Citroen Gouttelette by Uros Pavasovic, Miha Brencic (Milling), ORO d.o.o. Company (3 Axle Milling of Body), Lupus M d.o.o. Company (3 Axle Milling of Details), Milos Urbas (Painting) and Marko Vavpotic (Photography), Slovenia.

2003: France.

Scale Model on Display at Michelin Challenge Design™

Biography:

UROŠ PAVASOVIĆ:

Date of birth: 24^th march 1975

Place of birth: Ljubljana, Slovenia

Residence: Kunaverjeva ulica 4, Ljubljana, 1000 – Slovenia

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Architecture, School of Architecture, University of Ljubljana (dec. 1999)

Thesis project: The new Ford KA

CAR DESIGN AWARDS/ COMPETITIONS

Michelin Challenge Design /”French Design”/ Nov. 2002 exhibited at NAIAS 2003
Anfia design competition /”Italian Styling”/ February 2002 3rd prize
Car Styling design competition / “Small is good”/ August 2001 finalist
Motor trend design competition /”Redesign of a defunct model”/ Aug. 2001 honorable mention
Mitsubishi design competition /“The ultimate next generation sedan”/ Mar. 2000 honorable mention
Ford design competition/ “Ford’s MPV in the year 2020”/ Mar. 1999 1st prize
Mitsubishi design competition / “Long lasting” / Mar. 1999 finalist
Ford design competition/ “Ford’s leisure car in the year 2010”/ Mar. 1997 finalist
Audi International design award/ “Life in motion”/ Dec. 1996
ArtCenter Transportation Design Scholarship Competition/ “4/5 seat family vehicle”/ Sept.1994

WORK EXPERIENCE

Gigodesign / Ljubljana, Slovenia/ 2000 – present / www.gigodesign.com
Position: Industrial designer Projects: – various interior lamps (Intra Lightning) / www.intra.si – mini scooter Marvin (Tomos, two wheelers & components production) / www.tomos.si – redesign for moped Flexer (Tomos, two wheelers & components production) www.tomos.si

Seaway company, sailboat and motorboat design and prototyping/ Bled, Slovenia/ 2000 / www.seaway.si Position: Motorboat designer Project: – Cockpit and dashboard for BMB 270 motor boat / Bavaria motor boats / www.bavaria-motorboats.com

7^th Arc Company, computer game-software development company / www.7arc.com / 1999 Position: Cofounder / Designer Projects: – Great Exodus III, strategic space computer game – Cubics 3D, mind – arcade game

LBA, architectural bureau/ Ljubljana, Slovenia/ 1998 Position: Architect Projects: – Hotel Admiral (600 beds) in Dubrovnik, Croatia – Awarded Pediatric hospital architectural competition

SKILLS:

Manual – excellent drawing and sketching skills

Computer – proficient with 2D/3D and animation software: Rhino, Alias/Wavefont Studio, Photoshop, 3DS MAX, AutoCad – other internet/multimedia/DTP software: Macromedia Director, Adobe GoLive, Corell Draw

Languages – English (TOEFL score 595), German, limited French, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian

OTHER AWARDS/WORKSHOPS/SCHOLARSHIPS

Pediatric hospital in Ljubljana architectural competition/ Co-author/ march 1998 Second prize
Memorial Structure in Ljubljana/ Co-author/ June 1994 Third prize
International wood building competition/High tech wood construction/ Feb.1995 Second prize
Several high school mathematics and physics awards
Architectural workshops in Slovenia, Yugoslavia, France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Malta
Zois scholarship / Government scholarship for outstanding undergraduate students

EXHIBITIONS

North American International Auto Show 2003 / Detroit, USA/ Jan. 2003
Museo dell`Automobile / Torino, Italy / April 2002
California International Auto Show / Anaheim, USA / Oct. 2001
Tama design center exhibition / Tokyo, Japan / Mar. 1999 and Mar. 2000)
IDCO exhibition/ Ljubljana, Slovenia / Mar. 1997
Ljubljana Motor Show / Ljubljana, Slovenia / 1997
Published in several cultural, architectural, car magazines and daily newspapers

Description:

Citroën Gouttelette is a mini MPV that re-interprets the tradition of legendary Citroën cars such as Traction Avant, the spartan 2CV, and the luxurious DS. It captures the spirit of unusually shaped and extraordinarily engineered Citroëns that were first to introduce technological solutions such as front-wheel drive, independent suspension, an integral steel body, and hydraulic suspension.

Following the traditional as well as contemporary Citroën design, Gouttelette is extravagant in its concept, architecture, and styling – and has a clear Citroen character. It adopts Citroen’s affection for open and airy, softly suspended, comfortable vehicles with a touch of extravagance.

The most obvious and radical feature of Gouttelette is its seat configuration, with the first row of seats placed over the front wheels. This seat positioning results in a spacious interior and exceptional passenger accommodation achieved within an exterior of only four meters in length.

The dominant styling feature of Gouttelette is a one box, cab forward architecture with dramatically descending roofline and ascending underbody. Dynamic proportions are enhanced with long front and short rear overhang, and an arched roofline. Soft, smooth, simple, and streamlined surfaces are a legacy of models such as DS. Exterior detail is restrained but picks up characteristic Citroen design cues, such as the 2CV˙s segmented front hood, and the typical Citroën descending roofline combined with horizontal rear lights.

Gouttelette is a hybrid powered environmentaly-friendly vehicle with a boxer internal combustion engine and auxiliary, direct-drive electric motors.