Our hospitality & retail portfolio projects.

Rendering of a proposed project lifting a traditional home to build a restaurant underneath.
On the Boards
Converting to Mixed-Use to Maximize an Urban Lot

Shophouse Meets Brownstone

An urban living trifecta: traditional foursquare home, meets street-level café space, plus a brownstone, all in one.

A bookstore coffee shop on Capitol Hill. – Interior design and retail interiors by Board & Vellum.
A New Take on a Classic Capitol Hill Café

Fuel Coffee on 19th

Lively, energetic Fuel Coffee and quirky, homey Ada’s Technical Books and Café come together in a reimagined space reflecting both brands.

Ada’s Technical Books & Café – Retail Design – Board & Vellum
From Abandoned Home to Community Anchor

Ada’s Technical Books and Café

The adaptive reuse of a dilapidated single-story Craftsman home on Capitol Hill into a mixed-use retail and café space.

The point of sale counter at Armistice Coffee and Cocktails, located at the Lucille on Roosevelt.
TI Build-Out for a Modern Coffee Lounge

Armistice Coffee & Cocktail Bar

A hybrid coffeehouse and cocktail bar offering drinks and treats with the vibe of a European café.

Atulea Tea Shop – Board & Vellum – Commercial Interior Design
Tenant Improvement for a Cheese Tea Shop

Atulea Tea Shop

A cheery tea shop on Capitol Hill in Seattle draws you in to experience its perky “beach chic” vibe.

Dynasty Room – Interior Design by Board & Vellum
Interior Design for a Bar with a Story

Dynasty Room

Old and new mingle in this experiential reincarnation of the Dynasty Room bar in the now-shuttered Four Seas Restaurant.

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About Seattle architecture firm Board & Vellum – Board & Vellum's portfolio includes architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture projects.

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Shophouse Meets Brownstone

Once a single-family home on a street populated by mixed-use buildings, this 1905 Foursquare is lifted to build a street-level café underneath, delivering an urban living trifecta: traditional home, meets commercial environment, plus a brownstone, all in one.

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