Mikou Design Studio
Mikou Design Studio was created in 2005 by Selma Mikou and Salwa Mikou, after
many years of collaboration with international architecture agencies, in
particular Renzo Piano and Jean Nouvel on projects on large private and public
buildings, residences, offices and important installations on public areas
within the framework of re-qualification of urban and harbour planning.
Mikou Design Studio is a place of creation and experimentation in architecture
and its inter-disciplinary cross-fertilisation. We design in a continuous
workshop spirit with a multidisciplinary team of architects, engineers, graphic
artists, scenographers and town planners from very different cultural
backgrounds.
Every project is an opportunity for challenging and redefining the meaning of a
brief, a function in an urban, social and human context, in order to invent new
ways of living, places of sharing and gathering which are more sensitive and
sensual stimulating an emotional response.
Distancing us from preconceptions of form and function gives us the freedom to
create original solutions which enhance the fourth dimension of space - the
dimension of sensitive spatial experience, the interaction between people and
their environment.
Mikou Design Studio is currently involved in a large number of projects
throughout France, Germany, Brazil and Morocco, with a focus on cultural and
educational buildings, housing and offices.
SALWA MIKOU
Architect, Associate of Mikou Design Studio since 2005
2012 MICQ consultant since January 2012
2011 Selected for Europe 40 under 40 of 2011
2009 Training at IHEDATE, Institute of Advanced development studies and
regional planning in Europe
2004 Further Education in Sustainable Development, Federal Polytechnic School
of Lausanne
2005 Creation of Mikou Design Studio
2001-2005 Project Manager at Ateliers Jean Nouvel Paris
2001 Diploma in Urbanism, School of Architecture Paris la Villette
2000 DPLG diploma, School of Architecture Paris-Belleville
She collaborates during 5 years, from 2001 to 2005, with Jean Nouvel on many
international projects. From offices to housing in Beirut, Seoul and Paris to
urban projects in Doha, Valencia or Rabat. She also takes part in a leisure
complex in Koweit city, a park in Barcelona and, an urban project for the
Tanger harbour.
SELMA MIKOU
Architect, Associate of Mikou Design Studio since 2005
2011 Selected for Europe 40 under 40 of 2011
2005 Creation of Mikou Design Studio
2001-2005 Project Manager at Renzo Piano
2001 Diploma in Urbanism, School of Architecture Paris la Villette
2000 DPLG diploma, School of Architecture Paris-Belleville
She collaborates during 4 years, from 2001 to 2004, with Renzo Piano on plenty
of international projects such as offices and housing in London, urban projects
in Abu Dhabi, the Lacma Museum in Los Angeles and the London Bridge Tower.
Team - Organisation
ASSOCIATES
Salwa Mikou
Selma Mikou
MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING
Antoine Thierry
Chrystel Muller
COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPPEMENT
Anna Ripon
PROJECT MANAGERS
Cécile Jalby
Iskra Pencheva
Joana Figueiredo
Miguel Allen
ARCHITECTS
Simone d’Ereditŕ
Michele Gemmi
Silvia Madini Moretti
Silvia Sanchis Segura
Céline Kerleviou