Part 2 Architectural Assistant – House of Design Architects

House of Design Architects (HoD), a RIBA chartered practice based in Woodstock Studios near Holland Park and Shepherd’s Bush, is looking for a Part 2 architectural assistant to join its small West London team. The vacancy was posted on Dezeen Jobs on 26 October 2026 and runs until 19 November 2026. Dezeen Jobs lists the salary at £30,000 to £35,000, and the advert adds that pay depends on experience.

The studio handles private domestic, small commercial and local authority work and is often involved with listed buildings and sites in conservation areas. Its team of architects and designers takes projects through every stage of the RIBA Plan of Work and regularly acts as contract administrator and principal designer. A recent example is a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse on Wilkes Street in Spitalfields, which HoD brought back after a serious fire in 2023 and completed in 2025, rebuilding the damaged staircase to its original proportions and reinstating the corner shop unit.

The role

HoD wants someone who will deliver careful projects and also take an active part in growing the office. The assistant will:

• Help the project architects run several projects at once, at different stages
• Prepare and submit planning applications and liaise with the consultants they need, such as ecology, drainage, engineering and arboricultural specialists
• Support delivery through the later RIBA work stages, including contract administration while projects are on site

Requirements

• A recent Part 2 graduate, or a few years of experience after Part 2
• Experience with the Adobe software suite and the ability to build SketchUp or Rhino models and 3D visualisations
• A plan to take Part 3 in the future
• Excellent communication and fluent written and spoken English
• Eligibility to work in the UK

The post is office based, from 9am to 6pm, with 20 days of holiday plus bank holidays. The practice offers a company pension, on-site bike parking with showers, CPD events in and out of the office, wide project experience suited to Part 3, project ownership and direct contact with clients. The office has good links to mainline stations.

How to apply

Apply through Dezeen Jobs or email [email protected] with a CV and examples of work as PDFs of no more than 10 MB, and state your salary expectations. Applications without a reply should be treated as unsuccessful, and agencies are not accepted. The listing closes on 19 November 2026.