Junior and Intermediate Architect / Interior Designer
17/04/2014
West Chin Architect and Interior Designers is an award-winning / published architecture and interior design firm in downtown Manhattan, seeking both junior and mid-level architectural designer, (2-6 year experience in high end modern residential). Majority of our work is executing high end residential design (from ground up construction to loft renovations to townhouses), in addition we have commercial clients and have a furniture / accessory line; and a retail presence.
Responsibilities:
The designer will act as team member under the direction of the Project Manager or Senior Designer and will collaborate with principle. He or she is a team member in the design of a project from its origin and delivery of the design from conceptualization, through development, coordination, documentation and execution in the field.
Designers core responsibilities are:
Design:
- As part of the team, prepare designs to meet the clients program, quality objectives, project constraints, and execution of the firms design vocabulary and philosophy, with limited supervision required.
- Provide material research, programing diagrams, design presentations including mood boards, quick 3D sketching as required.
Development:
- Assist on the development of the whole design of the project according to the design intent, client goals and senior directives.
- Reviewing documents to ensure they incorporate the design intent.
- Assist design team.
Coordination:
- Represent the firm and the design in consultant coordination meetings.
- Participate in design coordination within firm i.e. between architecture, decorators and graphics, and between Owners consultants and the firm.
- Coordination with vendors and manufacturers.
Documentation:
- Part of the team creating and delivering presentations based on the firm’s standards for presentations and contract documents.
- Provide the production and delivery of quality and timely sets of contract documents being drawings, specifications, sample boards, reports as required for each unique project.
- Review own work for corrections, improvement and overall interest.
Execution:
- Responding to RFI’s and interpreting the contract documents to ensure the design intent is met.
- Reviewing submittals, shop drawings, substitutions and field conditions for conformance with design intent.
- Attending and reporting on field visits.
- Conducting punch lists reviews.
- Resolving problems and issues that arise during construction.
Requirements:
- BA/BS minimum degree required. A minimum of three (2-6) years experience at an architecture or interior design firm, preferably in NYC high end residential / commercial exposure.
- Strong skills in creating a BID set and CD set with clear understanding of detailing.
- Fluency in all Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD; Fluency in Sketchup and 3DMax is a desirable.
- Must be able to work in a collaborative, proactive and multi-tasking environment.
- An important aspect of this position is having a discerning eye for design. Interest in and experience in high end modern residential.
- A range of conceptual and technical design skill sets with a strong tendency towards design and conceptualization.
If you meet the above requirements, please send your resume, 3 email references, portfolio samples as PDF attachments (maximum 3MB) and your salary request.
Please send resume, email address of references, samples of work (max 4mb) and salary / rates request to email.
Standard seeks an intermediate architect with an interest in applying and developing technical expertise integral to successful project execution. We're looking for a candidate who is highly motivated and enjoys working in teams, with a minimum of 3 years of post-degree experience. Applicants must have construction document and CA phase experience. Revit experience is a plus.
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