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Marcela Velez

Marcela Velez

Medellín, CO

 
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About 

Architect with experience in architectural design firms, specializing in interior design. Passionate about interior spaces with meaning. Conscious that materials are the interpretation of the senses. The personality of the spaces is developed through details, these being the bases of design and creation.

In search of acquiring new goals and knowledge, dedicated to learning and collaborating. Focus on the design process that engulfs the conceptualization and development of ideas. Skills in the representation field and handling of informatics.

Employment 

Grupo Éxito, Medellin, Interior Designer

Concept and interior designer for VIVA Shopping Centers in Colombia for Grupo Éxito. Management of multiple projects simultaneously, finishing specification, furniture design, architectural details drawing (.dwg), 3D modeling (SketchUp), common areas and special concepts design, study of clients’ behaviors to translate their thinking into spaces.

Mar 2017 - current
 

Entornos Productivos, Bogotá, CO, Interior Designer

Concept and interior designer for hotel, residential and institutional projects. Finishing, furniture specification, architectural details drafting and management of multiple projects simultaneously. PowerPoint concept presentations. 3D modeling (SkecthUp and Revit).

Oct 2015 - Sep 2016
 

Condiseño Arquitectos, Medellín, CO, Interior Designer

Architectural designer for VIVA Envigado Shopping Center. Floor, ceiling, lighting, landscape, restroom and common areas design, architectural details drafting, 3D modeling (SketchUp).

May 2015 - Oct 2015
 

Gomez Piedrahita Arquitectos, Medellín, CO, Architectural Designer

Architectural designer for new residential and hotel projects. Architectural design drafting and 3D modeling (SketchUp). House reformations and architecture competitions. Management of multiple projects simultaneously.

Jun 2014 - May 2015
 

Education 

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB), Medellín, CO, Specialization in interior architectural projects

Concept creation. Application of materials, lighting, furniture and finishings concepts on interior design projects.

Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
 

Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB), Medellín, CO, Architecture

Undergraduate degree in Architecture

Jan 2009 - Nov 2013
 

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