1. CARLOS GONZALEZ GALAN
portfoliodesign
architecture | graphics | lightingCurrently, building sites to be inhab-
ited represent a big responsibility for
the designer and the builder. Spaces
have to be aesthetical and fuctional,
so they can endure different genera-
tions and users, while maintaining
their economic value; but it is all
subjected to one single factor: USE
LIGHTING THE ARCHITECTURE
The time and the technological prog-
ress are the principal reasons to
value and emphasize the buildings
by path of light giving them a sense
that leads to the memory.
The lighting design should respect
the actual context values of archi-
tectural expression to create a visual
message that confront the venture
of time and space.
2. CONTENTS CV
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LIGHTING GRAPHICS EXPRESSION
VANKE JIUGONG
. Commecial Building
. Interior and facade lighting
The Langham Place
. Hospitality Building
. Interior and Facade lighting
ZhongDaShenMa
. Mix use development
. Interior and facade lighting
Nanjing exhibition centre
. Mix use building
. Facade lighting
YingJia2 - Metropolis
. Residential Building
. Interior and Facade lighting
LightSpot55 - LDDC
. Commecial Building
. Interior and facade lighting
Palm 2
. Hotel, resort & villas
. Interior and facade lighting
TaiMiao temple
. Worship bulding
. Interior and facade lighting
Moevenpick Hotel
. Hotel
. Interior and exterior lighting
Summertown interiors
. Office bulding
. Interior lighting
Zuhair Murad showroom
. Retail store
. Interior lighting
Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo
. Showroom
. Interior lighting
Logo
. Arquitectonica p+e
. Switch On Beijing
. Paola Peres complementos
. Grupo Consptructor Piramide
Corportate Identity
. Arquitectonica p+e
. Grupo Consptructor Piramide
Art Books
. Switch On Beijing 2010
| cover design
. Switch On Beijing 2011
| art director
Lighting workshop
. Temporary lighitng installations in
different counries.
. Life is a fairy tale.
. Rodhodendron park.
. Haus 7, Hochschule Wismar.
Drawing / sketching
. A brief showcase of illustration
technics and different themes.
Photography
. Compilation of pictures taken in
different countries.
List of projects +
creative partners
3. EDUCATION 25 March 1977
Mexican
Single
HuaShan road 413, Suite 402, Jing’An Dis-
trict, 200040 Shanghai, P. R. China
+8610 1861 053 9120
carlosgalan@prodigy.net.mx
EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE PUBLICATIONS & EVENTS
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
SKILLS AFILIATIONS
REFERENCES
CV1
MArts | Master in Architectural Lighting Design
Hochschule Wismar - University of Technology,
Business and Design, Germany.
Certificate in Architectural Lighting design
UNAM/PLDA, Mexico
BA (Hons) Bachelor in Graphic Design
Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, Mexico.
BA (Hons) Bachelor in Architecture
Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, Mexico.
Senior Designer | LEOX | Shanghai, China.
. concept design work, document & team coordination.
. negotiation with customers and consultants.
Senior Designer | LDPi | Beijing, China.
. operations, business development, management of Shanghai office.
. concept design work, document coordination.
. meeting with customers, colleagues and consultants.
Senior Designer | KLD Interior Architects | Dubai, UAE.
. concept design work, team coordination.
. interior design practice.
Work experience | StudioLite | Dubai, UAE.
. concept design work, project coordination.
. business development.
Work experience | Targetti-Poulsen | Duesseldorf, Germany.
. design proposals and lighting calculations.
. customer service, finance and stock control.
Freelance designer | Own practice | Mexico City, Mexico.
. graphic design practice.
. lighting design practice.
. concept design work, mock-up, production and delivery goods.
. pre-press and press layout, printing production.
Designer | Arquitectonica p+e | Mexico City, Mexico.
. on site architect, workers and suppliers coordination.
. lighting design practice and product control.
Designer | Luz+Forma | Mexico City, Mexico.
. drafting, mock-up making and presentation documents.
. meeting with customers, colleagues and consultants.
Junior designer | Lighteam/GustavoAviles | Mexico City, Mexico.
. drafting.
. coordination, work site supervision.
“Light and Object” | Switch On Beijing | .art Director.
