About J. FERNANDO TERUYA

J. Fernando Teruya, AIA, LEED AP, has a vast experience in different project types acquired over 18 years of experience working in globally recognized architectural firms. He is responsible for translating the client’s program into an integral award winning design solution that meets all proposed requirements while staying within the client’s budget. His approach focuses in designing and building sustainably, adjusting concepts of economy, environmental protection, and social benefits to the client’s unique environmental and social values. He has received numerous international, national, and local awards for excellence demonstrated in his unique design work.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

MIXED-USE

• Peninsula Mixed-use, Monterrey, Mexico. Two office towers totaling 35,000 m² of rentable space, a 156-room business hotel, 200 apartments and lofts above 20,000 m² of retail and restaurants surrounding a destination plaza.
• Acropolis Shops and Residences, Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. High-end retail, two 20-story towers facing the Sea of Cortez comprising 140 condominum units and 104 live/work lofts above retail podium. Under construction.
• Capital Reforma. Two 25-story towers comprising 30,000 m² of office space, a 160-room boutique hotel, and 105 luxury residences above an active podium of retail, restaurants and outdoor cafes located on Reforma Boulevard, Mexico City. Opening scheduled by Summer 2008.
• UniverseCity, Austin, Texas. Residential, office, resort hotel, restaurants and high-end retail development on the shores of Town Lake. Includes public amenities such as an amphitheater, a boat house and natural trails along the shoreline of the river.
• Terminal Buenavista. Central Grand Train Station of Mexico City comprising a new concourse, train platforms, a three level shopping center and a business hotel. Opening scheduled by Fall 2007.
• Midtown Miami. Offices, art galleries, lofts, restaurants and a public plaza at 1st N.E. Avenue and 36th Street in Miami, Florida.
• Marina Dolphin Masterplan, Okinawa Japan. Retail, Office lofts, residential, resort hotel, and outdoor outlet retail mall development around the new yatch Marina in the city of Ginowan, Okinawa.
• Colorado Springs Mixed-use project. Site planning and architectural design for an intermodal tranportation center (including an indoor bus terminal and a light rail station), a civic plaza, residences, retail, and a 6-story office building in downtown Colorado Springs.
• Paseo Morelia Mixed-use project. Site planning and comprehensive architectural design for a retail, hospitality, entertainment, and residential development in Morelia, Mexico.
• La Isla Puerto Vallarta. Retail and cruiseship terminal for the largest resort destination on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.
• La Isla Acapulco Convention Center. Mixed-use project adjacent to the Acapulco Convention Center and the premier residential towers facing the beaches of Acapulco. Conceptual Design.
• Santo Domingo Mixed-use project. Site planning and architectural design for a 2-story retail podium, two 16-story office towers, two 15-story high-end residential buildings, and a JV Marriot hotel in the financial center of the Dominican Republic. Includes and urban plaza and a luxury car showroom.
• Roppongi Hinoki-cho Mixed-use project, Tokyo, Japan. Master planning for an unusual 7 hectares site located in an exclusive district in the center of Metro Tokyo. Architectural design for a multi-story retail podium, a high-rise 54-story office tower, two mid-rise office buildings, a luxury 5-star hotel, a variety of residential buildings ranging from a 30-story tower to low-rise apartment blocks, two 16-story office towers, two 15-story high-end residential buildings, and a 5-star hotel.
• Takamatsu Mixed-use G-Block Redevelopment, Takamatsu, Japan. 650,000 SF of new construction on the city’s historical main street. Includes a 28-story residential and office tower, and a retail podium shaping an open air plaza and an indoor naturally ventilated atrium. In progress.
• Hayashibara Mixed-use project, Okayama, Japan. Design of two 40-story high-rise towers as part of a revitalization plan adjacent to the JR Okayama bullet train station.
• Kinshicho Mixed-use project, Tokyo, Japan. Site planning and architectural design for a 4-story retail podium, a 40-story residential tower, and a 30-story office building totaling over 2.8 million SF of new development in a centrally located district within Tokyo Metro Area. Opened in March 2006. International Council of Shopping Centers Merit Award 2007
• El Espino, mixed-use master plan and conceptual design, San Salvador, El Salvador.
• Mitsui Fudosan Kasumigaseki Building Renovation, Tokyo, Japan. Renovation of the commercial podium of the first high-rise office tower built in Japan. Located at the core of the high–profile government district of Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Lead designer of the contract awarded international competition entry.
• Lotte World Mixed-use project, Pusan, South Korea. Site planning and architectural design for a high-rise hotel tower, retail and entertainment facilities surrounding a water entertainment park.
• Shenzhen Huaqiang Plaza Mixed-use project, Shenzhen, China. Lead project planner and architectural designer. International competition winning project comprising one super high-rise 50-story office/hotel tower, three 30-story residential towers, one 6-story retail podium and 3 basement parking garage levels. 2.5 million SF of new construction in the center of the special economic zone of Shenzhen, a satellite city near Hong Kong. International architectural design competition organized by Huaquiang Holdings Group, a Chinese government-owned company.
• Zeil Platz Mixed-use, Frankfurt, Germany. Retail and Entertainment 4-story podium facing prominent Zeil Strasse, crowned with two high-rise office towers. AIA Citation Award 2000.
• Daiei Higashi Totsuka Mixed-use project, Totsuka Japan.
• Tokyo Mitsui Onakigawa Mixed-use project, Tokyo, Japan.
• IHI Waterfront Mixed-use Redevelopment Study, Tokyo, Japan 1999.

