Maximilian Jencquel

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Maximilian Jencquel is a Venezuelan-born, German and French designer.[1][2][3] His notable projects include his private residences in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.[4][5][6][7][8]

Early life and education[edit]

Johann Maximilian Jencquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela.[9]

Encouraged to go into business alongside his father, Jencquel enrolled in business school at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. After some time, he found that he was losing interest in business and instead enrolled in the University's art department.[10]

After graduating from Lehigh with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts in the Summer of 2000, Jencquel moved to Paris. He enrolled at the ESAG Penninghen, formerly the Académie Julian.[11] Here, he honed his drawing skills over two years. He then went on to study Interior Architecture at the same academy, and graduated in 2005 with a Master’s in Interior Architecture.[12]

Jencquel's thesis project, Cabuya, was a bamboo house designed to be an alternative to contemporary construction techniques harmful to the environment. It was awarded the best student project with the Janus de l'Etudiant. Cabuya exhibited in Nantes at the Biennale internationale du design de Saint-Étienne [fr] in Saint-Etienne and the European Ways of Life design show.

Career[edit]

Jencquel was hired in April 2006 at Christian Liaigre's design studio in Paris.[2]

He assisted in designing homes, and learned how to design furniture.[13] Some key projects Jencquel was involved with while under the supervision of Liaigre himself and a team of senior designers are: a modern private residence in the city of Athens, a restaurant in Paris (La Societe), and Liaigre's apartment in Paris.[2]

During his time at Liaigre, the company was sold to Edmund Rothschild Capital Partners, prompting many changes to the design studio.[14][15]

Jencquel left Liaigre in July 2010 to move to the island of Bali with his girlfriend (now wife), Stefanie Gasser.[11]

Studio Jencquel[edit]

Jencquel traveled to Indonesia several times while still employed in Europe.

In July 2010, Jencquel abandoned his professional career and settled in Ubud, Bali—Indonesia’s artistic and cultural capital.[16]

He established Studio Jencquel, specializing in architecture, interior design, landscape and garden design, and furniture design, in Ubud in 2011.[17]

In 2013, Jencquel started to construct his own home with the aid of a group of local carpenters in a style influenced by regional vernacular architecture and his own contemporary sense of design. The outcome was Rumah Hujan,[18] built using reclaimed wood from an old bridge in Borneo.[16] Other Bali residents began seeking his help in building their new homes.[16]

Gallery[edit]

Furniture design[edit]

At the Lost Lindenberg[22] Hotel in Bali, Studio Jencquel designed the furniture, lighting, tableware, and accessories.[23][24][25]

Gallery[edit]

Personal life[edit]

Jencquel settled in Bali in 2010 with his now-wife Stefanie Gasser, and began to develop Studio Jencquel. They have two sons.[16][26]

Notable works[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maximilian Jencquel Transforms a 100-Year-Old Balinese House into a Zen Retreat". www.yatzer.com. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Studio Jencquel". ArchiDiaries. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "A Bali, trois maisons en une dans la nature luxuriante". AD Magazine (in French). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Departures | Into the Woods With Architect Maximilian Jencquel". Departures.
  5. ^ "Maximilian Jencquel's House of Dawn". Design Anthology. 29 April 2021.
  6. ^ Barba-Court, Kala (21 August 2020). "East Meets West in Uma Hati, A Balinese Residence by Studio Jencquel". PLAIN Magazine. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  7. ^ Lai-Lim, Cheryl. "Home Tour: A Modern Bali Villa Inspired By A Sacred Volcano And Traditional Architecture". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Architect on Bali". Studio Jencquel. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  9. ^ "The Yak #47 by The Yak Magazine - Issuu". issuu.com. 1 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Maximilian Jencquel | Honeycombers Bali Local Legend". Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Maximilian Jencquel". Otō (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Graduate of Penninghen". Penninghen. 11 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Into the Woods With Architect Maximilian Jencquel". Departures. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Bridgepoint Development Capital to sell Christian Liaigre Group". Michel Dyens | Mergers and acquisitions in luxury and premium consumer brands. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Singular Vision". ELLE Decor. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "The Design". Rumah Hujan. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Studio Jencquel". Studio Jencquel. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Rumah Hujan". Rumah Hujan. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Umah Hati Villa / Studio Jencquel". archdaily.com.
  20. ^ "Lost". thelindenberg.com.
  21. ^ "Lost Lindenberg Hotel". The Bali Bible.
  22. ^ "Lost Lindenberg – Hotel Review". CN Traveller. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Alexis Dornier and Studio Jencquel built guest houses with staggered wooden towers in a jungle". World Architecture Community. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Studio Jencquel x Lost Lindenberg Guest House". yinjispace.com. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  25. ^ "Lost Lindenberg Guest House / Alexis Dornier + Studio Jencquel". ArchDaily. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  26. ^ a b "Maximilian Jencquel's House of Dawn". Design Anthology. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Umah Hati Villa / Studio Jencquel". ArchDaily. 29 December 2020.
  28. ^ Barba-Court, Kala (21 August 2020). "East Meets West in Uma Hati, A Balinese Residence by Studio Jencquel".
  29. ^ "This contemporary home is a stunning retreat into the landscape of Bali". Architectural Digest India. 2 February 2021.
  30. ^ "El hotel más especial de Bali cuenta con vistas al volcán más sagrado de Bali". Architectural Digest España. 18 May 2022.
  31. ^ "L'hôtel Rumah Fajar, une ode à l'architecture traditionnelle de Bali". AD Magazine. 24 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Das schönste Hotel Balis ist eine moderne Interpretation der traditionellen Häuser der Insel". AD Magazin. 1 June 2022.
  33. ^ "In the Land of Gods Lies a Home Reinterpreting Traditional Balinese Architecture". ELLE Decor. 18 November 2020.
  34. ^ Callahan, Aleesha (17 August 2022). "Rumah Fajar sit perched in the Indonesian mountains | Habitus Living".
  35. ^ Visual, Design / (12 November 2020). "Balinese Wantilan Rumah Purnama in Ubud renovated by Studio Jencquel - Minimal Architecture". Design. / Visual.
  36. ^ "Rumah Purnama | Studio Jencquel". Archello.
  37. ^ "Studio Jencquel". ArchDaily.
  38. ^ "Studio Jencquel Archives". 10 August 2023.
  39. ^ Barba-Court, Kala (12 September 2022). "New Hotel LOST LINDENBERG is a Jungle Retreat Fronting One of Bali's Best Surf Sites".
  40. ^ "Lost Lindenberg – Hotel Review". CN Traveller.
  41. ^ "Exploring Bali's green heart". CN Traveller. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  42. ^ Wood, Betty (12 March 2019). "Rumah Hujan is a tropical Balinese hideaway". The Spaces. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  43. ^ "Una casa a Bali (anzi 3) immersa nella natura lussureggiante". Architectural Digest Italia. 22 May 2023.
  44. ^ ""Медитативная" вилла на Бали по проекту венесуэльского архитектора". AD Magazine. 21 March 2019.

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