Designs created in set design courses or competitions, not produced and fabricated in full scale
but models and drafts created as if they were real productions.
Assassins the Musical
Model Scale: 3/8" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2023
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

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Bullet Main Curtain
Bullet Main Curtain
Everybody's Got the Right
Everybody's Got the Right
Ballad of Booth
Ballad of Booth
Another National Anthem
Another National Anthem
Finale (EGTR Reprise)
Finale (EGTR Reprise)
Bluebeard's Castle
Model Scale: 1/4" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2023
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

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Enter into the Castle
Enter into the Castle
Torture Chamber Room
Torture Chamber Room
Treasury Room
Treasury Room
Ending
Ending
Bluebeard's Castle Initial Sketch
Bluebeard's Castle Initial Sketch

Boeing,Boeing
Model Scale: 3/8" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2021
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano
Boeing, Boeing 3/8" Scale Model Photo
Boeing, Boeing 3/8" Scale Model Photo
Boeing Boeing Initial Sketch
Boeing Boeing Initial Sketch
TOONTOWN Apartment
Model Scale: 3/8" = 1'- 0"
Model Building Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2021
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

This project was to redesign Professor John Coyne's design of the play Charley's Aunt in the style of our choosing. I chose the style of TOONTOWN.
TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model
TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model
TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model
TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model
Far Away
Model Scale: 1/4" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2024
Professor: Yoon Bae
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

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Far Away Scene 1 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Far Away Scene 1 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Far Away Scene 2 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Far Away Scene 2 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Far Away The Parade Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Far Away The Parade Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
Found Space Hamlet
Model Scale: 3/8" = 1'- 0"
Found Space: Carl's Barbershop in Davie, FL
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2023
Professor: John Coyne
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

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Hamlet To Be or Not To Be Speech
Hamlet To Be or Not To Be Speech
Hamlet Fencing Model Photo
Hamlet Fencing Model Photo
Hamlet Preshow Model Photo
Hamlet Preshow Model Photo
Hamlet Ghost Model Photo
Hamlet Ghost Model Photo
Hamlet The Players Model Photo
Hamlet The Players Model Photo
Hamlet Gravediggers Model Photo
Hamlet Gravediggers Model Photo
Hamlet Scene by Scene Layout Map
Hamlet Scene by Scene Layout Map
El Chupacabra
Submitted to Prague Quadrennial's (UN)Common Design Competition 2023
Designed to be an outdoor immersive experience
Advisor: Yoon Bae
Set Designers: Nikolas Serrano & Lucas Becker
Devised Production Concept By: Nikolas Serrano & Maki Niikura
Costume Designer: Maki Niikura
Renderings Made on Photoshop

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Audience Entrance
Audience Entrance
Fireside Storytelling
Fireside Storytelling
Logo Designed in Adobe Illustrator by Nikolas Serrano
Logo Designed in Adobe Illustrator by Nikolas Serrano
Airline Highway
Model Scale: 1/8" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2022
Professor: John Coyne
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

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Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Model
Airline Highway Initial Sketch
Airline Highway Initial Sketch
We Three
Designed to be a found space project
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2022
Professor: Yoon Bae
Designers: Nikolas Serrano & Mrinali Thanwani
Renderings Made on Photoshop

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Audience Entrance
Audience Entrance
Opening
Opening
Ending
Ending
 Circus Float Design
Scenic Rendering Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2022
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Painted and Rendered by: Nikolas Serrano
Rite of Spring
Model Scale: 1/4" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2021
Professor: Eduardo Sicangco
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano​​​​​​​

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Model Scale: 1/8" = 1'- 0"
Scene Design Class at University of North Carolina School of the Arts 2022
Professor: John Coyne
Designer: Nikolas Serrano
Built and Painted By Nikolas Serrano

More Model Photos & Drafts Below
Audience Entrance
Audience Entrance
Stage
Stage
Iso View of Stage
Iso View of Stage
Iso View of Audience Entrance
Iso View of Audience Entrance
Plan View of Model
Plan View of Model
Long Days Journey Into Night Initial Sketch
Long Days Journey Into Night Initial Sketch
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