SwitchOn Beijing 2010 | .art Consultant.
www.enlightermagazine.com/projects/city-lights-studio-lite.
. learning about different cultures, meeting people.
. easy going person, patient and good team player.
. inspiration from movies, visiting museums, art exhibitions.
. traveling, photography.
. product design, fashion design.
. swimming, reading, walking, jogging.
Hand drafting, drawing, sketching, mock-up building.
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
AutoCAD, Relux, Sketchup, basic knowledge of 3d softwares.
Photography | digital, 35mm, medium format, product and protrait.
Languages
. spanish | mother tongue.
. english | fluent | written, spoken.
. german | basic | written, spoken) A2 certificate | Goethe Institut.
. mandarin | basic | currently learning.
IALD | Design Member | sc. 2006.
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5. Perspective | North East
Close up of light box and single projectors
bhind the corrugated perforated panel
VANKE DAXING JIUGONG3
CLIENT
VANKE
ARCHITECT
SPARK
INTERIOR DESIGNER
SPARk
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Emmy Gu
Phoebe Pan
Leslie Tian
Xin Liu
SCOPE
.interior | facade | landscape
LOCATION
.beijing
COMPLETION DATE
.13 | .15
In progress
6. THE LANGHAM PLACE4
CUSTOMER
SHUION LAND
ARCHITECT
Gensler | Chicago
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Neri and Hu
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Fabian Schlitt
Amy Tang
Cassie Zhang
Kevin Zhang
SCOPE
.interior | facade | landscape
LOCATION
.shanghai
COMPLETION DATE
.12 | .14
Perspective | North East | Day time
Perspective | North East | Night time
Perspective | North West | Night time
Perspective | Entrance lobby | Night time
Guest room | Day time
Guest room | Welcome scene
Guest room | All On scene
Guest room | Relaxation scene Reception | Night time
Guest room | Working scene Guest room | Leisure scene
Perspective | Swimming pool | Night time
7. KIC PROJECT5
CUSTOMER
SHUION LAND
ARCHITECT
TIANHUA
INTERIOR DESIGNER
AND Interiors
LANDSCAPE DESIGNER
TOPO
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Fabian Schlitt
Cassie Zhang
Kevin Zhang
SCOPE
.interior | facade | landscape
LOCATION
.shanghai
COMPLETION DATE
.11 | .14
Master Plan | KIC Project | Night time
Perspective | KIC Project | Night time
Perspective | Landscape | Night time
Perspective | Landscape | Night time
8. ZHONGDASHENMA6
CUSTOMER
Zhongda Propertiies
ARCHITECT
Gensler | Shanghai
INTERIOR DESIGNER
Gensler
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Bay Gu
Silvia Huang
Allen Qin
Fabian Schlitt
Tina Zhao
Jason Zhong
SCOPE
.interior | facade
LOCATION
.hangzhou
COMPLETION DATE
.12 | .14
Perspective | Pedestrian view | Night time Perspective | North | CInema | Night time
Birdview | South-East | Day time
Birdview | South-East | Night timeConceptPedestrian view | South | Night time
9. NANJING EXHIBITION CENTRE7
CUSTOMER
SINO-SINGAPORE NANJING
ARCHITECT
NBBJ
INTERIOR DESIGNER
NBBJ
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Bay Gu
Cao Meng
Fabian Schlitt
Amy Tang
Silvia Huang
Jason
SCOPE
.interior | facade
LOCATION
.beijing
COMPLETION DATE
.13 | .15
Main Facade | South | Day time
Main Facade | South | Night time
Perspective | South | Night time Perspective | South Entrance | Night time
Birdview | South-East | Night time Plan view | Night time Perspective | North-East | Night time
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Birdview | Night time Perspective | South-East | Night time Commercial corridor | Night time
Perspective | VIP promenade | Night timeCentral market | Night time SOHO hotel | Night time
CUSTOMER
TAIHOT
ARCHITECT
LAGUARDA LOW
INTERIOR DESIGNER
LAGUARDA LOW
LIGHTING DESIGNER
LEOX
DESIGN TEAM
Carlos G Galan
Allen Qin
Eisa Zhang
Jason
Jeff
Justin
SCOPE
.interior | facade | landscape
LOCATION
.fuzhou
COMPLETION DATE
.13 | .15
30. LIST OF
PROJECTS
+ c r e a t i v e p a r t n e r s
ASIA
EUROPE
MIDDLE
EAST
MEXICO
.LIGHTING DESIGN
| .P. R. China |
Culture centre, JingJiang
Christian church, JingJiang
Ice World, Changsha
AVIC Exhibition centre
Intercontinental, HeFei
The Langham Place, Shanghai.
