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SARA MIRANDA ARCHITECTURE

TABLE OF CONTENT

RESUME

SARA MIRANDA WORK EXPERIENCE

Very passionate fututre architect that wants to use the power of architecture and art to make a change in people’s dayly lives.

EDUCATION

of Architecture (M. Arch)

of Kansas / 2021-2026

HONORS & MEMBERSHIP

• Valedictorian of class of 2020

• Highest French Baccalaureat score

• University Honor Roll (2021-2022)

• KU International Excellence Award (1 of 10 students that were awarded a full-ride scholarship)

• National Organization of Minority Architecture Students

• University of Kansas Equestrian Team

SKILLS

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• Rhino3D

• Revit

• Enscape

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LANGUAGES

O’Connell Robertson Austin, Texas

• Participated in team and company-wide meetings to discuss updates and progress on ongoing architectural projects.

• Designed detailed architectural drawings and visualizations for client presentations using software tools such as Revit, SketchUp, Enscape, AutoCAD, and Bluebeam.

• Developped proficiency in producing comprehensive two- and three-dimensional construction drawings for high value projects, most exceeding $150K.

• Assisted in the preparation of specifications and material selections, including façade types, for various construction projects.

• Conducted periodic site inspections to monitor construction progress, document existing conditions, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

Gustavo Dellien Arquitectura

• Participated in regular site visits and shadowed lead architects on site.

• Assisted in the design process for a 5 stars hotel’s bar and pool area.

• Utilized Sketchup and Lumion software to execute my project.

• My design was approved and built by the firm.

Artefacto Arquitectura

• Developed architectural drawings using Sketchup for over 10 clients and constructions.

• Conducted over 4 construction site visits and reported to lead architects.

• Presented findings to client’s management, outperforming client’s expectations.

• Directed 10 construction staff workers to ensure construction specifications for homes and buildings.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

• Provided assistance in the design of a 1,100 square feet greenhouse.

• Collaborated in greenhouse construction plans and design.

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LOS TAJIBOS HOTEL

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Entertainement internship project

July-August, 2022

During summer 2022, I had the opportunity to work at the architecture firm Gustavo

Arquitectura in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. During this internship I had the honor of working on the remodeling of the most luxurious hotel in Bolivia. Los Tajibos is a 5-star hotel that was remodeled by Gustavo Arquitectura this last year.

I was part of two important parts of the project. My first job in the internship was to design the bar for the new pool of the hotel. During this stage I was able to exploit my creativity and my design to the fullest. I took many measures into account such as the circulation of the place, the type of public that would frequent it and climatic factors such as the position of the sun. After doing a few sketches, working hand in hand with the second architect in charge of the project and having several meetings with the hotel owner, my design was approved by our main client and was executed. The team helped me refine it in Autocad and then in Sketchup. Once the modeling was finished, they gave me the job of creating the renders with Lumion. It was a project that helped me a lot to develop my render skills, my creative skills, and to work under pressure alongside a team of architects and engineers.

Once the bar project was finished, I was selected by the main client to design the landscape of the hotel spa entrance. This project was about creating a garden in front of the hotel where people feel welcome at the spa, have a place to sit to wait for public transport and can enjoy the luxury of the hotel at no cost. The main goal was to create a feeling of comfort and welcoming. For this project, I had the idea to create a small space with public benches surrounded by the greenery of the hotel and add a touch of luxury with the type of materials used such as the wood of the seats, the paint decision and the style of lanterns. After creating some sketches, I worked with the team to execute it on the main sketchup model and then they commissioned me to create renders for the final delivery.

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L’ARTE

Art Center

April 2023

Kansas City has always been considered a main creative hub connecting essential part of the entertainement industry. L’Arte Arts Center will be a place to connect and gather all thevariety of activities happening within this district located just south of the Kauffman Center. The goal is to create a public space where people will be able to connect and interact with each other. A space where all this creativity will come along and flourish. Located between 17th and 18th street, the shape of the building responds to the idea of creating two “hug spaces” in both sides of the site to not create a back facade to create more flow throughout the project. Create exteriors spaces withing the building where different categories of people can interact.

The distribution of the buidling is divided into two wings: production (east) and consumption (west). This startegy let the staff and education sector in the east wing to not

These last years, the notion of sustainability is becoming stronger. Future architects should implement green architecture as primary factor in their buildings. L’Arte is a green building that has many sustainable features such as passive systems thanks to a green roof that brings many positive outcomes such as mitigate heat island, water runoff reduction and evaporative cooling. Also, it has a solar roof composed by photovoltaic panels that save a lot of energy for the entire building reducing pollution and costs. Finally, it has permeable pavement that allows filtration of water in the whole site protecting the soil from the city polluants. L’Arte is a great example of what a green building should have for the future generations.

South Elevation

STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC

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INHALA CENTER

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Regenerative Design

December, 2023

Wichita city has always been recognized by its support to its community by implementing art in the city, helping the urban design of its surrounding and finding ways to make stronger connections within its community. Inhala Center is located at the heart of downtown Wichita. This facility was created with the goal of bringing light and opportunities to grow for its community.

