ARDUVYTECTURE | ABOUT ME

HELLO, I AM ALYSSA ROSE DUYVELAAR, A DUTCH-CUBAN-AMERICAN BASED, BORN, AND RAISED IN PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA.

PRIOR TO MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER, I OBTAINED MY GRADUATE MASTERS DEGREE FROM FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IN APRIL OF 2022. DUE TO MY EFFORTS DURING MY FINAL SEMESTER, MY MASTERS THESIS PROJECT RECEIVED A FIU 2022 MASTER’S PROJECT AWARDS THAT IS AWARDED TO THOSE WHO RECEIVE IT FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR MASTER’S PROJECT. IN ADDITION TO THE COURSEWORK REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION, I ALSO PARTICIPATED AS AN INVITED GUEST PANELIST FOR A SUSTAINABILITY PANEL DURING DUTCH DESIGN WEEK.

THUS FAR IN MY CAREER DURING MY MOST RECENT POSITION AS AN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER, I HAVE WORKED ACROSS VARIOUS PROJECT TYPOLOGIES INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND INTERIOR DESIGN PROJECTS SPECIALIZING IN HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL DESIGN. MY ROLE ON THESE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INTEGRAL AS THROUGHOUT THE TIMELINE OF EACH PROJECT I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED FROM PRE-DESIGN THROUGH TO THE CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION PHASE OF SAID PROJECTS. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE BEEN A KEY TEAM MEMBER IN ASSISTING THE FIRM TO RECEIVE THE 2023 AIA MIAMI FIRM OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE MOST SUSTAINABLE TREE AWARD AT THE 2022 FESTIVAL OF THE TREES HOSTED BY FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

MY EXPERIENCES HAVE LED ME TO THE DESIGNER I AM TODAY. MY PURSIT AND OVERALL GOAL IS TO SUPERSEDE THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE WHO ENTRUST ME WITH THEIR SPACES. AS SOMEONE WHO IS DETAIL ORIENTED, I DO THIS ON VARYING SCALES FROM THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN OF A PROJECT DOWN TO THE SMALLEST DESIGN DETAIL TO ENSURE THIS GOAL IS ACHIEVED. IN ADDITION, I HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS, MY MOST RECENT FOCUSED ON SKILLS IN THE WORKPLACE BEING AUTODESK’S REVIT, ADOBE SUITE PROGRAMS, AND LUMION’S RENDERING SOFTWARE. FOR A FULL RANGE OF MY SKILLSET PLEASE REFER TO MY RESUME AND LINKEDIN PROFILE.

THE NEXT STEP FOR MY CAREER IS TO OBTAIN MY LICENSE. SO FAR, I HAVE ACQUIRED THE REQUIRED 3,740 HOURS AND I AM NOW PREPARING TO STUDY FOR EACH ARCHITECTURAL REGISTRATION EXAMINATION TEST.

IN MY PERSONAL LIFE, I VALUE THOSE AROUND ME, FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALIKE. NOWADAYS, YOU WILL SEE ME SPENDING THIS TIME WITH THOSE I CARE ABOUT GOING TO DINNERS, TRAVELLING, AND PLAYING BOARD + VIDEO GAMES. COLLEAGUES IN MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE HAVE EVEN POINTED OUT THAT MY USE OF LUMION ALMOST LOOKS LIKE I AM ENJOYING A VIDEO GAME. PRIOR TO MY CAREER AND GRADUATE SCHOOLING, I WAS A SPRINGBOARD AND PLATFORM DIVER, AND PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS CREATIVE CLASSES AND CLUBS INCLUDING ART, WHICH LED ME TO EARNING AN EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR A HAND-DRAWN ILLUSTRATION FOR A YOUNG AT ART COMPETITION. FURTHERMORE, I ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TELEVISION PRODUCTION AND ANIMATION CLASSES AND THEIR ADJOINING CLUB AS WELL AS THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY CLUB, WHICH PROVIDED ME WITH SKILLS I USE STILL TO THIS DAY IN BOTH MY PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO REVIEW AND TAKE A LOOK AT MY WEBSITE. I LOOK FORWARD TO DISCUSSING ALL OPPORTUNITIES YOU ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO ME WITH AND IN TURN OUR FUTURE COLLABORATION.