ABBIE  GALE

PRODUCT DESIGNER

Product Designer with a Masters in Architecture and 4+ years of experience transforming complex briefs into client ready materials. My designs follow a process of research, iteration and feedback. This has allowed me to develop a deep understanding of the design lifecycle and a passion for visual storytelling.

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Part 2 Architectural Assistant    |    Russell Jones Architects    |    London April 2025 - Current

Working directly with the founder of the practice on residential projects, from early concept through to detailed design.

  • Take projects from brief to conceptual design - developing ideas through sketches and visuals, whilst refining them through client feedback and iteration
  • Coordinate design intent across multidisciplinary teams (structural engineers, lighting and interior designers), aligning stakeholders on design decisions so the delivered outcome matches client expectations.
  • Prepare and coordinate planning submissions ensuring local regulations and accessibility requirements are met.
  • Design and deliver client presentations and product visualisations that communicate design ideas to non-technical audiences
  • Produced detailed design documentation (CAD packages) for internal and external stakeholders.

Part 2 Architectural Assistant    |    Archive Architects    |    Melbourne Contract, November 2024 - April 2025

Research focused contract role, largely focused on conducting site analysis for new build projects and translating findings into design direction.

  • Conducted contextual research across multiple sites. This involved mapping, historical and contextual analysis and synthesising this into client facing reports.
  • Transforming research findings into initial design concepts
  • Produced visual and written content for the studio's website and social media to strengthen its public profile and brand direction

Part 1 Architectural Assistant    |    Ian Chalk Architects    |    London September 2019 - August 2021

Contributed to the design of a wide variety of schemes - from commercial to private residential. Predominant focus on adapting historically sensitive buildings with complicated design constraints.

  • Managed workload across multiple live projects at once, spanning private homes, communal offices and hotel schemes.
  • Worked directly with the wider design team and contractors during construction - ensuring questions were answered and designs were iterated to real-world constraints.
  • Produced planning documents, CAD drawings, physical models and client visualisations.
  • Conducted site-surveys, grounding design decisions in observation of real conditions and real users of the space.

abbielgale@gmail.com

0785-222-7522

 

London

EDUCATION

Masters of Architecture (MArch Part 2)

University of Nottingham
2021 - 2023

Achieved: 1st Class

Bachelor of Architecture (BArch)

University of Nottingham
2016 - 2019

Achieved: 2:1

Ursuline Academy, Ilford

2009 - 2016

A level - A*, A, A

GCSE - 9 Grade A* - A

SKILLS

Figma

Miro

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Illustrator

Claude Code

Rhino 3D

SketchUp

AutoCAD

Enscape

Microsoft Office

Hand Drawing

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

1st place for University of Nottingham’s 6th Year Portfolio Prize, 2023

Final year Masters project featured in Dezeen article, 2023
 
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REFERENCES

Available upon request