About
Experienced graduate architect with a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & interior design industry for three years within the EU, New York and Sydney. Proven experience in project management for residential and commercial projects, from concept design to completion. Passionate about illustration and photography.
A R C H I T E C T U R E
2019-20 | Graduate Architect
John Wardle Architects,
Sydney, Australia
477 Pitt Street (commercial, renovation) - schematic design and DA submission for the renovation of a tower in the Sydney city centre. Responsible for the podium facade systems and team player for the heritage building renovation and interior design.
2019 | Graduate Architect
Eoghan Lewis Architects,
Sydney, Australia
LA homes (multi-residential) - zoning and building regulations study, design concept and development
2018 | Designer
ExtraLever, partner of ExtraVega architectural fabrications,
Turin, Italy
Bahamas residence (residential) - custom railing, executive production BIM set
ExtraTable (commercial) - custom working table, executive production BIM set
2017-18 | Designer
David Cunningham Architecture Planning PLLC,
New York City, USA
Empire State Building office
(commercial) - project manager/designer, completed
Red Hook townhouses
(commercial/residential) - project manager/designer, under construction
Bronx affordable housing (residential) - facade designer, design phase
Brooklyn brownstone (residential renovation) - designer, design phase
Ridgewood reservoir (architecture/landscape regeneration) - project designer, conceptual vision
2013-14 | Internship
AWP,
Paris, France
Jardin de l’Arche in La defense
(urban/architecture) - model making, design phase
Orée de Crissier
(masterplan, mixed-use complex) - model making, design phase
Nanterre public space study (urbanism, research) - research, CAD drafter
2012 | Internship
Paolo Portoghesi,
Calcata, Italy
La Bicocca complex (residential) - 3D model, design phase
E D U C A T I O N
2014-16 | Master in Architecture and Design
Oxford Brookes University,
Oxford, UK
Thesis project
focused on the social integration through spatial manipulation and material recycle.
International Architectural Regeneration and Development specialisation.
2010-13 | BA in architecture
Kent University,
Canterbury, UK
Landscape design,
modular design, urban
realm, socio-urban research
2005-10 | High School Diploma
Liceo Scientifico G.Piazzi,
Rome, Italy
Calculus Math, Physics, Latin, English, Italian
Literature, History, History of Art, Biology, Philosophy.
I N T E R D I S C I P L I N A R Y
2020 | A Children Book Book illustration
2020 | London Flat Interior Design
2020 | Roman Baths Residential bathroom renovation
2020 | Nero Terrace Residential landscape design
2020 | The Couch Project Furniture design
2019 | Revit training online course
2019 |
Website design/ Branding
AR
2019 |
Marketing/ Branding Marketing strategies online course
2019 |
Front End Development CodeCamp online Certification
work in progress
2018 | Logo design
dentist studio
2018 |
Website design/ Branding/ Photography
Amiche per la terra
2016 | Website design berenicemelis.com
2016 |
Graphic design/ Branding
Cosmopolitan Roma Suites,
Rome, Italy
2016 |
Humanitarian Volunteer Baobab Experience
2012 | Humanitarian Volunteer
Casa da Vida,
Sao Paulo, Brazil
2009-10 | Exchange Student Programme Horn Lake High School
Mississippi, USA
S K I L L S
Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Office
3D Studio Max, Rhino, Vectorworks, Sketchup,
ArchiCAD, Enscape
Html, CSS, Joomla! Wordpress
Italian, English