Earth Day: The amount of embodied carbon used in the design of every-day residential projects is not talked about as much as it should be. As today is Earth Day, we are talking about it…!

On ‘Grain House’, we limited the use of concrete and steel and used timber where we could both as a structure and as a finish. We worked with @webbyates who calculated the embodied carbon of the project to be just 191 kgCO2e/m2. This allows the house extension and new garden studio to come in well below the RIBA 2030 domestic target of 300 kgCO2e/m2.

But, there is still a lot more to do and we are going to keep talking about it…

#earthday2021 #earthday #riba2030climatechallenge #timber #embodiedcarbon

On site: Our flint-flavoured dormer window looking good in yesterday’s midday sun.

#flint #cromer #norfolk #housextension #hayhurstandco #dormerwindow #flintdormer #underconstruction

We have an exciting opportunity for two recently-qualified architects to join our growing team in London.

We are currently working on a wide range of projects from one-off houses, to new-build schools through to estate regeneration strategies. The position will involve work on a number of projects through all RIBA stages with a focus on either one-off homes or education and community projects in the first instance.

We are looking for a talented designer with experience of taking projects through design, detailed design and construction stages: a team player with an appetite to think big alongside an eye for the nitty-gritty and who isn’t shy of technical challenges. The successful candidate will be a design-led motivated architect that can deliver high-quality projects.

Hayhurst and Co. is an equal opportunities employer and a member of the London Practice Forum. We are keen to receive applications from a diverse range of candidates and we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Key requirements:

·RIBA Part 3 (or equivalent qualification) and be ARB registered
·UK-based practice experience
·strong design skills and technical detailing knowledge
·experience across all RIBA work stages (particularly working at RIBA Stages 4 and 5 in the UK)
·experience of UK regulatory framework including building regulations and CDM
·excellent written and verbal communication skills
·proficiency in Revit, Adobe Creative Suite and Vectorworks preferred
·effective interpersonal skills and the ability to work well in a team
·good communication and presentation skills
·excellent time management, organisation, planning and attention to detail
·ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
·ability to multitask while working under pressure
·ability to think creatively and problem solve through design

Please submit a PDF of your CV, portfolio and professional work samples (less than 10MB and no links to file sharing applications or websites) with covering letter to jobs@hayhurstand.co.uk. Salaries will be in the upper half of the range set out in the RIBA Guide.

Deadline: Friday 23 April

Nice Bond: We have recently been appointed to refurbish and retrofit a Grade II listed house in the village of Orston in Nottinghamshire.

The 3-storey farmhouse dates from the early C18th is constructed of mixed stretchers and headers in a rather lovely Flemish bond. Definitely worthy of a close-up!

#bond #brickbond #brick #flemishbond #orston