MLopez Portfolio

MARCO ANTONIO LOPEZ LORA

MARCO ANTONIO LOPEZ LORA
San Diego, CA
E | marcoa.lopezlora@gmail.com
T | 619.906.8043
Dear Hiring Manager,
Hope this email finds you well and healthy. I am a graduate designer (B.Arch) with studio
experience spanning across a variety of typologies and contexts, including commercial real estate,
hospitality, residential, higher education, music centers, and more. As an architecture with an emphasis
on sustainability and urban planning professional, I want to apply my critical thinking, design advisory,
and program management in a new, challenging environment. I’m excited about the opportunity of using
novel and unique techniques to champion new possibilities in design while reaching a balance between
function and beauty. I have an academic record in developing conceptual packages, building construction
documents, coordinating programs, and incorporating sustainable and inclusive objectives onto
projects that would love to share them with your team.
I am a current resident of San Diego available to work immediately, in person or remotely. My
resume profiles the qualities and experiences that I can offer to the firm’s mision and vision. I hope that
your review of it will lead to a meeting. I am convinced that you will find a meeting with me to be both
interesting and potentially valuable. I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Marco Antonio Lopez Lora

EDUCATION & RECOGNITION
CAL POLY POMONA
Los Angeles
2018 - 2021
BACHELOR IN ARCHITECTURE
A five-year curriculum degree based on
studio sequence that trained future
architects to become lateral-thinking
problem solvers. I completed last 3 years.
CUM LAUDE - GPA: 3.6
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
MARCO ANTONIO
LOPEZ LORA
MINOR IN REGENERATIVE STUDIES
A multidisciplinary program that involves
environmental design and social sciences
to explore new problem-solving skills for
ongoing and future human problems.
GPA: 4.0
when creativity meets technicality
San Diego, CA
E | marcoa.lopezlora@gmail.com
E | malopezlora@cpp.edu
T(USA) | 619.906.8043
T (MX) | 664.438.6281
CPP.ID: 013150462
SWC. ID: 1003680
CETYS ID: 20832
MINOR IN URBAN PLANNING
A multidisciplinary program that teaches
about urban policies, cityscapes, urban
issues, and social action. Where new ways
of mitigating cities conditions are being
explore to reach for social wellbeing.
GPA: 4.0
ADVANCEMENT PLACEMENT
A 3rd Year Advancement Placement as a
transfer student; becoming one of the three
last students to be ever accepted on the
history and remainder of the program.
SKILLS
Leadership
Problem Solver
Critical Thinker
Revit
Autocad
Rhinoceros 3d
Sketchup
Vray // 3dMax
SWC COLLEGE
San Diego
2015 - 2018
ASSOCIATES
Associate in Science: Architecture
Associate in Liberal Arts: Mathematics
GPA: 3.65
PRESIDENT’S AND CHAIR’S LIST
CERTIFICATES
Certificate in Architecture - Technology
Certificate in General Education Breadth
GPA: 3.65
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP
DESIGN VILLAGE COMPETITION
Theme: Balance (2018)
Best Craftsmanship and People’s Choice
Adobe Creative Suite
Microsoft Office
2 Proficient Languages
Arcgis
Arcmap
Global Mapper
Google Earth
Sketching
Physical Modeling
Woodworking
CETYS UNIVERSIDAD
Baja California
2012 - 2015
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
Valedictorian - Class of 2015
https://www.cetys.mx (WASC Accredited)
HIGHSCHOOL DIPLOMA
A three-year curriculum degree with a
comprehensive series of modules full of
learning techniques, critical thinking,
innovation, and social understanding.
GPA: 3.85
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP

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VERDE METROPOLITAN EXPERIENCE