KIC mix use development, Shanghai.
AVIC technology city, Nanjing.
ZhongdaShenMa mix use development, Hangzhou.
Thaihot mix use development, Fuzhou.
Nanjing exhibition centre, Nanjing
Ningbo Art Museum, Ningbo.
Meixihu international plaza, Changsha.
Intercontinental hotel, Chengdu.
Landscape with CIPEA, Nanjing.
The Bund, Shanghai.
TaiMiao Temple, Beijing.
YingJia VIP sales centre, Beijing.
YingJia luxury apartments, Beijing.
ChangPing shopping centre, Beijing.
| .United Arab Emirates |
Ahlie Bank, Sultanate of Oman.
Dar Al Awadi tower, Kuwait
Mussafah garden, Abu Dhabi.
The shining towers, Abu Dhabi.
Moevenpick hotel, Lagoona beach, Ajman.
Fairmont hotel and Mina Al Fajer Resort, Fujairah.
Spa in Mina Al Fajer Resort, Fujairah.
Pronto Cafe in Mina Al Fajer Resort, Fujairah.
Al Zaabi villa, Abu Dhabi.
ELG offices, Abu Dhabi.
Co-Operative society offices, Abu Dhabi.
Summertown interiors showroom, Jebel Ali.
Zuhair Murad showroom, Dubai.
Marina Bay, Omega & Sigma towers, City of lights,
Al Reem Island.
HH Sheikh Hamdan’s office, Dubai.
| .Germany |
Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo, Frankfurt.
Diesel flagship, Krefeld.
Elementary school, Cologne.
Dental practice, Krefeld.
Motorbike store, Westfalen.
Anne Tapken apartment.
AF Fieldler.
Max Tewes apartment.
Renault, Oberhausen.
Kaffee kiosk, Munich.
Seniorstift, Haustr.
Dommstrase 18, Hamburg.
| .Mexico |
Laguna Bojorquez bridge, Cancun.
Paper warehouse, D.F.
Police headquarters, D.F.
Fleishmann Hillard offices, CB Richard Ellis, D.F.
EC House, D.F.
Masao Sushi Ko. restaurant, D.F.
EC House kitchen, D.F.
Integral Graphics Group offices, D.F.
Private bar, D.F.
Parque Delta shopping centre, D.F.
Las Animas shopping centre, Puebla.
. ARCHITECTURE
Haus HG, Himmelgeist, Germany.
High end kitchen renovation, Mexico, D.F.
Renovation of private meeting room, Mexi-
co, D. F.
. GRAPHIC DESIGN
Switch On Beijing
Lighting Design Partnership International
(China branch)
StudioLite
Paola Peres Complementos
Grupo Constructor Piramide
Inmobiliaria HIR
Telas Bayon
ASAF Audio
Arquitectonica P+E
Unicorp Lighing Design
Lighteam/Gustavo Aviles
+ CREATIVE PARTNERS
Coop Himmelb(l)au, HBA, IHG, NINOM
REKKA, ShuiOn land, Vanke, Tianhua,
Gensler, AVIC, SWA, Langham, Spark,
Hilton, TOPO, Neri and Hu, Laguarda Low,
NBBJ, Zhu Pei architects, Foster+Parners,
Woods Bagot, Benoy, Keppel land, WAGT,
AND Interiors, Switch On Beijing, LDDC,
Callison, Studiolite, P+T Architects, Hill
International, Moevenpick hotels, Fairmont
hotels, Gemaco Interiors, Summertown
Interiors, EO-Engineers Office, Ferrari,ALFA
ROMEO, Diesel, Hamburg std., Renault,
UNAM, MEGGICO, UNICORP lighting,
Lighteam, Arquitectonica P+E., RTKL,
Legorreta+Legorreta,
