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Krasimira Baldaranova

Krasimira Baldaranova

San Diego, CA, US

 
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About 

I am a professional with a multidisciplinary profile, holding an engineering degree in Architecture and Land Planning . Over the years, I have gained extensive expertise as an architectural designer, landscape architect, and part. civil engineer in both the USA and Germany. My portfolio includes diverse projects such as residential buildings, fire department stations, recreational centers, masterplans, and playgrounds across various scales.

Employment 

Stephen Dalton Architects, Solana Beach, CA, US, Architectural designer / Job captain

- Worked on residential projects in all phases, and construction types with a focus on Construction Documents and Design Development

PROJECT LIST

TOWNHOMES / SINGLE HOMES (Job captain position)
1. Habitat Santee, 17 townhomes, 3 stories, SD, DD - 2023/2024 :
2. Jefferson Ave, 4 townhomes, 3 stories, SD, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT - 2023/2024
3. 256 Pacific Ave, Solana Beach - Single home residence SD, DD, Coastal development permit - 2022,2023
4. 408 Pacific Ave, Solana Beach - Remodeling Single home residence SD- 2023-2024

MULTY FAMILY (Architectural designer position ) - 2022-2024

1. Kanso - 10 Floors, 182 units, CD - IA and IIIA modified
2. Ohio Street - 8 Floors, 88 units - DD, CD, - IA, IIIA modified
3. Stella - 9 Floors plus -P, 119 units DD, CD, BP - 1A
4. KIRE Mesa College - 6 Floors, DD, CD - VA type on Podium
5. KIRE 8* St, 3 buildings x 3 stories DD, CD,BP - VA
7. Fern Street - 3 Floors and 2 basement, DD, CD - VA
8. La Mesa Village - 5 Floors, DD, CD - VA type on IA
9. Carlsbad Village Drive - 5 Floors, SD - VA type on IA
10. Rialto - 4 Floor, SD, DD, CD - VA type
11. Fern St - 3 Floors plus 2 Basement, SD, DD, CD - VA type

CUSTOM HOMES (Architectural designer)
1. Sanson 2 - Remodeling Single home residence Solana Beach, DD, CD - 2022
2. Cornish - Remodeling Single home residence in Cardiff by the sea - DD, CD 2023

Feb 2022 - current
 

Greg Danskin Architect, San Diego, CA, US, Architectural Designer - Freelance

- Generated and maintained drawings necessary for the design process (ArchiCad).
- Designed projects in compliance with building regulations and other requirements.
- Worked on and completed all phases for residential projects.

Oct 2020 - Dec 2021
 

GroundLevel Landscape Architecture, San Diego, CA, US, Landscape Designer

- Completed all phases of commercial projects
- Collaborated with consultants from various disciplines to develop designs
- Coordinated projects with the city through the building permit process.
- Made necessary changes, updates, and modifications to the design process
- Conducted design, analysis, and modeling tasks using design software (AutoCad, Adobe package)

Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
 

kplan AG, Regensburg, DE, Architectural Designer

- Performed schematic design and design development for Fire Department
buildings and indoor/outdoor pools, recreational centers (ArchiCad)
- Created site design, site grading, earthwork balance, storm water management
designs/plans
- Produced detailed construction document drawings (ArchiCad) and materials research
- created building permit drawings & stormwater management plans and coordinated them with engineers and city representatives to ensure durable, weather tight and energy-efficient projects

Mar 2016 - Jul 2019
 

Grosser Seeger & Partner, Nuremberg, DE, Landscape planner ( Project manager)

- Designed site plans, grading, drainage, utilities, and stormwater management plans for various projects.
- Conducted feasibility studies and master plans for clinics in Nuremberg in partnership with other architectural and urban design professionals.
- Developed design guidelines for urban renewal projects in Southern Germany regions.
- Created open spaces for multi-family residential buildings, urban areas, and playgrounds, ensuring compliance with building regulations and other specifications in all project phases.
- Addressed inquiries from contractors.
- Prepared permit drawings, submittal documents, and stormwater management plans.

Aug 2011 - Apr 2014
 

Education 

OTH Regensburg - University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, Regensburg, DE, Bachelors, Architecture

In the bachelor's degree program in architecture at the University of Applied Sciences Regensburg, students acquire the ability to independently carry out planning and construction tasks in six semesters. In addition to the technical-constructive, design, economic and social aspects, special emphasis is placed on the contemporary integration of the built environment.

Oct 2015 - Oct 2018
 

University of Kassel, Kassel, DE, Masters, Landscape architecture - (graduate engineer) Diplom-Ingenieur

Focus: Open-space design, design methodology and technology (development and innovation) focused planning and design strategies
Specific learning objectives:

in Landscape Architecture: emphasis on free inductive and experimental approaches to promote innovative design results
in Open-Space Planning: sustainable, spatial and organizational concepts for the development of open spaces at district, city and regional levels

Mar 2006 - Oct 2008
 

University of Kassel, Kassel, DE, Bachelors, Landscape Planning - (graduate engineer) Diplom-Ingenieur

A distinctive feature of all three bachelor programs in the ASL School of Architecture, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture, is the intensive interdisciplinary connection as a basis for multidisciplinary thinking and acting. This reflects current demands in the professional world, characterized by wide-ranging and constantly changing tasks of an interdisciplinary nature. The goal of the six-semester bachelor degree program is the development of knowledge and competencies that provide a solid foundation for further study in the master program and provides the qualifications for limited planning work in the contexts of spatial and structural design, as well as strategic and conceptual planning, or in other related planning areas.

Jan 2003 - Oct 2008
 

Awards 

Supermarket for the Future, 3rd Place

https://www.architekturblatt.de/studierende-der-architektur-gestalten-den-supermarkt-der-zukunft/

2017
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills