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Architecture With an extensive experience over 10 years in residential, commercial and transports projects among others. Throughout years of experience working for other practices and for the past 3 years by running my own business, my strength lies in the ability to carry on a variety of roles throughout all the stages.
Conceptual Design: Ability to prepare and develop initial concepts and ideas approached in the preparation brief, as well as, develop design.
Technical Design: Ability of draw details for the construction on a neat manner is also one of my strengths.
Consultants: Ability to coordinate and work with consultants.
Contract Administrator: Ability to coordinate pre-construction preparation and tender, as well administering the contract specially JCT contract.
On-Site work: On & Off-site experience: meeting points, checkpoints and progress of work reports.
Leadership: Able to lead up to small-medium sized projects.
Communication: High level of communication skills.
Strengths: Ability to work on a variety of roles. Details for construction.
Aesthetic: Good level of aesthetic design awareness. As qualified in both Architecture and Interior Design, make choices with confidence in terms of design taste and tendencies.
Cultural: Living and working in different countries has provided a diversity of view which allows me to develop concepts and ideas in a more diversified manner.
carreer experience Founder Architect at morfoLL arch+dzn December 2005 - Present Multidisciplinary studio created in 2005 by Luis P Lopes. Focused in Architecture, InteriorDesign, Design and consultancy on building software. Great experience in architecture, construction, competitions and research. Sadina Brewery - Portugal Development of Sadina brand both graphic and architectural design, being responsible for all the static material design and commercial interiors. LoftAC – Madrid, Spain Project for a renovation of a loft in Madrid. From architectural technical drawings, to furniture drawings and quantity surveior as well has contactor election. House GL – Alentejo, Portugal Family house in southern Portugal. Project, quantity surveing. House N – Malaga, Spain Colaboration with local architect in the development of type N sustainable houses. Design workflow and material election. Prefab Touristic Houses – Bourdeaux, France Creation of prefab housing modules for turistic use. Design, architectural and assembly drawings. Loft Renovations – Lisbon, Portugal Proposal for renovation of several flats in Lisbon historic centre. Project and quantity surveior. Olympic Stadium - Angola Case study for a stadium in the outskirts of Luanda. Parametric design consultancy. Sy Disaster Relief Shelter Creation of repliable housing module for temporary shelter. Nature Interpretation Centre in New Forest - UK Wild Horse and Nature Interpretation Centre in New Forest, UK. A building that was supposed to interact with nature without overlapping it. Working from concept design to final renderings and post-production. Pamplona Outdoor Market Concept design and preliminary architectural plans for the implementation of a 100 000m² shopping centre in an old factory premises.
Parametric Pavillion A parametric exterior pavillion, with gradient shade areas for events calculated according it's location. Research using Rhinoceros3d, Grasshopper3d and Paneling Tools plug ins. H2O Parametric Tower Parametric Design of an Office and Hospitality Tower. Based on the concept of the Coriolis effect, we used parametric tools to easily obtain a design for the place and simultaneously create a dynamic response to the programatic problem. Operative Topography, Madrid - Spain Purposal for Multi-performance, dynamic space for an abandoned lot in Madrid for Madrid 2016 Olympic Games. Concept Sketches, design and post-production of final renders. São Jorge Community Center - Brazil DESIGNING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY III, Paraná, Brazil. International Competition for ideas of a Community Centre. In collaboration with C.Comper. Honorable Mention. From concept design to post-production of final renders. Design Colaborator at GilEstevez November 2015 - Present Colaborating with major office furniture company Gil Estevez, in the design and fabrication of new furniture models. Designer – TOD's model Design of small sofas for ING Bank Spain waiting room. Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper 3D y AutoCad professor at Artes Creativas June 2015 - Present Profesor de Rhinoceros en Artes Creativas Madrid, enseñando el manejo de Rhinoceros3D y su plugin Grasshopper y la exportación de dibujos y elementos graficos a Photoshop y Illustrator. Formador en Autodesk AutoCad. Arquitecto/Colaborador at estudio arqué February 2014 - July 2014 Interior Design, stone elements design and production. Following job site works. Stone facade for a house in Miami - design and fabrication Design of a 4k€ stone facade for a Miami House designed by international studio A-Cero. Parametric modeling of stone pattern and cutting. External Pool site for a House in Morrocco Pattern design.
