Hi!
I am Joana, a Portuguese architect living in England.
I studied architecture in Lisbon and after finished my masters degree I have been gaining different work experiences, in different countries.
Attached, you can see my complete resume and portfolio, but in short, I worked in Lisbon as an architect and following I worked in Angola as a teacher of architectural design, project and geometry. Afterwards, I travelled to England, where I first work in a hotel in the small village of Clovelly, in North Devon.
I later moved to Derby to start my work in The Resort Group, a company specialised in the development and construction of hotels and resorts. Unfortunately, the company had to cease its architectural team, and at the beginning of 2018 I started to work at Guy Taylor Associates. Here, I have been getting a remarkable amount of experience in a UK practice, and the opportunity to continue to develop my knowledge and experience in Architectural Conservation.
Please, feel free to contact me for any information.
Yours sincerely,
Joana
“we are very pleased with how you have quickly adapted to our method of working and procedures, we recognize you are eager to learn and have been flexible when we have had to change from working on one project to another.
In addition to above we also recognise how focused you are to detail, raise any doubts you may have straight away regarding drawings and that when errors are highlighted they are are rectified quickly and the error is not repeated. It has been recognised that you are pro-active and make suggestions which shows us you have an understanding and confidence in what you are working on."
"We also recognise you have fitted in really well with the whole office and office environment. You are a well-liked and valued member of the team."
Andrew Lawson (Managing Director), Completion of Successful Probation Letter
Resort Development & Construction Services
Professional experience
GUY TAYLOR ASSOCIATES | DERBY, ENGLAND
02.2018 - present
THE RESORT GROUP | DERBY, ENGLAND
Production of CAD detailing, developing concept designs, preparation of layouts, sketches and 3D representations (Revit). Projects: Hilton Praia, Hilton Boavista and White Sands (Cape Verde).
TEKSTUDIO ARCHITECTS | Lisbon, Portugal
Participating in all the stages of the project: design proposals, design development, construction documents, presentation materials and contact with suppliers and customers. Principal projects: Rebuilding of Guest House, Interior swimming pool and spa in a villa in Portugal. Project of two apartments, a restaurant proposal and a collective housing building in Angola. School proposal in Zambia.
QUADRANTE | Lisbon, Portugal
CAD detailing. Principal projects: Fortaleza Airport (Brazil); Commercial (Angola); Hilton Hotel (Cape Verde).
Architect | Freelancer
Built Projects: a commercial office, two apartments interior project, a hostel, as a renovation project in a fifteenth century house. Paper Projects: two house renovation and one project for a new house. Others: Development of a three-dimensional image of Luanda city bay for an advertising campaign, in Angola.
Education
Master in Architecture with specialization in Interior Architecture,
Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon
Erasmus’ semester: École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc, Liège, Belgium
Master Thesis: ‘‘Conversion of Pre-existing buildings in Hotel Units. Case Study: Santa Iria’s Nunnery and an old female college in Tomar’'
[ Academic Merit Award: “Best Work, Best Classification in a Final Project – 2011” ]