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Leschi Residence Renovation

Wilkens Design Studio

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Living Room with new furnitire, view to Kitchen beyond - Phototography: Melissa Kaseman
Coat Alcove at Entry and Stair - Phototography: Melissa Kaseman
Living Room with new fireplace alcove, new furniture, lighting and balcony. Custom caswork for records - Phototography: Melissa Kaseman
Living Room with new furnitire, view to Kitchen beyond - Phototography: Melissa Kaseman

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Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
Colour
6.17
6.33
7.08
5.33
6.23
Simon Goff
Simon Goff Founder and Director at Floor_Story
8
7
8
5
7
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
7
7
8
6
7
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Chief Architect at Wutopia Lab
5
6
6
5
5.5
Frank Lee
Frank Lee Founder and President at Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology
5
5
7
5
5.5
Janne van Berlo
Janne van Berlo Founder at Atelier van Berlo
7
6
7
6
6.5
Nic Granleese
Nic Granleese CEO and Cofounder at BowerBird
6
6
7
5
6
Lorcan O'Herlihy
Lorcan O'Herlihy Founder, Design Principal at Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]
7
7
7
6
6.75
Tobias Geisler
Tobias Geisler Cofounder at VAVE Studio
5
6
6
5
5.5
Doris Sung
Doris Sung Principal/Director of Undergraduate Programs at DOSU Studio Architecture/USC School of Architecture
7
7
8
5
6.75
Jeff Yrazabal
Jeff Yrazabal President at SRG Partnership
5
5
5
5
5
Julio Kowalenko
Julio Kowalenko Cofounder at Atelier Caracas
5
7
7
5
6
Akanksha Deo Sharma
Akanksha Deo Sharma Designer at Ikea
7
7
9
6
7.25
Comments
Innovation
Functionality
Creativity
Eco-Social Impact
Total
JURY VOTES
House
5.78
6.44
6.56
5.78
6.14
Simon Goff
Simon Goff Founder and Director at Floor_Story
7
7
8
7
7.25
Nathan Watts
Nathan Watts Creative Director at Interstore
7
8
8
7
7.5
Ting Yu
Ting Yu Chief Architect at Wutopia Lab
4
6
5
6
5.25
Frank Lee
Frank Lee Founder and President at Shanghai Fengyuzhu Culture Technology
5
5
5
5
5
Janne van Berlo
Janne van Berlo Founder at Atelier van Berlo
6
6
7
6
6.25
Tobias Geisler
Tobias Geisler Cofounder at VAVE Studio
5
6
6
5
5.5
Jeff Yrazabal
Jeff Yrazabal President at SRG Partnership
5
5
5
5
5
Julio Kowalenko
Julio Kowalenko Cofounder at Atelier Caracas
6
7
7
5
6.25
Akanksha Deo Sharma
Akanksha Deo Sharma Designer at Ikea
7
8
8
6
7.25
Client
Thomas and Jennifer Hobbs
Floor area
223 ㎡
Completion
2020
Architectural Design & Interiors
Architectural Design & Interiors
General Contractor
Photographer

Our project is a complete interior renovation of an existing 1980 3-story single family home located in Seattle WA. USA. Owners Tom and Jen bought this home expressly because of the unique qualities, reminiscent of the economical vernacular found throughout the West Coast from the 1970's-1980's. Our design approach pays homage to the original house’s era and amplifying it's more iconic and playful qualities through the use of bold colors, shapes and graphics, applied in a nod to the expressive supergraphics by Barbara Solomon found at the Sea Ranch. We enhanced the interconnection of volumes, using translucent materials and by creating new openings between various rooms and floors. In doing so, we created better connections throughout the house; between rooms and floors in this compact and vertical 3-story home. Using economical materials such as polycarbonate, natural wood and applied colors in paint, tile and wallpaper, we were able to create a house with distinct qualities that interplay with each other.