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
More Model Photos & Drafts Below
![Bullet Main Curtain](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/f01dfe9e-5066-4249-a6ba-e3b9afaa3054_rw_3840.jpg?h=10a4fc6d5b4a5bab4ebc8984eba5647e)
Bullet Main Curtain
![Everybody's Got the Right](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/3ede9f70-271c-4740-b652-70ba6e15f347_rw_3840.jpg?h=a1d55bf7eccddead8b4d343d724fcf8d)
Everybody's Got the Right
![Ballad of Booth](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/9c28e25a-cbb8-4da6-9135-01041fdc214c_rw_3840.jpg?h=c9dfa474cdbe230162d6f77811c47c30)
Ballad of Booth
![Another National Anthem](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/a2eaf770-8f98-4d74-a29f-77016364d2a5_rw_3840.jpg?h=de0ff9a5f55dac7e58c54e909a6db77a)
Another National Anthem
![Finale (EGTR Reprise)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/d941859e-0273-4740-b510-6a481e11cf65_rw_3840.jpg?h=dd65917bbec17872b93cd96ee5a81d7a)
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
More Model Photos & Drafts Below
![Enter into the Castle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/6b4c3e73-b54a-47e9-bd19-889782a9a464_rw_3840.png?h=d762508352e503d18a9a57bb36caac38)
Enter into the Castle
![Torture Chamber Room](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/dcaeeb45-55af-4770-b8a9-095614033a02_rw_3840.png?h=0748a4c38b9a164b88e900b7a6d33c76)
Torture Chamber Room
![Treasury Room](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/fc6cf3d3-ac11-4d5c-8e70-4cf5536f2a48_rw_3840.png?h=8f7ea06ac6d2b3a382d2280673bdc53e)
Treasury Room
![Ending](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/a1fb588b-f525-4066-ae66-253f08afef2c_rw_3840.png?h=a2e08047302fcec98ab1ea3db5dc39c8)
Ending
![Bluebeard's Castle Initial Sketch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/9aeffe7c-c681-4a7b-a3b5-de40bf44df7f_rw_1920.jpg?h=fab909e538f475117eb246539a1b6a0b)
Bluebeard's Castle 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](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/988e3faf-9055-4cdd-9714-6d61e9ea7817_rw_1920.jpg?h=a296a63a9931f3ba3c7a3c6ce0ef548c)
TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model
![TOONTOWN Charley's Aunt Redesign Project Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/e01f805a-d7ff-4e09-adf3-5e01e0f3067c_rw_1920.jpg?h=218c18a5d30b7c7eea9ee76571378128)
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
More Model Photos & Drafts Below
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/abff58c9-5661-4f1a-87f4-6f32c7104156_rw_3840.png?h=3aaa90460637cbe7a70ce2763c05dba4)
![Far Away Scene 1 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/9983b952-5281-4898-9bf0-10fb7c5b46f9_rw_3840.png?h=07a04614b57704f4eac17d51fda6fb2c)
Far Away Scene 1 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
![Far Away Scene 2 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/2094ecc5-003d-4bcc-9f1c-a843406b611a_rw_3840.png?h=7c16dab86b84d6822eba470ef5d1679e)
Far Away Scene 2 Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)
![Far Away The Parade Storyboard (1/4" Scale Model)](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/37283847-b22e-4ab5-95b6-7b5e5505818b_rw_3840.png?h=4263c798b2c0e63996ed9499782a03e5)
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
More Model Photos & Drafts Below
![Hamlet To Be or Not To Be Speech](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/cd6ee56d-280d-452f-a072-d331ee6ff4ec_rw_1920.png?h=f749c6a593400be2e2cd4cc3d8653c7e)
Hamlet To Be or Not To Be Speech
![Hamlet Fencing Model Photo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/caa405e0-f428-4329-82aa-c2c4045ac777_rw_3840.png?h=8d9b62a769aada3060ecea4cb6a815a4)
Hamlet Fencing Model Photo
![Hamlet Preshow Model Photo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/f10ed19b-8bd1-42d4-8ced-bb10293e5ce2_rw_3840.png?h=d76d9173f4119a92f8983ada6fc1313d)
Hamlet Preshow Model Photo
![Hamlet Ghost Model Photo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/3e2894d2-e7ca-4426-b1db-9a4390c4de61_rw_3840.png?h=2cbfa37e1ded1e2893b21cdaf209ff9c)
Hamlet Ghost Model Photo
![Hamlet The Players Model Photo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/df35f538-8b43-42b8-8e0f-a1906d504343_rw_3840.png?h=bc1be22c8b57dd37ef16404d636b1293)
