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Dear Madam/ Sir,

My name is Xemein Oiartzabal. I am 30 year old architect from the Basque Country, Spain with experience from San

Francisco, Zurich and Copenhagen. I have noticed your interesting work on your website and I am interested in applying

for an intern architect position.

I spent the last year working in Fougeron Architecture in San Francisco. I have just arrived to Norway after spending the

last year working in Fougeron Architecture in San Francisco. My partner (samboer), who is Norwegian, is employed

as a scientist at the University and we live at Grnland, Oslo. I am very interested in broadening my experience as an

architect and further develop my own career by seeking new challenges.

Some more detailed about myself:

I graduated with Master of Arch. Degree from the University of the Basque Country. As my resume shows, I have a

strong background in both academic and professional experience. For six month I worked in Gmr & Geschwentner

Architekten ofce in Zurich, where I contributed to planning, modeling and design. This includes design competitions, de-

sign and construction drawings, modeling and marketing. Last year I worked at Fougeron Architecture a well- renownedarchitectural rm in San Francisco. This ofce works primary on residential projects. At Fougeron I was responsible for

design, construction and marketing both residential and housing projects.

During my studies I spent 2 years in Copenhagen. This experience made me interested in Scandinavian architecture, in

the minimalistic and elegant way to work. It also helped me to integrate to learn about Scandinavian culture and living.

After spending some time in San Francisco, Zurich and Copenhagen I feel I have broad experience that could be useful

in your ofce. Your rm is a company that would provide me with the opportunity to put my personality, skill and success

to work within a unique an exiting architectural design environment. I am energetic girl and once you know me I think

you will nd me passionate, organized and hard working.

I have also submitted a copy of my resume and portfolio. I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Xemein Oiartzabal.

Cover LetterTyenbekken 4, leilighet 322

0188 Oslo

(+47) 466.40.177


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EDUCATION E.T.S. Architecture of University of Basque Country

Master of Architecture Completion of Master Project with cum

Laude (grade: 9/10-among the best 3 out of 65 students) 2010

The Royal Danish Academy of Architecture of Fine Arts of Copenhagen

Start of the Master Project 2009

Final year of Architecture Studies 2008

E.T.S. Architecture of University of Basque Country

Start Architecture Studies 2000

PRACTICE Fougeron Architecture, San Francisco, Intern Architect January-December 2012

Notable Projects: 400 Grove, Louvet Family House, Acupunture Clinic, BuckCreek Family House, EFF Ofces.

- Revised and drafted various constructions, interior designs and presentation documents.

-Revisedanddraftedelectrical,reanddoors/windowsandnishesschedules.

- Assessment and measurment of existing spaces and drafted.

-Designeddifferentoptionsforaofce.

- Model designer for presentations.

- Marketing. Prepared documentation for records as well as Power Point presentations andpublications.

- Interaction with clients.

Curriculum VitaeTyenbekken 4, leilighet 322

0188 Oslo(+47) 466.40.177


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PRACTICE Gmr & Geschwentner Architekten, Zrich, Intern Architet June-December 2011

Notable Projects: Wohnberbaung Bern Brnnen, Ersatzneubau Siedlung

Bombach, Hochhaus Hard turm, Studienwettbewerb Schonau,

Wohnberbauung Altwiesen Schwamendingen.

- Revised and drafted various constructions, interior designs and presentation documents.

- Part of the competiton projects, developing the creating part and drafted into the layout for

thenalpresentation.

- Model designer for different projects.

- Marketing.

Henning Larsen Architects, Kbenhavn, Intern Student 2008

Notable Projects: Conference Palace in Lanzarote, Yaafor Development Project,

Syddansk Universitet

- Model designer for architecture buildings or city developments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS Expert UserAutocad, Adobe Suite, Microsoft Ofce

Intermediate UserArchicad, Vector Works, Sketch Up

LANGUAGES Basque Native Language

Spanish Fluent

English Fluent

Danish/ Norwegian Basic Knowledge, attending a course.

Curriculum VitaeTyenbekken 4, leilighet 322

0188 Oslo

(+47) 466.40.177


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fougeron architectureSAN FRANCISCO, 2012

e.t.s de arquitecturaSAN SEBASTIAN, 2010

gmr & geschwentner architektenZRICH, 2011

the royal academy of ne arts

henning-larsen architectsKBENHAVN, 2009

PortFolioTyenbekken 4, leilighet 322

0188 Oslo(+47) 466.40.177


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_oor plan _reected ceiling plan

FougeronArchitectureAcunpucture Clinic

San Francisco, 2012

Status_Under construction

Duties_Assessment and measurment of existing spaces and

drafted.

