Are you a passionate design or architecture student looking to branch out with your skills? We are looking for an intern to work on a large scale regenerative community project. The position will involve working in a startup development company to help with site planning, individual building designs, executing renderings, mockups, models, and floor plans of the designs. The project involves a 14 acre undeveloped parcel in a tropical ecosystem, where a sustainable community development project will be executed from design through to construction. The position will also allow you to be involved with the process as we coordinate with site surveyors/planners, execute geological/topographical studies, and discuss feasibility, implementation details, and cost structuring with contractors.  

If you are a proactive, hard-working student who has an eye for detail and a passion for designing regenerative systems and living architecture, we'd love to discuss.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the development of our designs through sketches, physical models, digital models, diagrams, massing studies, and other visual formats
• Utilize BIM technologies in development of three dimensional models of buildings and their components 
• Participate in design critiques and process evolution, as well being involved with the architectural frameworks we're developing 
• Involved with understanding relevant building codes and requirements of other regulatory agencies
• Draft site plans, floor plans, building elevations, building sections, for the designs
• Attend project coordination meetings with internal team members and/or external consultants, contractors and subcontractors
• Create/share potential sustainable design principles into the building design and surrounding environment

Skills:

• Understanding of industry standard design and modeling softwares, AutoCad/Vectorworks, Revit, 3DSMax/Maya (bonus), 3D Modeling software/Sketchup, Twin Motion, Rendering capabilities. Solid proficiency with Photoshop/InDesign an asset
• Basic understanding architectural document production and the relationship between drawings and specifications
• Ability to conduct space planning, block planning, and adjacencies in coordination with building program
• Ability to develop floor plans, wall sections, and details
• You check your own work for accuracy and completeness and manage your time to meet the project budget and schedule
• High energy, innovative thinking and a dynamic approach to design and planning
• You'll actively engage in creative and critical thought and will communicate concepts and ideas to others effectively

Traits

• You lead the way. You don't need to be told what to do in order to get things done. You know how to identify gaps and needs and do what needs to be done to keep us moving. You enjoy the autonomy of owning your work and making decisions about it. 
• You thrive on feedback. You believe that you can achieve more on a team than you ever could alone. You rely and thrive on others' candid feedback for continuous improvement.
• You are driven by autonomy and discipline.

Interests in: 

• Sustainability, Biophilic Architecture, Evolutionary Architecture

• Regenerative Communities. 

• Off the grid developments and infrastructure

• Sustainable community development

Education and Experience:

• At least two/three years of schooling in architecture or design

** PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS POSITION IS REMOTE, WE DO REQUIRE CANDIDATES TO BE GEOGRAPHICALLY LOCATED BETWEEN UTC−10:00 AND UTC+01:00 TIME ZONES. APPLICANTS OUTSIDE THESE TIME ZONES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. **