Hamlet The Players Model Photo
![Hamlet Gravediggers Model Photo](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/e8b1b129-f368-4f5e-9632-c8ca656a7783_rw_3840.png?h=5fd7587b72bbfa1fc3d3163f78f306eb)
Hamlet Gravediggers Model Photo
![Hamlet Scene by Scene Layout Map](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/05d30bf8-d631-44b4-95d9-83684609b9d2_rw_3840.png?h=509e8ead3ec6a2e5ed043b2631663a4d)
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
More Renderings Below
![Audience Entrance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/983a981b-2f7e-4cf5-a720-12274de71375_rw_1920.png?h=d51ebd2c288d5549ca30e34722b6a4a2)
Audience Entrance
![Fireside Storytelling](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/863f9886-a7c3-492c-abae-c12c1aeff120_rw_1920.png?h=9f6cfdc7149f317157df7a4fee763139)
Fireside Storytelling
![Logo Designed in Adobe Illustrator by Nikolas Serrano](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/779e17cb-3ab2-4300-a7de-deec97eec6d6_rw_3840.png?h=a6b247eecc3aa356a9cb16fff39c6943)
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
More Model Photos & Drafts Below
![Airline Highway Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/6dcff7ac-19e8-432d-a375-71ade337c4fc_rw_1920.jpg?h=d397fe3cf7c749559670b9cb541df957)
Airline Highway Model
![Airline Highway Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/4f558f5d-9bf1-483d-a0b2-2d0484de1536_rw_3840.jpg?h=5f568b121b979236d56f390c74835d0a)
Airline Highway Model
![Airline Highway Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/83564da2-7032-4e22-8478-94a8831876ad_rw_3840.jpg?h=3b82d599b88f958e2ac5df72b9cf77d2)
Airline Highway Model
![Airline Highway Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/590c9a52-6fe6-4a42-81ac-72c20e4c9675_rw_3840.jpg?h=706c3b7a11c862686424fdb013212c61)
Airline Highway Model
![Airline Highway Initial Sketch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/22717dda-f130-4b27-816d-c1351e0188df_rw_1920.jpg?h=0e2f062bea2134d8c40fef7a9f70c570)
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
More Renderings Below
![Audience Entrance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/41fd81a1-f06d-41d0-aace-4ebfcaf968cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=97f6d8a43e147dc2ae3e4d653fe19045)
Audience Entrance
![Opening](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/ffe52965-e9bf-45f2-99de-f02c03e4ab05_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa965f7983a7f572626d775434273a0e)
Opening
![Ending](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/1ad8df90-ae2e-47ab-b38e-516f9712d0f7_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9f9f7591b3a5a439be397e30c22717b)
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
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/760b5b1e-6461-489a-9774-917b1b783907_rw_1920.jpg?h=2e1fb8ec7593e82f6e624bface178d92)
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
Drafts Below
![Boeing Boeing 3/8" Scale Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/ea9251d7-8f9d-48cf-b93f-6e214208fbe9_rw_3840.jpg?h=54eb20d4106424ad5a24be76b950d8cd)
Boeing Boeing 3/8" Scale Model
![Boeing Boeing Initial Sketch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/9ff07d3c-54b0-4557-8471-d13555cdbe5e_rw_1920.jpg?h=f3cf9d99ca9d5773f7b007b56d41e6b5)
Boeing Boeing Initial Sketch
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
Stage
![Iso View of Stage](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/53c5d227-c73e-461b-8638-a8d56a80d449_rw_1920.jpg?h=f0812f5f60f9093adca7e8981e3d8fbb)
Iso View of Stage
![Iso View of Audience Entrance](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/2bb5cb61-5e26-4c0a-acbc-e2534ad712a5_rw_1920.jpg?h=6802fdf4ccacdc0f3274ccb1cc187af3)
Iso View of Audience Entrance
![Plan View of Model](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/db25d56f-a49a-419c-9192-613bf3dd9c6b_rw_1920.jpg?h=90fcb18e65a3a81a733b587df0d5bf6b)
Plan View of Model
![Long Days Journey Into Night Initial Sketch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/4e5cbddc-a5e9-4e78-99cc-de060ae25846/ff88ef5b-81d7-4fab-8686-f91dbcd4caf5_rw_1920.jpg?h=a6f3304fce0db1c5ff7b170a2803c347)