This week's top architecture and design jobs include Wolfgang Buttress and Dimore Studio

Our selection of the most promising architecture and design roles on Dezeen Jobs this week includes positions at British artist Wolfgang Buttress' studio and Italian firm Dimore Studio.

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3D designer at Wolfgang Buttress

Wolfgang Buttress is seeking an architect or 3D designer with Rhino skills to join its studio in Nottingham. The artist created a 40-tonne aluminium and steel pavilion called The Hive, which is now installed at Kew Gardens.

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Project manager at Dimore Studio

Dimore Studio created an art deco-themed apartment to showcase its furniture at Milan design week, which featured contrasting shades of pale blue and pink giant stripes and wavy graphics. The Italian studio has an opening for a project manager to join its team.

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Junior interior designer at Bryan O'Sullivan Studio

Bryan O'Sullivan Studio is hiring a junior interior designer to join its team in New York. The firm designed a bar for a hotel in west London, which features a pink-hued mural depicting female faces in an enclosed private area, making reference to snugs in old pubs where women could withdraw and socialise without judgement.

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Architect at Studio Octopi

London office Studio Octopi has added a loft extension to increase space in a Victorian house in Battersea, creating two new rooms lined with white oiled spruce plywood. The practice is accepting applications for an experienced post-Part 2 architectural assistant or qualified architect.

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Witherford Watson Mann Architects

Witherford Watson Mann Architects is looking for an architect to join its studio in London. The firm recently overhauled a former stable yard into an opera theatre in Leicestershire, which was shortlisted for the Stirling Prize.

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31/44 Architects puts a modern spin on a Victorian terrace in south London

31/44 Architects shows how London's 19th-century townhouses can be brought into the 21st century, with this three-home development in Peckham.

The London-based studio renovated an end-of-terrace property, to create a garden flat and a two-storey maisonette, then added a new-build, three-bedroom house alongside.

Called Corner House, the development is a contemporary interpretation of traditional Victorian-era architecture. But there are also playful details that clearly mark it out as a modern-day building.

For instance, the traditional arrangement of windows and doors is maintained, but in several places these openings are infilled with brickwork. Similarly, an angular porch canopy mimics the form of the more typical staircase entrance next door.

Other surprising details include a glazed rear extension with dark wood mullions, designed to reference a Victorian conservatory, and a rounded exterior profile that mirrors the shape of a pub across the street.

A grey London stock brick was chosen for the new exterior walls, while concrete forms the lintels, window ledges and recesses. The same materials were used for the site's new boundary wall.

"As a practice we are deeply interested in how we can densify and repair the city incrementally, on small sites which have been previously overlooked," explained Will Burges, director of 31/44 Architects.

"These kinds of sites always need a lot of care to make a contemporary piece of architecture which is closely woven into the pattern, texture and character of the neighbourhood."

All three properties have their own entrance. The house, spread out over three storeys, has its entrance slightly below street level, which puts it at the same level as the rear garden.

An open-plan ground floor contains lounge, kitchen and dining spaces. Sliding glass doors at both the front and back allow this space to be fully opened up to the breeze.

Two bedrooms can be found on the level above, while the uppermost floor contains the en-suite master bedroom.

The ground-floor flat is accessed at the same level as the house. It has two bedrooms at the front, and a spacious living and dining space at the back, along with a small courtyard.

The two-level maisonette is accessed via the staircase up from the street. A kitchen/diner and lounge can be found on the lower level, while two bedrooms are located on the upper floor.

Corner House is the first new-build development from emerging property developer Sara Mungeam, who likes to introduce quality details into her projects.

Mungeam styled the interiors of all three homes, with the aim of creating spaces that are airy without being too minimal.

The largely monochrome palette is occasionally interrupted by flashes of sage green and wooden furniture pieces. Other highlights include modern, marbled-topped kitchen units and simple lighting fixtures.

