He Built an Architecture Studio After 3 Redundancies

After being made redundant three times, Dominic McAndrew went on to co-found Ruumi Studio and build a new architecture practice from scratch.

In this episode, we talk about the reality of starting an architecture studio, what redundancy actually teaches you, why running a young practice is not as glamorous as it looks, and what small studios really look for when hiring.

Dominic also shares how Ruumi Studio was built with AI in mind, how the team started trading quickly after a chaotic Christmas setup, and why personality, attitude and communication can matter just as much as technical ability when you’re applying to smaller architecture practices.

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00:00 Intro

00:48 Meet Dominic and Ruumi Studio

03:06 Getting Into Architecture by Accident

09:40 Made Redundant Three Times

18:15 Turning Redundancy Into Opportunity

22:27 Leading a Team Through Redundancy