P O R TFO LI O 2 0 2 0 MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ Part I Architectural Assistant E-mail Website
mlyleperez@gmail.com mlyleperez.myportfolio.com
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CURRICULUM VITAE LETTER OF INTENT WOOLWICH MASTERPLAN
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JIGSAW TERRACE
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Masterplan Approach Masterplan Sites Key Building Study Spray Street Quarter Approach
Residential & Workshop Programme Massing Development Interior Model Ground Floor Plan & Section Upper Floor Plans Detail Section Structural Scheme Materiality and Construction Final Slice Model Final Render
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DRAMA(TIC) ROAD
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WORK IN PRACTICE
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ART & ILLUSTRATION
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Project Programme Exploring Permeability Final Model Rooftop Cinema Public Green Spaces Daily Street Night Performances Moore Street Quinta de Valmarinha Additional Projects
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Figure Drawing Traditional Medium Comission work Digital Drawing Digital Process
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Birth date Address Nationality E-mail Mobile Website
SKILLSET
29 December 1995 47 Canute Road, Faversham, Kent ME13 8SH Spanish/Australian mlyleperez@gmail.com +44 (0)7513031316 mlyleperez.myportfolio.com
Software
EDUCATION 2014-2017 University of Cambridge BA(Hons) Architecture 2.1 2007-2012 Simon Langton Girls’ Grammar School GCSEs: Maths (A*), Physics (A*), Biology (A*), Chemistry (A*), English Literature (A), English Language (A), History (A), Art (A*), Design Technology (A*), French (A*)
WORK EXPERIENCE September 2017 - present De Rosee Sa Architects Full-time Part I Architectural Assistant position. Predominantly high-end private residential properties and some commercial. Working at De Rosee Sa has allowed me to take high levels of responsability throughout all RIBA stages, and has been extremely educational. August-September 2016 Cook Associates Paid internship. Duration: 7 weeks June-September 2015
Cook Associates Paid internship. Duration: 8 weeks
June-August 2014
Cook Associates Paid internship. Duration: 6 weeks.
July-August 2013
Cook Associates Work Experience. Duration: 2 weeks. In an architectural office based in Faversham, Kent, which works on a range of projects from private residential to larger developments in London. Space Syntax Work Experience. Duration: 1 week. An urban planning company based in London. I worked closely with junior and senior staff, and learnt AutoCAD for the first time.
July 2012
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Microsoft Office Vectorworks
PROFILE • I graduated from Cambridge University in 2017 • Strong team player: I led a team of 18 students in first year in the first project, and worked with a team of 14 during third year to develop a masterplan for Woolwich, London. • During second year in Cambridge I ran the weekly ArcSoc Life Drawing classes which involved sourcing, contacting and hiring models as well as promoting the sessions and teaching the classes, strengthening my organisation and time management skills. • My life-long interest in illustration as a hobby has given me a strong set of visualisation skills and techniques, both in digital and traditional mediums. • I have free-lanced as an Art Director in a short-film, as well as being comissioned to design a film poster for a previous film. • I am bilingual in Spanish and English. I lived near Barcelona until 2005 and have Spanish and Australian dual nationality.
2012-2014 Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys AS Levels: Biology (A), Spanish (A) A Levels: Maths (A*), Physics (B), Art (A*)
Microsoft and Mac OSX systems
AutoCAD
Photoshop InDesign
Illustrator
SketchUp Rhino Maya
Blendr Languages Spanish English
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REFERENCES
Max De Rosee Director De Rosee Sa Architects Ltd. 87 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3JZ +44 20 7221 5495 Eric Sanchez Studio Tutor University of Cambridge 17 North Terrace, Cambridge CB5 8DJ eric@dm-architects.co.uk Ms Benedicte Foo Director of Studies University of Cambridge 17 North Terrace, Cambridge CB5 8DJ +44 (0)1223 355854 bf219@cam.ac.uk
C U R R IC U LU M VITA E Mi randa Lyl e Pérez | 2020
The town of Woolwich is located in East London, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Historically, the town developed around the Royal Arsenal, a military and naval station which manufactured shipping rope and a range of ammunition, which was established by Henry VIII. The town mainly consisted of the dockyard workers, and grew to be an affluent area of London.
