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Silvia Ruiz-Poveda
I hold a Master degree from Polytechnic University of Madrid / ETSAM, a NAAB accredited 5-year architecture school, graduated in 2016. I also spent a semester abroad studying Architecture at Seoul National University (SNU). In addition to my architectural studies, I pursued my interest in arts and cinema by studying Art Direction at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London (summer of 2012) and Film Production at UCLA (summer of 2014).
I am a Master Architect with experience working both in the U.S. and Spain on a variety of BIM projects, ranging from large to small size and different typologies such as football stadiums, entertainment venues, healthcare, hospitality, residential affordable housing, commercial buildings, rehabilitation projects, and mixed-use developments. I am a very determined and diligent worker. I efficiently deliver promising results in the design of projects due to my creative curiosity, my passion and desire to increase quality. I have been a member of AIA since January 2022 and I’ve participated in different courses such as the in and outs of accessibility, Field-Installed Composite Design: Achieving Superior Building Waterproofing & Contaminant Protection.
I worked at IDOM in Bilbao, Spain as a Job Captain, on a R&D Building project in the SD and DD phases, managing coordination with consultants and developing the Revit model to ensure compliance with code and regulations. Additionally, my role as a job captain and BIM manager for the Science & Technology Campus in San Sebastián showcased my proficiency in overseeing the creation of architectural, structural, and site BIM models through REVIT 360, emphasizing my leadership in managing complex building projects and collaborative workflows. This experience allowed me to contribute to a sustainable building design that integrated renewable energy systems, reflecting my commitment to environmental impact reduction and sustainability in architectural projects.
Previously in LA, I worked with Totum Consulting as a Job Captain from May 2023 to November 2023, on the schematic design phase for a 75,000 SF Senior Care facility rehabilitation in Tustin, California, ensuring compliance with California Building Code and municipal codes. Additionally, leading other diverse projects such as a rehabilitation hospital improvement, motel rehabilitation, homeless shelter, and a child camp, highlighted my ability to meet regulatory requirements and provide tailored design solutions for clients.
From May 2022, I worked as a Job Captain at House & Robertson Architects (HRA) in Los Angeles, where I spearheaded a commercial project from entitlement to completion of 100% Construction Documents and Plan Check Resubmittal for building permits. My role involved building the BIM model on Revit 360, collaborating and coordinating with consultants, designers, and clients through regular meetings and Bluebeam sessions. I had extensive experience in building materials, systems, specifications, building codes, and producing detailed documents like shop drawings, wall sections, FF&E plans, and responding to plan check comments. Prior to this, I had worked in Spain as BIM Architect with Morph Studio in Madrid on hospitality projects using Revit and engaged in architectural competitions as a self-employed professional from 2020 to 2021.
From 2018 to 2020, I had the opportunity to work at various studios in Los Angeles. During my time at Abode Communities, I worked as an Architectural Designer on affordable multifamily housing. My responsibilities included working on Entitlement Set, Design Development, Construction Documents, Feasibility Studies of various projects. Prior to this, I was a Project Designer at M-RAD Architecture, where I worked on multifamily projects using Revit on the SD, feasibility studies for a hospitality project and an architectural competition that received recognition and publication.
I began my role as an Architectural Designer at MEIS Architects in Venice Beach working on the Cincinnati Football Club Stadium on REVIT 360 for the SD and DD phases over the course of a year. I was responsible for overseeing the design aspects of various amenities within the stadium, including restaurants, bars, medical facilities, parking areas, and restroom layouts. I created architectural visualizations (Rhino, Vray, Photoshop) as well as developing concept designs and context schemes for various entertainment venues such as music venues, amphitheaters, sport venues, and tennis courts.
Ingennus, Zaragoza, ES, Architect
-DATA CENTER projects development , coordination with consultants and CA in the U.S. (300k SF)
-Study and verification of municipal code compliance of a 32 single family units on the Basic Project in Málaga.
-Pre-concept design of 65 residential units in Granada, Spain. (Revit)
-Development of a competition, drafting, and project management in Revit in Valencia, Spain.
