Charles Humphries, Director
Charles studied at the Architectural Association in London before being recruited at the founding of the renowned London practice Munkenbeck and Marshall where he became an associate. He worked on a number of high profile projects over the next 14 years including a flagship store for the designer Yohji Yamamoto and one of the largest new-build private houses in London, a stunning contemporary design in The Bishop’s Avenue using wood and stone.
His work is influenced by a childhood in Rome in the 1960’s. “It was a place and time that combined elegant economical design with the decaying historical urban fabric in a coup de theatre”.
Charles founded HEAT Architecture in 2000 to foster a creative environment for architectural collaboration that is nevertheless efficient and well run. HEAT has since been responsible for over 150 residential projects including Charles’s own award winning Zinc House.
Giancarlo Alhadeff, Associate
Sarah Burton, Consultant
Sarah qualified as an Interior Architect in the USA, graduating first in her year at Kansas State University before coming to London in 2006 to join HEAT Architecture. Specialising in residential and retail design Sarah has been recognised for her award winning furniture design. She is CIDA accredited and NASAD accredited in Product Design. Sarah’s approach to design combines sophisticated unfussy detailing with textures, materials and lighting to create striking interiors that retain an architectural clarity.
After five years with HEAT in London Sarah has moved to New York where she continues to collaborate on residential projects.
Carina Kurzhals
Creativity allied with a talent for organization is a formidable combination. Carina has a background in business, studying at the Business School of the University of Duisberg and working for project managers Mace before coming to join HEAT. She gained her Diplom-Ingenieurin in architecture at the University of Applied Sciences in Dusseldorf and was selected for the prestigious Fullbright Scholarship to study architecture at the Parsons School of Design in New York. She has worked on large-scale projects in Germany, Denmark and the UK.
Michael Feinberg
Michael has a Masters of architecture from the University of Waterloo in Canada, winning the Faculty of Engineering scholarship. His thesis on Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda Market demonstrated his deep interest in history, culture and its influence on the urban fabric. Michael has worked in London, Edmonton, Toronto and Jerusalem and his thoughtful and meticulous approach drills down to the core of projects.
Diogo Filipe Filipe
Diogo gained a Masters in Architecture from the University of Oporto; his thesis entitled “Architecture=Art Utilitas” examines the exchange between art and architecture. Diogo worked on public projects in Portugal including the restoration of the Church of Bufarda at Peniche and the Gothic Fountain Square at Atouguia bringing contemporary sensibilities to historic urban restoration projects.
Helen Lee
Helen gained a Diploma in Architecture from the Mackintosh School in Glasgow winning the Sheppard Robson Award Commendation with an elegant design for a Cultural Centre in Reykjavic. Since joining HEAT Helen has designed a stunning new house in North London and is working on a development site for eight new houses in Barnet
Lorenzo Corsini
Lorenzo ran the family extra virgin olive oil farm in Tuscany and studied international relations at the University of Florence before switching to architecture; coming to London to study at the University of Westminster. He has an uncanny knack of bringing a sense of beauty and order to his designs and sketches.
Mary Kyriacou
Mary spent 15 years at City law firm CMS Cameron McKenna before joining HEAT in charge of administration and ISO9001 quality assurance.
Bhupen Lakhani, Finance
Bhupen Lakhani of Lakhani Associates has been our accountant and financial guru since the start. He has over 35 years of experience in the accountancy profession and set up Lakhani Associates in 1991. Lakhani Associates provides accountancy, taxation, and management services to limited companies, partnerships and individuals.
Recruitment
HEAT provides an exciting creative atmosphere in which to practice architecture and design. We welcome enquiries from suitably qualified and experienced people who would like to join our team.
HEAT offers the opportunities for wide experience and direct client contact available in a smaller practice, together with the high professional standards and practices of a larger office. We offer competetive remuneration with excellent benefits. We have a programme of personal professional development and training for all staff. You will work alongside other members of the team learning and developing your architectural skills. Other benefits (subject to qualifying periods) include:
• Flexible working practices for family and study commitments
• Private Health Care Programme
• Professional subscriptions
• Loans for professional study fees
Our office is Mac computer based and a working knowledge of Vectorworks and Photoshop will be helpful. Please email us with a CV and either a small pdf file containing examples of your work, or a link to a site where your work is hosted. Due to the volume of enquiries that we receive we regret that we are not always able to respond individually to applications.
We are currently inviting suitably qualified part 1 and part 2 assistants with an interest in residential design to send in CV's for consideration
HEAT offers the opportunities for wide experience and direct client contact available in a smaller practice, together with the high professional standards and practices of a larger office. We offer competetive remuneration with excellent benefits. We have a programme of personal professional development and training for all staff. You will work alongside other members of the team learning and developing your architectural skills. Other benefits (subject to qualifying periods) include:
• Flexible working practices for family and study commitments
• Private Health Care Programme
• Professional subscriptions
• Loans for professional study fees
Our office is Mac computer based and a working knowledge of Vectorworks and Photoshop will be helpful. Please email us with a CV and either a small pdf file containing examples of your work, or a link to a site where your work is hosted. Due to the volume of enquiries that we receive we regret that we are not always able to respond individually to applications.
We are currently inviting suitably qualified part 1 and part 2 assistants with an interest in residential design to send in CV's for consideration
Agencies
Our policy is not to hire staff through agencies. We request agencies not to contact us in connection with any vacancies advertised on this site.
Current Vacancies
We are currently inviting suitably qualified part 1 and part 2 assistants with an interest in residential design to send in CV's for consideration. If you wish to drop off your CV in person please call us first.
Contributers
Photography
Ike Branco
Grazia Branco
www.ikebranco.ch
Light Room
Kilian O'Sullivan
www.light-room.co.uk
Patrick Jackson
Jake Elwes
Website
Kara Myrick
Ike Branco
Grazia Branco
www.ikebranco.ch
Light Room
Kilian O'Sullivan
www.light-room.co.uk
Patrick Jackson
Jake Elwes
Website
Kara Myrick