Laia Mulet Portfolio

Curriculum Vitae

Letter of Recommendation

West Downs. Teaching block, Library & Auditorium, UK

LOC. Further Education & Sports Buildings, Guersey

Misk. Theatre, Day Care facilities, Offices, Exhibition Space, Saudi Arabia

J Block, London Met. Teaching & Learning Building, UK

Cedar Park. Housing, Cafe & Neuro-rehab Centre, UK

U House. Detached house, Spain

Cultural Center. Music and Arts School Extension, Spain

Makaira. House Remodelling and Extension, United Kingdom

Longdown. Detached house, United Kingdom

Saqqara. Residendial Towers, sales pavilion and Master plan, México

Domus. Extension of the Valencia Congress Centre, Spain

Proscenio. Theatre, Music School and Master plan, Colombia

Masdar. Sustainable Residential Buildings, United Arab Emirates

Tripoli Marina. Residential Buildings, Libya

Al-Khozama. Mixed-use Tower, Retail & Masterplan, Saudi Arabia

City of Justice. Appeals Court and High Court of Madrid, Spain

AP018/Nest. Europan 11 Allerød, 2nd Prize, Denmark

Hand Drawing Sketches

Design Engine Architects

Design Engine Architects

Design Engine Architects

Design Engine Architects

Design Engine Architects

alambiLAB Architects

alambiLAB Architects

ob architecture

ob architecture

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Foster + Partners

Laia Mulet + team

Curriculum Vitae

Work Experience:

Design Engine Architects, Associate Architect. Since March 2015

Laia Mulet i Gayà

14, Doncaster Road

Eastleigh

SO50 5QR

laiamulet@gmail.com

07533521635

ARB Registration Number: 075075A

(registered since March ‘09)

RIBA Registration Number: 20047339

Language Knowledge:

- Native: Catalan and Spanish

- Fluent: English

- Basic: Italian and Japanese

Education:

2001–2008, Degree in Architecture: ETSAV (Escola Tècnica Superior d’Arquitectura del Vallés) Part III equivalent (January ‘08)

Graduated with: 7.83 - First-class Honours

Project Architect for multiple educational projects, mainly Universities, and Private Schools. Responsible for coordinating design with engineering disciplines across different stages and maintaining client relationships. I’ve mainly focussed on developing the projects through Stage 4 due to my technical knowledge but I have also worked on Stage 2, 3 and 5. In addition to that I have been building up my experience in Interior Design with projects like West Downs and Misk where I have designed the interiors from concept to completion including the specification of the furniture. I have led teams of up to 10 people and I have been mentoring younger architects and interior designers within the practice. Some of the projects I worked on and are not illustrated in my portfolio are: Warsash Maritime Academy (Solent University), Murray Centre (Downe House School) , Radley Music School and Leckford Village.

Capita Property & Infrastructure, Senior Architect. October 2014- March 2015

Lead designer for multiple educational projects for the Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). Responsible for coordinating design with engineering disciplines across different stages and maintaining client relationships. I deliver architectural packages for all project stages and act as a link between the OCC, Carillion (contractor) and the End User to ensure design decisions reflect good value, commercial viability and functionality.

alambiLAB architects, Project Architect and Director. May 2013 - October 2014

I co-started a small architectural practice focussed on cost-effective and low-energy buildings to gain onsite experience and to implement the business knowledge acquired through the Yuzz program. In addition to the day-to-day running and promoting of the business, my main architectural responsibilities were: design concepts to meet the client’s requirements, construction drawings, 3D visualisation, and M&E design.

ob architecture, Project Architect. August 2012 - December 2012

I was in charge of a wide portfolio of residential buildings that ranged from one-off houses in the New Forest to a student accommodation building in London. I familiarised myself with the UK Building Regulation and the Planning Application process.

Foster + Partners, Architect. September 2007 - July 2012

2005 – 2006, Erasmus exchange: TUDelft (Technische Universiteit Delft, NL)

1998 – 2001 Secondary school:

I.E.S Maria Ibars (Dénia)

Grades: 9.72 - Excellent with distinction

I worked on a wide range of large scale international projects that include a sustainable residential building in Masdar, Masterplans in Mexico, China and Colombia, mixed-use and educational buildings in Bogotá (Proscenio project) and office buildings in Canada and Spain (City of Justice). I lead a team of 4 people and coordinated with consultants, clients and suppliers whilst working as Project Architect for the Saqqara residential towers in Monterrey. Furthermore I gained experience in concept design, detail design and construction documentation as well as learning the value of good teamwork and communication. Some of the projects I collaborated on and are not illustrated in my portfolio are: Shaw Communications Campus in Calgary (Canada) and Beijing CBD Master plan (China)

Other Relevant Experience:

Freelance architect.

