Architect – Hayhurst and Co

Hayhurst and Co, the London architecture studio set up in 2004 by Nick Hayhurst and Jonathan Nicholls, is hiring a Part 3 architect for its studio in Spitalfields. The listing was posted on Dezeen Jobs on 29 October 2026, the salary sits within the practice’s architect band of £38,000 to £44,250 a year depending on experience, and applications close at 5pm on 11 November 2026.

The studio works on one-off homes and on community and cultural buildings around the UK, and its completed work has won RIBA Awards in several years, including RIBA London Best Small Project of the Year in 2012. It is building particular expertise in deep retrofits of modernist houses and in low-carbon, hyper-local materials. A recent example is Hampstead Town House, a wedge-shaped 1970 house on a tight bend in north London that the team repaired and reworked between 2021 and 2024, opening the floor plates to create a triple-height entrance void while tackling an uninsulated concrete frame.

The role

The new architect will start by leading two deep retrofit projects of modernist homes. The practice wants someone who cares about sustainability and craft, is curious about materials, enjoys developing bespoke details at RIBA Stage 4 and likes working with contractors to build them on site. The post is full time and based in the studio, with a start in December or January, and there is scope for career progression.

Requirements

• RIBA Part 3, plus at least one to two years of post-qualification experience in a UK practice
• A passion for materials, craft and the environment
• Strong design skills, with experience of designing and delivering bespoke details and a good grasp of construction
• Excellent drawn, written and verbal communication, including client-facing and contractor-facing work
• Good organisation, attention to detail and creative problem solving through design

Experience of administering traditional JCT contracts, preparing building regulations compliance documents or principal designer duties, supervising architectural assistants, and using Vectorworks, Revit, Adobe Creative Suite, SketchUp and Enscape is desirable.

What the studio offers

Benefits include enhanced annual and parental leave that grow with length of service, at least two away days a year, a personal professional development allowance, paid ARB registration and RIBA membership, and an ARB-compliant CPD programme. The studio is dog friendly and has a south-facing roof terrace. Hayhurst and Co is an equal opportunities employer, a member of the London Practice Forum, and actively encourages applications from under-represented groups.

How to apply

Send a single PDF with your CV, portfolio and professional work samples (under 5 MB and without web links) through Dezeen Jobs, together with a cover letter whose file name gives the role and your name. Agencies are not accepted. The deadline is 5pm on 11 November 2026 and interviews take place the following week. Dezeen Jobs notes that the post is only open to applicants based in the United Kingdom.