Rafael Berkowitz
445 West 19th Street Apt 6F
New York, NY 10011
Phone: 917- 679-0472
Profile
Creative Director with focus on hospitality design with a career that straddles architecture and interior design. Crafting unique experiences conceptualizing the design for projects and interpreting client's requirements. Working and managing closely client relations, design teams, consultants, and operators, and coordinating design and documentation for successful projects, securing trusted client relationships.
Professional Experience:
Creative Director - Campbell House (New York, New York )
February 2020 - March 2024
Responsible for projects design direction, establish and maintain client relations, manage design studio, coordinate business development efforts. Direct and oversee a team of designers and consultants on multiple projects ensuring design and documentation for successful project completion.
Design Director - Wilson Associates (New York, New York )
January 2015 - November 2020
Responsible for conceptualizing the design intent of the entire project and interpreting the requirements of client, operator, and consultants. Direct and oversee a team of designers and consultants on multiple, large-scale projects, coordinating the design and documentation for successful project completion.
Tonychi and Associates - Senior Associate (New York, New York )
November 2010 - May 2014
Responsible for project direction working with Principal, design and develop master planning and interior environments from conceptual through construction documentation, control of project documentation and specifications, team's leadership and coordination, review and coordination of consultant information and documents, review shop drawings, RFI, communication with project teams, clients, consultants, contractors, and vendors
Principal - rb | architect (New York, New York )
February 2003 - October 2010
As sole proprietor responsible for all aspects of business: from schematic design through construction documentation and construction administration and site visits, secure DOB approvals, client relation and development, marketing, and new business
Senior Project Architect - Peter Marino Architects (New York, New York )
August 1995 - September 2003
Responsible for design, client presentation, construction documents, construction management and supervision on various residential and commercial projects
Staff Architect - Marren And Newman Architects (New York, NY )
August 1992 - August 1995
Responsibilities included design, model making, client presentation, construction documents on various commercial and residential projects
Staff Architect - 1100 Architects (New York, NY )
October 1991 - January 1992
Responsibilities included model making and construction documents for Esprit Des Corps concept
Assistant - Diller + Scofidio (New York, NY )
June 1991 - October 1991
Project Architect - Arkitekta CA (Caracas, Venezuela )
April 1988 - December 1989
Registered architect in New York State since 1995
Skills Proficient with AutoCAD, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, excellent verbal and graphics communication skills, fluent in English and Spanish
Teaching Guest critic, New York School of Interior Design
Campbell House, New York, NY, US, Creative Director
Responsible for projects design direction, establish and maintain client relations, manage design studio, coordinate business development efforts. Direct and oversee a team of designers and consultants on multiple projects ensuring design and documentation for successful project completion.
Wilson Associates, New York, NY, US, design director
Responsible for conceptualizing the design intent of the entire project and interpreting the requirements of client, operator and consultants. Direct and oversee a team of designers and consultants on multiple, large scale projects, coordinating the design and documentation for successful project completion.
tonychi and associates, New York, NY, US, senior associate
Responsible for project direction working with Principal, design and develop master planning and interior environments from conceptual through construction documentation, control of project documentation and specifications, teams leadership and coordination, review and coordination of consultant information and documents, review shop drawings, RFI, communication with project teams, clients, consultants, contractors, and vendors
rb | architect, New York, NY, US, principal
As sole proprietor responsible for all aspects of business: from schematic design through construction documentation and construction administration and site visits, secure DOB approvals client relation and development, marketing and new business