2013 - Els Poets. House Remodelling and Extension (on-site). Spain

2012 - Les Cometes. Garden Design (built). Spain

2010 - La Lluerna 2. Garden and Garage Design (built). Spain

2004 - La Lluerna. House Refurbishment and Extension (built). Spain

Academic.

2011 - Academic Tutor for Master student of Interior Design. USAL

2007 - Collaboration in the Graphic Expression Department. ETSAV

2003-’04 - Children’s Art Teacher in Summer School. Pedreguer

Internship.

2005 - Hans Moor Architects. Rotterdam

Complementary Education:

Architecture Workshops:

“Sustainable housing”, Barcelona Congress Centre

“Litoral urban planning”, University of Alicante

“Bou Regreg a Rabat”, University of Rabat-ETSAVallès

“Uban Body Workshop”, ETSAMadrid-TUDeflt

“CISOL, Solar architecture”, ETSAVallés

“EASA Workshop”, Budapest

Art & Crafts:

Contemporary art course with Josep Ginestar (Gata de Gorgos)

Live drawing course with Trevor Flynn from Drawing at Work (London)

Ceramic course at Kensington and Chelsea College (London)

Garment making course at Kensington and Chelsea College (London)

Music:

Violin Studies in ‘Tenor Cortís’ Conservatory (Dénia).

Languages:

Japanese 1 and 2 (OCR), KCC, Kensington and Chelsea College (London).

Return to Japanese (post-beginners), KCC (London).

Business:

Marketing, Market research, Commercial strategies, HR strategies, Management, Legal structures, and Canvas Business Model at CEEI under the Yuzz program (Valencia)

Achievements and Awards:

2022 - RIBA Award. Regional South (with Design Engine). UK

2021 - WAN Award. Education Category (with Design Engine). UK

2016 - Housing Design Awards Shortlist (with Design Engine). UK

2013 - Yuzz Winner. Business for young Entrepreneurs. Spain

Business competition and education program for young entrepreneurs with innovative technological ideas.

2011 - Europan 11. Runner Up with AP018/NEST. Denmark

2007 - Scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Education. Spain

Worked with professor Antonio Millán in the Graphic Expression Department of the ETSAV (UPC).

2006 - Arquia Scholarship, Fundación Caja de Arquitectos. Spain

Awarded for excellent national academic achievements

Computer Skills:

Personal Skills:

Team Work: I am a true believer that the team comes first. I enjoy learning from others, will always offer my help and can organise and motivate those around me.

Organisation/Time managing: I measure my efforts in order to get the best results with the least amount of time. I am a very organized and efficient person. Meeting deadlines and leading a team to success is one of my strengths.

Creativity: I enjoy the creative process in every sense and I try to be inventive at any stage of the project, from concept to detail design.

Initiative: I am a person with great initiative; I tend to express my opinion as long as I find it appropriate. I have the ability to take decisions with ease. I like challenges.

Letter of Recommendation

22 October 2013

To whom it may concern, Laia Mulet

Laia Mulet worked at Foster+Partners for 5 years from 2007 to 2012. During this period Laia worked on a broad range of project types and scales in various locations around the world.

Having arrived as an intern through our agreement with Arquia, the Architects’ foundation in Spain, Laia soon qualified as an architect and furthered her career as an architect working on numerous masterplans and architectural projects of including all the stages from brief analysis through to presentation and construction details, including:

AP and TSP, City of Justice, Madrid

Faisaliah 2, Riyadh

Kingdom Tower, Jeddah

Masdar, Abu Dhabi

Tripoli Marina, Tripoli

Domus, Valencia

Proscenio, Bogota

San Pedro, Monterrey

Shaw, Calgary

Beijing CBD, Beijing

Laia consistently demonstrated a deep sense of responsibility and attention to detail and her contribution was always a source of inspiration to her colleagues.

Laia is a personable individual who established a great rapport with consultants and clients. She is consistently rigorous in her approach to the architectural design process and combines a great sensitivity for architecture and design with a thirst for knowledge which added an edge to her projects during her time at Foster+Partners.

