Curating experiences with purposeful design.
Design for private residences, multifamily & mixed-use buildings, commercial spaces, community-oriented projects, even parks.
Designing clever solutions to complex problems.
Board & Vellum creates deeply-cohesive, holistic design solutions by leveraging a cross-disciplinary creative process.
Tailoring collaboration across disciplines.
We build flexible teams of architects, interior designers, and landscape architects, for integrated or à la carte services.
Creating delightful spaces and compelling projects.
With projects across sectors, scales, and styles, public or private, small or large, modern, traditional, or anything in between, we’ve got you.
Leading with ego-free design expertise.
We have a deep well of experience and love to share that knowledge openly, not only with our clients and collaborators, but on our blog.
Creativity thrives across disciplines and sectors.
When you don’t do only one thing, you don’t get stuck offering only one solution.
Our in-house, collaborative teams of architects, interior designers, and landscape architects pull from a deep well of experience across diverse sectors: from custom residential to multifamily residential, commercial, community, and civic. We are passionate about creating inspiring projects, bringing levity to the design process, and leading a tailored, client-focused experience.
Whether your project requires only a single discipline, or if it would be truly elevated with a fully-integrated design team, we will customize a team to suit. The flexibility of in-house teams also enables us to take advantage of quick design consultations from other disciplines, even when not formally engaged on a project.
To further elevate our work, we hold weekly design “crits” open to the whole firm, enabling projects to be critiqued from the varied perspectives of our multidisciplinary office.
An Elegant New Apartment Building in South Lake Union
Completed near the close of 2023, this new apartment building in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood features 160 units, including live/work units along the Dexter façade. Stellar Apartments | Photo by Meghan Montgomery.
Dine in Drama
Richly-toned wallpaper and the dark tones of the wood Craftsman details, picked up in the dining table and chairs, creates a room-wide, cohesive, cozy feel. Mount Baker Historic Craftsman | Photo by Miranda Estes.
Light and Bright
A variety of natural and artificial light illuminates the space from different heights, angles, and vantage points, creating dimension within the interior. Ada’s Technical Books & Café | Photo by Cindy Apple.
Connected Spaces
Once small and closed off, this kitchen is now airy and spacious, with a strong connection to the rest of the home. Serene Modern Tudor | Photo by Kara Mercer.
Street Appeal
Lush, green landscaping helps the building assimilate with its surroundings, as if it’s been a part of the block for much longer. Harrison South Apartments | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Pollinator Garden
A garden of perennial flowers serves as a buffer to the play area and a garden for native pollinators to enjoy. Westside Park Rejuvenation | Photo by Meghan Montgomery.
Seamless Transitions
Lanai-style doors create an open connection between the dining area and outdoor deck, creating opportunities for entertaining, family gatherings, and simply taking advantage of beautiful days. Modern Kitchen in a Craftsman Home | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Layered Planting
Lush with texture and color, deep raised beds accommodate a variety of layered plantings and trees not commonly experienced in rooftop settings. Lucille on Roosevelt | Photo by Andrew Giammarco.
Deep Porches
Wide overhangs shelter open porches on each side of the cabins, with beautiful vistas of the surrounding landscape. Cabins in Eastern Washington | Photo by John Granen.
A richly-varied portfolio is the spice of (design) life.
Our diverse portfolio features projects across sectors and scales: custom residential design, including new and remodeled single-family homes; multifamily housing, including mixed-use developments, adaptive-reuse, apartment or condo buildings, and townhomes; commercial design, including hospitality spaces like restaurants and cafés, retail experiences, and commercial offices; and community-focused projects, such as master-planning and campus design for organizations, and even public parks.
Exciting news!
Board & Vellum is moving to the Smith Tower.
Pioneer Square is Seattle’s first neighborhood, and it was also the home of Board & Vellum’s first office. This spring, we’re heading back. We’re so excited to be designing Board & Vellum’s new home in Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower and can’t wait to share it with you. Stay tuned for more to come, it’s going to be an exciting year.
Board & Vellum is Moving to the Smith Tower
In Spring of 2026, Board & Vellum is moving back to our roots in Pioneer Square, this time, taking over the 16th floor of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower.
Board & Vellum is Moving to the Smith Tower
In Spring of 2026, Board & Vellum is moving back to our roots in Pioneer Square, this time, taking over the 16th floor of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower.
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Achieved a Just label from the International Living Future Institute in 2023.
Honored as a finalist for residential landscape design.
Our team includes LEED-accredited professionals.
Our team includes certified Passive House consultants.
A Certified LGBT Business Enterprise Since 2016.
Honoring companies that lead in promoting equality.