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(Click to view article)
REFERENCES
Available upon request