In addition to these strengths, Laia demonstrated deep human qualities and made great friendships in the practice who would be delighted to have the opportunity of working together with her again. We wish Laia much success in her professional career in the certainty that she will continue to build on her experience with conscientious effort and creativity.

Juan Vieira Partner Foster+Partners

West Downs Teaching Block, Library & Auditorium

Design Engine Architects

Location: Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Winchester, UK

2016-2020

7500 sqm

University of Winchester £30M

Offering a new gateway to the city of Winchester this iconic building delivers high quality teaching and learning facilities. It consists of 3 volumes: auditorium, teaching & library with a Values Centre at the heart of it all. It is set to achive BREEAM Excellent and it is one of the first university projects in the UK to register with WELL Certification.

Senior Architect

From Stage 4 to Construction

Key responsibilities:

• Developing client relationship to understand their requirements and design interiors suited to their needs.

• Detail Design, Construction Documentation, Interior Design and Furniture specification.

• Coordination with Structures and MEP.

• Specification writing.

Les Ozouets Campus Further Education

Design Engine Architects

Location: Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Guernsey

2021-2022

13.000 sqm

The States of Guernsey undisclosed

The Les Ozouets Campus’s new buildings will bring together the Sixth Form Centre, the Guernsey Institute, the GTA University Centre and the Institute of Health & Social Care Studies. It will provide a wide range of industry-standard facilities; from workshops to simulated health care suites to technology-rich environments and sports.

Team Leader

From Concept to Construction

Key responsibilities:

• Developing client relationship to understand their requirements and design a concept suited to their needs.

Landscape - Boundaries C

• Planning application, Detail Design, Interior Design and MEP Coordination.

• Specification Writing.

• Team Organization.

Piazza 1 - Entrance to Main Building

Entrance to Piazza 2

Misk School - Admin Building Privat School

Location: Year: Area: Client: Budget:

Misk City, Saudi Arabia 2021

13.000 sqm undisclosed undisclosed

Within a campus made of 9 schools, and sports facilities sits the admin building which is a multi-functional building that welcomes the visitors into the Campus. It contains a varied program made of: an exhibition space, a cafe, seminar rooms, offices, a day-care centre, medical facilities, lecture theatres, workshops and an 850 seats Theatre.

From Concept to Construction

Key responsibilities:

• Concept design of the Architecture as well as the Interior Design.

• MEP , Structures, Lighting, Signage, Acoustics & Facade coordination.

• Detail Design of the Interiors & specification of finishes and furniture.

• Team Organization.

Break-out Space in front of Reception desk

Majilis Portal Joinery Details

U House Detached House

alambiLAB Architects

Casa U is a family house for a young couple. The building opens towards the valley and offers spectacular views of the local countryside. The north-west wing of the house acts as an independent pavilion for guests and as a party space connected to the barbaque area. The swimming pool helps to mark the edge of the garden area.

Project Architect

From Concept to Construction

Key responsibilities:

• Developing client relationship to understand their requirements and design a concept suited to their needs.

• Planning application, Detail Design, Construction Documentation and MEP Design.

• Site visits and coordination with suppliers.

• Interior Design and Garden Design.

Axonometric View of the house

Ground floor plan

View of the house from the garden.

First floor plan

Cultural Center Music and Arts School Extension

alambiLAB Architects

Location:

Year:

Area:

Client:

Budget:

Pedreguer,

The Cultural Center project is an extension to a historic building that was converted into a Music and Arts School in the 90’s. The courtyard were our extension will be built is currently a neglected car park that we want to bring to live by building a classroom that allows open-air teaching.

Key responsibilities:

Project Architect

From Concept to Detail Design

• Concept design for the extension and the urban plaza next to it.

• 3D modelling, rendering and presentation drawings.

• Planning application, Detail Design, Construction Documentation and MEP Design.

Makaira House Remodelling and Extension

ob architecture

Location:

Year: Area: Client:

The original building was an interesting example of innovative 1960’s architecture. The intervention was designed to compliment this style and to reinforce its character. Primarily, the extension’s geometry echoes the existing pitched roof creating an important dialogue and synergy between the old and new design.

Project Architect

From Concept to Planning Application

Key responsibilities:

• Initiate and develop concept and submit to private competition funded by the client: my concept won.

• 3D modelling, rendering and presentation drawings.

• Planning application and D&A Statement.

• Developing client relationship to understand their requirements.

Location plan

South elevation - Main entrance

Ground floor plan

View of the house from the garden.

First floor plan

Longdown Detached house ob architecture Concept Design

Key responsibilities:

• Concept design for one of the houses.

Location:

Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Surrey, UK 2012

500 sqm undisclosed undisclosed

The Longdown project consists of two large detached houses in a sloped terrain. These two houses will replace an existing dwelling.

• 3D modelling, rendering and presentation drawings.

• Coordination with urban planners.

• Presentation to the clients.

Project Architect

Location plan

Saqqara Residential Towers and Masterplan

Foster + Partners

Location: Year: Area: Client: Budget:

Monterey, Mexico

2011-2012

76,000 sqm IDEI undisclosed

The Saqqara mixed-use development in San Pedro, comprises two 35-storey apartment towers and an 11-storey office building. Located to the west of the financial district, the project is intended as a catalyst for further development in the neighbourhood.

Project Architect

From Concept to Detail Design

Key responsibilities:

• Team leader in charge of both towers.

• Concept design of the towers and sales pavilion.

• Detail Design of cladding package and GA drawings.

• Interior Design of apartments, lobbies and gym.

• 3D, rendering, construction drawings, specifications.

• Coordination with clients, local architects, consultants, visualisation companies and suppliers.

Entrance to the Lobby

Site plan (by Federico Bixio)

Tower Drop-off

General view of the towers from the south (image by Methanoia)

Interior View Apartment (image by F+P Visualisation Team)

Detail drawings of the typical balcony (threshold between interior and balcony and edge of the slab)

3D detail drawing of the balcony

Typical floor plan

Domus Extension of the Valencia Congress Centre

Foster + Partners

Location:

Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Valencia, Spain 2011

10,500 sqm

Valencia CC 22M €

The original Congress Centre was designed by Foster + Partners in 1998. The extension was designed to provide a more flexible space which could be used for exhibitions and/ or meetings. This was linked to the original building through a glazed connection.

Project Architect

Feasability Studies & Concept Design

Key responsibilities:

• Design concept and the urban strategy under the supervision of Partner Juan Vieira-Pardo.

• Responsible for all presentation drawings.

• 3D model and storyboard for virtual tour.

• Coordination with local engineering firm, client, visualisation team and model makers.

• Presentation to the client.

Site plan

View from the park (by F+P visualisation team)

View

connection (by F+P visualisation team)

Domus 1 Planta de Emplazamiento

Domus 1 Diagrama de Circulación

Proscenio Theatre, Music School and Masterplan

Foster + Partners

Location:

Year:

Area: Client:

Budget:

Bogotá, Colombia

2010

55,500 sqm Misi Producciones undisclosed

Contemporary urban development which included a theatre, music and dance school, hotel, residential apartments, offices and a large open space for cultural activities. The final proposal was defined by a diamond-like volume which would act as a icon for the city.

Feasability Studies & Concept Design

Key responsibilities:

• Design of the masterplan layout, the commercial building (which included hotel, offices, retail and residential space) and a public space (which included an amphitheatre)

• 3D modelling and presentation drawings.

• Coordination with the urban planners and the client.

• Presentation to the client.

Architect

General view of the project (by F+P visualisation team)

Location plan

Site plan

View of the theatre (by F+P visualisation team)

Ground Floor plan - Retail

Level 03 plan - Offices and music and dance school (by Alessandra Pepe)

View from the amphitheatre (by F+P visualisation team)

Amphitheatre plan

General section of the project

Masdar Sustainable Residential Buildings

Foster + Partners

Location:

Year:

Area: Client:

Budget:

Masdar, UAE

2009-2010

6 sqKm

Mubadala Development

$ 19 billion

Masdar City combined state-of-the-art technologies with the planning principals of traditional Arab settlements to create a desert community that aims to be carbon neutral and zero waste. It was mixed-use, low-rise, high-density development that offered a blueprint for sustainable cities.

Key responsibilities:

Architect

Detail Design

• Cladding package for the residential buildings throughout the detail design stage of the project.

• 3D modelling, GA drawings and cladding construction drawings.

