About
Professional Summary
As Technology Architect Director Ricardo Puerta is responsible for architecture design through the latest virtual reality tools. While information and technology are his core of expertise nowadays, he is an active part of the design team in Colliers Architecture.
Previously Ricardo has been working as an architect and virtual reality lead designer in HOLArquitectura from 2015 to 2021, when this architecture firm was acquired by Colliers, Ricardo’s experience also includes self-practice as an architect and urban planner.
To sum up, Ricardo is highly motivated, imaginative architect and visual artist, capable of dealing with high pressure situations with a positive attitude. Besides being open-minded, rational, and reliable; he is an all-rounder with advanced language skills.
Accomplishments
Ricardo Puerta has been part of winning architecture and design teams both in national and international competitions. In HOLArquitectura Ricardo was part of two mayor accomplishments: winning the San Fernando Business Park Refurbishment Competition for Starwood Capital; also the competition to remodel a whole office building in Claudio Coello 124 owned by AEW, both of them in Madrid.
During this same period he has designed a complete workflow to design architecture spaces and buildings through the use of the latest technology, hence producing virtual reality experiences that bring toghether clients and architects in a new, direct, and interactive way.
Education
2004-2011 - Master in Architecture in Madrid, graduating at ETSAM (UPM)
2012-2013 - M.Sc in Urban and Territorial Planning at ETSAM (UPM)
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My Team
My Team
Mariano García Montenegro is Managing Director in REMs & Technical Services. He started his career in FM Arquitectos before becoming in 2007 a part of CBRE Spain as National Managing Director of the Design & Build department for 10 years. In 2018 he cofounded HOLArquitectura, Architecture firm that has become part of Colliers in 2020.
He has more than 25 years of experience in the architecture field; he is an expert in workspaces as advisor and designer both for owners and tenants, counting also with a large experience in hotel and residential fields.
Óscar is a 3D Designer who has more than 5 years of experience and a versatile profile, working both in interior design for offices and restaurants and the retail sector. He has worked for Holaarquitectura since October 2017 for multinational companies and customers. Since March 2021, after Holaarquitectura was part of Colliers, he continues working until nowadays. He is specialized on:
- Design & 3D: 3dMax, Unreal, Autocad.
- Graphic Design: Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Audiovisual: Premier Pro.
Marco joined Holarquitectura as an interior designer and graphic designer in January 2017, working mainly on office projects creating layouts, 3D renderings, graphic presentations of projects to clients or execution projects. Previously he had worked in other interior design studios and design agencies.
To this day, after the incorporation of Holarquitectura to the infrastructure of Colliers, he continues his activity as an interior architect and graphic designer, carrying out the following functions:
- Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
- Interior Design: AutoCad, 3DS Max, SketchUp, Unreal Engine.
Coming from a coastal town in Murcia, Alex decides to start a new professional life in Madrid in 2010. After several years of experience in various design and architecture studios, Alex joined Holarquitectura as Interior Designer in December 2018 and worked at the architecture department until march 2021 when Holarquitectura joined Colliers International in Spain. Currently, he works at the Technical Services as Arquitecto Interiores, carrying out the following functions:
- Design & 3D: 3dMax, Unreal, Zbrush, Autocad.
- Graphic Design: Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Audiovisual: Motion and video maker, Adobe After Effects, Premier Pro.