Our Firm. We provide value through design. Carrerá Arquitectos. Established for over thirty years, Carrerá Arquitectos

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2 Our Firm Established for over thirty years, provides our clients with value through creative design solutions and close teamwork. Founder and Principal Edelberto Carrerá, AIA focuses on specialized attention to each client, ensuring every need is met. Our staff of senior and junior architects, interior designers, designers and supporting staff are veterans of the industry. Together we develop creative and functional solutions that express our client s philosophy and goals. We provide value through design. Our goal is to fully understand all our client s needs and provide leadership in bringing our client s vision to life. Cover Page Detail Santander Tower Opposite Page Our Office

3 Our Services is an interdisciplinary group of architects and interior designers seeking excellence in design and service for our clients. Architecture Our staff is on the forefront of innovative design and we excel in all matters of facilities consulting, architectural design, sustainable design, specifications and construction administration. Environmental Graphics We provide your project and brand with everything needed to create a singular, powerful image including: environmental graphics, signage and wayfinding, strategic branding, project identity, placemaking, and paving. Sustainability We are committed to creating and developing environments that enrich our society and way of life and that help preserve our natural resources. Interior Architecture Through programming, space planning, and interior design work, our interior design staff complements our projects integrating the latest trends in interior design, providing any space with the edge our clients are looking for. Planning & Urban Design We create landmarks that are integrated with and respect, their urban context. We carefully design all components of our urban developments in order to provide a living project that can grow along with our clients needs. Independently yet fully interconnected with the surrounding cityscape.

4 Our Markets Retail Environments Entertainment Workplace Mixed-Use Urban Planning Residential Hospitality Institutional

5 Santander Tower, Mixed Use Complex (Office, Retail & Educational)

Commercial Office & Mixed Use Merging functionality and design, office buildings must provide spaces

elements vital to the inner workings of an office environment.

to create singular office buildings with great appeal to the public.

urban context, fostering a symbiotic connection between every individual component.

an immersive experience for customers, rewarding spaces for tenants and beautiful buildings for our

6 Commercial Office & Mixed Use Merging functionality and design, office buildings must provide spaces that meet the ever changing needs and versatility of workspaces, while providing complementary design elements vital to the inner workings of an office environment. strives to incorporate the modern requirements necessary to AAA office spaces with meaningful design to create singular office buildings with great appeal to the public. When incorporating commercial office and mixed used developments, we adapt our design to the unique urban context, fostering a symbiotic connection between every individual component. Striking the right balance is an art form we have carefully fostered; we bridge each element to create an immersive experience for customers, rewarding spaces for tenants and beautiful buildings for our clients. Opposite Page (from top) Santander Tower Main Entrance & Tower View Georgetty Complex Caguas,PR This Page (clockwise from top) First Bank Branch Pet Smart Guaynabo,PR Lincoln Center Caguas, PR

Commercial Office & Mixed Use Our signature high-rise, Santander Tower, is a seventeen story mixed-use project which

Carefully balanced together, the project incorporates two AAA commercial office towers complete with helipad which

shops, restaurants and a bank branch with drive through; and the world s largest lamp sculpture in the world,

Santander Tower s sister tower, GAM Tower, was built atop an existing one story structure.

7 Commercial Office & Mixed Use Our signature high-rise, Santander Tower, is a seventeen story mixed-use project which represents the centerpiece component of a larger urban plan designed by. Carefully balanced together, the project incorporates two AAA commercial office towers complete with helipad which house banking, multinational companies and a full university of phoenix urban campus; a commercial mall segment with shops, restaurants and a bank branch with drive through; and the world s largest lamp sculpture in the world, designed by internationally renowned sculpture Pablo Rubio. Santander Tower s sister tower, GAM Tower, was built atop an existing one story structure. Due to innovative design, creative planning and leadership, the existing retailers saw no interruption in their operations throughout construction. Opposite Page Santander Tower Guaynabo,PR This Page (clockwise from top) Santander Tower Detail & Lobby GAM Tower

8 Plaza Del Sol, Bayamon, PR Shopping Center Complex

Retail Environments Retail design has to capture the interest of users while reinforcing the project s identity.

