ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO by GBLdesigns

PORT FOLIO

15224 SW 147 AVE

Miami, FL 33187

(786) 393 - 4546

gblopez03@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

This portfolio works to showcase my work throughout the years as I progress and gain new knowledge.

WORK EXPERIENCE

JUN 2018 - JUL 2018 INTERN

Gomez and Sons Fencing, Corp.

10805 NW 22 ST, MIAMI, FL 33172

GRADE 11,12

8 HRS/WEEK

TOTAL HOURS: 160 HRS

MAY 2024 - PRESENT JUNIOR ARCHITECT/INTERN ARCHITECT

OBRAS STUDIO

6915 RED RD, CORAL GABLES, FL 33143

-Produced detailed construction documentation using AutoCAD and Revit, ensuring technical accuracy and code compliance across all phases.

-Coordinated with Structural, MEP, and Landscape Consultants to integrate systems smoothly within architectural design intent.

-Conducted site analysis, zoning research, and feasibility studies for early-stage project planning and client presentations.

-Created high-quality 3D visualizations and renderings using Rhino, Enscape, Photoshop, and Virtual Reality to communicate design ideas to clients.

-Assisted in client meetings and presentations, translating client feedback into iterative design solutions.

-Developed 3D models and maintained drawing sets for multi-phase projects, ensuring version control and clarity across teams.

EDUCATION

AUG 2015 - MAY 2019

MAST Academy

3979 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, FL 33149

High School Degree

3.45 GPA, 4.45 GPA

AUG 2019 - MAY 2024

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

ACCELERATED MASTERS IN ARCHITECTURE

11200 SW 8TH ST , MIAMI, FL 33199

3.55 GPA

RESUME

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

SEP 2018 - MAY 2019 Architecture and Design Club Grade 12

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

SEP 2017 - MAY 2019 Community Service

10805 NW 22 ST, MIAMI, FL 33172

GRADE 11,12

6 HRS/WEEK

TOTAL HOURS: 360 HRS

I decided to start working on this project of mine after hurricane Irma struck Florida. Helping all these families felt great because they say how they are grateful to have people who really care about the community.

AWARDS

JUL 2022

DEC 2022

MIAMI BEACH URBAN STUDIOS EXHIBITION

Design 7 Studio

Semester group project in pairs. The project was to design a pavilion in the Miami Beach alleyway system to make them more society friendly instead of having them just for garbage and back of house.

DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD

ARCH OUT LOUD Competition

A semester long project in a group of 4, including myself, where the goal was to pride affordable housing for the community of Little Haiti. The site was a bay of water so we had to come up with a floating house design.

PROGRAMS

MODELING: VISUALIZATION: DOCUMENTATION: -AUTOCAD -ENSCAPE -ILLUSTRATOR -RHINO -TWINMOTION -INDESIGN -REVIT -VIRTUAL REALITY -PHOTOSHOP -ACROBAT -BLUEBEAM

SELECTED WORKS

MASTERS PROGRAM

1. DESIGN 8 STUDIO -

MIAMI FLOATING HOUSE COMPETITION DIRECTORS CHOICE AWARD (ARCH OUT LOUD)

2. DESIGN 10 STUDIO -

CHICAGO CAMPUS RESIDENTIAL TOWER

3. COMPREHENSIVE STUDIO -

BRONX COMMUNITY ATHLETIC CENTER

PROFESSIONAL WORK

4. CASA LUENGA -

4000 SQ FT CORAL GABLES RESIDENCE

5. THE RESERVE, KEY WEST

ADAPTIVE RE-USE RESTAURANT/BAR/SPEAKEASY

Project Name : Miami Floating House (Directors Choice Award)

Year : Fall 2022

Group of 4

"Through Time" seeks to create a sense of time and place in relation to an ever-changing site. It is an off-the-grid amphibious community of 1-3 unit floating houses that stay afloat using recycled barrels and are held by 30 ft columns. These columns soar past the houses alluding to the future of the community facing sea level rise, and feature markers projecting the future elevations. These columns prevent the houses from floating away while serving as the anchors for the pathways. The modular pathways are made of recycled plastic for easy installation and expansion as well as allowing the houses to stand alone. The intimately sized and intricately placed paths offer a sense of exploration and create a village-like atmosphere. Four public squares are scattered around the community and host various programs while allowing space for events like the farmers market at Legion park. The public square frame views of all the other squares and, most frequently, of the island and mainland. This is all to develop a sense of place in one's environent and time.

Pathway Exploded Axon

Pathway Diagram

Project Name : Chicago Campus (Residential Tower)

Year : Fall 2023 (3 Months) Group of 2

This project focuses on the residential aspect of a "teacher village" located in Chicago, Illinios. The studio class was tasked with making a campus in the city of Chicago using the Poetry Foundation by John Ronan Architects as the heart of it. This included a daycare, elementary school, middle school, highschool, sports center, and residential housing for teachers, families, and students.

Housing

+ Childcare

Elementary School

School for the Visually Impaired

Sports and Cultural Center

Model Picture

Client Project : Bronx Community Athletic Center

Year : Summer 2023

3 Months

Using the Bronxs history and culture, the same conceptual idea drives this project. Both programs were split into a sports facilty and community center. Since the circulation cut the two communities, the circulation in this project brings together the two programs instead. The community center is represented with brick so it keeps the history and context of the site. The sports facility which represents the new world and flourishing community is represented with steel which is more modern. The circulation is represented with wood, since it is a warmer material and its supposed to bring together the two "seperate" worlds.

Model Picture

Project Name : Casa Luenga

Year : 2024-2025 Obras Studio

This new 4,000 sq. ft. residential project is located in Coral Gables south of South Dixie Highway (US-1). The project stays true to the neighborhood site and context by introducing rich material while bringing in a new modern and minimalist approach. The use of stone at the ground floor represents this base that holds up the rest of the mass. The horizontal band creates this break on the facade in order to bring in a planter that wraps around the house. The main feature of the house is the flat roof which has a clerestory which allows light to bleed into the residence through the double height space located at the dining room. This is a conceptually strong project which takes inspiration from George Merrick, Geoffrey Bawa, and Marion Manley.

STONE TO STUCCO DETAIL PLAN

03 STONE EDGE FINISH PLAN

FRONT ENTRY WALL DETAIL

06

05.

Project Name : The Reserve, Key West

Year : 2025 Obras Studio

This is an adaptive re-use project located in Key West in which we renovated a federal bank building into a new eatery, bar, and speakeasy. Reusing materials and equipment from the bank like the custom vaults doors and the safety deposit boxes which now serve as decor for the bar. Located in a very pedestrain friendly area in Key West allows for the open facade with accordion doors for greater access while also bring in nature into he bar which make the space feel lighter.