_Revisedanddraftedreectedplansandconceptdrawings,

interiorelevationsandre,doorsandnishesschedules.


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FougeronArchitectureAcunpucture Clinic

San Francisco, 2012


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Duties_Revised and drafted various contructions, interior

designs and presentation documents

_Revisedanddraftedreanddoors/windowsandnishesschedules.

_ Model designer for presentations.

FougeronArchitecture400 Grove St Residential Project

San Francisco, 2012


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FougeronArchitecture400 Grove St Residential Project

San Francisco, 2012


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_example of typologies


Duties_Revised and drafted various contructions, interior

designs of kitchens and bathroom of the whole building.

Gmur&GeschwentnerArchiteckten

Bern Residential ProjectBern, 2011


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Bern Residential ProjectBern, 2011


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_general oorplan

_conceptual oorplans

Status_Unbuilt

Duties_Developed the creating part and drafted elevations of the sorrounding

buildings and the elevations of our propouse.

_Layoutforthenalpresentation.


Housing CompetitionSchonau, 2011

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_rst oorplan

_example of typologies


Housing CompetitionSchonau, 2011

Mikk


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In a neighborhood of Nrrebro in Copenhagen we have

the largest population of muslims in Denmark. Knowing

the hierarchical organization in the Arabic world, especially

women do not leave this area and do not integrate which

contribute making it almost a ghetto.

Seeing this problem, the danish society decides to build an

international culture house close to Mjlnerparken to give

a solution to all these people, and mainly women in this

neighborhood.

As a result, the project consists of three buildings:

1- for the general public where different cultures will relate:

danish, muslims,europeans, americans...

2- Another private with a social character. Only for the im-migrants of the area and specially for the women, who need

a place to meet where have a legal help and psychological

help/support to educate to the new generations and facili-

tate their integration, and to work from the beginning with

the kids supporting their identity in the native country, which

in this case is Denmark.

3-Finally the mosque: a space that men and women have in

common.

This volume in the project physically joins the rst and the

second space. And symbolically is a bridge between the

two cultures.

Taking into account the suggestions and needs of the

people who will use this center, it is important to do a build-

ing where elements of both cultures blend- as much in the

concept as in the design, in the integration of the material,

so everybody feels identied and represented.

MikkMjlnerparken Internationale

Kulturhus i KbenhavnE.T.S. Architecture of San Sebastian

San Sebastian, 2010

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the door

the wall

This illustration is a proposition to satisfy the desires constituted by

the neighbourhood association.

I propose a autonomous city inside the city of Copenhagen. It will

have a principal gate that respresents a key to get into the new city.

Once through the door we will be in another world, a familiar space

for people with arabic roots, a space that reminds them of what they

left behind and a place that makes them feel close to their roots.

_ground oor



San Sebastian, 2010

Mikk


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_elevation from Borgmestervangen

_collage



San Sebastian, 2010

Mikk


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The L-volumes of each oor will have a different identity in all aspects. The

construction of each wall will be different.

The external wall will be of one metre width in total built up from 2 dif-

ferent independent walls, the rst 40 cm thick while the second one will

be of 30 cm.

In this way small courtyards will be dened by the spaces between the

walls.

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_Mosques section

_BB Section



San Sebastian, 2010

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When I was an internship at HENNING AND LARSEN ARCHITECTS I worked mostly in the modelling section with the projects mentioned in my CV section. I made models for competitions or just

for clients and they were in different scales and with many different materials.

HenningLarsenArchitects

Kbenhavn, 2009

XL


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This project started with a workshop on the buildings

history. The terrain presented nowadays contain a

building that does not function properly. The work-

shops objective was to analyze the place, the old

constructed building, present problems, the users

problems etc. Thus here we found new needs previ-

ously unaccounted for and this became objective of

the project.

The land of the builiding is located within a block.

There are three kinds of users for the building: the

neighbors, the young people from Nrrebro and the

sportsmen/sportswomen. Each one have a space in

the new building, in a different plane. So the neigh-

boors have their garden in +0m. The youth center

and the sports center are located at +3m. And the

outdoor space open to everybody is situated at +6 m,

on the roof of the building.

Building materials: concrete, wood and glass.

_building schemes _users

XLKorsgade Sports and Youth Centre in

KbenhavnThe Royal Danish Academy of Architecture of

Fine Arts of CopenhagenKbenhavn, 2008

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_main oor

_roof plan

_situation plan

_elevation




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