Experience

ZEST architecture

• Spain
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Architect

  • Dec 2016 - Present

  ZEST Architecture is a studio that specialises in luxury residential architecture and sustainable design, catering to mainly foreign clients. Careful thought goes into detail design and site supervision so as to deliver quality, bespoke projects. It is an office of multilingual architects that work in Spain and other parts of Europe. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Designing, from the initial phase through to the final construction stage. This includes the design of the buildings themselves as well as detailed design of all interiors - Drawing, from the initial document submission to city council through to construction drawings and details - Site supervision and liaison with all professionals involved - InDesign presentations and generation of Photoshop images - 3D computer modelling and rendering - Editing and website upkeep Show less



SP Energy (Pty) Ltd

• Freelance Architect

  • Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

  Structatherm Projects is a company that provides Energy Rational Design, Thermal design, Energy Modelling, Heat & Energy Calculations and Project Consulting. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Energy reports capturing the ‘Deemed to Satisfy’ conditions required for various building designs ensuring compliance in regard to Energy Usage and in regard to Regulation XA of the National Building Regulations in South Africa Structatherm Projects is a company that provides Energy Rational Design, Thermal design, Energy Modelling, Heat & Energy Calculations and Project Consulting. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Energy reports capturing the ‘Deemed to Satisfy’ conditions required for various building designs ensuring compliance in regard to Energy Usage and in regard to Regulation XA of the National Building Regulations in South Africa



MSa Michele Sandilands Architects

• Architect

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2016

  Award-winning design firm focusing on residential and educational buildings with an affinity toward thoughtful detailing, client-specific design and contextual response. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - AutoCAD and free-hand drawing, 3D SketchUp modelling, Photoshop presentation drawings and InDesign layouts - Interior design development of houses - Site development reports - Detail construction drawings for various projects - Schedules and spreadsheets - Liaisons and coordination between all professionals involved Show less

• Architect

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2015

  KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: - AutoCAD drafting, free-hand sketching - Photoshop and InDesign layouts and presentations for reports, client meetings, competition posters and documents - 3D computer as well as physical models - Liaisons with company representatives, clients, engineers, quantity surveyors, town planners and builders - Drafting and coordination of projects, from sketch design phase to Local Authority submissions, detail design development, construction drawings and site inspections - Writing and editing competition poster and report submissions - Administration and organisation of office systems PROJECTS: - Newlands House, Newlands Village, Cape Town, South Africa - contextually sensitive 3-bedroom house in heritage-sensitive area, subdivision of existing property with renovation and new build - Estate House, Waterfall Estate, Johannesburg, South Africa - new large scale R35 million luxury house on 9000sqm site - Hill House, Silverhurst Estate, Cape Town, South Africa - new large scale luxury house in heritage-sensitive area - Kildare Lane town house development, Newlands Village, Cape Town, South Africa - demolition of existing house, subdivision of erf and new build of two townhouses. Contextually sensitive yet contemporary response in heritage-sensitive area. Inventive utilization of space to maximize floor area and minimize height. - Adare House, Adare Place, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa - project managing completion of luxury house on site - Rape Crisis Center, Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa - pro bono renovation and upgrade of existing Rape Crisis Center in derelict and dangerous area of Cape Town - 20 Vineyard Road, Claremont, South Africa - demolition and new build of an office building in a busy business district of Cape Town - Bankside Mews development, Newlands Village, Cape Town, South Africa - luxury town house development aiming to celebrate currently underutilized site Show less

• Architectural Intern

  • Dec 2012 - Feb 2013

  Office work during university holidays. Office work during university holidays.

• Architectural Intern

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

  Working at MSa Michele Sandilands Architects for my internship year gave me the opportunity to learn fast as it was a small office and I was given a lot of responsibility. ACHIEVEMENTS: In the 10 months I was there I was able to complete an entire set of City Council as well as construction drawings for a timber frame beach house. I was responsible for design development through meetings with the client, the builder, the engineer and various company representatives. I was also involved with various other projects such as the award winning UNISA (University of South Africa) Phase 2 extension, an office building, various urban and beach houses and small renovations. PROJECTS: - Beach Bouse, Misty Cliffs, Cape Town, South Africa - new compact timber-framed beach house serving to remain contextually sensitive while maximizing views to the sea and mountain - UNISA Phase 2 Campus, Belville, Cape Town, South Africa - R50 million university campus renovation and extension, Awarded the Cape Institute of Architecture 2013 Award for Architecture Show less



Charlotte Chamberlain Nicola Irving Architects

• Architectural Intern

  • Jul 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Worked on the VPUU (Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrade) public library which followed a sustainable design approach as well as a primary focus on upgrading the Khayelitsha Township and community - Involved research into green building practices, techniques and materials - Architectural drafting, administration & coordination with representatives of different green building companies - Worked on the VPUU (Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrade) public library which followed a sustainable design approach as well as a primary focus on upgrading the Khayelitsha Township and community - Involved research into green building practices, techniques and materials - Architectural drafting, administration & coordination with representatives of different green building companies