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The Gatehouse: Entrance to the Royal Arsenal.
London 51º30’35.5140” N 0º7’5.1312” W 2 | MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
Royal Borough of Greenwich 51º28’56.0573” N 0º2’25.8435”E 0 1 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
This third-year project consisted of developing a regeneration masterplan for Woolwich, London. As a team of 14 students, we worked together to develop the overall string of sites, researching and identifying key concepts. We then split into smaller groups to tackle the ‘urban blocks’, before beginning our individual building projects. The key intentions for the masterplan were to create a threshold space between the gentrified Royal Arsenal by the river, and the original Woolwich town, whilst still providing density. We hoped to achieve this by creating a meandering route across the whole masterplan as an alternative to the High Street that runs parallel to the the sites. 3 | MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
Masterplan Approach 0 1 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
other sites Spray Street Quarter existing stations future Cross Rail station
KEY BUILDING STUDY Woolwich Covered Market
A string of sites from the Woolwich riverside to the Spray Street Quarter. These sites delineate the threshold between the original low-rise, low-income town and the new high-rise, luxury developments in the old Royal Arsenal. Can a masterplan integrate both communities? Our groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s area of focus was the Spray Street Quarter. Currently already marked for redevelopment, the area and the businesses within it have been falling into severe disrepair for a long time. 4 | MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
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vacant occupied
Welcome to Plumstead Road Public Market e-05x;
BAGS CHILDREN'S WEAR
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Welcome to Plumstead Road Public Market e-05x;
BAGS CHILDREN'S WEAR
COSTUME JEWELLERY
COSTUME JEWELLERY
CAKES AND DECORATIONS
CAKES AND DECORATIONS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
UNDERWEAR
UNDERWEAR
SHOES
SHOES
MATERIAL
MATERIAL
...AND MUCH MORE
...AND MUCH MORE
The seemingly unassuming covered market is actually of cultural and architectural interest. The market is spanned by a steel lamella roof structure from 1936, which was an engineering feat at the time. The construction method having been imported from Germany, it was also the first roof of its kind to be built in the London County Council area. Unfortunately, the current development plans to demolish the market and replace it with a mixed-use building. In our masterplan we have decided to keep it, as it is the only covered market in Woolwich- something which the public interviewed all thought Woolwich needed to keep.
Key Building Study 0 1 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
affordabe flats • live-work housing • family apartments • family duplexes • communal living • artists residences •
RESIDENTIAL
fabric manufacture • fabric printing • woodworking • carpentry • repairs •
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
start-ups • individual studios • large workshops • offices •
ARTIST STUDIOS
offices • DHC plant • visitor centre•
DISTRICT HEAT CENTRE pub • crafts market •
COMMERCIAL
offices • classrooms • workshop •
VOCATIONAL COLLEGE
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PROPOSED MASSING AND PROGRAMME
EXISTING
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PROPOSED
The existing Spray Street Quarter is in a fragmented, derelict condition. Our proposal was to unify the quarter, increase the density and use the covered market to create a route through to a courtyard with the existing mature trees. A variety of mixed-use residential typologies was allocated to the buildings to increase the vibrancy of the quarter.
Spray Street Quarter Approach 0 1 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
As a continuation of our third-year project, we individually developed buildings within the masterplan. Jigsaw Terrace is about female empowerment; run by women, for women. The projectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-housing units provide much needed accommodation for women who have suffered from domestic abuse and their children. These residential units work alongside an integrated Her Centre and carpentry workshops run by Women on the Tools, each providing advice and support as well as work and retraining opportunities respectively. The iconic planted terraces create comfortable, sunlit spaces to enjoy, whilst maintaining the necessary privacy, a motif that runs throughout the building.
