Design Architect

We are looking for a skilled and creative architect to join our design team within the real estate development business, focusing on boutique hospitality assets.

In this role, you will be responsible for conducting design research, assembling various architectural ideas, and developing sketches, designs, and drawings at different RIBA stages. You should be able to work independently throughout the day, coordinate with the team when needed, and deliver intermediate results weekly. You will report to a project architect (lead) but collaborate with the entire design team, including but not limited to interior designers, CGI artists, the MEP team, structural engineers, the FF&E procurement team, and client representatives.

This role will work more with early design stages. Personal engagement in RIBA 1-3 will be around 75%, RIBA 4-5 supervision and advisory - up to 25%.

Location & Collaboration Format

This is a fully remote job.

We collaborate in Сentral European time zone (CET) or UK hours.

Utopia does not provide visa sponsorship and/or relocation package for this position.

Responsibilities

Work on a variety of high-end hospitality projects as a design architect

Conduct feasibility studies, volumetric proposals, area calculations, and land plot analyses as part of the pre-design stage of projects

Interpret the design brief and collaborate with client representatives to achieve the best results

Perform design research and create presentations, mood boards, and reference materials

Generate architectural ideas and sketches, and conduct research on references and mood boards

Execute concept design development, including but not limited to detailed massing proposals and volumetric studies. Develop architectural layouts, optimize ergonomics and circulation, and balance aesthetics, function, and operational aspects. Focus on enhancing the expressiveness of volumetric architectural forms, facades, and free-form designs

Develop volumetric studies into concept layouts, Revit (RVT) models, and foundational inputs for the CGI team

Refine concept layouts through the schematic and detailed design stages

Collaborate closely with in-house structural and MEP teams, as well as the local Architect of Record (AOR), to achieve optimal concept adaptation and spatial coordination, while carefully preserving the initial design intent

Support the FF&E procurement team with quantity calculations, material research, and detailing

Stay up to date with modern trends in the high-end hospitality industry. Research new technologies, materials, and methodologies; conduct investigations and propose innovative solutions

Mentor junior team members, supervise work performed by BIM modelers, and elevate the design department's storytelling and presentation skills