Ultimately, our approach to retail spaces is focused on engaging customers and providing a vibrant, interactive place by

We count on decade long clients that continually turn to us for their retail needs, evolving together throughout the years; from

design and vision, Carrerá Arquitectos expertly fuses our client s needs with their customers desires and expectations.

9 Retail Environments Retail design has to capture the interest of users while reinforcing the project s identity. To this end we strive to develop a sense of place. Ultimately, our approach to retail spaces is focused on engaging customers and providing a vibrant, interactive place by transforming a regular space into an experience. has a long history of designing retail areas with great success. We count on decade long clients that continually turn to us for their retail needs, evolving together throughout the years; from raising an entire food court in an existing mall from ground to second level, to redesigning a projects creative vision through design and vision, Carrerá Arquitectos expertly fuses our client s needs with their customers desires and expectations. Opposite Page Galeria San Patricio Guaynabo,PR Plaza Del Sol, Interior Bayamon, PR This Page (clockwise from top) Letran Jewelers, Interiors Santander Tower Kress Store, Ceiling Detail Plaza Las Americas, San Juan, PR Plaza Del Sol Shopping Center Entrance Detail Bayamon, PR

Entertainment Entertainment design demands the creation of

detail it is possible to provide an evolving environment

Carrera Arquitectos has produced vivid entertainment

of Galaxy Lanes, a world class multi-use facility

It included 32 bowling lanes, a corporate presentation

and a 180 foot by 14 foot long segmented screen, capable

10 Entertainment Entertainment design demands the creation of living spaces brimming with subtleties specific to their own individual identities. Through careful planning and meticulous attention to detail it is possible to provide an evolving environment tailored to costumers expectations. Carrera Arquitectos has produced vivid entertainment spaces specifically tuned to the image and purpose our clients desire. We made our debut in entertainment venues with the design of Galaxy Lanes, a world class multi-use facility de-signed for social and corporate events. It included 32 bowling lanes, a corporate presentation room, sky lounge, dancing area, two restaurants, two bars and a 180 foot by 14 foot long segmented screen, capable of showing from 1 to 15 videos simultaneously. Opposite Page Cine Vista Theatres Carolina,PR Galaxy Lanes Plaza Las Americas, San Juan, PR This Page Galaxy Lanes, Interiors Plaza Las Americas, San Juan, PR

Workplace Our objective is to design spaces where people can collaborate,

Keeping a clear focus on our clients needs, corporate culture and

top quality architecture and interior design to branding and

11 Workplace Our objective is to design spaces where people can collaborate, communicate and socialize. Keeping a clear focus on our clients needs, corporate culture and operational objectives, we design spaces that foment productivity and make business engaging and dynamic. provides our clients all the tools and services to make this happen, from top quality architecture and interior design to branding and environmental graphics. Opposite Page Lobby Santander Securities w/ Stair Detail This Page (clockwise) Our Office USIC Offices Santander Tower Santander Securities Lobby Stair Detail

Urban Planning We create sustainable settings in which

Our work establishes cooperation between public and

more productivity and more efficient and better

The planning team tackles projects that range from

12 Urban Planning We create sustainable settings in which people live, work and entertain. Our work establishes cooperation between public and private sectors creating a bridge to better living, more productivity and more efficient and better communities. The planning team tackles projects that range from revitalizing downtown districts to developing transit oriented development. Opposite Page San Patricio Strip Shopping & Residential Medical Complex Hato Rey, PR This Page (clockwise from top) Plaza Del Mercado Caguas, PR Plaza Del Mercado Puerto Rico

Residential Residential design is a blend of planning and

friendly solutions, efficiency and practicality.

our present and future needs but that also transcend time

13 Residential Residential design is a blend of planning and architecture that changes and revitalizes our living environments and communities. This type of design requires an awareness of environment friendly solutions, efficiency and practicality. We strive to create vibrant places that take into account our present and future needs but that also transcend time forging connections between our present and future generations. Opposite Page Neptuno Tower Isla Verde, PR This Page (clockwise from top) Casa De Playa Rincon, PR King s Helmet Development (Apartment Buildings & Villas) Palmas Del Mar, Humacao, PR

14 OUR WORK makes the difference

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