Architect portfolio by Gerardo Ortiz

Luis Gerardo

Ortiz Ascencio

Architecture &

Urban Concepts

February 2025 • México

SELECTED WORKS ARCHI VOLUME

II PORTFOLIO

Phone: +52 (55) 2972 9042

luis.gerardo13@hotmail.com

PROFILE Luis Gerardo Ortiz Ascencio

Architect focused on design, strategic, innovation and human centered spaces, creative and ambicious. I focusing to contribute to projects that blend aesthetics, funcionality and purpose. I´m driven by the opportunity to develop comprehensive design solutions, from concept to execution. I aim to grow.

Experience

Architecture interiorist and business developer

Kindemex

September 2024 - Today

Architect

Worley Engineering

January 2024 - July 2024

Freelance architect and business development

Freelance

March 2022 - November 2023

Drawer

Architect

September 2022 - November 2022

Architect

Demereo engineering

October 2021 - January 2022

Education

Bachelor of Architecture

Universidad del Valle de México 2018 - 2023

• President of Commitee.

High School Centro escolar del Tepeyac 2015 - 2018

• Model of United Nations.

• Cambridge University certifications.

• Conceptual design.

• Masterplan & smart cities.

• Business development.

• Client communication.

• Leadership & teamwork.

Software & Skills

CONTENT INDEX

Mexicali house

Private residential

Smart city - Chichicaspa

Urban masterplan

Cultural center

Public facility arts center

Auditorium La Rose

Auditorium concept

Esmerald Guadalajara

Vertical mixed use

Conceptual works

Various locations

01 MEXICALI HOUSE

Mexicalli, Baja California. Private | Individual | 2021

Located in a residential zone in Mexicali, Baja California in the northern of Mexico with a location in the corner with two roads and a considerable amount of car circulations, adding the climate factor, makes this project and interesting challenge.

This house was designed for a young family waiting for a baby, with home office work and love for house parties, plants and small scale cultivation. Their lifestyle helped define the functional program and spatial needs.

The concept begins from the strategy for privacy and climate protection, defining key perspectives and facade orientations, as well as defining some volume criteria.

The intention in every moment of design was to do the house the most ecological possible, with natural materials, and impacting the lowest in nature and the surrounding.

The structure is composed of double faced walls of nature elements with a space in the middle with air with Argón, which contains and protects the rude temperatures, making it ecollogical and self intelligent. The resultant volume is an interesting and beautiful design wich allows and interior and exterior development.

The interior is a calm sequence of courtyards, filtered light and natural textures. Each opening is carefully oriented to control heat and privacy while preserving a deep connection to the desert environment.

02 SMART CITY

México, México.

Private entrepreneurship | Invidividual | 2022

Faced with Mexico City´s growing housing demand and the urgent need to rethink urban development, this visionary proposal aims to create a sustainable, high-impact, and profitable city model at the edge of CDMX into Toluca.

“Magdalena Chichicaspa” represents a new visionary proposal of sustainable urban development in a 310 hectare masterplan that reimagines urban growth by integrating green space, technology and social well being. With over 5.4 million square meters of green areas, the plan emphasizes ecological balance and livability.

The design features 3 key features that area initially controlled acces points, and efficent modern road infrastructure, over 5.4 million square meters of green areas, fostering a high quality of life. Additionally, the project incorporates sustinable design principles, like a smart city, focusing on the recovery of contaminated water and ensuring the availabiilty of high-impact public spaces.

The masterplan proposes a very carefully planned urban layout that balances the vehicle connectivity and human-scale living, prioritizing public space, sustainability, and strategic urban organization.

With strategic investment and with the costs, the development offers up to 409% investment return up only to the completion of lotification, making it a high profitable and susteinable venture.

The Magdalena Chichicaspa project not only envisions a controlled organized urban growth but also demonstrates a strong commitment to susteinability and innovative architectural design.

SURFACE 310 Ha

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

GREEN SPACES

5´400,000 square meters of green areas

ACCESIBILITY

20 MIN CITY

SUSTEINABLE DESIGN

NATURE INTEGRATED LIVING

PROYECT MAGDALENA CHICHICASPA

03 CULTURAL CENTER

Ensenada, Baja California.

Public-Government | Individual | 2021

The following Cultural Center project is located in the city of Ensenada, Baja California, this Cultural Center was designed to become a hub for artistic expression and community engagement.

This project integrates spaces for music, theater, visual arts and gastronomy, offering a flexible program that celebrates the city´s creative identity.

The purpose of the project is to develop an example to follow, to do a point of union in the city, doing it an important point in Ensenada and key to the residents of the zone as well as tourists.

The architect is based and inspired in the kind of activities are done, in arts. Susteinability and climate are priority and base of the complex.

In terms of susteinability the constructions count with solar panels, plants in cielings, light colors, reciclying of water.

Key design strategies include:

• Solar panels,

• Green spaces,

• Green roofs,

• Light susteinable colours,

• Permeable pavement,

• Water recycling,

• Ventilation and natural light.

Theres also considered the accesibility to everyone by flexibility, comprehensible information, no stairs only ramps, low físic effort.

NATURE WELL-BEING

INSPIRED DESIGN

04 AUDITORIUM LA ROSE

Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Concept | Individual | 2022

• Iconic conceptual design,

• Integration with urban context,

• Flexibility of various uses,

• Organic design.

05 ESMERALD GDL

Guadalajara, Jalisco. Private enterpreneurs | Individual | 2022

Esmeralda GDL is a high-rise mixed-use complex that integrates residential, hotel, commercial, and recreational spaces into a single vertical landmark. The project reflects my design philosophy: functional elegance, sustainable strategies, and seamless connection between people and space.

The program combines:

• Residential living: 120 premium apartments with private amenities such as pools, gardens, roof gardens, and event lounges.

• Hospitality: 225 hotel rooms with shared amenities, spa, sport bar, restaurants, and business areas.

• Retail & services: a commercial plaza with restaurants, cafés, shops, banking, cultural and entertainment venues.

• Public space: landscaped plazas, gardens, pedestrian corridors, and spaces for events.

• Sustainability features: vertical gardens, rooftop green spaces, water recovery systems, and energy-efficient façades.

Esmeralda GDL offers a vertical city experience where living, working, and leisure coexist in a compact, walkable, and sustainable urban model. The architecture blends clean, modern lines with strategic openings for natural light, ventilation, and panoramic city views — a statement of urban sophistication and human-centered design.