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Víctor Gaspar Chávez Alcantara

Víctor Gaspar Chávez Alcantara

Tulum, MX

 
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About 

Victor Chavez has been working in different countries such as Mexico, Ukraine, Belgium, China, and Cambodia.

Expanding his own boundaries and paradigmas, he tends to be pragmatic and simple. He also tends to use problems as the key solution.


His range of experience span a rich variety of projects, including Soumaya museum while working in Mexico city with Fernando Romero, Mixed use projects while working in Spark China, commercial projects in Russia and Europe, and other hospitality projects in Mexico.


Employment 

yaaxka design, Tulum, México, Director

Yaaxka design crea más que espacios; crea sentimientos y experiencias únicas a través de una constante búsqueda en la manera de habitar los espacios.
Esta búsqueda redefine las formas tradicionales, al efi cientar procesos que generen un menor costo,
un resultado Innovador y un menor impacto en el medio ambiente

Mar 2016 - current
 

UAU collective, Hasselt, BE, Design Architect

Participated in the design of architectural and urban projects in Belgium.

Jan 2016 - Mar 2016
 

SPARK, Shanghai, CN, Project Architect

Led architectural design team for the completion of several shopping malls, facades design, and mixed use master plans.
Led architectural design competitions for different master plans in China.
Worked on construction documents for different facade design projects as well as towers and mixed used projects.

Apr 2013 - Jan 2016
 

voodoo & associates, Shanghai, CN, Project Architect

Led architectural design on the full design intent package for different shopping malls in Russia, as well as master plan design in Mongolia.

May 2012 - Apr 2013
 

Mex66, Mexico city, self employed

I design and built different houses in Mexico.

Jul 2010 - Jun 2012
 

[virtuarch], Shanghai, CN, Architect

worked on Design, and construction drawing of different factory projects in China.

Jun 2009 - May 2010
 

Drozdov & Partnets, Kharkiv, UA, Design Archtiect

Design Architect leader
Participated in the design of architectural and urban projects in the city of Lviv, and Odessa

Aug 2008 - Jan 2009
 

FR-EE / Fernando Romero Enterprise, Mexico city, Lead Architect

Worked as part of the main architectural core team of the Soumaya Museum design and construction process leading and coordinating different teams and people involved in the construction.

Worked on the main construction documents for the museum

Developed different facade solutions as well as analyse the final facade design using parametric methods.

Jan 2006 - Aug 2008
 

Education 

Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM), Querétaro, MX, BArch, Architecture

5 years study program in the field of architecture explores different topics.

Jan 2019 - current
 

Politecnico di Torino, Torino, IT, BArch, Erasmus

Jan 2019 - current
 

Awards 

Auditorium competition Latvia, Honorable Mention

2022
 

Contemrporary art museum Warsaw, Other

Short listed

2022
 

2nd place in the Wenzhou-Kean University, 2nd Place

2022
 

Areas of Specialization 

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