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Frederico Duarte

Frederico Duarte

Lisboa, PT

 

About 

Architect searching for an internship to enter the Portuguese Architectural Bar (Ordem dos Arquitetos).

Master thesis complete on alternative ways to tackle rural depopulation in Portugal at faculdade de arquitetura da universidade de Lisboa.

Former interior architect and social media manager at Cena d’Arte an interior design and architectural studio in Telheiras, Lisboa, for the past 4 years developing different scale refurbishment projects for offices, flats, houses and hotels around the globe.

Lived, worked and studied in England for six years where he graduated from Anglia Ruskin University, Essex with a BSc in Architecture. Worked in several London based architectural practices like Tooley & Foster Partnership with 125 years of history as a Part-1 architectural assistant and at the UK Building and Design practice as a designer.

During this 6 year period he also had the opportunity to experience work at the prestigious Hurlingham Club, a private member club in the centre of London, Fulham as a Bartender for the members area and as Head bartender for private events.

Employment 

Cena d'Arte - Decorações e Design, Lisboa, PT, Interior Architect

Types of Projects:
- Refurbishment and New Built Projects

Scale of Projects:
- Small scale Projects - Flats, Houses, Offices, and Shops
- Large scale Projects - Hotel

Areas of Design Expertise:
- Living & dining room areas, Kitchens, Bedrooms, Closets, Bathrooms, and Outdoor spaces.
- Furniture, Lighting, Coatings (walls, ceilings, and pavements) (Wood, Stone, Ceramics), Wallpapers, Sanitary equipment, artworks, Kitchen appliances and accessories, fabrics for curtains, bed linens, and cushions.

Involvement in Projects:
- Responsible for working drawings, detail design, and final drawing package for the construction team.
- Co-responsible for 3D imagery development, and final client presentations.
- Co-responsible for Company's social media. (Instagram + Facebook)
- Co-responsible for Logistics, manufacturers orders, and deliveries.
- Co-responsible for Front of house sales.

Nov 2017 - Oct 2021
 

The Hurlingham Club, London, UK, Head Bartender at Private Events

- Responsible for Bar team (5-6 pax.) in the absence of the Bar Manager.
- Responsible for Beverage Management for events with 50 pax. - 150 pax.
- Co-responsible for Beverage Management for events with 1000 pax. - 5000 pax.
- Responsible for setting up stationary cash bars, with electronic payment devices
- Responsible for setting up beer keg systems, cleaning, and maintenance.
- Responsible for registering sales, processing return transactions, payment collection
- Responsible for Cash drawer balance counting and signage
- Responsible for preparing and serving hot and cold beverages
- Responsible for setting up, cleaning, and maintenance of all bar equipment
- Responsible for beverage and garnish stock count, replenish and control

Nov 2015 - Mar 2017
 

Tooley & Foster Partnership - Architects & Designers, London, UK, (Part 1) Architectural Assistant

Types of projects:
- New built and extensions.

Scale of Projects:
- Small Scale - Sports Pavilion extension, Medical Centre extension
- Large Scale - Daycare homes (Extra-Care Living) and Nursing homes (Assisted Living)

Areas of Expertise:
- Daycare and Nursing Homes Design

Involvement in Projects:
- Responsible for digital modeling and development of visual rendering imagery for client presentations
- Responsible for graphical design & editing of elevations for planning approval
- Co-responsible for concept design and development of main entrance
- Co-responsible for feasibility studies, design development, and planning application drawings
- Co-responsible for drafting plans, sections, and details for production drawings
- Co-responsible for Fire strategy plans for planning approval

Mar 2016 - May 2016
 

The Hurlingham Club, London, UK, Bartender at Members Area

- Responsible for preparing and serving hot and cold beverages
- Responsible for setting up, cleaning, and maintenance of all bar equipment
- Responsible for beverage and garnish stock count, replenish and control

Jun 2014 - Oct 2015
 

Leo Burnett, Lisboa, PT, Marketing & Communications Intern

- Co-responsible for the concept design of branding design material for brands like Pampero Rum
- Co-responsible for Commercial Ad Design and distribution strategy in different media
- Co-responsible for Client brief analysis, and brainstorming

Sep 2009 - Dec 2009
 

Education 

University of Lisbon - Faculdade de Arquitectura de Lisboa, Ajuda, PT, MArch, Architecture

Relevant academic Projects:

Master Thesis
- Revitalization project for the Village of Vila Franca da Beira, Portugal.
The architecture of repopulation in the deep rural areas of Portugal:
- Proposal for a Technological and Tourist Hub -

Architectural Laboratory Studies VI
- Project theme - "Fire Zones" Portuguese areas affected by the 2017 Wildfires
- Project - Special Firefighting station unit to combat and manage forest fires designed for the specialized unit of G.A.U.F (Group analysis and use of fire)
- Project Location - Arganil, Portugal

Architectural Laboratory Studies V
- Project theme - "Re-shaping the past" Disused Portuguese fortifications of the 17th Century on the Tagus riverside
- Project - New Wellness Spa Centre the "Five Senses", an architectural intervention on the former fortification of S.António da Barra.
- Project Location - Cascais, Portugal

Sep 2018 - Jan 2022
 

Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford, UK, Bachelors, Architecture

Core Modules; Architectural Design Studies IV (Dissertation), Architectural Design Studies III, Architectural Design Studies II, Architecture and Planning Design Studio

Urban planning Models; Urban and Architectural Design Studies

Construction & Technology Modules; Introduction to design & Technology, Conversion and Adaptation of Buildings, Environmental Services and Construction Technology

Professionalism, Values and Ethics

Sep 2011 - Sep 2014
 

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisboa, PT, Faculty of Engineering Workshop: Designing Skyscrapers

- Construction Physics
- Material Technology
- SAP 2000

Sep 2012 - Sep 2012
 

Oficina do Desenho, Cascais, PT, Technical & Free-hand Drawing

- Live drawing
- Geometry
- Isometric drawing
- Perspective drawing
- Illustration drawing
- Exploded Isometric drawing
- Sectional drawing
- Multi-view drawing

Sep 2009 - Sep 2011
 

S.t Dominics International School, Cascais, PT, High School, IB Baccalaureate Diploma

Bilingual Diploma in Portuguese and English

Higher Level Subjects: Visual Arts (A), Design & Technology, Geography

Standard Level Subjects: Mathematics, Portuguese A1, English A2

Extended Essay: Art & Architecture

Sep 2007 - Sep 2011
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills