Interior Architect / Part II+ Architectural Assistant

About Waldo Studio

Waldo Studio is a London-based design studio offering architectural and interior services, established for over 25 years and operating internationally across high-end residential, hospitality, retail, and luxury developments. Known for modern British design, we bring an instinct for unexpected colour and material, underpinned by deep historic and technical building knowledge.

We work with some of the world's most discerning clients – some commercial clients include Selfridges, Smythson of Bond Street, and Fortnum & Mason – and see projects seamlessly from concept through to completion, encompassing architecture, interiors, project management, and FF&E procurement. Our designs are rooted in place and shaped by the rituals of the individual, and our high proportion of returning clients speaks to the relationships we build along the way.

We are a small, close-knit studio where every member of the team plays a meaningful role.

What you'll do

This is a new role bridging our architecture and FF&E teams, for someone with a strong interest in interiors and a commitment to producing detailed, accurate interior architecture. Day to day, you can expect to be involved in:

• Producing and updating architectural and interior drawing packages including FF&E
• Producing technical drawings for custom FF&E items
• Producing lighting schedules, including technical details
• Producing door and window schedules
• Liaising with the interiors and architecture teams to ensure designs are fully coordinated
• Reviewing construction and joinery programmes to ensure issue deadlines are met, including managing cross team supply items deadline information
• Producing illustrative drawings for client presentations
• Producing presentations and sample boards for client presentations, and managing hard finishes on behalf of the architecture team
• Researching finishes and materials
• Maintaining the sample library and keeping a record of project samples

Essential requirements & responsibilities

We're looking for a candidate who brings a combination of design sensibility and technical rigour, with a genuine interest in interiors. The ideal applicant will have:

• A Part II + qualification in Architecture (RIBA/ARB recognised), a qualification as an Architectural Technician, or equivalent experience as an Interior Architect
• Demonstrable experience working on residential and/or commercial interiors projects in a UK practice, ideally across multiple RIBA stages
• Proficiency in Vectorworks would be preferable
• Experience drawing and detailing bespoke items, and producing presentations, sample boxes for clients
• Experience in the management of information, scheduling and organisational skills to produce a project
• A sound understanding of finishes, materials and lighting, alongside UK planning policy, building regulations and construction processes
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to engage confidently with consultants
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage your own time and workload effectively, particularly around issue deadlines
• A collaborative, positive attitude and a genuine enthusiasm for design

If you don't meet all the above but feel you'd still be a great fit for our studio, we'd still love to hear from you, please do get in touch.

Why Waldo Studio

Joining a small studio means great exposure across all project stages. You'll work directly alongside the studio's founders and senior team and sit at the heart of how our architecture and FF&E work comes together. We'll support your professional development with our monthly CPD sessions. We foster a studio culture that values craft, curiosity, and a good sense of humour, we work hard, but we enjoy doing it together.

Portfolio requirements

Please submit a PDF Document  (max 25MB) alongside your CV and a short cover note. We'd love to see your personal work in practise and education across multiple project stages. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate technical drawing ability in interior architecture, as well as proven organisational skills and experience. When applying through this site, each uploaded file must be 20 MB or smaller.

Our interview process

We typically run a two-stage process: an initial online interview, followed by a second interview, in-person with the director at our London studio.

A note on your application

Waldo Studio greatly appreciates your interest and the time taken to apply. We aim to contact successful candidates within two working weeks; if you do not hear from us, unfortunately your application has not been taken further on this occasion.

Please be aware: candidates are required to already have permission to work in the UK and should not need visa sponsorship at any point in the future.

Waldo Studio is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive studio.

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