Dokes Design Architecture

Dokes Design Architecture

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Dokes design architecture (DDA) is an innovative design firm with a passion for the natural, social, and built environment.

05/27/2026

Feeling incredibly grateful for all the kind messages, support, and congratulations on being recognized as an Architectural Leader in Crains Detroit. Thank you to my community, clients, colleagues, friends, and family for being part of the journey. I truly appreciate you all. 🤍 Congratulations to everyone else who was recognized as well. Honored to be in such inspiring company.

Photos from Dokes Design Architecture's post 05/26/2026

Looking at existing conditions to determine the best design interventions. We first think through our layout with pen and paper then we solidify in the computer.
Starting with a direction then following through.
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Photos from Dokes Design Architecture's post 05/20/2026

Before the ceiling is built, it's imagined.

At Dokes Design + Architecture, every great space starts long before the first wall goes up — it starts with a pencil, a trace, and a lot of quiet thinking. Here we're deep in the reflected ceiling plan for one of our current projects, working through the lighting design by hand the way we always do.

The ceiling is the fifth facade. It shapes how light moves through a room, how a space feels at 9am versus 9pm, how people experience volume without ever consciously noticing it. Getting it right means wrestling with it early — sketching luminaire placement, zoning light layers, and asking the hard questions before anything is ever specified.

This is where the work really happens. Not in the software. Not in the renderings. Right here, pencil to paper. 🏛️🖊️
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Photos from Dokes Design Architecture's post 05/15/2026

Project Highlight:

- Superbad Gym
- Detroit, MI
- Concept Rendering
- Rendered with Rhino3d
- Interior Perspective

Photos from Dokes Design Architecture's post 05/12/2026

The ladies of Dokes Designs took some time yesterday to update their head shots. We can't wait to see the final results! We had so much fun during our session we almost called

05/12/2026

Project Spotlight.
- Cass Community
- Concept Image
- Rendered with Rhino
- LEED Platinum
- Mixed use development

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607 Shelby Street, Suite 731
Detroit, MI
48226

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm