
I am 26 years old, living in London and looking for a full-time role in a practice with a passion for creating beautifully crafted spaces for the betterment of the planet and the user. I bring a passion for low carbon building, visual communication and poetic detailing. I have two years experience working in practice and have exectued several residential projects privately during my studies. I am condident, very sociable and enjoy collaborative and independent work.
Education
Royal College of Art
MA Architecture.
First Year: ADS1 focussing on the reuse of three modernist buildings in Lambeth.
Second Year: ADS5 designing two rural negative carbon housing estates.
Loughborough University (LU-Arc)
BArch.
Developed interests in model making, photography, hand drawing, collage and film-making. Founded and chaired the Architecture Society. Voted student rep for all three years. First prize for a school extension shortlisted to be built.
Loughborough University
Diploma in 3D Design.
Foundation studies in textiles, fine art and graphic design ultimately specialising in 3D design.
Haberdashers Monmouth School
A Levels in Art & Design, Biology and Spanish. Captain of Tennis, Swimming and Cross-Country first teams.
References
Education:
Amin Taha, ADS 5 tutor (RCA)
r.schmidt-iii@lboro.ac.uk
Professional: Oli Empson-Ridler, Director (DRY)
Client: Robert Schmidt III, Head of Course (LU-Arc) amin@groupwork.uk.com oliver@dryarchitects.co.uk
Sunita Shroff, Client (Listed Cottage)
sunitashroff@icloud.com
Contact Details
Telephone - 0777 593 8662
Email - joshua.sparks@hotmail.co.uk
Social - studio__sparks
Professional Experience
Private Work
Alongside my Masters I secured a number of jobs based in London including a complete internal overhaul of a maisonette improving the layout for modern family living, a new outdoor terrace and mansard extension. I produced my own measured survey drawings, secured planning consent for the terrace and mansard and consulted throughout the build.
Tennis Coach, LTA Level 2
I established a small clientele in Central London for oneto-one tennis lessons to support me whilst studying for my Masters.
DRY Architects, London / Hampshire
Architectural Assistant part of a small team working with Listed Buildings. I gained valuable experience across various scales and stages. I was involved from stages 0-5 overhauling a council-owned Grade II listed villa in Lambeth for new private owners; produced a residential scheme for the reuse of House of Fraser Bournemouth; involved in Stages 0-6 in the overhaul and extension of a Grade II listed manor in Hampshire; worked on details for the renovation for the Lyceum Theatre.
I worked primarily in Autocad 2d, SketchUp 3d and regularly produced digital collages in Photoshop. I also photographed most of our completed projects.
Private Work
After my first year working for DRY Architects I was seletced to redesign a 17th century Grade II listed cottage. I gained the clients planning and listed building consent for internal remodelling and conversion of the 80s garage extension into a modern kitchen-diner with new skylights, oriel window and external sliding doors. Due to lack of experience at the time we found a qualified architect to produce detail drawings and project manage the build.
Skillset
Autocad 2d
SketchUp 3d
Rhino
Adobe Creative Suite Twinmotion
Vray
Climate Studio Sefaira Photogrammetry
Metashape Pro
Premiere Pro Hand Drawing
Model Making
Laser Cutting