URBAN DESIGN/ PLANNING

• Peninsula Master Plan, Monterrey, Mexico. Comprehensive masterplanning of a prominent 18-hectare site. Analysis of phasing strategies and sustanaible land development.
• Terminal Buenavista Urban Plaza. Public open space in front of the Terminal Buenavista and the New Vasconcelos Mega-library on Insurgentes Avenue in Mexico City.
• City of Addison Beltline corridor - landmark planning.
• Dallas Sustainable District, “The O-Zone” Dallas, Texas. Master plan for the transformation of a 1950’s warehouse district into a model for sustainable
  design in the 21st century. AIA Citation Award 2002.
• Playas del Norte, Tumbes, Peru. Planning and feasibility study for the eco-tourism oriented resort area along the north-Pacific shores of the country, sponsored by the Government of Peru.
• Roppongi Hinoki-cho District Master Plan, Tokyo, Japan 2002.
• IHI Redevelopment Master Plan., Tokyo, Japan 2001.
• Dallas Downtown Park, 2002.
• Dallas Main Street project. Comprehensive study for the redevelopment of Dallas Downtown.
• Frisco Main Street project.
• Dallas City Center Streetscape Project. Design of Streetscape elements for Dallas downtown area.
• Kalos Business Parks, Monterrey, Mexico. Comprehensive Master planning, Architectural Design and Design Guidelines services for Solidaridad, Guadalupe and San Luis de Potosi business parks, totaling 400 acres of new development. Under construction since 2000.
• West Kowloon Master Plan, China.
• Las Condes Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Santiago de Chile, Chile. Under construction.
• Wilanow Master Plan, Warsaw, Poland. AIA Citation Award 2000.
• West End Property Study, Dallas, Texas.
• Hainan Island Redevelopment, Hainan Island, China. Urban design proposal for a 1,600 acres satellite city. Eco-media corridor master plan on the grounds of a former local airport.
• Costa Verde Master Plan and Design Guidelines, Lima, Peru. Under implementation since 1991.
• Urban Renewal along Diagonal next to the Barcelona Olympic Villa, Barcelona, Spain.

TRANSPORTATION

• Terminal Buenavista. Central Grand Train Station of Mexico City comprising a new concourse, train platforms, a three level shopping center and a business hotel. Opening scheduled by Fall 2007.
• Commerce Gardens Light Rail station in Downtown Dallas, TX.
• Fort Worth Transportation Authority. New T&P Station, Forth Worth, Texas. Addition to the historical T&P Station for intermodal transportation. Built, opened Fall 2001.
• Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Alarm Supply Building renovation and tunnel, Forth Worth, Texas. Built, opened Fall 2001.
• Salt Lake City Light Rail System Stations, Salt Lake, Utah.

RETAIL

• Galerias Celaya, Celaya, Mexico. New shopping center, 55,000 m² of leasable space. Under construction.
• Aldea Guaymas, Guaymas, Mexico. Hybrid power and lifestyle center near the future marina on the Sea of Cortez. Under construction.
• Paseo Interlomas, Mexico City, Mexico. Exclusive regional retail and entertainment lifestyle center in the high-end residential area of Interlomas. Opening scheduled by Summer 2008.
• Forum Tlaquepaque Guadalajara. Regional shopping center. Opening scheduled by Fall 2007.
• La Isla Acapulco Punta Diamante. Retail and entertainment venue serving the exclusive residential resort of Punta Diamante, Acapulco, Mexico. Under construction, opening scheduled by Summer 2007.
• La Isla Acapulco Expansion. High-end addition of 31,000 m² of GLA to the 16,000 m² under construction.
• Mitsui Fudosan Lalaport Kashiwanoha Lifestyle center, Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan. 150,000 m² of new construction. Opened 2006. International Council of Shopping Centers, Asia Shopping Centre Awards, 2008 Finalist.
  
• Mitsui Fudosan Lalaport I and II Funabashi Shopping mall, Tokyo, Japan. Addition and renovation. Under construction.
• The Mills: feasibility studies for a GM portfolio of 8 regional shopping centers in Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Michigan, California, Maryland and Nevada.
• Citi! Wakayama. Comprehensive renovation and market repositioning of a Main Street urban lifestyle center, Wakayama, Japan. Opened 2003.
• Multicentro Tegucigalpa.
• Prestonwood Retail Center. Renovation of a strip mall in Addison, TX.
• Rio World renovation, Gifu, Japan.
• Riverside Mall addition, Gifu, Japan.
• Firewheel Mall feasibility study, Garland, TX.
• Niigata Kameda Shopping Mall, Niigata, Japan.
• Izumisano Shopping Mall, Izumisano, Japan. Opened March 2000.
• Izumisano Restaurant, Izumisano, Japan. Opened March 2000. AIA Citation and Merit Award.
• Daiei Repositioning Study, strategic plan for the repositioning of over 10,000 retail facilities associated with the Daiei Group, Tokyo, Japan.
• Mitsui Fudosan Minami-Osawa Outlet Mall, Tokyo, Japan.

