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Archinect · 4 days ago

Director of Interior Architecture & Millwork Design

Barrington, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Vintage Luxury Homes specializes in creating custom residences that reflect the unique value and individuality of each family. They are seeking a Director of Interior Architecture & Millwork Design to design and engineer luxury kitchens, baths, and specialty rooms while coordinating with various teams to ensure successful project execution.

Architecture

Responsibilities

Design and engineer luxury kitchens, baths, and specialty rooms (closets, bars, wine rooms, libraries, theaters, etc.)

Produce detailed floor plans, elevations, and millwork drawings that our cabinet shop and field crews can actually build from

Integrate appliances, lighting, hardware, and mechanical constraints into the design

Coordinate with our in-house cabinet & furniture shop and finishing shop

Solve field conditions and conflicts as they arise — they are accountable through final installation

Participate in client meetings and presentations while protecting function, proportion, and buildability

Qualification

Interior ArchitectureMillwork DesignConstruction DocumentsAutoCADRevitCustom Luxury ResidentialTechnical Drawing SkillsField CoordinationCabinet ConstructionClient PresentationsTeam CoordinationProblem SolvingCommunication SkillsLeadershipAttention to DetailTime ManagementCreativityAdaptabilityCollaboration

Required

Experience in custom luxury residential or high-end millwork/cabinetry

Led full interior architecture scopes including custom kitchens, wine rooms, built-ins, fireplace surrounds

Produced permit-ready construction documents

Worked directly with builders, cabinet shops, finish carpenters, stone fabricators and painters

Managed shop drawings and RFI's

Been responsible for field coordination and know how to resolve real-world build problems

Background at high-end kitchen studios, architectural firms, or custom millwork shops

Deep knowledge of cabinet construction and architectural millwork

Can draw a cabinet that can actually be built and understand the following – AWI standards, reveal dimensions, panel proportions, door styles, drawer construction, hardware clearances, finish sequencing

Speak fluently with cabinet shops

Strong technical drawing skills

Proficiency in AutoCAD, Revit, Cabinet Vision, Microvellum, or similar

Comfortable reading and producing construction documents

5 years in high-end residential (not commercial-only, not staging, not retail)

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Interior Architecture, Architecture, or similar from a program known for technical rigor

Formal Coursework in architectural detailing, construction documents, millwork detailing, building systems, materials science, CAD/BIM modeling (AutoCAD + Revit) or similar