-Urban planning and private amenities design (featuring a mini golf course as a unique recreational amenity of a luxury residential project.
-Execution project for the promotion of luxury homes in Alicante, Spain.
IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, Bilbao, ES, Job Captain - BIM Manager
- Science & Technology Campus 215278 SF project development in the SD, DD on REVIT 360, located in San Sebastián, Spain.
Applying CTE and municipal code, coordination with consultants, specs.
My role as a job captain and BIM manager for the Science & Technology Campus of Gipuzkoa in Spain, a R&D Building project, showcased my leadership in creating architectural, structural, and site BIM models through REVIT 360. This experience highlighted my ability to effectively oversee the development of complex building projects using BIM technology and collaborative workflows.
Managing coordination with consultants and ensuring compliance with code and municipal regulations was crucial to successfully advance the project through the schematic design and design development phases, all while meeting budget requirements. My experience in overseeing a complex and detailed project like this highlighted my proficiency in multi-disciplinary project management of a large scale building.
Totum, Los Angeles, CA, US, Job Captain
- Rehabilitation and use change of a Senior Care all inclusive facility in Tustin. 75000 SF project in the Schematic Design
- Motel Rehabilitation in Garden Grove, Los Angeles - Schematic Design. While working as a job captain at TOTUM, I was involved in the project of rehabilitating a motel in Garden Grove to transform it into a Hospitality Inn with 50 rooms. This project aimed to not only provide accommodation but also to serve as a support center for individuals enrolled in the Street Medicine Program, helping them in identifying and securing permanent housing.
- Resilience Shelter in Los Angeles - Schematic Design
- Children´s Camp in Long Beach - Design Development
House & Robertson Architects HRA, Culver City, Job Captain
I worked as a job captain on the DATA CENTER of the new OC Vibe campus in Anaheim. I Individually developed on REVIT360 and coordinate with consultants the 15000 SF Commercial Project from Schematic Design (SD) to Construction Documents (CD) and Plan Check.
I managed coordination with consultants and ensuring compliance with code and municipal regulations to successfully submitt Plan Check and respond to comments. I additionally produced shop drawings, contact with vendors, etc.
During my time working at HRA, I had the oportunity of being a job captain on a project where OCVIBE selected Innovative Partnerships Group as its global Agency of Record to attract hyper-local companies to an immersive sports and entertainment project surrounding Honda Center. With a $4B development initiative launched, the project aims to showcase innovative food offerings from up-and-coming chefs, including over 20 new restaurants, six bars, and local artisans in a bustling market hall that highlights Orange County’s regional and independent food culture.
I was also involved on other projects such as:
THE HONDA CENTER WEST EXTENSION:
-Glass and Steel Canopy at the roof - construction documentation on revit
MARKET HALL & RESTAURANT ROW:
-Media installation - Model and Construction documentation on REVIT
-9 Restaurants and bars - Revit Model and Coordination with interior designers to develop construction drawings and details
Studio Echoes, Madrid , Project Architect
International Competitions of Architecture and Art.
Morph Estudio, Madrid, BIM Architect
Hospitality projects in the Design Development Phase (DD) and CD with Revit.
Architectural Competitions and Interior Design with Rhino + Postproduction.
- General Urban Plan Check and Viability Study in Granada, Spain for an hospitality student residence project of 343 rooms (Revit).
- 1000 rooms student residence project in Madrid, Spain on the DD and CD phases, application of the ADA code (Revit).
Abode Communities, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer
Affordable Housing Projects in the Design Development (DD) and Construction Documents (CD) phases.
Affordable Housing Projects in the Design Development (DD) and Construction Documents (CD) phases and Feasibility Studies in Los Angeles area.
-Renovation project upgrade, CD for ADA, roofs, interior floors, elevations and ceilings, construction details update, stairs and parking update for ADA.
-Entitlement Set for New Affordable Multifamily housing in Los Angeles. - SD
-Two projects of new dwellings construction in the Design Development in Downtown LA.
