Fanor Serrano
Architect -MArch Sustainable Environmental Design
155 clarendon road w11 4jj London mobile: 07859172414 e-mail: fanor_serrano@yahoo.com.ar
Profile I am an Architect who is enthusiastic about design and the transformation of ideas into spaces and buildings with regard of material and spatial quality with technical knowledge necessary to achieve energy efficient and low carbon buildings . My previous experience (six years) in Residential and educational buildings of different scales gave me confidence working with multi disciplinary teams and strong skills in the development of ideas in to reality regarding technical and aesthetical demands. Looking forward to work in projects integrating sustainability criteria and design, and explore applications for low carbon, energy efficient buildings, as well integration of concepts of sustainability into living and spatial exploration.
Education and qualifications
Portfolio
Architectural Association School of Architecture AA–EE-M Arch SED 2011 MArch Sustainable Environmental Design
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Architect 2003-Universidad Nacional de Colombia (RIBA certified school) Bachelor 5 years professional degree (distinction)
Skills • Architectonic design,in conceptual and construction stage.
Languages Fluent Spanish. basic Portuguese and basic French.
References Contact details are available on request: • Catherine Harrington -Architype
• Experience leading and as part of a team .
• Joana Carla Soares Gonçalves-AA school of architecture
• Experience in desing and coordination with construction processes in different scales with regard of detail and materials.
• Gustavo Perry - Gustavo Perry Architects
• Technical knowledge in energy efficiency (thermal simulation, solar analisys comfort analisys, detailing, etc) • Integration of sustainability and desing.
Software skills CAD/BIM: AutoCAD, Revit, Archicad (Basic), Grasshopper for Rhino ENVIRONMENTAL: Ecotect (Solar access), EDSL TAS (Thermal simulation), Radiance (Daylight) GRAPHICS: 3d studio, In-design, Photoshop, Sketch-up OFFICE: Excel, Word
Professional experience 2005 –2009 GUSTAVO PERRY ARQUITECTOS Large residential and educational projects. My role was to work in architectural design and technical coordination of large residential projects in charge of coordination with the technical and commercial teams involved in the development of the projects. • Housing project: “Mirador del lago” 70 units, 21.000 sq Meters Bogotá, Colombia. • Housing project “Solkaire” 12 units, 3.500 sq Meters Bogotá, Colombia
2003 DANIEL BONILLA ARQUITECTOS Architectural design. Bogota Colombia: Part of the team involved in the completion of architectural competitions. • Private competition: Factory “Quala” in Santo Domingo • Private competition: Housing in Bucaramanga, Colombia. INDEPENDENT WORK -FANOR SERRANO & CATALINA MEJÍA. Architectural design, interior and furniture design: • Interior Design – various
• Housing project “Coquimbo-Miracolina” 70 units, 19.000 sq Meters Bogotá, Colombia
• Preliminary architectural design Hotel. Bogotá Colombia. Outsourcing for Exacta proyecto total.
• Housing Project “Montanar” 270 units, 40.000 sq Meters Bogotá, Colombia
• Residential Building “Monterrey” Housing, 12 units, 3000 sq Meters Bogotá Colombia Outsourcing for Exacta proyecto total.
2004 -2005 EXACTA PROYECTO TOTAL S.A. High end residential projects and interior design: Working in Residential projects, new buildings and renovation my role as junior designer included supervised tasks in several projects, the model of work in this practice is strongly oriented to team work. • Housing Project “Palos Verdes” 14 units, 4000 sq Meters Bogotá Colombia. • Interior design apartment “bosque refugio, Bogotá Colombia. (Short listed project in the Biennale of Colombian Architecture) 2003 – 2004 LIAN ARQUITECTOS Y ASOCIADOS High end retrofitting, interior design and furniture design. Bogota Colombia: Working in retrofitting and renovation project oriented to high end market as designer on charge of all aspects of the projects from design to completion with special attention to interaction with clients, detail and manufacture processes. • Housing “Liverpool 69” Refurbished structure. 12 units 3500 sq Meters Bogotá Colombia • Interior design and furniture in various renovation projects.
• House for Jovane Gonzalez. 200 sq Metres Bogotá Colombia.
