Architectural Designer – Hybrid Position

Architectural Designer

Studio James | Refined Interiors
Vail Valley, Colorado

Position:
Full-Time
Work Structure:
Hybrid

Location:

Vail Valley, Colorado
Salary Range: $90,000–$110,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Studio James is seeking a talented and highly detail-oriented Architectural Designer to join our team. This role sits at the intersection of interior design, interior architecture, technical documentation, and construction coordination.

We are looking for someone who can take a developed design vision and translate it into a thoughtful, accurate, highly detailed Interior Design Set for Construction. The ideal candidate understands that exceptional design requires equally exceptional documentation and that the smallest architectural details can have a significant impact on the finished space.

This person will work closely with the Principal Designer and Studio James design team to develop and document the highly customized architectural details found within luxury residential projects. The level of thought, coordination, and precision in our drawing sets must reflect the caliber of the homes we design.

Produce, develop, coordinate, and maintain comprehensive Interior Design Sets for Construction for high-end luxury custom residential projects.

Drawing sets may include:

• Dimensioned floor plans
• Interior architectural plans
• Furniture and space plans
• Interior elevations
• Reflected ceiling plans
• Decorative and architectural lighting plans
• Switching and electrical coordination
• Plumbing fixture and valve locations
• Bathroom elevations and construction details
• Tile layouts, grout alignment, terminations, and transitions
• Shower elevations and details
• Shower niches, benches, curbs, drains, and thresholds
• Millwork and custom cabinetry elevations and details
• Fireplace elevations, sections, surrounds, and hearth details
• Ceiling plans and architectural ceiling details
• Cove lighting and concealed LED details
• Recessed light channel and linear lighting details
• Ceiling transitions, reveals, shadow lines, and trimless conditions
• Wall paneling and specialty wall treatment details
• Flooring layouts, patterns, transitions, and thresholds
• Stone slab layouts and architectural stone details
• Stair, railing, and specialty metal details as applicable
• Door, casing, jamb, and hardware coordination
• Appliance and equipment coordination
• Closet and built-in coordination
• Architectural sections and enlarged details
• Custom details required to communicate unique design conditions

Develop construction details at the appropriate scale necessary for contractors and fabricators to clearly understand the design intent.

Ensure drawings are accurate, dimensionally complete, coordinated, and ready for use by contractors, architects, fabricators, and trades.

Think beyond the elevation itself. Details should address how materials meet, terminate, align, transition, and are illuminated, and are actually constructed.

Our projects regularly involve conditions that cannot be resolved through standard construction details.

The Architectural Designer will help develop and document custom solutions including:

• Integrated architectural lighting
• Light coves and concealed LED illumination
• Trimless lighting and recessed channels
• Integrated lighting within cabinetry, shelving, stone, and architectural elements
• Custom millwork and furniture-like cabinetry
• Flush and concealed conditions
• Integrated baseboards and reveals
• Specialty plaster and wall finishes
• Custom stone fabrication and slab conditions
• Detailed tile installations and transitions
• Integrated mirrors and lighting
• Custom fireplace assemblies
• Concealed hardware and access panels
• Specialty metalwork and decorative architectural elements
• Complex material intersections and transitions

Details should consider both the visual result and how the contractor or fabricator will successfully execute the design in the field.

Coordinate Studio James’ Interior Design Set for Construction with architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, lighting, cabinetry, and consultant drawings.

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