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Firm Culture
Our firm culture is incredibly important to us. We nurture it carefully, and that isn’t always easy. Sometimes, it means that we get in arguments, but our policy of openness carries us through. Everyone here has a voice about where we go as a company. Our goal is to change what it means to operate a design firm.
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Firm Culture
Introducing, Peter Altier!
Meet Peter Altier, joining Board & Vellum’s Interior Design team. Peter fell in love with architecture and design as a child, but his path to it as a career wasn't a straight line. Fortunately, his passion never waned. When he's not designing, Peter stays busy cooking, fixing up his house, and hanging with his pup, Finn.
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Introducing, Juliana Hom!
Meet Juliana Hom, joining Board & Vellum’s Site Design team after earning her Master of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington. Juliana hails from San Francisco, but she’s fallen in love with Seattle’s lush greenery and access to nature. Out of the office, she loves to capture her travels via hand sketching.
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Introducing, Abbas Rachaman!
Say hello to Abbas, who is joining our Residential Studio, with an interior design focus. Besides his font of knowledge of plumbing fixtures after years in the kitchen and bath design industry (pun intended?), Abbas brings a buoyant cheer to his interactions and loves collaborating closely with clients.
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Introducing, Yi-Chun Lin!
Say hello to Yi-Chun, joining the B&V team in our Residential, Commercial, and Multifamily studios. Motivated by curiosity to connect culture, environment and human experience through design, Yi-Chun’s generalist experience is expressed through a range of project typologies. An avid reader, seeker of metaphors and food enthusiast, she revels finding beauty in simplicity.
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Introducing, Gabriel Vargas!
Say hello to Gabriel, our latest addition to the B&V team! Gabriel recently moved back to Seattle from a stint in Miami and is thrilled to be home in the Pacific Northwest. Beyond his passion for architecture — especially residential architecture — he loves to play soccer, eat great food, and dance Salsa, Cha-Cha-Cha, Bachata, and Merengue.
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Introducing, Danica Davis!
Meet Danica Davis, who joins the Board & Vellum team as a member of our Residential Studio. Danica has known she wanted to be an architect since a young age and has consistently been inspired by the question of what makes a space feel like home.
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Seattle Business Magazine’s Washington’s 100 Best Companies 2019
We are one of 2019’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in Washington, making it our fourth year in a row on the list!
PSBJ: Washington’s Best Workplaces, 2018
For the 4th year in a row, Board & Vellum is honored by Puget Sound Business Journal as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces!
Seattle Business Magazine’s Washington’s 100 Best Companies 2018
We are one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2018, and in the Top 10 of small businesses for the third year in a row!
Largest LGBTQ-Owned Companies in the Puget Sound Region
Ranking by revenue, Board & Vellum made PSBJ’s list of Largest LGBTQ-Owned Companies in the Puget Sound Region.
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Our Story
Board & Vellum is a young and vibrant firm built on the idea that an informed and engaged team leads to better design and happy clients. We wouldn’t be where we are today without passion and hard work, and those same two things keep us going strong today.
Our Process
Bringing your project from “idea” to fruition is a little different at Board & Vellum. We give personal care to each of our projects, and you’ll be in the loop every step the way. The bonus: we are an integrated firm, so each project has access to plenty of great knowledge — and that leads to better design.
Considering a project? Or, just curious about something?
Send us your questions about design, architecture, interiors, landscape, third places, LEGO rooms… Anything, really. We’re always eager to meet new people, and we’d love to get to know you, your project, and your goals.