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Gaia Sonzogni

Gaia Sonzogni

Miami Beach, FL, US

 

About 

Creative and full of energy: everything I do, I do it with passion and enthusiasm.


Employment 

GAIA/S DESIGN INC., Miami Beach, FL, US, Principal

www.gaiasdesign.com

Aug 2019 - current
 

GNDD LLC, Miami, FL, US, Project Manager / Design and Development

Remodeling of 7000 sf unit at the Marquis, Miami:
-Concept design, design development, construction documents.
-Site management, construction management
-FF&E, custom furniture design

Remodeling of the Lobby at Plaza, Brickell
- Completed researches regarding design specifications, materials and equipment
- Presented projects to customers, maintaining contacts between contractors and professionals
- Coordinated design deadlines, completed design work, including schematics and cost estimates
-Experience sourcing, selecting and specifying interior finishes: colors, materials and finishes as well as furniture finishes and equipment

Flamingo Resort Residence
- Completed researches regarding design specifications, materials and equipment
- Presented projects to customers, maintaining contacts between contractors and professionals
- Coordinated design deadlines, completed design work, including schematics and cost estimates
-Experience sourcing, selecting and specifying interior finishes: colors, materials and finishes as well as furniture finishes and equipment

Continuum South Point
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives and ensuring technical feasibility
- Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress - Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation

Cabana 1100 Brickell
-Design of interior of a pool-side cabana in association with Patchwork Studio
-Details and technical drawings of the custom furniture

Feb 2014 - current
 

Michael Wolk Design Associates, Miami, FL, US, Project Manager Interior Design Armani/Casa Residences

Project Manager Interior Design Armani/Casa Residences, Sunny Isles, by Related Group and Dezeer.
-Schematic design coordination with Armani/Casa Milan
-Design development of Interior Design Set, coordination with architectural design, mechanical and electrical project, details development
-Construction documents

Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
 

Country House srl, Milan, IT, Architect

GMB House+Studio
- Leader of the creative team, worked on project during all phases, from concept to site management and final completion. Great communication skills and leadership.
- Completed architectural projects and city permits
- Project manager on site
- Awarded with a A+ certificate from Regione Lombardia for designing a contemporary passive house, published in January 2015 on legnoweb.com as great sample of sustainable design and technologies.

KENZO House
- Concept design, structural analysis, materials study
- Presentation to customer through revit design and 3D renderings
- Leaded technological researches needed to complete architectural projects.

Remodeling of Marinella’s House
- Recovery of an old country farm into a modern and cozy home
- Certificated the energy efficiency accordingly to the national regulation (Italy), extensive knowledge of the Green building certification, Italian and European code.

International competition Remodeling of Piazza Stradivari Cremona
- Completed the concept design for the remodeling of Piazza Stradivari, Cremona, and participated with it at the International Competition thrown from the County of Cremona.

Cemetery of Castel Gabbiano
-Renewal and conservative restoration of the cemetery of Castel Gabbiano, protected by Superintendence of architectural heritage of Italy.
-Survey and analysis of the grades of degradation
- Technological researches needed to complete architectural projects, deep knowledge of the materials

007 House+Studio
- Concept and architectural project
- Project manager on site
- Certificated the energy efficiency accordingly to the national regulation (Italy), extensive knowledge of the Green building certification, Italian and European code.
- Awarded with a A+ certificate from Regione Lombardia for designing a contemporary passive house

Oct 2009 - Feb 2014
 

Avant Design Group, Miami, FL, US, Intern

Sunny Isles Residence
- Decoration and photoshoot, published on FLORIDA DESIGN on May 2013

Brickell Key Condo
- Detailed interior design, executive projects of furniture
- Meeting with the customers
- Decoration and photoshoot, published on FLORIDA DESIGN on May 2013

Feb 2013 - May 2013
 

Archistudio di Massimiliano e Luigi Aschedamini, Crema, Italy, Assistant Architect

CL School Campus
-Project of a school campus, of five buildings, kindergarten, elementary school, middle and high school, church, sports arena
- Assisted in the coordination of plans and designs from start to finish, supported and assisted lead architect in all phases of a major projects, built CAD drawings based on information provided by customers and engineers. Performed an array of administrative duties related to architectural construction projects such as code and zoning research.