VERDE METROPOLITAN EXPERIENCE
Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2021
Cal Poly Pomona - 5th Year Topic Studio + RS Minor
Duality: Vertical Farm + Central Market + Residential
Connect: Plazas from Grand Avenue towards S Hill St
Who?
For all environmental-conscious individuals’ who aim for a
collective, rational, and equitable society. People who embody
the ideals behind carbon neutrality, renewable energies,
regeneration, circular systems, and green open spaces.
What?
A staggering volume that mimics a mixed-use strategy; where
podium (1) consists of retail venues and a market hall
punctured by several atria and two towers (2) that showcase a
vertical indoor farm and the other as a residential complex.
Where?
Part of the Metropolitan Area of DTLA, specifically, its Civic
Center, adjacent to Grand Park and Grand Avenue. A project
that follows a streetscape and open design to foster social
interaction, breathable spaces, and green features.
When?
A project that aligns with the vision of COP26, 2030 Challenge,
and Net Zero for the next 10 to 30 years. Reimagining the
future of how buildings, cities, and contexts are designed to
mitigate climate crises and establish a circular economy.
Why?
To reimagine how cities can be designed to reach a more
cohesive and resilient future. A project that aims to tie both
ends -agriculture and urban centers - into a single system.
How?
By combining a vertical farm with a market hall to connote a
“farm-to-table” scenario. An interlock of eating, cooking,
harvesting, and composting spaces. A series of horizontal and
vertical surfaces to address sustainability and food security.
Lot Size: 104,775 SQFT
Total Net: 1,164,945 SQFT
Total Gross: 1,257,300 SQFT
Condos: 160
V.F. Levels: 14
Parking: 606

S Olive St
W 1st St
W 2nd St
S Hill St
0 10 15 35
0

roof deck + solar panels
W Temple St
private roof garden
roof viewpoint
Grand Ave
vertical indoor farm
20 resid. floors
W 2nd St
public roof garden
6 comm. floors
W 2nd St
ground floor
S Olive St
metro + bus station
2 parking levels
S Hill St
W 1st St

+2
0 10 15 35
+6

0 10 15 35
+8

Condominium
(2,000 sq ft)
+ terrace
(300 sq ft)
Vertical Farm
-Zipgrow
-Lab Space
-Workspace
-Office
V.E. Module
-Grow
-Eat
-Cook
-Interact

0 10 15 35
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SECTIONAL

DOROTHY OPERA HOUSE

DOROTHY OPERA HOUSE
Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2020
Cal Poly Pomona - 4th Year Topic Studio
Duality: Opera House + Retail + Gallery Space
Connect: Grand Avenue Cultural Strip with Music Center Hall
Who?
Two main end-users, one - purposely - soprano, tenor, ballet,
musician, orchestra, and all cohort needed for an Opera.
Second, for local & international tourists who relieve, interact,
and contemplate cultural venues at major urban centers.
What?
A mid-center concentric volume that houses the auditorium
which serves as a datum and creates a radial effect. Above
ground, there is a double-framing-exterior ramp, gallery, and
retail spaces. Below ground is all services, administrative,
BOH areas meant for the functioning of Opera House.
Where?
A modernization project for Dorothy C. Pavillion, as an effort to
revitalize the corner lot, elongate the pedestrian flow over
Grand Avenue, and unify itself with the Music Center Hall.
When?
A project that aligns with the City Plan of 2030 to establish “a
unified, universally accessible space” meant for the people by
the people. In addition to the well-establish and renowned
Grand Avenue Cultural Strip that can extend more to Eastside.
Why?
To prove that functionality, open space, and simplicity can be
tied together through design. To flourish mobility, social
exchange, and access for all. An example of streetscape
design that welcomes users in a novel and natural manner.
How?
By accentuating how an Opera House can become an urban
living room that brings prosperity for artists as for tourists.
Doubling up the plaza space to become the new dynamic
public destination following the radial formations for function.
Lot Size: 92,400 SQFT
Seating Range: 900
Total Net: 331,938 SQFT
Total Gross: 369,600 SQFT

W Temple St
N Figueroa St
Hope St
Grand Ave
W 2nd St
W 1st St
S Olive St
S Hill St

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Hope St
W 4th St
Grand Ave

Property Line
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Property Line
0 5 15 35 -1

W 4th St
Hope St
Property Line
0 5 15 35 +1

Practice Rooms
Restaurant + Bar (A)
Dance Hall + Bar (B)
Balconies
Staff Lobby
Loading Dock
Costumes (sewing area)
Dinner Hall
Practice Hall
Four Commercial Venues
Bar
Main Entry
Bar
Ext. Ramp Ext. Ramp
Auditorium
Outdoor Seating
Circulation
Hybrid Space
Coffee Shop
Vehicle Tunnel - Main Entry
Administration
Auditorium WC
Practice Rooms + WC
Music Studio + Library
Stage Structure
Stage + Back Stage
Main Cohort Offices
Restaurant + Bar (C)
Wood and Steel Shop
Conference Room
Down of Stage
Storage + Equipment