• Contacting suppliers for cladding-related materials.

view (by F+P visualisation team)

Site plan

Location plan (by F+P visualisation team)

Typical cladding details south façade

Tripoli Marina Residential Buildings

Architect

Foster + Partners Concept Design

Key responsibilities:

• Collaborative design of the residential buildings.

Location: Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Tripoli, Libya 2009

265,000 sqm

Gulf Tourism Investment undisclosed

Tripoli Marina is a 2Km strip of ocean front land. At its heart it comprises a fishing Marina to be developed into a modern comercial private yatch port. The development includes office building, mixed-use buildings, residential blocks and a five star hotel complex.

• Setting up of the hotel’s geometry.

• Contacting suppliers for cladding-related materials.

• Elevation drawings.

• Cladding studies for the residential buildings.

• Rendering, presentation images and physical model.

Main street elevation

Location plan (by Daniel Zielinsky)

Site model 1:200

View from an apartment’s balcony. View of the Marina (by Daniel Zielinsky)

Al-Khozama Mixed-use Tower, Retail & Masterplan

Foster + Partners

Location:

Year:

Area:

Client:

Budget:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Urban development that includes a 400m high mixed-use tower, a shopping mall, and a mosque. The tower offers an innovative concept: an atrium along the whole tower that brings lots of light to the interiors. The spa is placed at the top and becomes a singular object crowning the building.

From Concept to Detail Design

In this project I’ve worked on a wide range of programs. I was involved in the early design stages of the retail building, spa, 400m high tower and mosque. Later on, I worked on the Masterplan, Podium of the Tower and Cladding of the Spa from Concept stage through to Detail Design.

Architect

Site plan

Interior view of the Spa

Interior view of the Typical Hotel room

Interior view of the Spa - Treatment Rooms

Hotel Typical floor plan

Interior view from an Office level

Interior view of the Hotel Lobby

View of the Entrance Hall

Interior view of the Shopping Mall Section through the Tower and the Shopping Mall

City of Justice Appeals Court and High Court

Foster + Partners

Location:

Year:

Area:

Client:

Budget:

Madrid, Spain

2007-2008

45,000 sqm

Comunidad de Madrid undisclosed

The Appeals Court had 33 pod-shaped courtrooms on the ground floor encircling a large central atrium. The High Court building was punctuated by a dramatic wedge-shaped aperture that widens into a central triangular atrium and had seven sculptural courtrooms on top.

Architectural Assistant

Detail Design and Tender Drawings

Key responsibilities:

• Design of High Court office levels: GA drawings, floor plans, ceiling plans and furniture layout.

• Design of High Court toilets and fixedd furniture.

• Construction drawings of floors, ceilings, walls, toilets and fixed furniture.

• 3D modelling, rendering and construction drawings.

• Coordination with the client and consultants.

General View of the project (by Narinder Sagoo)

Appeals Court Atrium (by Nicola Scaranaro)

High Court Atrium.

Site plan

Model (professional modelmakers)

AP018/Nest Europan 11 Allerød, 2nd Prize

With Jennifer Gomes, Raquel Viula, Hwa Seop Lee and other collabrators.

Location:

Year: Area: Client:

Budget:

Allerød, Denmark 2011 50 Ha City of Allerød undisclosed

New denser settlement as an extension of the city. Organized in a grid structure of courtyards and open fields for suburban farming and with a well defined hierarchy of roads and paths integrated in the grid. It creates the conditions for a futureproof and sustainable neighbourhood.

Key responsibilities:

Competition

• Dwelling typologies definition and design.

• Positioning of the different typologies in order to create a mix of population groups and housing types within walking distance of a combination of land uses to meet their needs.

• Definition of the different farming areas.

• 3D modelling and presentation drawings.

Master Plan

Building positioning type in masterplan Staggered buildings for improved sunlight View of the Towers from the urban garden Green buffer belt for wind protection Diagrams (by Raquel Viula)

Mulet Gayà, ARB Architect. 07533521635

1. Massing improved for solar gain

5. Positioning greenhouses for optimal solar access

2. Foor depth for solar gain, daylight and cross ventilation

6. Thermal insulation provided by snow build up

3. Special conditions to improve daylight and sunlight

7. Pitched roofs for slowing down wind effect

4. Pitched roof for rainwater collection

Section AA’

Typical block floor plan

Housing typologies

Diagrams (by Hwa Seop Lee)

General View (by Jennifer Gomes)

Hand Drawing Sketches