Etienne Gillabert

Chief Senior Project Manager

Chief Senior Project Manager Etienne Gillabert (Lausanne, Switzerland) studied architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne.

Etienne has been working with L'Observatoire Intl. since 1999, working on iconic projects such as the Pont du Gard with artist James Turrell, Abaye de Fontevraud with Agence Jouin Manku and Under One Roof with Kengo Kuma and Associates.

Etienne says architecture as he learned it was about building walls, but lighting design allowed him to discover how to treat the void created between the walls. For him, the best unexpected reward is when someone says they feel good in a space we helped to design.

Etienne Gillabert's projects

Un nouvel écrin pour la Croisette

Exterior + Landscapes Cannes, France

Gare d'Austerlitz

Transportation Paris, France

De Durgerdam

Hospitality Amsterdam, Netherlands

Hermès’ collections at Milan Design Week 2023

Retail + Galleries Milan, Italy

Hermès’ collections at Milan Design Week 2022

Retail + Galleries Milan, Italy

Vaudoise Arena

Sport Facilities Prilly, Switzerland

Théâtre de Carouge

Performing Arts Centers Carouge, Switzerland

Hermès’ collections at Milan Design Week 2021

Retail + Galleries Milan, Italy

Gare Montparnasse

Transportation Paris, France

Passage inférieur des Coulisses, Trait d’union, Malley-Gare, Prilly-Renens

Transportation Exterior + Landscapes Prilly, Switzerland

Musée du Louvre - Visiting Group's Reception Area

Museums + Cultural Institutions Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Musée du Louvre - Pyramid Renovation

Museums + Cultural Institutions Retail + Galleries Paris, France

RATP

Transportation Paris, France

Under One Roof - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

Museums + Cultural Institutions Universities + Libraries Lausanne, Switzerland

DNP Tower

Residential Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Musée du Louvre Merchandising Counters

Museums + Cultural Institutions Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Abbaye de Fontevraud

Hospitality Museums + Cultural Institutions Fontevraud, France

Maison Van Cleef & Arpels Flagship New York

Retail + Galleries New York, USA

Hotel Bayerischer Hof

Hospitality München, Germany

Les Haras Strasbourg

Hospitality Strasbourg, France

Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit - Timeless Beauty

Retail + Galleries Shanghai, China

Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit - L'Art de la Haute Joaillerie

Museums + Cultural Institutions Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Ciel de Paris

Hospitality Paris, France

Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit at Cooper Hewitt, New York

Retail + Galleries Museums + Cultural Institutions New York, USA

Maison Van Cleef & Arpels Flagship Hong Kong

Retail + Galleries Hong Kong

Le Matignon

Hospitality Paris, France

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Exterior + Landscapes Universities + Libraries Lausanne, Switzerland

Hermes Rive Gauche

Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Shangri-La Hotel Paris

Hospitality Paris, France

Van Cleef & Arpels Exhibit - The Spirit of Beauty

Retail + Galleries Tokyo, Japan

Altitude 58

Hospitality Paris, France

The French Presidency of the European Union

Artist Collaborations Brussels, Belgium

Kuala Lumpur Residence

Residential Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Benoit New York

Hospitality New York, USA

Musée des Arts décoratifs

Artist Collaborations Museums + Cultural Institutions Paris, France

Chambers Hotel

Hospitality Minneapolis, USA

Maison Van Cleef & Arpels Flagship Paris Place Vendôme

Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Mont Saint-Eloi

Artist Collaborations Exterior + Landscapes Mont-Saint-Éloi, France

Guerlain Champs Elysées

Retail + Galleries Paris, France

Bethune

Artist Collaborations Exterior + Landscapes Béthune, France

Beige Alain Ducasse Tokyo

Hospitality Tokyo, Japan

Musée des Arts Décoratifs Galleries

Museums + Cultural Institutions Paris, France

One Pacific Place

Offices + Workplace Hospitality Hong Kong

Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenée

Hospitality Paris, France

Lille Train Station

Transportation Artist Collaborations Lille, France

Caisse des depots et consignations

Artist Collaborations Exterior + Landscapes Paris, France

Spoon des Neiges - Chlösterli

Hospitality Chlösterli, Switzerland

Three Pacific Place

Retail + Galleries Hong Kong

College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Universities + Libraries Minneapolis, USA

Pont du Gard

Artist Collaborations Exterior + Landscapes Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France

Rose Center for Earth and Space Exhibit, American Museum of Natural History

Museums + Cultural Institutions Retail + Galleries New York, USA