Site Architect in small refurbishments in luxury apartments Following timelines, instalation and finishing of job site work. Concept Architect / 3D Artist at Kaya Natin Team January 2014 - April 2014 Worldwide team of Architects gathered to conceive a resilient school module for tropical extreme weather zones. Design Resilient School for Philipines The main goal of the Design Resilient Course was to build a module easily repetible in other tropical areas. A module that could be sufficiently resistent to extreme weather conditions. Our module, the Kaya Natin Team module became one of the 16 finalist and is now on approval to become one of the built module on Philipines. Kaya Natin Team was awarded with an Honorable Mention. Contributing Writer at ARCH2O.com June 2013 - December 2013 Colaboration with major architectural, design and art web, writing reviews and articles. Architect at RAMSEYER WAISMAN ARQUITECTOS - RWA April 2007 - June 2012 Architect. From architectural design to job site details as well as responsible for competitions and social media. Lisbon Maritime Terminal – Lisbon, Portugal Competition for a new cruise ship terminal in Lisbon. Concept Design and responsible for the competition team. Castellana 79 – Madrid, Spain - Pontegadea High Quality Office Building Concept Design, Project and energy efficiency calculator. WWII Museum Gdansk, Poland Concept Design of museum in Poland. La Gran Reserva de Sotogrande, Cádiz-Spain High Quality Residential Complex in Sotogrande-Spain. Urbanism Concept Design of model villas and design of urban furniture. Ribera del Marlin - Sotogrande, Cádiz-Spain Private Housing and Commercial Complex in Marina de Sotogrande. Detail drawings and landscaping design.
Augusta Business Park - Eco-Office Building, Barcelona - Spain LEED Gold certificate Office Building in Sant Cugat del Vallés. From concept design to detail. ENDESA nonresidential real estate award for the most sustainable office building of 2008. Architect Assistant at Soares da Costa February 1998 - April 2007 Cooperation in several projects and jobsite work for eight years as architectural assistant. Marriott Hotel Óbidos - Portugal Job site architect assistant during the construction phase of Marriott Hotel. Detail drawings. Faro Municipal Stadium - Euro 2004, Faro - Portugal Construction of the Municipal Stadium for the EuroCup 2004. Detail drawings. Quinta da Marinha 6 - High Standard Housing - Cascais - Portugal Construction of High Standard Residential Complex - 30 Houses in Quinta da Marinha, Cascais. Detail drawings. Parque S. João de Brito - Alta de Lisboa, Lisbon - Portugal Housing Complex Construction at Alta de Lisboa-Lisbon. Architectural technitian and quantity surveior at job site. Pestana Palace 5* Hotel, Lisbon - Portugal Palace Refurbishment and new hotel wings construction. Architectural assistant. Social Housing Complex - Alta de Lisboa, Lisbon - Portugal Architectural assistant at job site. Architect Assistant at Roxo Arquitectos October 1996 - January 1998 Cooperation as architectural assistant in the design of retail, housing and transportation projects. Entrecampos Transportation Hub, Lisbon - Portugal Main transportation hub in central Lisbon. Architectural assistant. Sete Rios Refer Station, Lisbon - Portugal Large scale transportation hub in central Lisbon. Architectural assistant.
honors, awards and competitions Finalist Design Resilient Schools - Open Online Academy Finalist with Kaya Natin Team on the Design Resilient Schools Submission. The final submission was exhibited through several countries. Honorable Mention 2004 Designing For The 21st Century III, Parana, Brazil International competition for ideas in architecture and urban design. The criteria was to propose a building or icon that would lift up an entire area in degradation. The proposal was to create a Community Centre and facilities in the middle of the public square in Londrina-Parana, Brazil. Qualification into 14 finalists and won honorable mention.
