Emilio Hernandez is an architectural designer and draftsman based in Santa Clarita. He focuses on the practical ways buildings and outdoor spaces interact with the people who use them. Right now he works at a landscape design build firm where he manages the technical drafting workflow. His daily projects cover a wide range of properties, from private residential estates and apartment complexes to local schools. He turns initial concepts into actual buildable plans. To do this, he uses programs like AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and Lumion to create accurate 2D documents and engaging 3D visuals.

His background goes well beyond landscape work. He has taken on a variety of freelance projects that have built up his experience in both commercial and residential architecture. He recently finished a complete restaurant renovation. For that job he worked closely with building management and a corporate marketing team so the physical space matched the brand identity exactly. He has also designed a shared coworking office, put together shop drawings for independent contractors, and handled a residential condo update. This kind of direct experience means his designs are never just ideas on a screen. They are grounded in reality and ready for construction.

He is currently studying architecture and sustainability at Arizona State University. His classes give him the space to really explore the environmental side of the industry. He spends a lot of time figuring out how to reduce waste and lower the overall amount of energy buildings consume. A recent example of this was a project where he teamed up with a developer to design modular apartments focused entirely on low material and energy usage. Beyond just the layout, he spends time researching alternative building materials to see how different sourcing choices impact the environment over the long term. For him, good architecture is about taking real technical skills and using them to build spaces that make sense for the future.