Project Orange is seeking a Part 2 or recently qualified Part 3 architect to join its team in Suffolk, UK.

The succcessful candidate will work on a diverse range of mainly housing projects targeting sustainability. Our studio is based in Lavenham, Suffolk.

About Project Orange

Project Orange is a resourceful and agile architecture and design studio set up and owned by Christopher Ash and James Soane who also are partners in life. We see ourselves as a stepping-stone practice and are proud that over the past 20 years more than 50 per cent of our employees have gone on to set up on their own. We believe in working collaboratively to generate purposeful and sustainable projects. Our ethos means that we do our own administration and organising, which means you get a full picture of practice. In the face of the ecological crisis we are actively taking an ethical position that values resilience, innovation and community. Christopher leads much of the housing work and technical resolution, while James has directed most of the interior portfolio and specialist projects. He was also a founding director of the London School of Architecture, where he led Critical Practice. We are proud to be a Frontrunner in the Regenerative Architecture Index 2024 and Winner of the RIBA Suffolk Design Awards 2025.

Role

All of our work is based in East Anglia ranging from groups of 45 new homes to the individual house, as well as a number of renovations and extensions, including the local Grade 2 Listed Pub.

We are looking for a candidate who is passionate about housing and the environment. You will have great design skills and be able to work across a number of platforms including Vectorworks and SketchUp on Mac, eager to learn and happy to take direction. The position is for someone who will be able to work in our Lavenham, Suffolk studio four days a week with a fifth flexible day either at home or in the studio.

Application process

Please submit a short statement of interest, your CV and a short-form portfolio via the ‘apply for job’ button below.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to be able to travel to and from the studio.

Work with us

We are often on the look out for talented and interested staff who think they have an

interest in the work of the Studio.

Send your CV and examples of work to James Soane.

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