The purpose of the center is to create a building that transform wasted glass and ceramic materials of the community into art and job opportunities for the Wichita community. The center willl be a learning environment for its people to teach them the importance of recycling and regenerative design.

It will not only bring more activity to downtown Wichita but it will be a tool to bring community engagement, positive impact and create education opportunities.

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PRAIRIE PARK PAVILLION

Studio Design-Built

January,2024

MOCKUP MODELS

Petal Modules

Bay to Smaller Scale

After a long design process, we finally got to a point of model making on the project. I really enjoyed doing these mock-up models since they really helped me understand the structure of our project and how it will work in real life. It showed us the light and shadow performance that the modules will have, the structural problems that we could face, and how every single connection will work on the real size structure.

Bolt Plate Layouts

Beam plate variations

INSPIRATION

Without any doubt, this was the most difficult and intimidating part for me but at the same time the one that gave me the most adrenaline and pride in the project. I was in charge of creating the bottom connection that would support the bays structure.

First, I had to create with my partner Emma different variations of bolt layouts for the column plate and for the beam plates. This was a process that took us a long time because it had to work structurally and aesthetically. We had to work with very imposing 7/8 and 3/4 bolts which made the layout even more complicated and the supporting tube in the middle of the plate. We decided to gain some space by implementing a stiffener plate at the top of the tube connected to the beam plate to gain some space. After several variations I created a layout that was greatly accepted by everyone on the team and made me feel very proud of myself.

Knee Brace Connection

Another challenge that my classmate and I were in charge to deal with was the different angles that we had to work with to connect the column plate to the beams connection supported by two steel tubes to hold the structure. We had to design and calculate each angle in different axis so the tubes land on the middle of the beam plates and have the corresponding distance from the beam plate to the column plate to carry the loads the most efficiently as possible and have a adequate structural connection.

Knee Brace Jig Construction

JIG

At this point, it was unreal to me that we were creating a jig for a connection that I created. At the beginning, we really struggled with the different angles of the jig since everything had to be exact and we had to make it adjustable for our 2 knee brace angles of 25 and 27 degrees.

WELDING CONNECTIONS

Once we had the jig, we had the opportunity to work with welding tools and put our jig into action to connect our column and beam plates to create the knee brace connection. It was the biggest jig that our class had to build. It was massive and we were very proud of the jig itself and the outcome that it gave us for the knee brace connection.

Drilling Pole Holes

COLUMN HOLES

The smile on my face can really describe how much I loved drilling holes in this project. That tool became one of my favorite ones during the whole process. It taught me about precision and strength once you hold a construction tool.

TOP CONNECTION HOLES

For all these different connections, I learned the importance of having a well designed and precise jig to work with. These jigs really help me drill the holes in a way more easier and more precise way than what it would have been without it.

BOTTOM BEAM HOLES

These last holes were very important to connect the column to beam connection. We had some problems with the angles for each beam since the logs were all different but the 2 jigs for the 2 different angles really helped us achieve very clean holes.

Chiseling Stiffeners & Inset Plates

STIFFENER CHISELING

One of the first steps that we did on site with the poles after they were cut was chiseling them. At the beginning it was very hard since I did not know how to do it but like with many of the tools on site, I learned how to use.

INSET PLATES CHISELING

After chiseling the stiffeners plates, I felt way more confident when I chiseled the recess for the beam and column plates. It really showed me my ability’s improvement.

Knee Brace Bolts Installation

BOLTING!

This moment really made me feel very powerful and important in the project. It was a unique feeling to be able to install the knee brace connection since I was in every single step of the process for it. I would never had thought that I could use such a powerful tool. It really made me feel proud of our hard work into it with the people that we worked together for it.

OPENING! A HAPPY ENDING

Like everything in life, this project has to come to an end. I cannot describe how proud and happy I am for my peers and I for achieving such a massive and incredible project. I am very thankful because this project not only taught me many important aspects about the real work life but it reminded me why I wanted to be an architect in first place. Seeing the happiness in people’s face at the opening was priceless. It really showed me that we were doing an actual impact for this neighborhood and that really fulfilled my heart.

I also had the incredible luck to have such a wonderful group that really became a family for me at KU.

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THE CHAKRAS

Pavillion

January,2023

This project was about creating a folly at the University of Kansas. The site was located at the south east of KU campus. This project was very inspiring for me since more than a pragmatic function it had an artistic function. My folly was based on the concept of the 7 chakras, which are 7 energy centers in the body that have a great impact on our mental and physical health. The main idea was to create a path of healing through movement and flow. Each sector represents a chakra and has an activity related to its chakra to target specific areas.

This folly was made to create a space of freedom and creativity to release all the stress and academic anxiety. A place where students can heal and prioritize their wellbeing.

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ARTISTIC SKILLS

Austin Capitol San Francisco

July, 2024

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Thank you.