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About WAKA

We don't design
houses.
We design
relationships
with land.

Founded in 2018, WAKA is an integrated architecture and construction studio. We handle everything from soil assessment to final handover — one team, one contract, one point of accountability.

What We Believe

Four principles,
no exceptions.

01

From the soil up

We start every project with site analysis, not renderings. Soil, slope, sunlight, water — data before design.

02

Materials are the design

We don't specify a material and then figure out how to finish it. The material IS the finish. Concrete, timber, rammed earth.

03

5% deviation

Our construction budgets come within 3-5% of quote. Industry average is 20%. We obsess over this number.

04

Light is structural

We design natural light as a structural element — not decoration. Every room has light from two directions.

200K+
Sq ft under construction
18
States with active projects
5.0%
Average budget deviation
5,000+
Land assessments completed
The Team

Small team.
Big obsession.

Chen Wei

Chen Wei

Principal Architect

20 years in residential design. Licensed in 18 states.

Sarah Lin

Sarah Lin

Design Director

RIBA-certified. Specializes in material innovation.

Marcus Wang

Marcus Wang

Construction Lead

Former general contractor. Budget deviation specialist.