Jan 2009 - Jun 2009
 

Education 

Politecnico di Milano, Milano, IT, MArch, Urban and architectural planning

The Laurea Magistrale (equivalent to a Master of Science) aims to provide students with an advanced level of education enabling them to exercise highly qualified activities in specific areas. The educational project aims to train graduates with a Laurea Magistrale in Architecture. The programme is designed, as a whole and in its constituent parts, to provide advanced training in the field of architectural design. The programme takes a unitary form, in compliance with the EU requirements for recognising the qualification obtained.
True to the Politecnico tradition, the programme offers a training approach based on the combination of humanistic-artistic and scientific-technical components. It integrates leading cultural traditions with teaching innovations, thus reaffirming the cultural and strategic role of architecture, living quality and physical/social landscapes. It addresses issues concerning the environment, the habitability of cities and territories, and the protection and renewal of cultural assets and resources.
The programme makes use of design workshops focused on interior and landscape architecture, urban design and planning, restoration and technology design. Theory courses integrate a design experience with insights into history, theoretical research, technological developments and the study of construction techniques and contemporary architecture, with a growing emphasis on the requirements of sustainability and environmental compatibility. The training is complemented by electives, both in English and Italian, which may also be selected from outside the programme and which provide a wide choice of courses from very diverse disciplines. A particularly interesting training opportunity is provided by the numerous workshops offered, which, at different stages of the year, offer intensive design experiences focused on specific issues.

The recommended study plan called 'Architectural Design' aims to train graduates capable of developing an architectural project as a means of transforming an environment and built environment in all its formal and technical components, using the tools required to fully understand the physical, social and cultural characteristics of contemporary contexts.
The programme focuses on architectural design at every scale, and especially on the modification and regeneration of landscapes and urban settlements, researching new forms and types of contemporary living, architecture of public spaces and infrastructures, and searching for a conscious balance between new and existing architecture, paying particular attention to the requirements of environmental, social and economic sustainability and compatibility.
Hence the structured courses focus on providing and updating theoretical, methodological and operational instruments in architecture, developing a high-profile architectural designer capable of coordinating complex design operations at every scale.

Nov 2009 - Apr 2012
 

Politecnico di Milano, Milano, IT, BArch, Sustainable Architecture

Numerous and widely differing subjects are offered as part of the Degree Programme: from architectural and urban design, to the history of architecture; from restoration theories and techniques, to structural design; from building technology and construction, to urban planning design; from technical physics, to sociology, geography and economics; and from mathematics to architectural drawing. With so many different subjects, integration between subjects and teaching modules is the criterion that forms the structure of the study programme. The Degree Programme makes use of a strong and easily understandable synergy between design workshops and courses – both single subject and integrated - while maintaining the independence and specific identity of the teachings of design. The latter consists of subject courses, integrated courses and a number of basic Workshops where students are expected to acquire notions related to the subject areas considered essential to their technical training and cultural maturity. Design teaching is organised into Workshops. Through applied experience, students are expected to acquire the methodological skills required to create an architectural design starting from a clear definition of the design objectives, up to the assessment of the technical feasibility of the proposed solutions, organising the various areas of knowledge acquired both inside and outside the university into a system. The multidisciplinary nature of the design is analysed in depth through a thematic design experience at the end of the programme, in the final semester, and entrusted to a group of lecturers associated with various subject areas. Students are asked to articulate, consistently with this final design experience, all of the skills acquired during the Degree Programme. The student’s curriculum is completed with an internship which, while of limited duration, is an essential opportunity for contact with the working world in professional, business and public administration settings, depending upon the student’s specific field of interest. Graduates must possess the fundamental knowledge of the subject areas in order to fully comprehend the complexity of transformation processes in the built environment. In this sense, graduates must be familiar with the literature produced in the field of architecture in its technical, scientific and humanistic forms and possess the traditional and advanced tools that will allow them to develop and communicate actions of interpretation, analysis and intervention.

Nov 2006 - Sep 2009
 

Liceo Scientifico Tecnologico, Crema, IT, High School, Scientific high school

Liceo scientifico (literally scientific lyceum) is a type of secondary school in Italy. It is designed to give students the skills to progress to any university or higher educational institution. Students can attend the liceo scientifico after successfully completing middle school (scuola media).

The curriculum is devised by the Ministry of Education, and emphasizes the link between the humanistic tradition and scientific culture. It covers a complete and widespread range of disciplines, including Italian language and literature, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, philosophy, Latin language and culture, English language and culture, art history and technical drawing. At the end of the fifth year all students sit for the esame di Stato, a final examination which leads to the maturità scientifica.

Sep 2001 - Jun 2006
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills