Portfolio

Jorge A. Rincón // LEED AP, WELL AP, FwA

jorgerda@gmail.com be.net/jorgearincon

linkedin.com/in/jorgerincondealba

Architectural designer on local and international projects, with sustainability, health, and wellness credentials. Over 4 years of experience in all stages of design for ultra-luxury hospitality, office base building and interiors, and building transformation.

Credentials

AP® BD+C 11452283-AP-BD+C

Work experience

05/2024present

WELL™ AP WELL-AP-0000124514

Perkins + Will // Monterrey, MX

Designer II

Delivered projects across schematic design, design development and construction documentation phases in time and aligned to budget.

Drafted architectural drawings, sections, details, and other contract documentation, ensuring compliance with building codes and regulations.

Developed analyses, feasibility studies, 3D models, renderings, sketches, and design presentations for clients.

Assisted in programming and space planning during schematic design alongside the Project Architect and Design Director.

06/202204/2024

Gensler // Mexico City, MX // Monterrey, MX

Technical Designer

Delivered building transformation, workplace interiors, and large-scale luxury hospitality projects across SD, DD, and CD phases.

Led design coordination sessions with consultants, also assisting in OAC meetings to ensure design intent and budget alignment.

Managed project manuals, specifications, drawings, and BIM models for collaborative use across teams.

Led sustainability training workshops for professional development, as well as studio initiatives for material selections and early design.

Provided design support and technical guidance to junior team members.

02/202012/2020

PV Paisajismo // Monterrey, MX

Architectural Intern

Drafted landscape and architectural drawings for construction on mid-scale and large-scale public parks and residential projects.

Developed 3D models, renderings, sections, illustrated plans, and logo graphics for client presentations.

Executed estimates and material take-offs for architectural and landscape projects.

Collaborated in design charrettes and brainstorming sessions for schematic design.

04/201905/2019

Tec de Monterrey, Centro de Diseño y Construcción // Monterrey, MX

Architectural Drafter

Developed construction documentation for a sculptural roof above a university library, working alongside structural engineers.

Technical skills

Model making, 3D modeling and rendering visualization, conceptual diagramming, marker sketching and hand drawing

Languages: Spanish (native), English (bilingual proficiency), French (intermediate B1), German (intermediate B1), Mandarin (basic)

Software skills

Advanced: Autodesk CAD, Revit, Rhino + Grasshopper, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, SketchUp, Lumion, Enscape, BIM360, Microsoft Suite, Navisworks

Intermediate: 3dsMax, Vray, Stable Diffusion, Midjourney, MS Project, Twinmotion, Bluebeam

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (5 year program)

Summa cum laude

Tec de Monterrey (tec.mx) // Monterrey, MX

International education

National University of Singapore // Singapore, SG // Fall 2019

Focus areas: Residential, mixed-use, and community projects // sustainable architecture // project management

Exchange program alongside MArch students carrying out an investigation and model simulations on Urban Heat Island effects in Singapore’s Jurong district, These models led to architectural design proposals capable of reducing the effects of climate change in the affected area and promoting microclimates through greenery.

genius loci noun

[gen-i-oos -loh-kee]

The prevailing character or atmosphere of a place.

Architecture transmits our history, but more importantly, a sense of belonging

The following portfolio works showcase explorations of materiality and form under a common purpose: to ground us to our past whilst shaping our future

01 // 450 Lexington

Historic building transformation New York, USA Gensler

02 // Four Seasons Cabo del Sol

Ultra-luxury hospitality Cabo San Lucas, Mexico Gensler

03 // Clouthier Park

Urban landscape regeneration San Pedro Garza García, Mexico PV Paisajismo

04 // Loma Dorada Kindergarten

Early years education center Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 05 // Urban Home

Urban Mixed-Use Infill Monterrey, Mexico

06 // American School of Saltillo

Multilevel education center Saltillo, Mexico

building transformation // 2023 - 2024

450 Lexington

Breathing new life into the historic Grand Central Post Office in NYC.

Building transformation for real estate owner RXR, including new terraces and lobbies. As a Job Captain and later Technical Designer, my tasks included:

• Executing delivery of SD, DD, and CD phases.

• Modeling and documentation in Revit.

• Preparing presentations, renderings, and other materials for client review.

• Conducting consultant design review meetings.

• Reviewing for code compliance and design intent.

• Producing, managing, and coordinating construction documentation.

• Detailing base building and interior solutions.

• Drafting plans, elevations, and sections of historic building renovation.

• Scheduling finishes and specifications.

Beaux-Arts ornamentation

ultra-luxury hospitality // 2022 - 2023

Four Seasons Cabo del Sol

Elevating ultraluxury living in the Mexican Baja peninsula.

Ultra-luxury hotel and branded residences in Los Cabos, Mexico with Mediterranean and Haciendastyle oceanfront properties. As an Architectural Designer, my tasks included:

• Executing delivery of CD and CA phases of Presidential Villa and oceanfront villas.

• Modeling and documentation in Revit.

• Assisting in consultant design review meetings.

• Reviewing for hotel operator compliance.

• Maintaining records of specifications, drawings, and BIM models campuswide.

• Drafting plans, elevations, and sections, and details for base building and interiors.

• Coordinating door hardware with security requirements and protocols.

• Preparing clash detections for model coordination using Navisworks.

Luxury hotel operator

Clouthier Park

Opening access to quality outdoor spaces for all groups and ages.

In contrast to the richest city in Latin America where it is located, this area is categorized by underserved outdoor spaces.

This renovation includes elevating public spaces for all ages and groups. It transforms the existing concrete jungle into a regenerative sustainable landscape. As an Architectural Intern, my tasks included:

• Modeling and documentation in Revit and AutoCAD.

• Drafting plans, elevations, and sections, and details.

• 3D visualization and renderings in Lumion.

• Creating wayfinding and graphic design elements.

• Performing estimates and material takeoffs.

San Pedro Garza García, Mexico Teresa de la Garza, PV Paisajismo PV Paisajismo

Regenerative landscaping

Monarch butterfly sanctuaries

Municipality client

Loma Dorada Kindergarten

Reimagining early years education through nature, color, and texture.

6,125 m2

2021 / 5 weeks

Querétaro, Mexico

Jorge Andrés González Eliard

Individual

Academic project // This kindergarten proposal on a hill is a place where children in their early stages can learn and connect with nature. The site is distinguishable by its 15-meter downhill slope, repurposed as a natural barrier and landscape element for this proposal, allowing for great views towards the city of Querétaro.

The project has three nursery classrooms and six preschool classrooms, as well as administrative areas, an infirmary, a library, a cafeteria, and a computer room.

The central esplanade acts as the main axis that arranges the space around it. The choice of materials and swatches is intended to be a mixture of colors and textures that reinforce spatial exploration during the early years of infancy.

Corridors

Green roof

Preschool

“What better way to read the landscape than by walking through it?”

Linda Lappin, The Soul of Place

A. Nursery wing B. Preschool wing

Auxiliary wing

Esplanade

Playground

Central esplanade

Preschool classroom

mixed-use // 2021

Urban Home

Redensifying Monterrey through transit-oriented districts.

9,245 m2

2021 / 12 weeks

Monterrey, Mexico

Carlos Alberto Estrada Zubia, Architect

In collaboration with Andrea Estrada Guerra

Academic project // This mixed-use infill is located on one of downtown Monterrey’s main avenues and flanked by the subway’s central station. While making use of existent zoning codes for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), it provides a variety of services and uses in a single node, seeking to redensify the area.

Users from all age groups can shop, work, and live in a single location, from which two terraced towers arise. This proposal contains 4 retail levels, 4 office levels, 18 apartment units, cultural spaces, community centers and public areas. There is a direct link between retail spaces and the elevated subway station, creating more visible spaces for tenants.

Axonometric view

Apartment terraces

educational // 2021

American School of Saltillo

Envisioning a modern center for multi-leveled education.

Academic project // This proposal for a private school has at its center three distinct educational experiences.

Three courtyards are surrounded by interconnected buildings housing elementary, middle and high school classrooms. While the elementary grounds are intended for playing, the middle school and high school areas focus on social interaction in open and green spaces.

With 12 classrooms, 6 for elementary, and 3 for middle school and high school, each. Auxiliary spaces include science labs, an auditorium, a library and sports hall.

The façade is modulated by colored panels, unifying through material but used to visually distinguish the educational levels.

Jorge Andrés González Eliard, Architect

In collaboration with Andrea Estrada Guerra

“We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.”

Winston Churchill

A. Parking

B. Drop off Multipurpose

C. Serenity garden

Elementary classrooms

Ground floor plan

Courtyard

Axonometric view

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