Senior Design Architect

Sanctuary builds nature-led, wellness-centered communities. Its first 135-acre residential community in the Texas Hill Country is designed with non-toxic materials, clean water and filtration systems, EMF-conscious design, and 135 acres of preserved land with eco-sensitive planning. The senior, hands-on individual contributor role sets the design bar for every Sanctuary home, takes projects from first sketch through design development, and partners with architecture leads, the BIM team, and U.S. consultants to carry design intent into construction. The role is remote from India with daily overlap with U.S. hours. Hiring process: intro call, design task, and final interview.

Responsibilities

Lead concept and design development from concept through DD: massing, floor plans, elevations, and material palettes; Turn nature-led wellness principles into buildable, practical design solutions; Design for the site, landscape, light, and climate of the Texas Hill Country, and help shape the 135-acre master plan and future sites; Build design guidelines, material libraries, and reference standards, and review the wider team's work with constructive feedback; Create sketches, renderings, and presentations for leadership, partners, and buyers, and explain design decisions to technical and non-technical audiences

Requirements

6–10 years of architectural design experience, focused on residential or hospitality; A portfolio of built or well-developed work that shows real design sensibility; Bachelor's or Master's in Architecture; A track record of taking projects from concept through DD on your own; Confidence presenting and defending design decisions to architects, consultants, and leadership; Comfort working with high autonomy on a remote, cross-cultural team; Revit (required)

Nice to have

Sustainable, biophilic, or wellness-focused design experience; U.S. real estate projects or time at an international firm

Benefits

Your design direction shapes real homes from day one; A direct line to leadership, with no layers in between; Work on U.S. projects from India, with flexible hours; A mission that matters: homes that help people live healthier