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2 women are killed every week in England and Wales by a current or former partner (Office of National Statistics, 2015)
The UK has 348 women’s shelters... ...this is how many the UK should have the minimum standard of provision [of shelter] should be one family place per 10,000 head of population (WAVE Report, 2015)
1 in 4 women in England and Wales will experience domestic violence in their lifetimes (Crime Survey of England and Wales, 2013/14)
the UK reported to having to turn away almost as many women as they accomodated [due to the lack of available space] (WAVE Report, 2015) 20% of children in the UK have been exposed to domestic abuse (Radford et al. NSPCC, 2011)
The client and key user for my project was chosen due to the dire need in the UK for accommodation for women survivors of domestic abuse. There would be a working and spatial relationship between the Her Centre charity and the workshop, to run carpentry workshops and empower the women survivors. The commercial/workshop aspect to the project would be run by the women’s charity, Women On The Tools. The carpentry workshop and anciliary DIY shop will have an advantageous relationship with the other art and manufacturing programmes on Spray Street Quarter.
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Residential & Workshop Programme 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
Her Centre kitchen ‘chill’ level meeting rooms
rooms kitchen rooms
delivery access workshops
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Opening courtyard to street 1:100
Exploring terracing the spaces 1:200
Offest terracing to provide lighting 1:200
Through a series of physical and ·3D models a terraced typology emerged in order to maximise the sunlit external spaces for the residential units, and aid the conditions for the recovery process.
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Her Centre kitchen ‘chill’ level
rooms
meeting rooms
kitchen rooms
delivery access
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Above: 1:20 Interior model of the top floor kitchen of the Her Centre.
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In addition to residential units, the women in Jigsaw Terrace have access to the Her Centre, a charity which provides advice and support to women who have suffered domestic abuse. A Maggie’s Centre sunlit, kitchen-centric typology was applied to the triple-height Her Centre to create a warm, comforting environment. Scale 1:100 meters
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OFFICES
RESIDENTIAL FOYER
Double height space with desk and personel for security reasons. Access core to the Her Centre and all the residential units. Winter garden above the core.
HER CENTRE Fourth floor office, connected to the main Her Centre via winter garden walkway. WOMEN ON THE TOOLS Second floor offices with a mezzanine level on the third floor
HER CENTRE
A gradient of intimacy from the most open and communal top floor kitchen to the private meeting rooms on the entrance level.
ACCESS CORE
Access only to the first floor DIY shop and the WOT offices. Double height winter garden above the core
EMERGENCY HOUSING
High density, but good quality housing, with access to external terraces.
DELIVERY SPACE
With direct access to large store room.
DIY SHOP
Two floors selling material for the local community as well as for workshop users.
WORKSHOPS
Including varnishing room and kitchenette with direct access to external work area.
PLANT ROOM
1. delivery
7. workshop 1
2. storage
8. storage
3. WOT reception/DIY shop
9. workshop 2
4. external workspace
10. kitchenette entrance
5. woodworking workshop
11. residential foyer
6. varnishing room
Final ground floor plan with group exercise to design the external finishes to smoothly deliniate boundaries between neighbouring projects and programmes. 11 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Ground Floor Plan & Section 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
FIRST FLOOR PLAN -Six .6 bed units with communal terrace spaces from kitchen.
SECOND FLOOR PLAN -Six.7 bed units over two floors with corridor acces to Her Centre. -Two 4 bed units for emergency housing -Separate access to workshop administration offices.
THIRD FLOOR PLAN -Emergency housing with 14 beds spread over two floors. -Her Centre first mezzanine level with study space and a children’s play room. -Workshop offices mezzanine level.
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN -The whole fourth floor is connected, from left: emergency housing, Her Centre living room and kitchen, Her Centre offices and admin. -Winter gardens occupy the space between, continuing the theme of green and tranquil space into the buildin.
