Estudio Lamela, México Distrito Federal, MX, Architect
Tijuana International Airport - Expansion and Refurbishing (September 2015 - Present)
- Participated in final design stages and construction documentation development.
- Cooperated with architectural detail design by finding efficient solutions that incorporate affordable materials.
- Created a CAD drawing platform for organization, printing quality, and proper use of layers and software tools.
- Developed construction plans and sections related to architectural design and structural details using a CAD platform
- Collaborated with consulting experts in glazing systems, ceilings, roofing, and structural design.
Lago Neuchatel - Residential and Commercial LEED Certified Complex (February - August 2015)
- Assistant manager during schematic design and design development stages.
- Created a CAD drawing platform for organization, printing quality, and proper use of layers and software tools.
- Developed architectural housing, commercial, and public level plans using a CAD platform.
- Consolidated interior layout and building distribution of the seven different housing typologies.
- Solidified architectural distribution in commercial and entrance levels.
- Re-designed preliminary stages of public exterior open spaces (frontal plaza).
- Cooperated with schematic architectural and constructive detail design.
- Coordinated consulting experts in interior architecture, structural design, and building installations.
- Generated a 3D building model for the consolidation of the design development stage.
- Produced conceptual 2D and 3D diagrams, graphs, and tables on an Adobe platform, as well as target images and renderings based on 3D model.
- Created and presented weekly slideshows showing project development to the client.
- Managed architectural team during the delivery of environmental impact bidding plans.
Taller 1:X, México Distrito Federal, MX, Co-Founder
Architectural and Graphic Design. Professional model-making. www.unoaequis.com
- Co-funded company and established initial working parameters and budget control.
- Co-designed graphic image and company website.
- Managed social media content, client base, and professional network.
- Developed architectural and graphic proposals for open international competitions.
- Designed and fabricated professional architectural models for other practices.
Puntosur Estudio Multimedia, México Distrito Federal, MX, Architect
Hotel Solaz Los Cabos [Sordo Madaleno Architects] - Interior Architecture Construction Plans (August - November 2014)
- Created a CAD drawing platform for organization, printing quality, and proper use of layers and software tools.
- Coordinated meetings with clients, as well as project planning and document delivery.
- Developed construction plans related to interior architecture using a CAD platform.
Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE) - Construction Plans (November - December 2014)
- Developed construction plans related to architectural design and structural details using a CAD platform.
- Coordinated consulting experts in furniture design.
- Collaborated in meetings with clients and architecture and construction consulting experts.
“El Bajío” Restaurant [Sordo Madaleno Architects] - Interior Architecture Construction Plans (December - January 2015)
- Coordinated meetings with clients, as well as project planning and document delivery.
- Developed construction plans related to interior architecture using a CAD platform.
National Autonomous University of Mexico, México Distrito Federal, MX, Contest Captain and Architect
Member of Team MEX in Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 (Versailles, France). Architectural design team member and Contest Captain (competition strategies coordinator).
Architectural and Interior Design
- Materialized initial concepts in order to consolidate prototype by designing and placing the competition pavilion.
- Incorporated social research results to prototype by reflecting preferences on materials, colors, and design features.
- Designed furnishings and spatial distributions that integrated traditional Mexican values and contemporary systems.
- Produced tender documentation, renderings, and construction plans related to interior and furniture design.
- Managed consulting experts in furniture design, regional arts and crafts, and glazing systems.
- Collaborated with multiple engineering disciplines (mechanical, electrical, thermal, and photovoltaic) to implement
low-energy consumption strategies and home appliances.
- Participated in the overall prototype construction phase, and coordinated furniture assembly and decoration stages.
- Presented prototype to architecture jury presided by Wang Shu during the SDE 2014 competition period.
Contest Captain [Competition Coordinator]
- Directed the creation and drafting of the six reports presented to each jury before their visit to the prototype.
- Translated and supervised project manual documentation for the different design and engineering areas.
- Scheduled team member activities during the SDE 2014 competition period (house performance tasks, jury presentations, guided tours, and support team).
- Conducted tasks and measurements supervised by SDE monitors and observers.
- Operated the prototype and its appliances during the competition period and supervised strategy implementation.
- Planned dinner party task alongside Mexican chef Ricardo Muñoz Zurita.
DMP Arquitectura, México Distrito Federal, MX, Architectural Intern
International Architecture and Design Competition Development as a team.
1st place: CoArq (Open International Ideas Competition) Plaza Pedro Moreno - Circuito de espacios abiertos
New Contemporary Art Museum [Buenos Aires, Argentina] - [AC-CA] Open International Competition Entry (June 2012)
- Participated in initial design and urban research stages in order to generate a solid architectural approach.
- Created competition layout and written project description.
- Produced conceptual 2D and 3D diagrams to be incorporated in competition layout, and led overall image design.
- Developed architectural and urban plans using a CAD platform.
Pedro Moreno Plaza [Guadalajara, Mexico] - CoARQ Open International Ideas Competition Winner (July 2012)
- Participated in initial design and urban research stages related to the design of a semi-pedestrian space under which a public parking was created.
- Created competition layout and coordinated overall design image.
- Collaborated in the creation of a complex 3D urban model that served as the main presentation diagram.
- Produced conceptual 2D and 3D diagrams to be incorporated in competition layout.
- Researched appropriate construction materials and solutions that would serve the overall urban proposal.
National Autonomous University of Mexico, México Distrito Federal, MX, BArch, Architecture
5-year Professional Degree
Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague, CZ, BArch, Architecture
Academic Exchange
2012 - 2013 Academic Achievement Diploma, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Award
Top 3 /1,000 (approximately) grade point averages within the generation.
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014, Multiple Awards, 1st Place
Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 - MEX [CASA UNAM]
1st Place - Engineering and Construction
2nd Place - Urban Design, Transportation, & Affordability
3rd Place - Sustainability
Versailles, France
Merit Diploma in Thesis, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Honorable Mention
Escandón Salazar, J., Jiménez Orozco, S., León Aguilar A., López López, L.D., Montes Staines, M., Rangel Rosales, J. (2015). Planteamiento, Desarrollo y Construcción de Prototipo de Vivienda Sustentable Aplicado al Caso de Estudio de la Unidad Habitacional Vicente Guerrero en Iztapalapa, Bajo los Parámetros de la Competencia Internacional “Solar Decathlon Europe 2014”. [Approach, Development, and Construction of Sustainable Housing Prototype Applied to the Vicente Guerrero Housing Unit Case Study in Iztapalapa, within the Parameters of the International 2014 Solar Decathlon Europe Competition.]. Mexico City: National Autonomous University of Mexico.
PAPIIT Scholarship Recipient, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Scholarship
Scholarship recipient for project CASA UNAM [Research & Technological Innovation Project Support Program]
Faculty of Architecture Award, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Award
Excellence in Social Service Program
Faculty of Architecture Award, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Award
Excellence in Internship Program
Plaza Pedro Moreno (CoARQ - Open International Ideas Competition), 1st Place
First place in Open International Ideas Competition with a semi-pedestrian corridor and housing building proposal in Guadalajara, Mexico.
