Architect Puerto-Rico

Salvador Soltero, AIA, Puerto Rico

Country:		Puerto-Rico 
State:		Puerto-Rico 
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Address:		Carrion Court Nº 11, San Juan, Puerto Rico 
E-mail:		rosaMchugh@comcast.net 
Telephone:		787.728.4579  
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Salvador Soltero, AIA has over forty years of experience in architecture design and master planning of highly specialized buildings and facilities. Mr. Soltero founded Soltero and Associates in 1964 after his work and collaboration with architect Henry Klumb. In 1982, Mr. Soltero again joined forces with Henry Klumb and his son Richard to form the firm Klumb-Soltero-Klumb. After the passing of Henry Klumb and the retirement of Richard Klumb the firm once again became Soltero and Associates. Mr. Soltero continues to be involved as primary designer on every project. His work is a reflection of his dedication to high quality work and his commitment to designing facilities that encompass both creativity and functionality. Salvador is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Education Bachelor of Architecture, College of Architecture Syracuse University, 1960 Professional Registrations • Registered Architect, Puerto Rico, 1962License No. 4146• Registered Architect State of New JerseyLicense No. 8304• NCARB- National Council Architectural Registration Boards No 21911 – April 1979 Affiliations • Puerto Rico College of Architects • American Institute of Architects (AIA) • American Society of Planning Officials (ASPO)• National Science Foundation (NSF) Previous Experience • Soltero and Associates, Rio Piedras, PR• Soltero- Klumb and Associates, Rio Piedras, PR• Klumb-Soltero-Klumb, Rio Piedras, PR• Puerto Rico Planning Board • The Office of Henry Klumb, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico • Luciano Grossi Bianqui, Genova, Italy • Sargent Webster, Crenshaw and Folley, Syracuse, NY

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Educational Facilities

Educational facilities include projects for the private and government sectors. These vary from K-12 facilities to university campuses. Design experience includes amphitheatres, chemistry and biology laboratories, computer laboratories, cafeterias, libraries and bookstores, and vocational shops. Project experience includes programming, conceptual and preliminary design, cost estimates and construction documents, permitting and project supervision. § Performing and Fine Arts Center, UPR, Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: This complex was designed as a center for the development of cultural activities for the community of the University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus and the City of Mayagüez. The design was conceived as a 3-phase development. The first phase consisted of the Academic Facilities; the second phase encompassed a small theatre hall with a seating capacity for 800 seats and an experimental theatre hall having 500 seats; the third phase consisted of a 2000-seat concert hall and café theatre designed for a 150 seats. § Business Administration Building, UPR, Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: This complex houses 162,00 square-feet of construction area consisting mostly of computer laboratories, an auditorium, seminar rooms, academic classrooms, a research center and auditorium to accommodate 250 students. This facility’s main courtyard was recently used as a venue to host the Mayagüez Campus’ annual Faculty and Student Ball. § Vocational School, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer: A $20 million facility designed to serve as the training center for students interested in vocational occupations in the City of Arecibo. § Biology and Collections Buildings, UPR, Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer: This project was designed to comply with strict safety and energy conservations standards. It consists of two separate buildings, Biology and Collections, with and area of 254,800 square-feet each, connected by means of an overhead bridge. The project included the programming design and supervision of about 14 academic laboratories, 12 research laboratories and 16 additional labs in the Collection Building. Also the facilities include 14 class and / or conference rooms and two auditoriums with seating capacity for 250 persons each. § Piñero Building, UPR Rio Piedras Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer: Remodeling and expansion of research laboratories.§ Chemistry Building, UPR, Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: A $20 million, four-story building, with an area of 196,000 square-feet housing modern facilities, designed to meet safety standards and regulations, for teaching and research chemistry. The scope of work included programming, schematic and preliminary design, working drawings and supervision. § School of Fine Arts, Arecibo, PR, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: Designed to serve as a cultural destination for the Arecibo community this facility’s main feature was the design of a 500-seat theatre where the seating and acoustics design provide clear sight lines and excellent sound depth for each member of the audience.§ Printing and Fine Arts Facilities, UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer: This complex was designed and built for the development of cultural activities for the community of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus. The design was conceived as a three phase project, phase 1- the printing and painting shop; phase 2 – sculpture museum; phase 3 –painting and sculpture museum and administration. § Electrical Engineering Building and Computer Center, UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer: This facility was designed to be the main focus of the Mayagüez Campus, with a 1,000 seat amphitheatre and a central plaza. The design was conceived as a three-phase project development. First phase consists of the academic facilities – second phase includes the laboratory facilities and the third phase being the amphitheatre and administration. Schematic and preliminary and working drawings for this complex have been completed. § Industrial Engineering Building, UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer in partnership with architect Henry Klumb – of a three story building with an area of 50,000 square feet. Housing the School of Industrial Engineering. The scope of work included programming, schematic and preliminary design, working drawings and supervision.§ Mechanical Engineering Building, UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer in partnership with architect Henry Klumb. Remodeling of the original design and a 30,000 square feet expansion of the School of Mechanical Engineering. The scope of work included programming, schematic and preliminary design, working drawings and supervision.§ Main Library, UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer in partnership with architect Henry Klumb: A remodeling and expansion of an existing library designed years earlier by Henry Klumb. The expansion included four phases – two of the four phases are currently built.§ Student Center UPR Mayagüez Campus, Principal In Charge/ Lead Designer in partnership with architect Henry Klumb: Remodeling and expansion of an existing facility designed years earlier by Henry Klumb.

