Sara Murado Arias
Calle Las Piedras Blancas 16, 38750 El Paso. Santa Cruz de Tenerife Ι +34 699 587 344 Ι saramurado@gmail.com
SARA MURADO STUDIO
2023 Ι La Palma, Spain
REGISTERED ARCHITECT
2018 Ι New York State, USA
EDUCATION
Yale University School of Architecture
2008 Ι M. Arch
Columbia University
2003 Ι Summer Studio
New York University
2003 Ι BA Fine Arts
PAST FIRMS
2012-2022 Ι Sage and Coombe Architects, New York
2012 Ι Chelsea Atelier, New York
2011 Ι Todd Williams Billie Tsien Architects, New York
2009-1010 Ι Mansilla + Tuñón Arquitectos, Madrid
2008-2009 Ι Moneo Brock Studio, Madrid
2008 Ι AJOVO, Moamba, Mozambique
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
AA London
2024 Ι Visiting School
Hosting architect and juror
Pennsylvania State University 2019, 2020 Ι M. Arch
Final review guest juror
City College of New York 2011, 2013 Ι B. Arch Visiting critic and juror
Yale School of Architecture
2008 Ι Teaching Assistant
SELECTED AWARDS
2008 Ι Yale Building Project winner
2003-2004 Ι Fundación Antonio Gala Fellowship
SUMMARY
Senior architect with 10+ years of experience, licensed in New York State, currently residing in my native Spain. I have extensive experience in design, project management and construction administration of medium to large institutional buildings. More recently, my freelance practice has centered on smaller-scale residential renovation and ground-up projects, as well as institutional competitions in Europe, all with a strong focus on sustainable design.
SELECTED PROJECTS
Kindergarten Geissberg, Switzerland Ι Sara Murado Studio Collaborator
2024-2025 Ι Competition and Project Ι 1,500 m2 Ι Client: ARGE Crescendo
Winning entry in a public competition to design and build an educational center for children ages 0-5 adjoining an existing historic building to be reused. Co-designed project for competition entry and full involvement in all phases of project development up to Construction Documentation.
Four institutional buildings, Switzerland Ι Sara Murado Studio Collaborator
2023-2024 Ι Competitions Ι Client: Marceline Ruckstuhl Architektur+Masson Tarsoly Architectes
Plans and presentation materials for four institutional building competitions in Switzerland: a firehouse and parking garage (5,200 m2); an existing historic school building addition to include a new sports pavilion and classrooms (3,500 m2); an urban complex with repurposed historic buildings and a new tower, to house the city hall, a library and office space (6,000 m2); and a new independent kindergarten adjoining the existing public school (2,500 m2).
Garden Apartment, La Palma Ι Sara Murado Studio Architect
2023 Ι Concept Ι 85 m2 Ι Client: Nina Grazia Bindl
Renovation project for an indoor pool room on the ground level of an existing single-family home. Study of existing conditions, concept development, and design options.
Brooklyn Heights Synagogue, NY Ι Sage and Coombe Architects
Project manager and construction administration
2018-2022 Ι Built Ι 2,200 m2 Ι Client: Brooklyn Heights Synagogue
Selective renovation of an historic Brooklyn religious and educational institution, and expansion into adjacent building. Full involvement from concept to construction: developed design and presented to the client, produced construction documents and specs for bid, coordinating between client and consultants, and supervised construction on site.
Gateway to the Rockaways, NY Ι Sage and Coombe Architects
Senior architect and project manager
2018-2021 Ι Built Ι 1,500 m2 Ι Client: City of New York Parks and Recreation
New shade canopy and renovated public square. Full involvement from concept through construction documentation: developed complex volumetric design in close collaboration with structural engineer, researched non-traditional materials for this application, produced presentation materials and construction documents.
Bronx River Art Center, NY Ι Sage and Coombe Architects
Construction administration
2012-2020 Ι Built Ι 1,600 m2 Ι LEED Silver Ι Client: NYC Department of Design and Construction
Gut renovation of a four-story industrial building to house new public galleries, classrooms, artist studios and offices. Managed construction from the bid phase: reviewed submittals and shop drawings, responded to RFIs, issued construction bulletins, sketches and field reports, reviewed change orders, submitted add-service proposals to client, and coordinated communication between contractor, client, consultants and city agencies. Represented design team at biweekly site meetings
SKILLS
Bilingual in Spanish and English; intermediate French AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SketchUp Pro, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
Project management, construction administration, client interface, institutional and public building design, NYC Building Codes, research, multi-tasking