-Canopy Design and options for a common area space on the roof. Supporting the idea of continuity with the line of exterior masonry but to become self-supported to not overload the adjoining blocks and using a lightweight material such as aluminum with two tensors to stabilize the overall set.
M-Rad Inc., Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Designer
-Master Plan for a Luxury Hotel with Spa and amenities such as a music amphitheater, restaurants, shopping center, solar farm and an helicopter airport in the Joshua Tree Desert. Use of the San Bernardino Code.
- Sustainable Architectural Competition - ABU DHABI LAGI 2019 NOMINATION
- Multifamily housing project in Hollywood, development of SD set with Revit.
MEIS Design Studio, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architectural Designer
-FOOTBALL CLUB CINCINNATI WEST END STADIUM - SD schematic design and Design Development Phase DD working with Revit 360, Architectural visualizations, Parking Feasibility Studies.
-STAPLES CENTER UPGRADE Los Angeles - DD
-DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK UPGRADE Los Angeles - SD, Architectural Visualizations
-Designs for Restaurants and concert venue amenities in Seattle -SD, Architectural Visualizations
-Tennis Courts Project update - SD, Architectural Visualizations
Ruiz-Poveda Arquitectos, Zaragoza, ES, Junior Architect
Residential projects layout design for real state and assessment. - Autocad
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM), Madrid, ES, MArch, Architecture
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, Film Production
Seoul National University, Seoul, KR, BArch, Architecture
University of the Arts, Central Saint Martins School of Art & Design, London, GB, Art Design for Film
Land Art Project Competition, Other
SMACH is a land-art project, a biennial open air exhibition that represents the combination of “art and nature”, where the latter acts as the display of the artistic creations, designed and tailored specifically to various sites.
Machine to Live, Machine to Breath in Madrid, Honorable Mention
A Sustainable Housing response to a Pandemic which forces us to rethink how to live with confinement.
Silvia proposed a multifamily building which allowed a 360 view within it, a vertical garden and a dynamic facade to be adaptable to the new circumstances to feel free staying home.
LAND ART GENERATOR - LAGI 2019, Nomination
Architropism by Matthew Rosenberg, Kevin Morgan, Kenneth Young, Sung-Su Kim, and Silvia Ruiz-Poveda
Technology: vertical axis wind turbine, kinetic energy harvesting
Annual Capacity: 1,640 MW
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator Initiative design competition for Abu Dhabi.
A sustainable Pier in Huntington Beach, California. Master Project by Silvia Ruiz-Poveda, Scholarship
The idea of create a new prototype for a sustainable Pier in Huntington Beach was born from the analysis of this Surf City position that allows to re-use the natural re-sources the place has. The new design respects the traditional idea of the Piers as the place where everybody meets in the Californian Coast and the relationship with the city through the continuity of the Main Street, his position above the beach and along the Ocean, preserving the permeability in the accesses and the aquatic activities around the Pier.
Selected Project at Aparicio Project Design with Junya Ishigami, Scholarship
AV Magazine Drawing Tuñon and Mansilla, 1st Place
Hand drawing Tuñón and Mansilla´s projects winning annual subscription at AV Magazine
Cover Album Design - Proud Mary - Manchester, UK., Other
https://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Proud%20Mary&title=Pilgrim%20Fields
"La vuelta al mundo en 80 días" Cátedra Aparicio UPM, Scholarship
Publication: Subject: Projects, Architectural Design, Honorable Mention
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM
Subject: projects, Architectural Design, level 8
Jesus Aparicio Guisado, Full Professor UPM.
César Jímenez Benavidés, Héctor Fernandez Elorza, María Hurtado de Mendoza, Phd professor UPM
ISBN-978-84940411-0-5
https://issuu.com/cyanmag/docs/cyanmag12, Honorable Mention
Feature on CYAN MAGAZINE ILUSTRACIÓN EXPERIMENTAL
Drawing Contest at CEU San Pablo Madrid, 2nd Place
MUNICH - Architectural Design Project Feature, Honorable Mention
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, ETSAM
Architectural Design, Level 6
Unidad Docente BERRIOCHOA, Phd professor UPM
