JOSE VELEZ
Casa Leon Saltos at dawn, a low concrete house with timber screens set against pines and mountains
Casa Leon Saltos · Ecuador

Let’s make design more human. Like my work? Let’s work together.

The Vision
Architecture as Art

Jose Velez is an architect and artist based in Los Angeles. Eight years of building envelope and facade work, from New York high-rises to West Coast projects, run alongside a drawing and painting practice that studies the same cities he builds in.

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Selected Projects
Casa 2603, a concrete and timber house in autumn woodland

Casa 2603

Private Residence
Design + Facade
 DC Multifamily, a curved brick residential building on a city street at dusk

DC Multifamily

Washington DC
Facade Design
 Mediateca Yanuncay by the pond

Mediateca Yanuncay

Thesis Library
Ecuador
 Casa Leon Saltos frontal view in autumn, a low concrete house with timber screens against pines and mountains

Casa Leon Saltos

Ecuador
Private Residence
 Casa Moreno frontal view, a dark clad private residence

Casa Moreno

Private Residence
Design
 The Foundry aerial view, a twisted glass tower among white pavilions by a river

The Foundry

Cultural District
Aerial Study
 New York Mens Club concept, a tower rising above the Manhattan skyline

New York Mens Club

New York
Concept Design
 Guelph Residential, a residential block wrapped in a fine mesh veil facade

Guelph Residential

Residential
Facade Study
 Mercado 27 de Febrero at blue hour, a market hall under a sweeping canopy roof

Mercado 27 de Febrero

Market + Daycare
Cuenca, Ecuador
 Banco del Austro corner view, a bank building on a city street in Cuenca

Banco del Austro

Bank
Cuenca, Ecuador
 Upstate A-Frame renovation in Pine Plains, New York, photograph of the finished interior

Upstate A-Frame

Renovation, Floorplan
Pine Plains, New York
Signature Project
The Foundry aerial at dusk, twisted tower and pavilions along the river
The Foundry Aerial · Dusk
Art

Drawings, paintings and urban sketches. Originals and commissions through Instagram.

Petrichor, an original watercolor by Jose Velez
PetrichorWatercolor
Still Here, an original painting by Jose Velez
Still HerePainting
View from Washington Square, an original watercolor by Jose Velez
View from Washington SquareWatercolor
Imaginary Gaudí, an original drawing by Jose Velez
Imaginary GaudíDrawing
Flowers, an original acrylic by Jose Velez
FlowersAcrylic
Sunset, an original urban sketch by Jose Velez
SunsetUrban Sketch
About

Architect licensed in Ecuador, with California licensure in progress. M.Arch from SCAD. Eight years specializing in building envelope and facade consulting, including Socotec in New York and Porcelanosa on the West Coast, alongside a working art practice.

License
Ecuador · California in progress
Education
M.Arch, SCAD
Languages
English · Spanish · German
Base
Los Angeles, CA