Master Plan Development

Master plan development experience includes site reconnaissance, programming, development approach and implementation strategies focusing primarily in directing the future and physical growth of facilities such as university campuses and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Mr. Soltero has also served as lead designer for housing and commercial developments.

Projects include:

DuPont Pharmaceutical, Manatí, PR
University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus, Mayagüez, PR
Hoffman LaRoche Manatí Plant, Manatí, PR
Baxter Travenol, Carolina, PR
Eli Lilly, Carolina, PR
Including other smaller commercial retail and housing developments.

Commercial and Hospitality Experience Mr. Soltero’s project experience also includes the design and development of the following commercial centers and hospitality facilities: Commercial Development, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer:

Cupey Shopping Center, Cupey, PR
El Renacimiento Plaza, Rio Piedras, PR
Mansiones Reales Shopping Center, Guaynabo, PR
San Lorenzo Shopping Center, San Lorenzo, PR
Los Jardines Shopping Center, Guaynabo, PR

Hospitality, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer:

Castillo Hotel, Ponce, PR
El Conquistador Hotel Expansion, Fajardo, PR.

Manufacturing and Pharmaceutical

Includes the coordination and design of manufacturing processes flows with emphasis in product containment, materials handling and transferring systems. It also includes the programming, planning and design of manufacturing and pharmaceutical facilities as well as overall site planning considerations for building adjacencies, pedestrian and vehicular circulation and future expansions. § DuPont, W.I.S.P, Manatí, PR, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: The design consisted of a $100 million manufacturing plant for DuPont Medical Products to manufacture pharmaceuticals, diagnostic consumables and imaging agents. This complex represents the largest expansion on the island of Puerto Rico for DuPont. The plant took three years to develop from concept to construction. Design objectives included space quality and safety features while providing a good working environment. The design also permitted optimal flexibility for future expansion. Areas included in the Master Plan where administration, kitchen and cafeteria, engineering department, training and computer room, ambient and refrigerated warehousing, manufacturing including tablet manufacturing process, packaging, analytical laboratories and other related buildings. § Ocular Science American Hydron, Juana Diaz, PR, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: A 131,000 square-feet pharmaceutical facility was designed to house the relocation of the contact lens wet process manufacturing operations from Santa Isabel to Juana Díaz. Their operations relocation included facilities such as administration, manufacturing, microbiology; chemistry; raw materials; HEMA and QC laboratories; sterilizer room; solution preparation room; wash rooms and warehousing among others.§ Ciba-Geigy, Summit, New Jersey, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: this $60 million project consisted of the preparation of a Master Plan to revitalize the existing site and provide a high quality working environment. Additionally the work performed included the programming and design of a high-tech complex to for a new chemistry building, a scientific information center and a medical research building for their Pharmaceuticals Division Facilities. The Chemistry facility included administrative facilities and 20 laboratories being most of them Synthetic Chemistry Laboratories. The other two buildings where dedicated mainly for offices, the research library, computers rooms and conference rooms. § Searle, Caguas, PR, Principal In Charge / Lead Designer: this project consisted of an office building for the Searle Caribbean Headquarters. The design included marketing, accounting and administrative offices. No less important was the site development that complemented the overall corporate image. § Eli Lilly Carolina Campus, Carolina, PR, Project Architect: working under the direction of Henry Klumb, AIA, as project architect aided in the design of the original master plan design of the Carolina Campus as well as served as co-designer for several of the existing campus buildings.