Anna J.

Architect | Competition and Concept Design Lead | Design Strategist

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Award-winning ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜, registered with the Architektenkammer Berlin, with over 8 yearsโ€™ experience delivering cultural, public, and competition-winning projects in Germany and internationally. My career began at ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป, where I contributed to high-profile, large-scale cultural and urban developments, often leading competition phases from concept to final presentation. I bring a rare mix of ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ โ€” blending creative vision with the discipline to deliver under tight deadlines. Today, I work at the intersection of ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜†. My projects reflect both precision and narrative โ€” shaping spaces that respond to context while inspiring the people who use them. Iโ€™m passionate about ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ, mentorship, and bridging architecture with other creative fields. ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: Cultural architecture, design competitions, conceptual strategy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and client presentations in German & English, as well as in Polish.

Experience

  • Architect at AUKETT + HEESE
    Nov 2023 - Present ยท 2 yrs 8 mos

    Architect specializing in early design stages and competitions, delivering innovative concepts for projects across Berlin and Germany. My focus lies in ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต-๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ensuring each proposal stands out in both concept and communication. ๐—ž๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€: โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป โ€“ Developing original design ideas for competitions and studies, ensuring creative excellence and client alignment โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ โ€“ Refining and deepening concept designs into clear, feasible directions for further project stages โ€ข ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ Presenting concepts, integrating feedback, and maintaining strong professional relationships โ€ข ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure conceptual clarity and design quality ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ง๐˜†๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€: โ€ข Office & commercial buildings โ€ข Mixed-use developments โ€ข Hospitality & hotels โ€ข Retail and urban interventions ๐—•๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ, ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐˜€, I bring architectural ideas to life in ways that resonate with both clients and competition juries.

  • Architect at gmp von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
    Jul 2019 - Nov 2023 ยท 4 yrs 5 mos

    Architect with a strong record in ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ-๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, blending concept vision, design sensitivity, and hands-on visualization expertise. Delivered projects in Germany and China across all design phases, with a focus on competitions and high-profile cultural venues. ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—น๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ & ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€: โ€ข ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ถ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜‡๐˜‚ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป โ€“ 1st Prize, open competition โ€ข ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐——๐˜‚ฬˆ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ณ โ€“ Award, planning ideas competition โ€ข ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎฬˆ๐—ฑ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐˜‚ฬˆ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ป, ๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป โ€“ Strategic site identification for opera & theatre โ€ข ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ / ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐˜๐˜๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ โ€“ Competition design โ€ข ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด โ€“ Schematic & Design Development โ€ข ๐—ซ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ โ€“ Design Development ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜๐—ต๐˜€: โ€ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ โ€“ Proven ability to translate vision into innovative, buildable solutions โ€ข ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ High-impact graphics, diagrams, and renderings for juries & stakeholders โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜€-๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ โ€“ Operas, theatres, office, mixed-use, education, residential, high-rise โ€ข ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ โ€“ Driving design quality while working collaboratively in fast-paced, high-pressure environments

  • Junior Architect/Architect Assistant at TT&B Studio Architektury i Grafiki
    Jul 2018 - Jun 2019 ยท 1 yr

    Working on the realization projects located in Poland - from concept design until obtaining a building permission and construction drawings, coordination between different branches and consultants (MEP, fire-fighting consultant, landscape designers, traffic consultants. Detailed description of the gained experience: โ€ข Concept design - proposal and communication with the client โ€ข Building design (for building permission) - drawings, descriptions and solutions for Architectural Part of the project โ€ข Siteplan as a part of documentation - according to codes and regulations โ€ข Coordination with other consultants โ€ข Preparing documentation for obtaining a building permission โ€ข Additional detail drawings Gained experience was also the part of the design internship demanded for Architectural Licence from Polish Chamber of Architects - and lead to passed exam for a licensed architect. Exemplary projects: โ€ข Sports hall for different purposes (volleyball, bsketball, tennis etc.) - concept, building permission - built project โ€ข Reconstruction of neo-gothic Palace in Dowspuda for hotel and tourist centre โ€ข Urban and landscape project of health-resort Park - realized project โ€ข Single-family house in traditional massive wooden structure - concept design and building permission โ€ข Adaptation and interior design projects โ€ข Various other topics

  • Building Site Intern/Assistant at Rogowski Development
    Nov 2017 - Dec 2018 ยท 1 yr 2 mos

  • Intern/Assistant at ARCHI+
    Jul 2017 - Sep 2017 ยท 3 mos