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Madrona Residence featured in Gray Magazine /February 6, 2016 by Wilkens Design Studio

Thank you GRAY Magazine for the thoughtful article about our latest house project in Seattle - the Madrona Residence! Issue 26 / Page 99-105 (https://issuu.com/graymag/docs/gray_no._26_final/99?e=3579295/33198275)

Ben and Kitty living in their new home....

Ben and Kitty living in their new home....

Source: http://www.wilkensdesignstudio.com/madrona...

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Last minute manufacturing coordination on our @m__serie table MT1.
Come visit us at Launch Pad @wanteddesign during @nycxdesign May 18-21 in #nyc for a look at both of our MT1 and MT2 tables. Collaboration between #wilkensdesignstudio and @newbakerst. Register for the event here: https://bit.ly/2ll9AfM
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Site visit today at renovation project with 1 month until substantial completion....
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#wilkensdesignstudio #architecture #interiordesign #interiorpainting #home #noplacelikehome #pnwdesign #pnwarchitecture #renovation #residentialarchitecture #residentialrenovation #architecturedesign #interiordecorating #seattle #leschi

Nice morning light during our site visit to this small backyard studio that has been completed for some time and has been patiently waiting; acting as storage space for the main house renovation. Hard to believe this was a fire pit. We are starting to see interiors and main house exterior coming together. Light at the end of the proverbial construction tunnel is visible.
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#architecture #backyardstudio #home #residentialarchitecture #residentialdesign #customshoes #renovation #residentialrenovation #leschi #seattle #pnwarchitecture #cascadia #redwoods #smallstructures #noplacelikehome #wilkensdesignstudio

Happy to see the blossoms out in full bloom again. We’ve had a spectacular Spring up here in the #pnw
#springblossoms #pnw #cascadia #springtime

Congratulations to the team at #amazondesign including Cameron Campbell and @rtylermoore on launching the inaugural issue of Pi. Many thanks for including @melisskasemanphoto photo of our @wilkensdesignstudio recent historic condominium renovation / adaptive reuse project. We know Pi took a lot of dedication and hard work from the team and we are excited excited to see the next issue. Bravissimo!
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#architecture #interior design #historicrenovation #adaptivereuse #patternsandinsights #pi #home #noplacelikehome #newhomerituals #natureandtechnology #magazinedesign #mculberthome

Interior ceiling detail of the transition from portal to nave and the overwhelming and exaggerated level of ornamentation at the baroque Cathedral of Santo Domingo in Oaxaca, Mexico. The vine-like detailing in this vaulted portal is as unusual and mystifying as it is gorgeous in all it’s effusiveness. Whether your goal in entering is salvation located at the other end at the apse or you are there to simply marvel at one institution’s capacity to inspire awe through architecture, in either case, the effect is a reminder of the power of scale, color, light and texture and their ability to command certain feelings and emotions.
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#oaxaca #oaxacacity #iglesiadesantodomingooaxaca #architecture #historicarchitecture #colonialarchitecture #mexico #god #catholicchurch #baroque #baroquecathedral

Architecture and especially renovation projects take time. You run into unforeseen conditions, unexpected structural acrobatics...we’ve seen many over the years. However when surfaces start to take shape, forms start to reveal themselves more clearly, it is always a very welcome experience. These stairs have received the first layers of tightening up. More to come..
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#architecture #stairs #renovation #architecturedesign #architectureandinteriors #spiralstairs #interiordesign #design #seattlearchitecture #leschi #seattlerenovation #seattledesign #cascadia #outofhashtagsnow

#tbt to sunny summer days and our West Michigan residence project completed in 2009. Among the criteria for the design and siting of this this new home for clients with a 3.5 acre flat wooded lot: Only non-native trees could be removed. In solving the puzzle and working with a local arborist, flora AND fauna helped with siting and organization of interior spaces and home; a deer path offered basis for driveway and obvious location (!) for the attached open ended Garage allowing deer, vehicle passage - and a welcome shaded breezeway to capture summer breezes through the house. A mature white oak specimen tree provided the necessary second anchor to site this home. The entire site has since gone through a further transformation through controlled burning and restoration to all native species of trees and understory plants.
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#westmichigan #architecture #customresidential #residentialarchitecture #residentialdesign #naturallandscape #nativespecies #naturalareasinventory

Office time with @dalehart and @sergio_ogp

Our condominium renovation approaching completion in #seattle #belltown -
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#interiordesign #interiorrenovation #condominiumdesign #louispoulsen #santacole #gt7 #interiordecorating #interior #interior_design #interiorlighting #residentialdesign #residentialrenovation

Happy to see our completed booth design in collaboration with @campbellwilkens and @tylermoore and their team at #amazondesign for #ixda 2019 taking place this year in Seattle at Amazon’s main campus.

Tunnel Vision - #seattle #tunnelvision #openingday #errands #snowday #notraffic

This great frontier city Seattle suffers a bit when snowing; the hills make mincemeat of the best SUVs, schools close, and winter boots don’t quite know what to grip. This is all ok as it makes our walk to work a quieter, wintry pleasure - a brief and enjoyable real winter interlude from the darker murky days of mist and drizzle.

More furniture deliveries from our friend and fine carpenter Rob and his excellent classic #volkswagenbeetle to our Condominium renovation project in #downtownseattle #belltown of #moroso #rodondoswivelchair by #patriciaurquiola from #informinteriorsseattle .
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Ferry trip to interview...#wsdot #washingtonstateferries #oldschoolpalette = #newschoolpalette #pnwferry #bainbridgeisland #cascadia #sun #furniture #design #latergram

#montealbanoaxaca #montealban #zapotec #oaxacamexico #prehispanic #mesoamerica #unescoworldheritagesite ...#rocks and @campbellwilkens on a sunny day before the tourists overtook our momentary sanctuary.

#montealban #oaxaca #trinketseller #zapotec #precolumbian #mesoamerica #unescoworldheritagesite #northplatform

Call it graffiti on a typical city bench or a deliberate juxtaposition to create this mysterious statement in #oaxacacity. #andthentheycameforme #oaxacamexico #oaxaca #citybenches #urbaninfrastructure #urbanart #keepsmewondering