This is a personal Portfolio and Blog site for Rob Horton MCSD. An architectural interior designer based in Seattle and a member of the Chartered Society of Designers in London, England.
Welcome
Thank you for visiting my personal web site and blog, where I hope to show the best of my work in commercial interiors and architectural design developed over the past 20 years. I am also planning on including articles and photos of personal interest and ideas for future projects, so check out my Blog.
Rob
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo Da Vinci
What about me.
After graduating from Kingston Polytechnic (now Kingston University), near London, England in 1987 with Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Interior Design, I went on to work for some of Britain’s best known Design and Architecture consultancies. After five years of continuous professional employment I was interviewed by a select panel, and became a full Member of the Chartered Society of Designers and awarded the affixation MCSD.
Many people believe that ‘Kingston’ had a unique ‘house style’ routed firmly in avant-garde architectural principals and modern materials quite unlike any other around at the time. I am grateful for this, and I am proud to be recognized by those referring to us in some circles as ‘interior architects’. We were lucky to have some of the finest practicing architects and designers in the country to instruct us and from who to draw inspiration. People like: Ben Kelly; Julian Powell-Tuck; Alan Phillips; Roger Mann.
In the days before computers, our primary method of communicating our ideas was by drawing. If a person could not draw freehand and master a variety of graphic techniques, he was almost unable to compete for work. With that said, we all had to transition to personal computers in the early 90′s and I subsequently became an expert user of Building Information Modelling Systems (BIM), which is essentially being able to create three dimensional or ‘virtual’ buildings to produce unlimited views, renderings and animations of spaces, not to mention construction documentation an materials take-offs.
Fundamentally, I specialize in design development and detail design of architectural interiors including furniture design across a broad range of disciplines, primarily in Retail, Corporate, Leisure and Mixed Use developments.
My career up to this point has predominantly taken me down the road of ‘freelance designer’, opting to follow-the-work and seek out those employers doing only the best work. I have worked under the umbrella of my own companies: Horton Design Associates Ltd (UK); and Spaceframe Interior Architecture Ltd (Canada), with my own clients and as a sub contractor. I have also worked directly for a few select organizations in United Kingdom, China and USA.
Download my CV/Resume here in Word format.
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I have put together a selection of completed projects including images, videos and design drawings.
This body of work is not a representation of my entire life’s work but a collection of some of the best pieces that I have digital media for. I intend for this area to grow as I continue to find more examples of my favorite work and also as new work gets implemeted.
Coming soon…..
More photos of completed work and a section featuring construction documentation i.e. drawings, 3D models.
I am currently seeking career opportunities including offers of full time employment, consulting offers and/or ideas for new business ventures.
If you would like to discuss an idea you have for a potential employment opportunity in the Greater Seattle area, I would be interested in hearing from you. I am currently AVAILABLE for full time or contract work as an associate level interior designer/interiors project manager/architectural CAD technician. I am typically looking for a position in a leading commercial architects office or design consultancy specializing in retail, hospitality, corporate, leisure, public and healthcare market sectors.
You may download a copy of my CV/Resume from my ‘About’ page.
So please, use the contact page and send me a brief message.
Coming soon…….
An in depth listing of my professional services, offered as an independent freelance/contract designer.
A collection of pictures from my personal life and other things that interest me.
I am always interested in: career opportunities; consulting offers; new ventures; expertise requests; reference requests; getting back in touch.
Please send me a message and I will RSVP ASAP.
Rob Horton.
If you would like to discuss an idea you have for a potential employment opportunity in the Greater Seattle area, I would be interested in hearing from you. I am currently AVAILABLE for full time or contract work as an associate level interior designer/interiors project manager/architectural CAD technician. I am typically looking for a position in a leading commercial architects office or design consultancy specializing in retail, hospitality, corporate, leisure, public and healthcare market sectors.
You may download a copy of my CV/Resume from my ‘About’ page.
So please, use the contact page and send me a brief message.
