I’m a licensed architect with 23+ years of experience. Over the years I’ve worked on a wide range of project types that include: K-12, Retail, Entertainment, Mixed-Use, Corporate, Residential and Hospitality.
7/2013 – Present PBK Architects Houston, TX
• Design Principal 2021 - Present
▫ Design quality control for other PBK offices: Fresno, Sacramento, Dallas, San Antonio
▫ Provide leadership and mentorship to junior architects
▫ Lead weekly staff meetings
▫ Seminars and Conferences on K-12: A4LE Play Based Learning, School of The Future Workshop with other leaders in K-12 including Google LLC
▫ Lead design interviews and competitions: Goose Creek ISD, Clovis USD, Friendswood ISD and help attain new K-12 projects for the firm
• Associate Principal 2019 – 2021
▫ Staff hiring and training
▫ Client interviews and competitions
▫ Leading design management meetings
▫ Design charrette presentations: 2 day intensive design and planning sessions: British School of Houston, and Katy Educational Village - Katy, TX.
▫ Higher Education Concept Design: Collin College Conference Center - Dallas, TX; Collin College Health and Science Building Dallas, TX; Lonestar College - The Woodlands, TX
• Associate Mar 2018 – Mar 2019
• Project Executive Mar 2015 – Mar 2018
• Senior Designer Jun 2013 – Mar 2015
1/2007-7/2013 Hermes Architects Houston, TX
• Senior Designer
▫ Conceptual Design for high-end retail and mixed use centers: High Street at Stonebriar, Nassau Bay Town Square, LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch and Village Plaza at Bunker Hill
▫ Programming: Gregg Elementary School
▫ Production of all hand renderings in the firm: From lose marker sketches to detailed outlines used to produce outsourced watercolors for ICSC and concept packages
▫ Branding design: Rice Epicurean – Westheimer, Improv Comedy Club
▫ Involved in all phases of preliminary design: from site planning to design development – University Town Center, Post Oak Plaza, 4000 Washington, London Square
▫ DRC submissions: Design Review Committee with the cities
▫ Produced all hand renderings in the firm
▫ DD Package production
▫ Hardscape plans production: University Town Center College Sta.
2/2002-8/2004 Grupo Roble San Salvador, El Salvador
• Project Architect and Designer
▫ Vertical Circulation Team Leader for Multiplaza Panamericana mall in collaboration with Legorretta + Legorretta and RTKL
▫ Rendering production
▫ Conceptual Design
▫ Residential Design: Conceptual, CD’s and CA work
10/2000-1/2002 Ray Bailey Architects Houston, Texas
• Designer I
▫ Concept Design for various commercial, religious and institutional projects
▫ Rendering production
▫ CD’s production for various schools and churches: Tallowood Baptist Church, Michael E Debakey Museum
EDUCATION
SKILLS
INTERESTS
OTHER LANGUAGES
1994-1999 University of Houston Houston, Texas Bachelor of Architecture
• Excellent hand rendering skills: color pencils, markers and mixed media
• Some Revit
Painting, photography, singing and classical guitar
Bilingual in English and Spanish
Photography: Luis Ayala
KRANZ JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DICKINSON ISD
The new Kranz Junior High School in Dickinson, Texas completes the middle school portion of the Lobit Education Village. The 248,327- Square foot facility supports a 1,400-student capacity and includes numerous site amenities. The school was designed to include plentiful learning space for science laboratories, music, drama, band, and art rooms. Additional areas include a cafeteria with performance stage, administrative offices, and various athletic fields. There is a synthetic grass, outdoor “Learning Courtyard” at the center of the school, providing a fresh environment for learning experiences and a scenic view from bordering classrooms and walkways.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
GRAND OAKS HIGH SCHOOL
CONROE ISD
High School is planned to house about 3,000 students in grades 9-12 with a total area of about 522,000 square feet. Collegiate exterior respects district’s “brand” & compliments surrounding residential architecture. Traditional exterior intentionally paired with progressive interior.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Photography: Jud Haggard
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
PAETOW HIGH SCHOOL AND STOCKDICK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
This innovative Education Village combines the newly constructed Stockdick Junior High (grades 6-8), a Ninth Grade Center, and Paetow High School (grades 10-12) constructed on a sprawling 147 acre site. The collegiate-inspired campus style project showcases learning structures connected by a large “Learning Green” consisting of outdoor walkways, activity areas and teaching amphitheaters. Both schools have ample shared space and a three-story academic wing containing classrooms, administration spaces, collaboration areas, science labs, as well as learning commons, dining commons, full-service kitchen, gymnasium, fine arts center and other support spaces.
Photography: Luis Ayala
LONE STAR COLLEGE CREEKSIDE CENTER
A main focus for this facility is to provide a program that concentrates on training and education for a professional workforce. There was a high demand for the facility from its inception, and it accommodates 3,500 students.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
CLEAR LAKE HIGH SCHOOL REBUILD
The school will be designed to accommodate a capacity of 2,500 students. The campus will be a 21st Century learning hub with progressive design, technology and systems. The two-story building is designed around a strong central circulation spine that runs the length of the campus and provides a very visible, safe and secure, indoor connection between the academic and extracurricular spaces.
The project will be constructed in two phases providing limited displacement for students and staff during construction.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Zhengzhou Airport N. Commercial Ctr
New Mixed-Use complex concept design for the Zhengzhou Airport Zone Shengshi Hongtu Estate. Concept sketches and 3D renderings include a mixed-use shopping mall /condos, a museum of modern art, an outdoor event park and a lifestyle shopping center.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Zhengzhou Airport S. Commercial Ctr
New Mixed-Use complex concept design for the Zhengzhou Airport Zone Shengshi Hongtu Estate. Concept sketches and 3D renderings include a lake-side mixed-use shopping mall / condos and outdoor recreational areas.
Ikitelli
Fresno Mixed Use Development
Two story Mixed Use Building including 25,000 S.F. of residential and 25,000 S.F. of retail
Photography: Jud Haggard
GALENA PARK
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Galena Park Elementary School rebuild set a goal of creating a temporary building with a Next Generation learning environment that paid homage to its past. Goals for the new facility include a “wow” factor, schools heritage integration, site and traffic improvements, and a safe and secure environment for all.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
The Lobit Education Village
The Lobit Education Village is organized around a central courtyard for connected, outdoor learning space. The site shares an elementary School and middle school with fully accessible facilities; examples include a kitchen and cafeteria. During normal operations, each school has its own cafeteria. However, when joined together, the site will gain a large multi-purpose facility with a centrally located stage. Other shared space consists of a centrally located library to provide maximum collaboration and adaptable learning spaces between students and staff. By maximizing opportunities for multi-use flexible space, the District experienced significant financial savings.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Photography: Guillermo Viaud
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Spring-New 9th Grade Center at Spring HS
New 9th Grade Center for 1200 students to compliment the adjacent existing Spring High School for Spring ISD. The collegiate exterior plays off the existing high school’s material palette but give a more updated look for a sense of pride in preparing for high school life.
Alief Career Center
The building is divided into two wings. The west wing houses veterinary education, horticulture, engineering architecture, construction, welding, and autotech, the east wing houses health science, information technology digital design, culinary arts, and entrepreneurship. The commons serves as the campus library, cafeteria, as well as building circulation. The facility contains a myriad of spaces with flexible furniture, and floors with observational seating for degree visibility.
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
Marathon Catlettsburg Facility Upgrades
Construction of a new 3 story 75000SF Main Office Building and a new 1 story Control Center Building for their Catlettsburg KY Campus
3D Renderings & Hand Sketches: Guillermo Viaud
3D Renderings: Guillermo Viaud
Clear Creek- Clear View Education Center Rebuild
High school rebuild for 350 students within an approximate 109,000 s.f. facility. Typical high school room sizes will maintain a small student teacher ratio for a more structured learning environment that adds CTE elements such as nursing, welding and cosmetology.
HISD - Bellaire HS Re-build
To be built in several phases. The design concept is based around a “Student Main Street”, featuring a direct connection to the campuses centralized multi-purpose courtyard space. Two major lobby spaces bolster both ends of the “Main Street”, one serving as the auditorium lobby and public entrance, and the other to serve as the sports lobby and student entrance. The academic wing of the building will feature three stories of learning communities, consisting of collaborative spaces for students and faculty, core academic learning centers, science lab space, career and technology learning, and a serving line on the first floor for cafe style engagement.
Aledo Elementary
Aledo ISD, Aledo TX
Sconzo Early College Humble ISD
Humble High School Additions and Renovation
Humble ISD
Terry Bradley Education Center
Clovis USD
Lynchburg Ferry Operations Building & Visitor Center
Two story 15,000 S.F. Ferry Operations Building including a Visitor’s center for the Harris County Toll Road Authority
Harris County Transportation Authority
EPICENTER Sports Event Center
Fort Bend County
Performing Arts Center Concept Study
Cy-Fair ISD
Instructional Support Center Cy-Fair ISD
Performing Arts Center
Cy-Fair ISD
Lakeland Elementary Learning POD’s Humble ISD
Cline Elementary School Friendswood
Cajon High School Student Union
Cajon USD
Sunny Sands Elementary Palm Springs USD
New Early College High School
Del Valle ISD, Austin TX
Tarleton State University Sports Complex and Hotel
Tarleton State University
New Tennis Center
City of Bryan Bryan, TX
Riverdale Early Learning Center
Clayton County Public Schools
Atlanta, Georgia
High School Replacement
Texas City ISD
Texas City, TX
LaMarque
New Humble Middle School
Humble ISD
Humble, TX
Druid Hills High School Additions
Dekalb County Schools
Atlanta, GA
New North Mecklenburg High School
Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Charlotte, NC
Boulevard TK-8
Dublin, CA
Alief Pre-K Center Alief
The Dali Museum Addition
Monterey County Conference Center California
VV Middle School Competition (Awarded) Hillsborough County Schools FL