Design & Project Architect — Creative, Collaborative Studio

Archinect; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance with HSA

401k

Daylight workspace

Job summary

von Staden Architects is a boutique architecture and design firm with a collaborative studio in Royal Oak, MI, and a fabrication shop in Detroit. Led by Tamas von Staden and Gail von Staden, AIA, the studio emphasizes environments that spark change and celebrate craft.

We seek designers with 5+ years in architecture who enjoy guiding design through documentation and construction detail. Proficiency in Rhino, SketchUp, and AutoCAD, plus strong communication, are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Have at least 5 years experience working in an architecture firm.
• Love to design, and love to see that design through documentation and detail into construction.
• Able to work permanently in the US and collaborate in-person.

Responsibilities

• Work on a wide variety of project types from mixed-use adaptive reuse to commercial office to high end residential projects in Detroit and its near surrounds.
• Analyze sites, validate as-built documentation, develop code compliance strategies
• Explore design using Rhino, Sketch-up, sketches on trace, hand model making
• Develop visual narratives for design presentations
• Draw and detail Construction documents
• Communicate with team members, consultants, clients, and contractors

Skills

5+ years exp

Design docs

Collaborative work

Communication skills

Visual storytelling

Technical detailing

US work authorization

Tools

Rhino

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Job description

von Staden Architects is a boutique architecture and design firm with a collaborative studio in Royal Oak, MI, and a fabrication shop in Detroit. Led by Tamas von Staden and Gail von Staden, AIA, the studio emphasizes environments that spark change and celebrate craft.

We seek designers with 5+ years in architecture who enjoy guiding design through documentation and construction detail. Proficiency in Rhino, SketchUp, and AutoCAD, plus strong communication, are essential for success.