I'm Samuel — a Part 3 qualified architect, 7+ years in UK firms, now running my own residential practice, Kalejaye & Co.
This community is for architects who've done everything right on paper — the degree, the Part 3, the placements — but still feel creatively capped, undervalued, and wondering if the firm path is really it.
I know how isolating that feeling is. I was that architect. I built this because I was that architect. No one around me understood what it takes to go from firm employee to practice owner.
Inside, you'll get the honest playbook I'm building in real time:
- Free guides and templates from my practice
- Live calls on the business side of architecture
- A room full of peers on the same path
No magic formula. Just what's actually working — and what I'm still figuring out.
The goal: help you take real steps toward running your own projects, choosing your own clients, and building a practice that reflects your ambition — without doing it alone. and waiting for "the right moment"