101 R.I.S.E. PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE

101 R.I.S.E. PARK COMMUNITY CENTER
Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2019
Cal Poly Pomona - 4th Year Topic Studio + URP Minor
Duality: Community Centre + Cap Park + Informal Economy
Connect: West-East Side of 101 Freeway + Adjacent Plazas
Who?
For all vulnerable, marginalized, and at-risk individuals and
families who aim for a better reality cuddled with shelter,
service, assistance, recreation, exercise, and enterprise. A
project meant for locals, visitors, and homeless people.
What?
A community and human center destined for the underserved
populations to mitigate homelessness by providing faith and
opportunity. In addition to a half-mile cap park siding on top of
101 freeway to restore community & uplift open-usable space.
Where?
At DTLA Eastside parallel to Arcadia St and covering the 101
Freeway - from N Alameda St to N Hill St - by five city blocks.
The meandering paths throughout the park creates a looping
trail with adjacent venues (east) such as plazas & corridors.
When?
A plan by LA City Council and Friends of Park 101 is meant to
reach inclusive, equitable, and environmental goals by 2030. A
project that assures the mission and vision of a novel and
metropolitan city that prioritize socio-economic wellbeing.
Why?
To restore the disruption of freeway underpass, to bring
together both sides of the freeway into a single community, to
provide open-green-usable space, and to retribute positively
to the mental, social, economic, and ethics of society.
How?
By a parabolic configuration along with the main building,
circulation, and connection points allow the public to come
across different types of doing- recreation, informal activity,
service, entertainment, relaxation, reading, exercise, and help.
Lot Size: 39,900 SQFT
Total Net: 147,519 SQFT
Apartments: 60
Parking: 104

N Hill St
La Plaza Village
101
101
N Spring St
N Broadway
H of J
101
El Pueblo
101 101 101
Los Angeles St
Grand Jury
N Alameda St
N Main St
USCH
LA Mall
USD Homeland
n broadway
freeway 101
Downtown Los Angeles
Cap Park + Community Centre
Little Tokyo (Jurisdiction)
400 N Spring St, LA 90012

Worker’s Parking
Potential Site - Planting
Security / Ranger
N Hill St
Food Bank & Donation Center
Coffee Shop
Bus Stop (A)
N Broadway St
Bus Stop (B)
Car Valet / Curve
Soccer Field
& Multi-use
Soccer Practice Field
Outdoor Gym
Lockers, WC, & Changing Rooms
Basketball Court
& Multi-use
Basketball Practice Court
Audio Room / Storage
Race Track
Snack Bar
Informal Commerce
Bus Stop (C)
Shading Feature (Trees)
N Spring St
Ambulance (s)
Private Security Car (s)
Fire Trucks (s)
Adjacent “Potential” Park
Security / Ranger
Community Garden
W Aliso St
Arcadia St
Green Connection (Garden)
Kid’s Playground (waitroom)
Plaza
Informal Commerce
Shading Feature (Trees)
Food Stands
N Main St
Parking Entrance
Community Dinner & Pantry
Administration On-Site
Car Valet / Curve
Amphitheater
Informal Commerce
Food Stands & WC
Daycare
Los Angeles St
Playground Crest
Bus Stop (D)
Snack Shop
Kid’s Playground
Security / Ranger
Shading Feature (Trees)
Public WC
Skatepark
Playground Games
Snack Shop
Coffee Shop
Public Library
N Alamada St
Car Valet / Curve
Security / Ranger
Worker’s Parking
Bus Stop (E)
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N Spring St
Arcadia St
W Aliso St
N Main St
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0

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SECTIONAL
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950 GOLDEN STATION HOTEL

