Senior Designer
Brewin Design Office is looking for a Senior Designer to be part of its core design team. This role is available to start immediately and will be based in Brewin’s Singapore office
About Brewin Design Office
Brewin Design Office is a design studio based in Hong Kong and Singapore dedicated to crafting bespoke architectural and interior design interventions across Asia. Founded by architect Robert Cheng in 2012, BDO is grounded in a multidisciplinary approach to design guided by conceptual rigour, architectural-driven thinking and craftsmanship.
BDO has amassed a portfolio of over 50 international projects across the residential, hospitality, commercial and cultural sectors. The firm’s design experience encompasses a multitude of scales and scopes, ranging from private homes and family offices to hospitality and institutional design.
While the firm has grown considerably and expanded into mid-sized projects including those for real estate developers and hotel operators, BDO imbues each project with a unique artisanal identity that not only reflects the firm’s design philosophy, but is also meticulously tailored to its user.
BDO believes that a design should be lasting, timeless and possessing an inherent integrity. At the heart of BDO’s design processes is an extensive exploration into programmatic function, fabrication methodologies and construction processes, ensuring that the aesthetics of every finished space or item are rooted in authenticity and functionality. With the consistent straddling of big picture and minute detail, BDO strives to translate its design philosophy into all scales – from a piece of furniture, to an interior space, and even to an exterior form. Each design project is conceived and treated not only as a collective whole, but as a curation of moments, meditated details and nuanced gestures; a dynamic series of smaller scale interventions that converge to produce beautiful and harmonious spaces.
BDO’s projects have been widely published by internationally renowned design publications. The firm was shortlisted in 2016 for Design Council Singapore’s President’s Design Award and continues to craft bespoke design interventions that serve to inspire, delight and excite.
The Role
Work closely with clients to determine briefs, narratives, technical challenges, and develop the project budget and schedule
Undertake research to form design concepts
Prepare design solutions that include sketches, mood boards, CAD drawings and models, prototypes and resolve materials and production methods
Effectively communicate design ideas, narrative and project development through professional presentations to management, clients and other key stakeholders
Work with the production team during technical design, production and delivery of a project to ensure the design vision and client requirements are met
Manage timelines for all design stages of work to ensure deliverables are met within the allocated studio time resource and production budget
Project management to ensure projects are on schedule, within budget, and completed to the highest professional standards
Travel on occasion
Responsibilities
Design
All rounded design involvement which includes Concept Design, Space Planning, Documentation, Joinery Detailing and Coordination
Design Development, coordinating with external consultants related to the project, and resolving design and implementation challenges o Managing clients on design and technical aspects of a project
Project management
Management of several projects simultaneously
Creating project schedules
Adhering to agreed schedules and managing project resources with a commercial awareness of project finances
Communication and coordination with internal and external stakeholders, including architect, firm-appointed and/or client-appointed contractors and sub-contractors, local authorities, and other consultants to ensure project is on schedule, within budget, and completed to the highest professional standards
On-site coordination
Overseeing design related matters during construction
Resolving onsite issues and making design related decisions on behalf of the firm by employing critical thinking
Ensuring road blocks and bottlenecks are resolved to deliver project on time
Independently take on client meetings, client presentations and travel
Requirements
B.A. in Architecture. Interior Design, or Interior Architecture and extensive experience in designing medium sized interior projects including residential (priority), hospitality and commercial projects
Minimum of 8 years’ relevant experience, including experience with luxury high-end projects
Strong background in interior design and history of interior design
Strong conceptual skills, strong knowledge of interior detailing
Substantial ability and experience in independently designing major areas within residential, hospitality, and/or commercial interior design project areas
Proven abilities interfacing a variety of consultants, vendors, clients and internal staff
Demonstrated project and team management experience through typical stages of work alongside production and site management.
Proven strong project management skills
Demonstrated experience going through a full tender process
Demonstrated strong experience in coordination and site administration
Proactive approach in managing clients and projects
Excellent written communication and verbal presentation skills – Ability to present and communicate ideas logically, clearly and in an organized manner both verbally and in writing. Clarity of thought and eloquence in delivery
Ability to negotiate with and confidently manage a variety of consultants, sub-consultants and suppliers
Ability and willingness to travel
Extensive experience and proven ability in the use of AutoCad, Sketchup, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word and Excel
Salary & Process
Salary will be based on experience. Please email your CV and portfolio to nicole.misir@brewindesignoffice.com. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.