"The combination of bold contextual architecture and calm, cohesive interiors, reflecting the aesthetic, era and architecture of each of the different buildings, has proven to be a real selling point for the development," Mungeam said.

31/44 Architects also explored ways of bringing together heritage and new ideas at Red House, another end-of-terrace property designed by the studio.

"Corner House is a natural evolution of our Manser Medal winning Red House," added Burges. "As designers, we find the constraints of these projects liberating."

Photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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SuperLimão teams bold colours and historic elements in a São Paulo apartment

Exposed pipes painted pastel tones and a burnt pink ceiling are among the details Brazilian studio SuperLimão added during the renovation of an apartment in downtown São Paulo.

RF Apartment is located inside the modernist Saint Honoré Building building, completed in 1958 by Brazilian architect Artacho Jurado.

The local studio designed the renovation for a couple interested in art, architecture and photography who wanted to reconfigure the layout to make it better suited for hosting social gatherings.

The architects responded by demolishing walls to a corridor to create a large open-plan living and dining room for entertaining.

Despite updating the former layout, the architects wanted to preserve many of the interior's existing historical elements. "The project sought to maintain the maximum of existing finishes to enhance the history of the place," said Super Limão.

In the main living area stripped back surfaces reveal existing structures that the architects left untouched in the redesign. Edges of the entryways were also peeled back to leave large chunks of plaster and brick exposed.

A series of pipes fixed on the walls and ceilings are painted a pale blue-green colour, selected to keep the design in line with its original construction.

"For the colour palette we chose shades that dialogue with the time of construction of the building and with the building," the studio added.

The pastel colour contrasts with the burnt pink ceiling over the main living area, and the shades of blue used in the pigmented concrete countertop in the kitchen.

Glass doors that open to an adjoining patio and a series of large windows flood natural light into the main living space. Parquet floors, also part of the previous design, run throughout the apartment's interior.

An unmasked white brick wall features in the bathroom, where it was paired with contemporary white floor tiles and a countertop vanity.

Additional elements added include metal shelving units, which attach onto the white brick walls in the office, a washed blue wallpaper in the bedroom and a garage-like door that pulls down to hide the sink counter in the utility room.

The studio chose an eclectic mix of furniture in the apartment. In the dining room, for example, it made a large white marble table that is accompanied by a mix of chairs – including designs by Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues and German designer Konstant Grcic.

Super Limão has renovated a São Paulo apartment inside an Oscar Niemeyer building, leaving many exposed structural elements.

The Brazilian studio also recently completed a cave-like beer hall, with gabion walls, in southeastern Brazil.

Other apartment renovations in São Paulo, Brazil include AK Apartment by Rua 141 and Zalc Architecture, which converted an outdoor terrace into an indoor dining space, and a project by Pascali Semerdjian Arqitetos that added a rounded wooden bookcase to the existing concrete interior.

Photography is by Maíra Acayaba.

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Our Lady of the Snows church combines Moravian and Innu influences

Woodford Sheppard Architecture has completed a minimal wooden church in a remote town in Labrador, Canada.

Our Lady of the Snows is located in Sheshatshiu, a small isolated village with 1,300 residents located in Canadian province Newfoundland and Labrador. The area is a settlement of indigenous people of Eastern Quebec and Labrador, known as the Innus.

The project was commissioned by the Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation Band Council, the local institution that governs the village, to form a community amenity for religious and secular users in the village.

"Situated on the banks of Labrador's Lake Melville, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church stands against an impressively rugged landscape, one that is characteristic of Canada's northern regions," said architectural office Woodford Sheppard.

"While the intention of the building's design was to create a visible landmark within the community, the new church endeavours to not overshadow or dominate its neighbours."

The 422 square-metre building is sited in the centre of the town, on the shore of Lake Melville. It draws inspiration from Moravian church design, which is found throughout the region, and vernacular Innu and First Nation's influences.

Moravian Protestants first reached Canada's East coast in the 18th century. This branch of Christianity has Germanic origins, and its architecture typically displays austere features. This tradition still survives throughout Newfoundland and Labrador.

Wood is the primary building material and was used for the building's structure, cladding and interior finishes.

The selection was "carefully chosen from the limited number of materials that are available in this remote region, further responding to Sheshatshiu's vernacular character", according to the architects.

Although the building is primarily a Catholic church, the architects sought to be inclusive of non-religious community activities. To do this, they created two separate areas within the building's open floor plan.

The main portion of the building is a traditional nave, where congregants gather for weddings, funerals, baptisms and mass.

Plywood lines the walls of this space. It has almost no ornamentation save for 14 depictions of Jesus bearing the cross designed and fabricated by the architects.

"The pieces serve as meditative elements depicting Jesus Christ's final journey, with inscribed descriptions in the Innu-aimun language along with English translations included as subtext," said Woodford Sheppard Architecture.

The apse was reimagined as a community space for smaller secular meetings in the rear of the church.

"Positioned in what is traditionally known as the apse, this intimate gathering area combines architectural elements familiar to both Catholic typologies along with Innu ones," the firm added.

This room was oriented towards the Mealy Mountains, a formation that defines the region's horizon beyond Lake Melville. This volume is taller than the rest of the building, and its high ceilings are formed as an asymmetrical trapezoid, lit with recessed linear lights.

At the back of the building, towards the village, an entrance porch is carved out, protecting visitors from the weather and providing a gathering space outside. The structure's tall, narrow windows with pointed tops and a discreet spire call out the religious programme inside.

Other religious structures include a high-rise church in Hong Kong by Rocco Design Architecture, and an all-white church in Italy, that was built by inmates of the La Dozza penitentiary.

Photography is by Julian Parkinson.

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Project credits:

Design team: Chris Woodford, Taryn Sheppard, Chris Panting, Jovana Randjelovic

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Planted terraces overlook the sea at the Grand Park Hotel by 3LHD

The Grand Park Hotel in Rovinj, Croatia, is topped with a series of planted terraces that step down towards the Adriatic Sea.

Designed by local practice 3LHD, with interiors by Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni, the hotel has been designed to step down from the town centre to the seafront while having a minimal impact on the natural landscape.

The hotel is the "final touch" in the wider redevelopment of the area, which has seen 3LHD design several other hotels as well as a concrete promenade that runs alongside the hotel.

"No matter where they are in the hotel, the guest gets the impression they are staying in a park overlooking Rovinj, St Euphemia, the island of St Catherine and the most beautiful sea sunset," said the practice.

Seeking to "blend into the existing forest", space has been made for five pine trees that have been growing on the site for decades and now occupy a prominent position on the hotel's first floor terrace.

Split into three areas, the hotel rooms occupy the first three floors of the structure, with the fourth floor containing a conference area and a "wellness terrace", which extends to an indoor and outdoor pool on the top floor.

The interior spaces on each floor plate are set-back, allowing for a large planted area that wraps around the rooms at each level to give the impression of being surrounded by greenery that extends into the horizon.

The ground floor has a cafe, bar, restaurant and concept store, overlooking the promenade through a glazed facade, and in the lobby a triple-height light-well draws in natural light.

The interiors by Piero Lissoni use earthy tones to contrast the blue of the sea and sky, and terraces have been given wooden decking.

Wood lines the conference space, which overlook the sea through a vast window, and the rooftop pool is encased in a glass pavilion with a glass sliding door that can be raised to allow guests to swim outside.

"Public spaces are characterised by a multitude of details, a large number of types and specific pieces of furniture that, despite mutual diversity, make a unique story together," said the studio.

3LHD was founded in 1994 by Saša Begović, Marko Dabrović, Tanja Grozdanić Begović and Silvije Novac. Previous projects by the practice include the conversion of a cinema in Zagreb into a dance centre, and a large cultural and sports centre in Zamet.