950 GOLDEN STATION HOTEL
Los Angeles, CA / Spring 2019
Cal Poly Pomona - 3rd Year Topic Studio + URP Minor
Duality: Hotel Complex + Retail + Communal Corridor
Connect: Chinatown Central Plaza with Gold Metro Line
Who?
A portrayal of the essence of a Chinatown neighborhood -
where diversity and dynamism happen in the same location. A
project meant for locals and tourists that profile the fast-paced
life surrounded by mobility and socio-economic exchange.
What?
A puzzling volume that articulates a hotel complex, several
retail venues, and communal spaces to foster connectivity. A
project that blends public stacks, private conditions, and vast
green-open-usable space to create a varied user experience.
Where?
At the heart of LA Chinatown. The hotel creates an oasis of
public space in a currently underutilized area and serves as a
crucial link between existing nodes of activities such as
Chinatown Central Plaza, Gold Metro Line, & LA Historic Park.
When?
As part of the Redevelopment Plan for Chinatown 2020 - where
the main focus is to create human-scale projects that blend
economic activities, social exchange, and outdoor gatherings.
Why?
To become a catalyst for the neighborhood - a centrally
located hotel that transforms into an incubator with the aim of
igniting and sustaining the growth of local microbusinesses.
While boosting pedestrian flow, mobility, and interconnectivity.
How?
By bisecting the project with a corridor that unifies the major
nodes of activities. And, also by creating a net of rectilinear
extrusions that interspersed between levels to create terraces,
open space, maximize views, and control the comfort zones.
Lot Size: 33,380 SQFT
Total Net: 175,510 SQFT
Total Gross: 200,280 SQFT
Rooms: 96
Parking: 60
Ext. Space: 22,500 SQFT

N Spring St
N Broadway
N Broadway
W College St

Central Plaza
N Broadway
0 5 15 30 0

18’-0”
18’-0”
20’-0”
0 5 15 30 +2 0 5 15 30 +3

L. SECTION
0 5 15 30 S

130’-0”
130’-0”
W
ELEVATION
E
ELEVATION
130’-0”
0 5 15 30 S
ELEVATION

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1. Gutter
2. 12” Hollow Core Slab
3. 12“ Girder
4. U-Channel
5. Wood Panel
6. Metal Connector
7. Pavers
8. Vegetation Basin
9. Air Moisture Barrier
10. Rigid Insulation
11. Pressure Plate
12. Finish Floor
13. Paving Support
14. 2x4” Metal Stud
15. Window Frame
16. Concrete Slab
0 2 5 10 WD

SPIRART COMPLEX - ATELIERS & CONDOS

SPIRART COMPLEX - ATELIERS & CONDOS
Los Angeles, CA / Fall 2020
Cal Poly Pomona - 5th Year Topic Studio
Duality: Performance Spaces + Retail + Residential
Connect: Grand Central Plaza + Angel’s Knoll Scene
Who?
A resemblance of the spirit of a dynamic city; a combination of
authentic individuals and explorative personalities. A project
that is geared towards artists such as musicians, painters, &
comedians. Plus, general audience who delight open space.
What?
A pendant volume that explores the possibilities of a
mixed-use by unifying the (1) performance space (leisure)
auditoriums, galleries, amphitheaters, (2) production space
(work) ateliers and studios, and (3) residential space (living).
Where?
DTLA Civic Center. A project that aims to unify its 2nd-floor
podium-open level with the communal terrace happening on
Grand Central Market to accentuate socialization and leisure
while achieving the outstanding view towards Angel’s Knoll.
When?
Upholding the objectives of the General Plan 2020 for DTLA -
emphasizing the power of urban space to uplift socio-economic
conditions and capable of performing both on the human
scale as well as within the urban fabric. Space as Places.
Why?
To flourish talent, opportunities, discipline, and social bonds. A
project that captures creativity and functionality through a
series of gathering (interior and exterior) spaces to reach the
common goal of creating an authentic sense of place.
How?
By unifying the key elements of a performative user - live,
create, interact, & showcase - in a single complex. A grid of
spirals serves to create meandering ways (1), allocate
gathering spaces (2), & profile extrusions onto the facade (3).
Lot Size: 52,600 SQFT
Total Net: 364,394 SQFT
Condos: 100 Ateliers: 100
Auditoriums: 7 Parking: 100

S Hill St
W 4th St
0 9 18 36 0

roof top
res. area
Grand Central Market
+1 exterior space
ground
S Hill St
W 4th St

unit type A
2bed
(800 sq ft)
+ workshop
(300 sq ft)
unit type B
2bed
(800 sq ft)
+ workshop
(300 sq ft)

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1. Gutter
2. 12” Hollow Core Slab
3. 12“ Girder
4. U-Channel
5. Metal Sheet Perforated,
Panel size 48 x 48 in
6. Steel Flat 4 x 0.2 in
7. Support Bracket
8. Air Gap
9. Wrapshield
10. Pressure Plate
11. Guardrail
12. Double-Paned Glass
13. Paving Support
14. Rigid Insulation
15. Drop Ceiling
16. LED Light Fixture
17. Steel Beam
18. Finish Floor
19. Concrete Slab
0 2 6 10
WD