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Francesca Perazzelli

Francesca Perazzelli

Los Angeles, CA, US

 

About 

~I provide full architecture services from Design through Certificate of Occupancy.

>35 years of experience and over >100 projects. Type V, Type III, Residential, Civic, Commercial and Hospitality and Transportation.

~Design, Planning, Interiors, Finishes, Historic, Green, Lighting, Mechanical, LEED AP and AIA.

~310-963-2170   [email protected]

~fpa.aia

Employment 

fpa.aia, Los Angeles, CA, US, Architect/Owner/Principal

Principal of Private Practice.
Full service Architectural Firm.

~Tokuza, West Los Angeles
~Butte, Santa Monica
~Ashley/Larson, West Los Angeles (pending)
~Skura-Zedeck, Beverlywood (pending)

Sep 2016 - current
 

Disney, Anaheim, CA, US, Architect

Architect for Capital Improvements at the Disneyland Resort/Park.
OSHA compliance, additions, attractions, hotels, security, ride and show,
relocation, renovations and monorail transit. State and local permitting.
Design, Plans, Permitting, Specifications and Construction Observation Close-Out.

Mar 2015 - Sep 2016
 

fpa.aia, Los Angeles, CA, US, Principal-Owner

Principal of Private Practice.
Full service Architectural Firm.
~Yamada Residence, Los Angeles
~Hawley Residence, Hancock Park
~Nakasawa Duplex, Los Angeles
~Ito/Lee Residence, Pasadena
~Rosenbloom/Melchi, Residence, Silverlake
~Keenan/Bernardi Residence, Studio City
~Wilson Residence, Siverlake
~Murray Residence, Manhattan Beach
~Pederzoli/Carillo Interior Renovation, Westwood

Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
 

Tichenor & Thorp Architects, Inc., Beverly Hills, CA, US, Project Architect

~ Project Architect for a Sound Studio, Tenant Improvement Project, Design Build Project, Permits, RFIs and Submittals.
~ Residential Remodels

Apr 2012 - Apr 2013
 

Nadel Architects, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Architect

Working on the renovation of several local medical office buildings. Design, finishes, rfis and documentation for design build.

Jan 2012 - Apr 2012
 

fpa.aia, Los Angeles, CA, US, Owner/Principal

Private Practice
~Magnusen Residence
~Luppen Residence
~Graham Residence
~Robinson Residence
~Martinez Residence

Oct 2010 - Dec 2011
 

HNTB, Los Angeles, CA, US, Sr.Project Architect

~Senior Project Architect for the 600,000 sq. ft. renovation of Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX. Responsible for design development through C.D. set. Coordinated with owner, consultants, stakeholders and agencies to further the project. Strategized and developed submittals for LEED Silver status for new one million sq. ft. portion of the expansion. Familiarity with TSA, Homeland Security, Fire Department, FAA, Customs and International travel restrictions.
~Coordinated and participated in meetings for the LAX Expansion of 1 M. sq. ft.

Dec 2008 - Oct 2010
 

Leo A. Daly, Los Angeles, CA, US, Senior Project Architect

~Project Architect for the Bel Air Hotel, five star facility, new 12,000 sq. ft. SPA building. Design, design development, entitlements and permitted set. Opening next month, October 2011
~GSA Veteran's Administration dormitory key card and security system.
~UCLA Harbor Medical Center bridging documents. OSHPD approvals.
~High School Nine LAUSD
~Rochester Hills Medical Center, Rochester Hills Michigan. CD set in revit

Nov 2007 - Oct 2008
 

Van Tilburg, Banvard & Soderbergh (VTBS Architects), Santa Monica, CA, US, Project Architect

~Mixed use projects in Glendale and Burbank
~Multi-family housing in Pasadena, Hollywood, Kingsburg and Van Nuys
~Kohanaiki Resort in Maui, Hawaii. Master planning of residential commercial and maintenance facilities. Produced design review standards and guidelines for housing development.

Oct 2006 - Sep 2007
 

ARCHEON Group, Los Angeles, CA, US, Project Architect

~Developed multi-family projects in Lancaster, West Los Angeles and South Central.
~Developed temporary housing for Katrina victims for New Orleans with the Salvation Army.

Sep 2005 - Sep 2006
 

fpa.aia, Los Angeles, CA, US, Owner/Architect

Completed over 30 projects from design through certificate of occupancy, mostly residential but some commercial and some civic.

Prior associations with Welton Becket, DMJM, AHT, PMA Arch West and Zimmerman.

Jan 1983 - Aug 2005
 

Education 

University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA, US, Masters, Master of Architecture

Master of Architecture with thesis on Mixed-use.
~Designed and developed a mixed-use project in Westwood
~Designed a pre-school and community building on Berendo
~Designed an urban infill live/work project on Sixth Street
~Designed a hotel in Santa Monica on Ocean Avenue
~Certificate in Historic Preservation

Aug 2002 - May 2004
 

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, US, BArch, Design

~Completed a degree in Design.

Sep 1975 - Jun 1976
 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, US, Architecture

~Architecture, Urban Planning, Design, History

Jan 1974 - Jun 1975
 

L'Accademia Di Belli Arte, Florence, Italy, Decorazione

~Year abroad program in Florence.
Studied: History of Art, Sculpture, Anatomy, Design and Italian.

Sep 1972 - Jun 1973
 

University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale, IL, US, Design

~Design of structures with Buckminster Fuller

Aug 1970 - Jun 1972
 

Awards 

Design Review Board - Westwood, CA, Nomination

Was awarded to serve on the Westwood Design Review Board's bi-weekly meetings to contribute to the built environment.

2012
 

Annenburg Grant, Grant

1976
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills