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Paul Narvas

MSc, BSc (Hons), ACIAT

Sheffield-based Design Manager and Architectural Technologist with more than a decade of experience across architectural consultancies, contractors and modular delivery. Experienced in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and translating ambitious concepts into practical, buildable design information.

Experience

Present

Design Manager · Mockba Modular

Leads design coordination for modular projects, aligning architectural intent, consultant information, procurement requirements and buildable manufacturing solutions.

2022 - Recent

Design Manager · JRL Modular

Newark

Coordinated projects with contractors, subcontractors, architects and the wider design team, supporting design management and procurement through modular delivery.

2020 - 2022

Senior Architectural Technologist · DB3 Architects

Leeds

Produced and coordinated detailed design, tender and construction information for complex modular and industrial projects.

  • Lossiemouth MOD Accommodation, Scotland - detailed design for a new modular accommodation scheme for Caledonian Modular.
  • Coca-Cola, Wakefield - tender and construction drawings for replacement of a walk-on ceiling in an operational industrial setting.

2016 - 2020

Architectural Technologist · Dixon Dawson Chartered Architects

Sheffield

Delivered planning, Building Regulations, tender and construction information across major retail, leisure, hotel, restaurant and office developments.

  • Waverley, Rotherham - technical coordination for a £50m retail, leisure and office scheme forming part of the 740-acre brownfield regeneration.
  • Merrywalks Centre, Stroud - redevelopment and reconfiguration of an existing mall, car park and cinema, including new hotel and restaurant uses.
  • Market Street and North Street, Gainsborough - planning, Building Regulations, tender and construction drawings for a town-centre hotel and restaurant development.

2014 - 2016

Architectural Technologist · Cordonier Architects

Sheffield

Worked on projects from £50,000 to £9m under construction management, design-and-build and traditional procurement, producing technical information for high-end residential, care-home and education projects.

  • Ryecroft Glen, Sheffield - lead contact for Sheffield City Council and consultants on ten apartments with undercroft parking, from planning and Building Regulations through tender and construction information.

2012 - 2013

Design Team · GESTAD Service

Angola

Contributed to architectural design and Revit-based visualisation, including a forty-bedroom hotel proposal in Sumbe, Kwanza Sul.

Approach

Combines design management, technical delivery and site awareness across mixed-use, residential, commercial, hotel, office, refurbishment, listed-building and modular projects. Values clear communication, collaborative working and innovative, functional design.

Expertise

  • Design management
  • Multidisciplinary coordination
  • Modular construction
  • Concept and detailed design
  • Planning and Building Regulations
  • Tender and construction information
  • Technical detailing
  • Consultant and contractor liaison
  • AutoCAD
  • Revit
  • SketchUp
  • Adobe Photoshop

Education

2009 - 2010

MSc Technical Architecture

Sheffield Hallam University

2005 - 2009

BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology

Sheffield Hallam University

2004 - 2005

Access to Higher Education - Interior Design

The Sheffield College