Photography is by Jure Zivkovic.

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Restored plasterwork and paintings adorn Aires Mateus' self-designed studio

Ornate paintings and decorative stucco ceilings appear inside the self-designed studio of architecture practice Aires Mateus, which occupies an 18th-century building in Lisbon, Portugal.

Aires Mateus' four-storey studio, which has been named Atelier Cecílio de Sousa after the street it's located on, contains working and meeting spaces, two model-making areas and a multipurpose room.

Existing decorative features throughout the 18th-century building have been restored, while the damaged roof structure has been entirely rebuilt.

The historic building comprises a two-storey building that was originally built in 1779 and two additional storeys added 20 years later. The four levels were in varying need of renovation work.

Rooms up to the third floor required superficial touches of restoration, like fresh coats of paint and replacing rotting timber floorboards with solid planks of wood.

However, on the third level, part of the floor that was caving inwards and affecting painted ceiling panels below was replaced. The building's disintegrated roof was also rebuilt.

"Throughout the whole intervention, the goal was to keep the integrity of the existing building, as well as its spatial, constructive and formal characteristics," Cassandra Carvas, architect at Aires Mateus, told Dezeen.

Several other features have been retained, including the framework, stonework, coatings, friezes, shutters, cornices and balustrades on the facades.

Two meeting rooms and two areas for models are dotted across the building's four levels, while the remaining space is dedicated to workstations.

The focal point of the building is the second-floor meeting area called the Noble Room, which has elaborate decorative details that were retained .

Specialised restoration work was required on the tiling found in the room's skirtings, wainscoting and framing panels, as well as the stucco and painted elements on the ceiling.

Wooden frame chairs are arranged around a pale timber table at the centre of the room.

The room has been given a balanced and symmetrical layout so that furnishings sit in line with the paintings in stucco oval frames. Above, a large ceiling mural depicts an idealistic scene of figures on horseback and cherubs surrounding them.

An all-white curved staircase connects the third and fourth floor. With windows on the north facade, a large room is used as a multipurpose space, where the studio holds workshops and lectures.

Storage and technical spaces are placed on the ground floor, alongside a parking area.

Several small, shed-like structures from previous renovation projects were removed from the office's double-height courtyard. This space has been turned into a garden with a water mirror.

The lavish interior of this office is a far cry from the often minimal and monolithic work by the studio, which was founded by brothers Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus.

A deep, gabled opening marks the entrance of a faculty building the studio created in Belgium, whereas irregular voids punch through the facade of a community centre it completed in Grândola.

Photography is by Rui Cardoso.

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Project credits:

Project leader: Inês Cordovil
Collaborators: Ana Rita Rosa, Teresa M Marques, Catharina Mark, Olga Sanina, Inês Potes, Luz Jiménez, David Carceller, Inês Gulbenkian
Interior design project leader: Maria Rebelo Pinto
Interior design collaborator: António Sardo
Engineering: AFA consult
Constructor: Manuel Mateus Frazão
Landscaping: F|C Arquitectura

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Explore contemporary architecture in Beijing's hutongs on our new Pinterest board

Our latest Pinterest board features innovative architecture in Beijing's historic hutongs, including radical transformations of traditional courtyard houses such as this one by Chinese architect MAD. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our hutongs board to see more examples.

Once common in Beijing and other northern Chinese cities, hutongs are narrow streets or alleys formed by rows of single-storey houses arranged around courtyards. This distinctive urban form dates back hundreds of years but many were demolished in the twentieth century.

More recently there have been efforts to preserve the remaining hutongs, and many architects have renovated and redesigned the courtyard houses found in them.

Examples published on Dezeen include a former house transformed into a specialist fan shop and a traditional courtyard house with grey-brick paving that undulates between exterior to interior spaces.

Read more stories about hutong architecture in Dezeen's tag or explore contemporary Chinese architecture on our Pinterest board.

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