Clare Cannon

Full practise experience including Practice Management (Fee Letters, Invoicing etc). Extending Concept and Design Development knowledge in the high-end residential sector and expanding BIM documentation skills (ArchiCAD). Styling and Photoshoot coordination for completed works. Gaining Awards Submission and Media Engagement experience.

Full architectural services undertaken from Client Brief through to Contract Administration and Project Completion. Senior proficiency in documentation and contract administration. This role focused on residential, single or dual occupancy, luxury homes for both owners and developers. New homes and significant renovations were undertaken in equal measure.

Employed to provide full architectural design and coordination services.
This role utilised Microstation (2D & 3D) BIM software (AECOsim). In this role I coordinated the design and documentation of projects in the Healthcare sector; an extension to a brain trauma rehabilitation unit and a flagship apartment facility to support young onset dementia patients. The role also involved a wide variety of smaller projects from train stations to commercial fitouts.

Responsibilities included managing the documentation, programming and in-house resourcing for a myriad of projects including a 42 apartment aged care facility, Masterplan for a 90acre Business Park and bespoke, high-end (often Heritage Listed) private residences. In this role I became familiar Listed Building requirements and the online documentation management system Business Collaborator.
Concurrently, I was responsible for creating the Quality Assurance Manual for the Office.

My role included coordinating critical repair works and maintenance items at over 300 properties in Oxford. Half of these were student lets, which required a large amount of patience and repetitive teaching: explaining contract obligations and home maintenance techniques to young tenants.
This was a stop-gap position while I searched for employment with an architectural firm.

Responsibilities included all aspects of architecture from fee structures, client briefing, conceptual design, design development and documentation through to tendering, contract administration and defects inspections. In this position I also learnt Project Centre an online project management system. Assisted in the creation of the Quality Assurance Manual for the office and supplied in-house IT support.

During my time with 1:1 I was supported from a Graduate role to Registered Architect.

This role was to investigate and document existing conditions of a rural residential property. The brief was then extended to include design, documentation and product selection for a bathroom and bedroom renovation. The role included contractor coordination and fortnightly site visits. Design work was required to be sensitive to the existing style of the building while adding a modern touch.

Responsibilities included documentation, document management and general administration. In this role I became acquainted with TEAMBINDER an online project collaboration system. This role also included cross checking documentation and schedules for two large scale projects e.g. Central Precinct and International Centre & Business Building, Deakin University, Burwood.

This role was effectively a summer apprenticeship into architecture. Responsibilities were to observe or work alongside Dennis Carter in all aspects of his role as an Architect. Experience from this role includes; design skills, design development, documentation, site meetings and inspections.