Summary

Work experience

• Candidate Architect (assistant architect)

  AB4 Architects

  2025.02-Current

  (9 months)

  I work as an assistant architect. My primary role is to assist the organization with architectural projects from client engagement and conceptual inception till the close-out of completed built works. I have done numerous residential projects as well as public projects including old-age homes, commercial designs and structural design. I have also been exposed to administrative responsibilities and taught how to engage with contractors and clients.
• Assistant Lecturer

  University of Pretoria

  2024.03-2024.10

  (8 months)

  I was one in a team of 8 that assisted over 3000 students with their JCP projects. The projects were focused on community upliftment through 'Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology'. Students were tasked to group into 5s and plan, propose and execute projects in the community that stemmed from their academic studies. My team and I were responsible for approving and evaluating each project at the inception phase and at the end of the project to pass/fail the projects.
• Student Assistant

  SRSQS

  2024.03-2024.08

  (6 months)

  The company had been tasked to do conditional assessments and as built drawings for every building on one of the biggest universities in South Africa. I was part of a team that did the conditional assessments. I did a total of 150 conditional assessments in a span of 2 months and had 45 as built drawings completed. It was a great opportunity to learn about how quantity surveyor's work and work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Junior Architectural Technologist

  Architectural Design Associated

  2022.04-2023.01

  (10 months)

  I was involved in various residential projects however my main role at this firm was handling the MTN account. MTN is South Africa's biggest multinational mobile telecommunications company. My role entailed developing the Kit of Parts (KOP) for their lite, standard and flagship stores and with a team of 2 other individuals from another architectural firm, we designed and/or renovated every new MTN store in South Africa.
• Architectural Student Intern

  Cilliers and Associate Architects

  2021.11-2022.01

  (3 months)

  I assisted in various projects from the inception phase to the technical drawing phase. My main role was to design and draw up the technical documentation of a combined church and school premises in a semi-rural area in South Africa.
• Assistant

  Old Mutual

  2019.11-2020.02

  (4 months)

  I was the personal assistant to the area manager of an international organization and undertook the planning and organization of their events and functions.

Projects

• Montgomery Haven

  Architect

  2025.02-Current

  (9 months)

  The project required approximately 40 residential units in a retirement village in Johannesburg South Africa. The design was to be suited for people with disability and had to be easy to navigate. The concept was to create small pockets of units promoting a sense of community while having each unit separate to give users privacy.
• House Flamwood

  Architect

  2025.03-Current

  (8 months)

  The project is a residential house of the outer rim of the city of Klerksdorp. The context is one that is very similar to the bushveld and thus the house reflects a very traditional south African lodge aesthetic with a contemporary twist with the inclusion of concrete roofs and volumetric extrusions that pull the home off the horizonal planes to echo what one would fine in a natural African context.
• MTN Stores

  Designer

  2022.04-2023.01

  (10 months)

  The Project was an overarching project within which I had to design 3 complex Kit of Parts for three scales of Store for the company. After the KOP was complete I was then tasked to integrate those elements into the new stores and in the renovation of old MTN stores. I approximately completes 75+ stores in my year of work at this company.
• De Velde

  Designer

  2022.01-2022.04

  (4 months)

  De Velde is a new and exciting Eco Estate consisting of 19 modern 3 bedroom houses. During my year-out in 2022 I worked at 1.618 Architecture where I was involved in the De Velde Project located in Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Educational experience

• University of Pretoria

  Architecture

  2024.01-2024.12

  (a year)

  I completed a design-led, research-based Master’s focused on how architecture can bridge social and spatial divides in rapidly changing urban contexts. Explored the relationship between public space, community connectivity, and inclusive design, using theory and iterative practice to develop solutions that foster equity and resilience in diverse cities worldwide.
• University of Pretoria

  Architecture Honours

  2023.01-2023.12

  (a year)

  The University of Pretoria's (UP) Bachelor of Science Honours in Architecture is a postgraduate program designed for students to specialize in the design of meaningful environments. It builds upon an undergraduate spatial design degree and serves as a pathway to professional architectural registration and further postgraduate studies. The curriculum focuses on ecologically responsible design, community engagement, digital skills, and research methodologies.
• University of Pretoria

  Bachelor of Science in Architecture

  2019.01-2021.12

  (3 years)

  The University of Pretoria's (UP) Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BSc Arch) is an undergraduate program that focuses on designing meaningful environments, from small interiors to larger landscapes, and prepares graduates for advanced studies. It emphasizes ecologically responsible and inclusive design principles, community co-design, and digital communication skills through a studio-based curriculum that includes technical subjects like construction and structural theory.

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