2002 Klagenfurt East Bay, Klagenfurt, Austria International student competition for ideas in architecture and urban design. The proposal was a master plan of the reorganization of the coastal area surrounding the Worthersee lake in Klagenfurt, including bathing areas, public spaces and facilities. Participation with team of 4 members. Not awarded
2004 Lifeguard Station, Lisbon, Portugal National competition for ideas in architecture and design. The proposal was a modular structure to be implemented on the Portuguese coastal areas. Participation with team of 4 members.
2003 IFHP 2003 ‘The Local International In Your City, Vienna, Austria International student competition for ideas in architecture and urban design. The criteria was to propose a master plan for the rehabilitation of entire area in degradation on your own city. The proposal presented the re-design of the entire riverside shore of the Tagus river and Montijo in Lisbon, Portugal. Participation with team of 7members.
education Universidade Lusiada de Lisboa Dip. Architecture, 2000 - 2005 CESAE Lisboa CAD/CAM Expert Technitian, 1995 – 1997
volunteer experience Vice-President at AMPA CEIP Julian Marías September 2015 - Present Vice-President of the parents board of Julian Marías Primary School.
certifications Educational Robotics Trainer Lego - Arganbot December 2015 BIM Advanced Course - Revit ControlMAD Advanced Design Center S.L. September 2014 Introduction to Computational Arts: Processing Coursera 2014 Training course for trainers VEMAKEL LEARNING SLU May 2013 Certified Rhino_Architecture and Digital Fabrication Course Controlmad - Authorized Rhino Training Center/Advanced Design Center Madrid November 2012 Grasshopper 3d for Rhino Controlmad - Authorized Rhino Training Center/Advanced Design Center Madrid July 2012 Certified AutoCAD CAD/CAM Expert Technitian. CESAE-Centro de Serviços e Apoio a Empresas February 1997
languages English, Spanish (Full professional proficiency) French (Elementary proficiency) Portuguese (Native )
skills & expertise Architecture / Construction / Architectural Design / Interior Design / Graphic Design AutoCAD / Revit / Rhinoceros 3D + Grasshopper (Expert) 3D Studio Max / Photoshop / SketchUp / Illustrator (Advanced User)
who recommend my work: "In the professional field of architecture & design, Luis is strong-willed, dedicated and gets deep involved in every project in order to offer his best towards a good result. He sees each project as a new challenge and embarks on the path of exploration of the idea, analysing and responding in a dynamic and creative for excellence. You can air your own ideas and together explore the different possibilities. His vast knowledge in the field of materials and design styles will deal to the right direction of success. Luis is innovative and its expertise is based in the application of new technology, where he is able to combines knowledge and creativity, factors that best characterize him as an individual as also leader of morfoLL arquitectos, able to respond effectively to the current market conditions." — Cecilia Comper, CEO CCArchitects London "Luis is the best teacher I have found in my life. His huge knowledge about industrial design and architecture is a secondary matter compared with his ability motivating and connecting with people. It talks about Luis great personality, exceptional for team working under big pressure. I wish to Luis a big professional success !" — Ignacio Simonet, Director, Retail Management, Iberia "I strongly recommend my colleague's work. I have had the pleasure of working alongside him during one year for RWA, where he has been entrusted with a great deal of responsibility. I have had the opportunity to observe Luis's professional skills as well as interpersonal style. He is consistently pleasant, and takes on all assignments with enthusiasm and dedication. Regardless of deadlines or other pressure, Luis always delivers. His superior organizational skills make him the consummate multi-tasker. I will surely miss working with him." — Yago Martinez, North America Business Development Manager at Interpane Glass "Grande capacidade de assimilação e resolução de problemas. Comunicativo, sentindo-se a vontade trabalhar em grupo. Dinâmico e criativo!" — Georges Goncalves, Directeur Executif at P&C, Sàrl "Luis is a brilliant and creative architect. One of the best professionals I know. That said.. I wish him all the success and recognition he deserves." — Paulo Guerreiro, Genscapes Research