Aerial Images /September 12, 2018 by Wilkens Design Studio

Completed aerial images of some of our older projects in remote-ish settings somewhere in America ;-)

Our Instagram feed…find us here for occasional observations, musings, images of things we find interesting or beautiful.

This is our favorite time of the year, and one of the places that was quite close to perfect this time of year was Saugatuck. This is our Riverside Residence, located along the Kalamazoo River....in Saugatuck.
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#architecture #customresidentialarchitecture #design #cedar #saugatuck #westmichigan #autumn

Rainier Square Seattle: Minoru Yamasaki’s tower getting a new dance partner.

Quick snap during site visit today for review of final punch list items at our Leschi house renovation for @non_obj and @aguaviva_candeias.
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Always love making and seeing physical topographic models...In this case an inverse universe via bathymetry. This bathymetric map of the Salish Sea is found at the Seattle Wooden Boat Center’s Cama Beach location. .
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#bathymetry #salishsea #pnw #cascadia #woodenboatcenterlakeunion #maps #underseaworld

This book! A unique insight on the universe below our feet. The natural, man made, and in mythical worlds that have affected our history and in a haunting parable recounted, our future. #underland #belowground #robertmacfarlane

NorCal site visit....

4 floors up and above the Trans Bay Terminal. Unlike Amazon’s balls, this urban park is open to the public all the time.

100% belaboring the point, and entirely to have a nerd-out; same house, same guardrail, focused view of guardrail detail. Note the tight wood to steel fitting. These seemingly minuscule details, when well executed, are extremely satisfying. .
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Detail of the stair and guardrail system we designed for the Madrona Residence in Seattle. The stair and guardrail provided a soft delineation separating the Entry from Kitchen and Living Area in the home’s open floor plan.
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#architecture #interiordesign #interiordetails #stairs #pnwdesign #seattledesign #seattlearchitecture

Ramp Lane Ends.....forever.
Seattle has had the misfortune for a long time of having a long carbuncle separating it from it’s waterfront. SF had its Emarcadero and people there saw the light after an earthquake severely damaged that elevated highway. Our own is coming down through the forces of common sense - no more noise, no more unsafe structures and no more pollution...the relative quiet has been noticeable - a better enjoyment and access to our waterfront is most welcome #takeitdown #waterfrontrenewal #urbanwaterfront #seattle #seattlewaterfront

Getting ready for a presentation - always a good time to tidy up around the mothership.
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Late afternoon light up here in the PNW, hitting low angles into the mothership with backward looking dog (thank you @dai_okumura )on our @m__serie table.
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Complete renovation including structural upgrades and minor additions to this late 1970’s beauty with new detached garden studio and fitness space. Our renovation expanded on the open and interconnected spaces including optimistic geometries of the era in order to redefine a home for a family of 4. Very excited to see the last pieces come together.
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Details and stair/bookcase concepts from a project notebook for a 1950’s house renovation from 3 years ago in Sammamish...
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A fast #sitevisit to #southlaketahoe for a new project and had a brief respite on the way home to take in this view. This place never ceases to amaze me.
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Cat antics and research #roomdiseño #raoulthemainecoon #design #designresearch #catsofinstagram #furry #fluffy #brown #pink #furniture

Going through some archives and came across this floor plan of a complex 5 level home we designed over two years and was built in 2011. The plan was derived from existing structures that had been built and expanded-on over about 100 years at that location. The owners referred to the original as “the prototype.” We were hired to compile, demolish and otherwise make sense of the many opportunities for the Owners’ next phase of living. The final “product” is a comfortably open and layered home that connects multiple functions, site wind patterns and views.
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#floorplans #milleniumfalcon #modernarchitecture #contemporaryhome #residentialrenovation #architecture #design

#tbt to 2005 and taking our 1930 43’ John G Alden staysail schooner Qilak from Sausalito to Napa to be hauled out and stored. We lived on Qilak in Sausalito for a year and had high hopes of one day getting her back in the water and sailing to Southern places.
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#classicschooners #johngalden #schooner #classicyacht #sailing #aldenschooner #classicsailing #classicsailing #yachting

Hallway transitions...and pulling together the last details, touch-ups on this renovation in Leschi.
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