Team

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Before setting up his own practice Michael worked for some of the top practices in London, such as Winch Design and Argent Design, to name only a few. He worked on prestigious properties in London, as well as abroad, on luxury island houses and yachts. Michael J. Schienke also gained valuable first-hand knowledge of the build stage as a project manager in construction companies. His work experience also includes working on offices, high-rise buildings, shopping centers, student accommodation, and multi-family housing.

Currently Michael is actively involved with the BIID, sitting on the Board of Directors and being part of the Professional Standards Committee.  He is a mentor for both BIID and RIBA members and students, and a lecturer at WSUS.

Michael was educated in Germany, Poland, and Sweden.  He is fluent in both German, French and Polish, and registered as an architect in the UK, France, and Germany.

Recently he is managing projects in London, Dubai and Ethiopia .

“When working with Clients, the most important lesson I learned was that good communication is essential throughout the process. If your client and team knows what is happening and why and what is going to happen when, everyone will contribute more. A single point of contact from start to finish gives our Clients piece of mind. This also prevents issues and misunderstandings. This has been VORBILDs motto ever since.”

Apart from his love of architecture, Michael favours spending time traveling, sailing, and writing and spending precious time with his family. To keep track of what is happening, follow us on Instagram. If you are passionate about supporting young emerging talents – support RADA like us.

Karolina heads our purchasing team and takes care of public relations.  Being trained at the Chelsea College of Arts in interior design, she supports our design team.  Karolina has also practiced Feng Shui, for anyone looking for a special touch to their home design.

Karolina has sound business management and accounting background. She gained an invaluable set of skills when after having left the corporate industry, she worked for property developers and construction companies.

Kasia has been with us since 2016, and she is heading our 3D/VR project implementation. Every year, several important projects in London and the South of France are on the way thanks to Kasia. Kasia is also instrumental in helping our joinery design arm to prepare easy to understand and buildable joinery.

She is also leading several of our South of France projects. Since 2019 she is also one of two members of our team working on confidential projects in Africa and the South of France.

Teresa has been with us for several years and is a very important member of the team. Some of the projects Teresa worked on are the lovely house in Kilburn and the duplex apartment in Hampstead and very recently this gorgeous Portland Place apartment. These are but a few of the ones which landed on her desk, and it is a privilege working with her. Teresa is very meticulous in her work and helps us stay on time with many projects.

Teresa likes to travel. Before Covid, she has recently completed an amazing round trip in South America and Southeast Asia, gaining the energy for more projects.

Kasia is our main South of France interior designer, and we are working together on our South of France projects – some of which we wish we could share with you. There might be little hints dropped from time to time on our Instagram page.

Her experience in residential and commercial projects is invaluable, and her attention to detail helps everyone on the team to stay on track on even the most intricate projects. Before moving to the South of France, she worked on several residential, commercial and hospitality projects in Poland, France and Switzerland.

You can visit our office with showroom in Beaulieu, or online : https://www.ambiancedesign.fr/

Robert is a qualified structural engineer, and therefore an indispensable team member. If the project is in the UK, then of course Robert is “our man” when it comes to structural calculations and drawings. For our projects abroad he is very helpful in checking our designs. Then the projects require very few changes.

No construction drawing set is complete without a structural engineer like Robert. His quick turnaround and expert knowledge of construction techniques is priceless. This also literally completes our start to finish design service.

If you are unsure if your project requires a structural engineer, read this helpful article.

Dominika is our landscape specialist. She helps us expand our services to landscape design and planting advice, for our UK and French projects alike.

Dominika has been instrumental in supplementing our “start-to-finish” design service with the landscaping design. On selected projects, we still collaborate with larger landscaping design practices.