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Upper Floor Plans 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
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Detail Section 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
GROUND FLOOR
FOURTH FLOOR
STREET LEVEL
THIRD FLOOR SECOND FLOOR
Portal frame system to span open-plan spaces at the ground and fourth floor. GLULAM FRAME
FIRST FLOOR
Modular CLT panel system for flooring and walls. CLT
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Poured concrete foundations and and basement level CONCRETE
I wanted the structural scheme to suit the programme of the building. I chose CLT as a material, not only appropriate due to the wood-working workshops, but also due to its sustainability.
Structural Scheme 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
130 mm Live Roof system DPM 80 mm insulation 50 mm insulation VCL 140 CLT structure 70 mm ceiling void 50 mm insulation 12.5 mm plasterboard 12.5 mm plasterboard
01 TERRACE DETAIL Green roof system and paving, with drainage overhang
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18 mm plywood sheets 25 mm battens 25 mm ventilation gap DPM 30 mm insulation 100 mm insulation VCL 100mm CLT structure 400 mm glulam beam
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The vertical larch cladding, as well as the CLT construction of the building becomes a celebration of timber, appropriate for a carpentry and woodworking workshop.
Materiality and Construction
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Spray Street
courtyard
Jigsaw Terrace
Jigsaw Terrace
courtyard
Spray Street
Above: View of terrace from Spray Street
Final slice model, including the courtyard and the residences on Spray Street. 16 |MIRANDA LYLE PÃ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Final Slice Model 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
The view from the courtyard of the building is dramatic; however the light zinc roofing prevents the building from becoming overwhelming. Similarly, the planted terraces create a naturally comfortable and private space for the women in Jigsaw Terrace. 17 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Final Render 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
TEAT(R)O OFICINA , Lina Bo Bardi Sectional model, 1:100
Our second year brief was to design a new theatre building in Peckham. Following site analysis I identified a car park by Rye Lane which was used as a pedestrian thoroughfare into the residential area of town. Taking inspiration from Lina Bo Bardiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teat(r)o Oficina, I turned an under-used and barren car park in into an activated street that easily integrates into the Peckam neighbourhood by allowing space for public events.
RYE LANE, Peckham
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The brief became to create a new cultural hot-spot for the residents of Peckham by designing a theatre complex for the company Cardboard Citizens. As a result of their interatctive and fluid type of performances, the design should allow flexible use of the main spaces and boundaries that are both permeable and theatrical. The complex should also include all the appropriate amenities to allow a theatre to run smoothly; offices, rehersal rooms, and workhops.
D RA MA(TIC ) R OAD 01 | YR 2 | 2016 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
Rooftop area with seating and planted areas, ready to be used as a rooftop cinema and bar.
Two theatre stages either side of a central foyer. These three spaces have been designed to flow into eachothther and the street External walkway on the first floor giving an alternative point of view of any street performances and allowing people to bypass performances should they chose to.
Box office and coffee shop for the local community and theatre audiences. Creates futher employment opportunity for Cardboard Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeless network. Informal amphitheatre for buskers, lunch eaters and actors .
The design is divided into two halves; one being the performance and the other being the amenity spaces required for the theatre company to work; offices, workshop, rehersal spaces and a coffee shop that doubles up as a box office for tickets. 19 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Project Programme 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
OPEN CAFÉ & FOYER
CLOSED CAFÉ & FOYER Above: using a 1:50 model to explore the relationship between the Café, the street and the Foyer in two scenarios: open and closed. Left: Sections showing the internal and external permeabillity between both auditoriums and the foyer, and showing the gallery level between each auditorium and the foyer. 20 |MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
Exploring Permeability 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
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Final Model
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To further support the arts, the rooftop has provision for the set up of an outdoor summer cinema. 22 |MIRANDA LYLE PÃ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Rooftop Cinema 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
On the far side of the street, a public green space is introduced to soften the architecture, and introduce a much needed planted public space in the Rye Lane area.The ltittle park would serve as a destination from the high street to encourage use. 23 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Public Green Spaces 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
Daily activity on a street coming from Rye Lane. The wide space between the buildings gives a glimpse of the main high street through the tower, without feeling oppressive. Plenty of public sitting areas are provided, which is something which the high street currently lacks. 24 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Daily Street
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Using the permeability of the architecture to bring a performance into the street. This will help activate the space between the buildings, and give the area a safe, bustling atmosphere even in the evenings 25 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Night Performances 0 2 | YR 3 | 2 0 1 7
Esmond Road, London
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Since graduating in 2017, I started work at De Rosee Sa Architects a London-based firm specialising in high-end residential properties with some commercial & community projects. I have had the opportunity to experience all RIBA design and construction states, from concept proposals to construction snagging and hand-over, often taking Architectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsabilities. The projects shown are only a few of the ones I have been involved in.
