Eric Arsenault Architecture



2025
Operating from Portishead

Since 15th April 2025 I am operating from Portishead, Bristol.

My English approach began in 2015, at a time when I was looking for alternatives to architectural competitions and was beginning to question the choice of materials, underlying economics and health issues. I had also completed many projects in the Nièvre region, and it seemed enriching to be able to transpose myself into a completely different and unfamiliar context.

I saw the documentary film "Demain" (Tomorrow) by Mélanie Laurent and Cyril Dion, which explored the positive aspects of alternative experiences attempted in the economic, educational and food sectors of our Western society. This film put me on the trail of Bristol, a city of alternative networks that I discovered in the autumn of 2018 during the fascinating Bristol Housing Festival. Moreover, this region, not far from the sea, allowed me to reach it by sailboat. As Bristol’s marina was full, I arrived in Portishead on 13th April 2019, aboard my sailboat named At-Chi-Han.

I have adopted Portishead, trained in bio-sourced techniques and prepared to move full-time to the Bristol region, where I now work since 15th April 2025.

I also maintain a connection with my French activity, wishing to develop bridges between the two countries, as it seems important to me to open our borders in a world that needs fraternity.