Intermediate Architectural Technologist
£30,000 - £32,000
Cheshire (but 100% WFH)
It’s a shame, but designing houses doesn’t pay as well as Commercial Architecture, and doesn’t offer the same career path. Does it?
Do you remember what first inspired you to go into Architecture? I’m guessing it probably wasn’t logistics, build to rent commercial or another School extension. For most people, their very first love is Resi.
The reality is that contractors, the client side advisors, the dozens of disciplines all take a bite out of the big commercial practices, they’re doing revision after revision, tied to punitive contracts. The margins are thin, the money’s hiding.
The money isn’t hiding in Residential. The sector can provide a career that is head and shoulders above Commercial architecture and you’d be doing something you love and changing people’s lives. You don’t have to sacrifice money, or promotions and there is no better satisfaction in a different sector.
Whether it’s an extension or a Grand Design you would be the lead consultant. You could appoint the contractor and you even have more control over all of the engineering aspects. It’s Architecture as it was; as it should be.
When you work with investors you’re working with them one on one. There aren’t any middle managers in between you and the client. You get more access to very interesti...