WORK IN PRA C TIC E WORK IN PRA C TIC E | 2017-PR ESEN T W ORK IN PRAC T IC E | 2 0 1 7 - PRESEN T
2017-2020 £1.3 M This project was a full-refurbishment of an existing Georgian terraced house near Sloane Square, London. This project has been one which I have seen, and worked on from the initial concept stages, through to completion. 27 |MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
Moore Street
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2018-present I began working with Claire Sa, the director of the practice, to design and develop this project base in Almoçageme, Portugal. It is an old 4.2 hectare plot of farmland with a series of dilapidated farmhouses. The intention for this ambitious project is to create a “Farmstay” holiday destination, and to work in combination with a local winery to use the farmland once again as vineyards. The project requires us to navigate the Portuguese planning and heritage system, as the buildings are listed. This project is still, therefore, in it’s early stages and is undergoing archeological site studies. 28 |MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
Quinta de Valmarinha
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2019 COLLVILLE MEWS
2018 FARMER STREET
2018 ELGIN CRESCENT
A renovation project to turn a mews house into offices for a tech start-up.
Renovation project for a mixed-use residential property, with a third floor extension, and a
Renovation project for private property. I was involve in creating the tender package and site management, once it was under construction..
I have helped the Project Architects in the office by helping with design, drawing packages and client meetings. Most of these projects have either only recently been started, or I have been involved in intermittently durng peak times. 29 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Additional Projects
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For as long as I can remember I have had a fascination with art. Architecture is a huge part of my creative self, but I also love to practice figure drawing and creating characters, objects, and worlds whcih are not based on any one particular observation of the real world.
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A R T & ILLU STR A TION PERSON AL WOR K | PERSON AL W ORK |
Since the age of sixteen, I have been a regular at life drawing classes. In the second year of university, I had the opportunity to organise and run my own life drawing class in association with ArcSOC (the student run architectural society). I learnt valuable time-management skills, and I enjoyed teaching people who were nervous or unsure about their first class. 31 |MIRANDA LYLE PĂ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Figure Drawing
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2017, Ink miniatures on paper
2013, Oil on MDF
2018, pencil value study of “The Execution of Lady Grey” by Delaroche 32 |MIRANDA LYLE PÉREZ PORTFOLIO
2018, Venice. Watercolour on watercolour paper.
Traditional Medium PERSON AL W ORK |
PRECEDENT IMAGE with colour palattes and composition analysis.
DRAFT POSTER with colour palattes and composition try outs.
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From 2017, I have worked in partnership with a film director based in London to provide design & artistic services. One of these was to create a poster for one of his previous short films. A brief was given to me to take inspiration from the style of the “Bicycle Thieves” DVD cover. I then analysed the precedent and planned drafts before producing the final poster.
Comission work PERSON AL W ORK |
2016, Hopper
2016, Satirical cartoon
2016, Slacking off 34 |MIRANDA LYLE PÃ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
2018, The Valley
I have been using Photoshop and other drawing software since my teens to create fantasy worlds and characters, even satirical cartoons..
Digital Drawing
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2019, Temple
The software allows me to produce quick iterations of pieces: playing with colour, lighting and composition in an extremely fluid and natural way. 35 |MIRANDA LYLE PÃ&#x2030;REZ PORTFOLIO
Digital Process
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