PEDRO LOPES

Architect · Revit · Construction documents

Architect licensed in Brazil, drawing US permit and CD sets.

I have produced construction documents for US architecture practices since 2023: commercial, multifamily and single-family projects, modeled in Revit and laid out as code-aware sheet sets.

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Licence
CAU A170180-0 (Brazil)
Education
Architecture, graduated 2018
Focus
US permit and CD sets
Software
Revit · AutoCAD · SketchUp
Languages
English (fluent) · Portuguese
Based in
Porto Velho, Brazil · UTC−4
Projects

US drawing sets

Sheets from issued sets, prepared for the architect of record. Client names, addresses and original title blocks are removed. Select any sheet to view it at full size.

Commercial · 2026

Auto Repair Shop

Permit set for an 18,958 SF pre-engineered metal building divided into three areas by a 2-hour fire wall. The code analysis sits on A-100, so occupancy, construction type, allowable area and egress are reviewed on one sheet.

  • Revit model
  • 13-sheet permit set
  • Code summary
  • PEMB roof details
  • Door & finish schedules
Location
Virginia Beach, VA
Occupancy
S-1, Type IIB
Area
18,958 SF
Code
2021 IBC / VUSBC
Sheets
13 · ARCH D
Structure
Metal building
Multifamily · 2025–2026

Teacher Housing: Duplex and Single-Plex

Two companion CD sets for staff housing in the high desert, built with structural insulated panels and a standing-seam metal roof. Architectural sheets were drawn in Revit and coordinated with the structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing consultants.

  • Revit model
  • 15 + 14 sheet CD sets
  • SIP details
  • A/S/M/E/P coordination
  • Unit kitchens
Location
Gallup, NM
Use
Staff housing
Structure
SIP walls & roof
Issued
Aug 2026
Sheets
29 · ARCH D
Products
Duplex, single-plex
Single-family · 2024

Single-Family Residence

Three-bedroom wood-frame house with an attached two-car garage. The set includes a shear wall schedule tied to the plan, a foundation plan and a framed roof plan.

  • Full CD set
  • Shear wall schedule
  • Foundation details
  • Roof framing
  • Electrical plan
Location
Hertford, NC
Plan scale
1/4" = 1'-0"
Structure
Wood frame
Program
3 BR, 2-car garage
Sheets
8 · ARCH D
Issued
Jun 2024
Built work · Brazil

Restaurants I designed and saw built

Before working for US practices, I designed restaurants and professional kitchens in Brazil, from survey to as-built. Kitchen layouts, equipment and utility points, stainless and millwork details.

Federal Burger

Burger chain, nine locations designed since 2021. Kitchen layouts, stainless and millwork details, dining rooms and city-approved as-builts.

Dining room · finished store
Booth seating
Hand-wash station

Bera Gastronomia

An Argentine grill in a converted corner house: survey, demolition and new-work plans, equipment and lighting layouts, then the finished restaurant.

Street front · after renovation
Kitchen line
Counter

Derivados do Milho

A mall café modeled entirely in Revit: a 9-sheet construction set with equipment schedule and utility points, stainless furniture details and an as-built.

Storefront · rendering
Interior · rendering
Layout · rendering
Client
"Pedro transformed our stores with his eye for detail and the way he puts it into practice, in the kitchens and in the dining rooms. He is on every one of our projects."
Tito Cordeiro, owner, Federal Burger · translated from Portuguese
Skills

What I bring to a US office

Documentation

  • Permit and CD sets, cover sheet to details
  • Code summary sheets and egress plans
  • Wall sections, roof and eave details
  • Door, finish and equipment schedules

Software and standards

  • Revit (models, view templates, title blocks)
  • AutoCAD and SketchUp
  • IBC 2021, ICC/ANSI A117.1
  • ARCH D sheets, NCS numbering

Working style

  • Fluent in English, written and spoken
  • Responds to redlines and plan-review comments
  • Works with the architect of record's standards
  • Commercial kitchen background

Let's talk.

Open to conversations about drafting roles, project collaboration or my work in the US. Email or LinkedIn is the easiest way to reach me.

Email

pedro@pedrolopes.arq.br

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