CONVENTION / EXHIBITION

• Osaka International Conference Center, Osaka, Japan. Built, opened April 2000. 715,000 SF / $540 million USD. Osaka Government facility. Member of the core Design team at Kisho Kurokawa Architect and Associates in Tokyo, involved in all stages of the design process, (Conceptual, Schematic design, Design Development, Construction Documents) lasting a total of 2 years from May 1994 until May 1996. Main components of the facility include a 3,000-seat multipurpose auditorium, a 33,000 SF exhibition hall, medium and small meeting rooms, and a special 400-seat VIP conference hall suited for G-8 summits. Structural engineering by Ove Arup London; Acoustical Design by Nagata Onkyo, leading consultant in Japan.
• Shreveport Convention Center, Shreveport, Louisiana. Built, opened in 2002. Conceptual and Schematic Design as Senior Architectural Designer at HOK Dallas.
• Coahuila Expo Center, Saltillo, State of Coahuila, Mexico. Conceptual and Schematic Design Proposal presented to the Governor of the State of Coahuila, Mr. Enrique Martinez y Martinez in 2001.
• Temporary air-conditioned shelter for the NASA Saturn V rocket at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. Texas Society of Architects Award 2004, American Institute of Architects Citation Award 2005. Lead Designer and Principal of RTKL Associates.
• Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Located in the Museumplein in the center of Amsterdam, the 55,000 SF / $14 million USD museum. Member of the core Design team at Kisho Kurokawa Architect and Associates in Tokyo, involved in the 6-month design process: Conceptual, Schematic design and Design Development. Opened June 1999.
• Tomihiro Hoshino Museum, Gifu, Japan. Conceptual Design.
• Jinji Lake Resort and Convention Center. Shouzou, China. Conceptual and Schematic Design proposal for a large Resort Hotel and Convention Center in the southern shores of the masterplanned and exclusive community of Jinji Lake. Lead Designer and Principal of RTKL Associates.

HOSPITALITY

• Capital Reforma boutique hotel tower, Mexico City.
• Terminal Buenavista business hotel tower.
• Jinji Lake Resort and Convention Center. Shouzou, China.
• Santo Domingo JV Marriot Hotel, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

OFFICE

• Capital Reforma Tower I comprising 30,000 m² of office space located on Reforma Boulevard, Mexico City. Opening scheduled by Summer 2008.
• Torre El Angel. 30-story high office tower on Refoma Boulevard, Mexico City, Mexico.
• Hayashibara high-rise office tower, Okayama, Japan.
• Kinshicho Olinas Office Tower. Master planning and conceptual design of a 40-story tower in Tokyo. Opened March 2006. International Council of Shopping Centers Merit Award 2007
• Banco Provincia Investment Group Headquarters, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Remodeling of a 150,000 SF mid-rise office building in the center of Buenos Aires. Opened in 2001.
• Alcatel Administrative Building. Conceptual design for the U.S. executive offices of the French telecom company, Plano, TX.
• Roppongi Hinoki-cho high-rise office tower, Tokyo, Japan.
• Shenzhen Huaqiang high-rise office tower, Shenzhen, China.
• Taipei High-rise Office Tower Competition, Taiwan.
• Abaco office building, Lima, Peru. 92,400 SF of new development.
• Calle Uno office building, Lima, Peru.

INSTITUTIONAL

• Iki Island Community Center, Nagasaki, Japan.
• Church in Mangomarca, Lima, Peru. Built.

INDUSTRIAL

• Solidaridad, and Guadalupe Kalos Business Parks, Monterrey, Mexico. Master planning and development of an architectural kit of parts for over 6 million SF of new office and industrial use buildings. Several phases built and in operation.
• San Luis de Potosi Kalos Business Park, San Luis de Potosi, Mexico.
• Kalos Business Parks. Design for several ancilliary facilities including conference centers, dinning halls, and day care centers.
• City Express, Semi-Industrial Laundry Facility, Lima, Peru. 11,000 SF. AIA Citation Award 2001.

RESIDENTIAL

• Two 20-story towers facing the Sea of Cortez comprising 140 condominum units and 104 live/work lofts in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico. Under construction.
• Battery Park Sustainable High-Rise Building, New York City.
• Playa Bonita Residence, Asia Beach, Lima, Peru. Built.
• Kyodai Condominum, Lima, Peru. Completed 1998. Mid-income housing, 48-unit condominium, Lima, Peru. 49,500 SF Built.
• 4 Condominiums in Metro Lima, Lima, Peru.
• Residence in the exclusive gated comunity of La Planicie, Lima, Peru.