COMPETITIONS: I have been involved in architecture competitions during my professional career as a way to test new ideas and test them with other professionals. • MARTYR´S SQUARE. Beirut – Lebanon, 2005
Third prize International architectural ideas competition. Collaboration with Aaron Cohen and Catalina Mejia • Open competition for GNB BANK OFFICE BUILDING Short listed - spetial mention Bogotá-Colombia,2008-collaboration with Gustavo Perry Architects. • Private competition for church “MANANTIAL DE VIDA” Second Prize Bogotá-Colombia, 2008-collaboration with Konrad Bruner Archi tects. • Public competition for “Universidad Distrital de Colombia“ First Price Bogotá –Colombia , 2009 Gustavo Perry Architects.
Martyr’s Square- Beirut Lebanon 2004
COMPETITION 3th prize
The competition called for a proposal for the reconstruction of the Martyr’s square and its the adjacent areas; one of the scenarios of violence during Lebanon’s civil war. The proposal is a wound-like symbolic surface, that aims to act as an integration surface of both sides (muslim and catholic) and allocates services and cultural spaces in underground spaces while proposed buildigns that “float” over this continuous surface. In the context of an idea competitions the project looks forward to highlight the simbolic,and historical character of a mostly demolished existing context in a city such as Beirut.
MARTYR´S SQUARE INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION BEIRUT - LEBANON 2004 SECOND PLACE DEVELOPED BY: ARCH CATALINA MEJIA . ARCH AARON COHEN . ARCH. FANOR SERRANO
District university - Bogota Colombia 2009
The aim of the competition was the design of a campus for a public university in a deprived neighborhood in Bogota. The proposed project extends the use of the buildings beyond the university’s program requirements; promoting by its location and layout the use of university buildings (like auditorium, library, playgrounds, etc) by the surrounding comunity. The resulting scheme aims to promote a higher integration between the university and the comunity engaging both students in the comunity life and comunity with the university activities.
COMPETITION 1st prize
Library 12 de Octubre- Medellin Colombia 2009
The competition called for a proposal for a public library , part of a plan to provide with services for young people deprived and violent areas of the city of Medellin. In order to create an strong cultural identification between the comunity with the building, an iconic element from the local “festival de las flores” (flower festival) is used as motive for the principal facade. The “silleta” which is a traditional flower arrangement used by the early inhabitants of the city to merchandize flowers is re-enacted in the facade of the building providing the aditional function of solar control for the building.
COMPETITION
Residential building “Palos Verdes� Bogota Colombia 2003
This residential building exploits the proximity with an adjacent park and promenade. The project is characterised by its big windows facing the park and by its constant relationship between the internal spaces and the park . The other facades of the building (facing roads or close neighbours) are built in brick and slate. Special care was taken in the use of those traditional materials and the interpretation of handcraft and tradition in a contemporary language.
Interior Design “Bosque refugio” Bogota, Colombia Short-listed Biennale of Colombian architecture 2008 The main concept for the design of this flat was the client desire of large multifunctional spaces, for this reason the divisions and elements are designed to float in the open spaces and to give as much visual continuity as possible. As it was the intention of the occupants to allocate an eclectic collection of objects and art pieces gathered along its life, the design is kept simple and the space’s character is defined by the occupants througth furniture and art pieces.
Mercer St London UK 2011
ACADEMIC-Dissertation AA+EE SED
Massive timber+Urban infill+energy efficiency The project explores the use of small gaps in the city for residetial - mixed use and the possibility of high performance urban dwellings. The project is part of a wider resesarch on the use of massive timber prefabrication and its possitive impact on the energy consumption and comfort during winter and summer. One of the main features of the project is the proposed adaptable facade that provides to the occupants with the possibility of ventilation and shade in summer and additional insulation on winter. The building is conceived as a neutral container that maximizes flexibility in the internal layout while its envelope provides the possibility to modulate the climatic conditions. The shades are designed based on the solar geometry and orientation , and variations in its geometry allows an always changing facade and dynamic interiors.The repetitive character of the modular prefabrication is thus enhanced with a dynamic facade that changes depending on the perspective from where its approached and the random decisions of its users .
Retrofitting + New building. Rejuvenating strategies in a degraded neighborghood. Bogota Colombia 2003
ACADEMIC: UN Dissertationtion
The project focuses on the reuse of two old derelicted buildings in Bogota’s downtown and the occupation of a narrow site in between. It proposes a simbiotic relatioship between new and old buildigns. The constrained site conditions became an excuse for typological exploration of occupation strategies. This project is part of the Dissertation for architect degree that explores strategies for rejuvenation of forgotten areas in the downtown in Bogota. manzana 1998 Aerofotografía Fuente:Instituto Geográfico Agustín Codazzi
THE PROJECT IS INSERTED IN A THE SHAPE OF BUILDING BREAK THE BUILDINGS GROW ARROUN
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