunejean is a software engineering and senior researcher in the Inter’Act team. She currently researches digital marketplaces as sustainable solutions to boost the circular industry.

Sophie BROSIUS

PhD CANDIDATE

Sophie Brosius holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering. Her research interests cover empathy in design, and acceptability of assistive technologies for both older and impaired inhabitants.

Alice DAMINET

PhD CANDIDATE

Trained as an Architectural Engineer, Alice Daminet is a PhD candidate at UHasselt and collaborator at Inter’Act. Her doctoral research engages in feminist inquiries into Cancer Care Architecture as shaped by care practices, following earlier explorations of users’ perception of collective memory and cultural meaning of industrial heritage.

Lisa GIELSON

PhD CANDIDATE

Lisa Gielson graduated in Political and Social Sciences, and now works as a PhD candidate in the ITHA project. She develops research in the field of ageing with vulnerabilities, in relation with (digital) artefacts.

Elisa HOFMANN

PhD CANDIDATE

Elisa Hofmann holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering. She develops research in innovative building materials and innovative re-use processes for the building industry, under the joint supervision of Prof. Luc Courard and Dr. Audrey Mertens.

Louise MASCIARELLI

PhD CANDIDATE

Louise Masciarelli holds a degree in Architectural Engineering from ULiège. She conducts her thesis at the University of Liège and at Hasselt University (ArcK lab). Her research focuses on how architecture can contribute to the well-being of long terme patients in hospitals environments.

Valentine PAPILLON

PhD CANDIDATE

Valentine Papillon holds a MS degree in Architectural Engineering. She is a teaching assistant at ULiege. Her research interests cover participatory processes, especially involving the elderly; she conducts her PhD under the joint supervision of Prof. Elsen and Dr. Schelings.

Valériane TANNOIA

PhD CANDIDATE

Valériane holds a MS degree in Architecture from ULiège. Her PhD research is about ageing well at home, and specifically how the internal/external living environment impact ageing, considered through the specific lens of sleep and physical activity.

Maxim Lamirande

Maxim LAMIRANDE

SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATE

Maxim Lamirande, a post-doctoral researcher, holds a BSc of Industrial Design and a MASc in Design and Complexity from the UdeM. They hold a PhD in Design & Innovation from the Open University. Their research focuses on amplifying the voices and lived experiences of users across the project development process.

Gwendoline SCHAFF

SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATE

Gwendoline Schaff holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of Liège and Hasselt University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the « Housing, Development & Management » group, Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Lund University, Sweden.

Lara Vigneron

Lara VIGNERON

SCIENTIFIC AFFILIATE

Lara Vigneron is co-founder of WeLL (Wallonia e-health Living Lab) which supports innovation projects in the health domain. After a MS degree and a PhD in Engineering Sciences, she collaborate scientifically with Inter’Act throughout the development of participatory and user-centered solutions.

Past Members

Alessandro ACCONCIA, researcher: Living Labs and their transferability to business ecosystems

Aina GUILLAMON i FORN, research intern: design probes to support ederly participation

Adeline STALS, PhD student and post-doctoral researcher: Parametric modelling in architectural SME’s

Yaprak HAMARAT, post-doctoral researcher: « My Architect and I » FNRS research project

Çiğdem YÖNDER, post-doctoral researcher: « My Architect and I » FNRS research project and « My Plan » platform project

Master Theses Affiliates

ALEXANDRE Morgane : Equestrian architecture: between architectural concepts and well-being in racehorse stables

BASKAR Myriam : Study of polychromy in social housing in the contemporary era

BROSIUS Sophie : Empathy in architecture – Exploring approaches to understanding the experience of older people in museums

BROSSOLET Côme : Acceptability of Smart Meters: a Users’ point of view

BOURGUIGNON Mylène : Architectural design process: interactions between actors and the impact of habitus shock

CASTEL Karol’Ann : Understanding the world of architecture through children, starting in primary school

CHABAUD Flore : Sustainable Housing: between literature and professional accounts 

CHAUSSET Blanche : What recommendations should be taken into account to make vacant housing suitable for homeless people under the Housing First programmes in Wallonia?

COLLIN Jacques : Materialization in digital architectural design. Integration of a design-manufacturing continuum in parametric design

CONIASSE Louise : Self-promotional grouped housing projects: learning to dream while keeping your feet on the ground. Analysis of 3 Belgian case studies

CUNIN Maxime : The impact of architectural representations on conveying intent: A quantitative study

DAUBY Benjamin : Architectural scenography of fashion shows and their venues of representation

DAMINET Alice : The Q methodology as a tool for involving users in the integrated conservation of industrial heritage

DELEFORTRIE Marion : User-centric methods and tools to foster user-awareness in architecture studios

DENAYER Philippe : Architecture & Space in rest homes: issues of feeling at home and appropriation

DESMET Guillaume : Lunar architecture: design recommendations and methodologies

DESSART Marine : Design process and heritage: challenges for architectural innovation

DURAND Chloé : Architecture and autonomy of seniors: study of the acceptability of different ways of living

DUVAL Maxime : Architecture and Comic Books: Evaluation of the use of comics for the transmission of architectural intentions

FANTOU Léa : Co-design in hospital architecture. The impact of different methodologies implemented with patients from two different medical centres

FERREIRA Lucas : Acquiring skills for resolving ethical problems

GAUTIER Adrien : Examination of the atmosphere of an industrial wasteland and its potential for the implementation of spaces dedicated to creativity

GOURVENNEC Manon : Workspace and creative personalities: expressing spatial preferences in the context of an architectural practice

GUILLAUME Nathan : Feedback reviews in user-centered design: impact of the reviewer’s profile and explorations in pedagogical environments

HENAULT Loren : Defining the obstacles to ‘ageing well’ at home: Development of the EABV, a tool for conducting an audit of a home’s suitability for ‘ageing well’

HENROTTE Pauline : New digital participatory mechanisms and their impact on city governance – Case study: the “Liège 2025” action

JACQUES de DIXMUDE Alexia : The advantages and disadvantages perceived by customers in « Turnkey house projects » as a construction solution

LAMONICA Clara : Study of the Biophilic design of post-stroke rehabilitation units: a user-centred approach

LARROQUE Hélène : Approaching the processes of designing spaces welcoming new ways of working: The lived experience of coworking spaces

LOYER Victor : Inclusive architecture: the case of senior patients with dementia

MAHLI Sophia : Natural light during upstream phases of the architectural design processes: Integration, representation and communication to clients

MARTIN Edith : Towards a more humane prison architecture: analysis of detention centres in Belgium

MASCIARELLI Louise : Third Places as Spaces for Participation: How can architecture support participation?

MERTENS Audrey : Bamboo construction : Qualitative indicators for housing – Case study in Bali, Indonesia

MERTENS Florence : Architectural atmospheres in schools – Phenomenological and participatory approach for architectural design

NGO My-tuyên : Living together in intergenerational housing in Ho Chi Minh: a study of the lifestyle of the elderly

NOULIN Justine : How to adapt and design houses to flood risks? Case studies from UK and Belgium

NOURISSON Théodore : Revealing the keys to ageing well at home: development of the ABVD, a new tool for creating an ideal home and understanding the mechanisms involved in home adaptation

PAPILLON Valentine : Post-disaster reconstruction process: Case study of Project 16/6 in Haiti

PERILLEUX Colline : Designing intergenerational meeting places in care homes and nurseries: challenges and recommendations

SCHELINGS Clémentine : Management and inclusion of diversity: the notion of architectural handicap. The case of users with Down syndrome.

SCHWAIGER Pierre : The quality of the construction experience at the service of the quality of the project: the case of single-family dwellings design

SERVAIS Arnaud : Scalable architecture at the service of ageing well at home

SPEKA Vlad : Potentialities of the video game media in support of participatory approaches

STYLIANIDIS Eleftherios : Decision support tool for the design of biomimetic facades

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