This spring, Board & Vellum is moving to Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower in Pioneer Square. Learn more.

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A Top Place to Work: Board & Vellum – Seattle Business magazine Washington's 100 Top Places to Work
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We’re One of Washington’s Top Places to Work! Join Us?

We are so excited to be honored by Seattle Business magazine as one of Washington's top ten small businesses to work for, for the second year in a row. We all work hard to create and nurture the B&V culture. If that sounds good to you, too, check out our careers page: we're hiring!

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Board & Vellum Company Retreat 2017 – Team pointing at the camera.
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B&V Retreat 2017: Recap and a Competition-Winning Recipe

For the 2017 B&V Company Strategic Planning Retreat, we packed up and hauled off to camp at Rasar State Park. Even through sickness and rain, we not only set out our 5 and 10-year goals, but we wrapped up the day with an Iron Chef competition. And bonus, we’re sharing one of the winning recipes with you!

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Integrated Design at Board & Vellum
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All Together Now: Integrated Design at Board & Vellum

The benefit of an integrated practice like Board & Vellum, which offers architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture, is that all the projects we work on get better – even if they don’t involve all the disciplines. Here, B&V principal Jeff Pelletier explains why.

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2016 Year in Review – Board & Vellum: Group Shot Pointing
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2016 Highlights and Year in Review

It's that time of year again: time for the Jeff's year-end review! Some awesome things happened in the world of Board & Vellum in this busy and exciting 2016. Now, as the year wraps up, check out the mix of business and personal highlights, and we'll all toast to great new things to come!

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Introducing Board & Vellum Landscape Architecture

Board & Vellum is pleased to announce our new landscape architecture team, featuring Derek Reeves and Zack Thomas. Now that we have landscape architecture in-house, collaborating with our architecture and interiors teams, our clients can enjoy integrated design services: from inside to outside, and back again. Curious about how it works? Give us a ring!

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Board & Vellum Places 4th for Best Small Businesses to Work For –
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Board & Vellum Places 4th for 100 Best Small Businesses to Work!

We’re proud to announce that Board & Vellum placed 4th in the small business category for Seattle Business Magazine's 100 Best Places to Work in Washington State! We celebrated together at the awards dinner at the Washington State Convention Center and look forward to more years to come of happy employees and happy clients!

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Our news recognition stories.

Board & Vellum lists 9th on PSBJ’s top 25 largest LGBTQ-owned companies of 2024.

PSBJ’s Largest LGBTQ-Owned Businesses of 2024

We’re honored to again be acknowledged on PSBJ’s lists of 2024’s top 25 largest-revenue businesses with LGBTQ-majority ownership. This year, Board & Vellum is listed 9th.

Board & Vellum receives Just label from the International Living Future Institute, a voluntary reporting tool for social justice and equity indicators in the workplace.

Just Label

In 2023, Board & Vellum achieved a Just label from the International Living Future Institute, joining a select few architecture and design firms in the state to have achieved a the social justice label.

Board & Vellum’s founder and managing principal, Jeff Pelletier, is included in Fixr’s 100 Top Architects Influencing the Industry in 2024.

Fixr’s Top 100 Architects Influencing the Industry 2024

Jeff has been recognized as one of 2024’s most influential architects on Fixr’s Top 100 Architects Influencing the Industry in 2024.

Best of Houzz 2023-2024: Design

Best of Houzz 2023 & 2024: Design

In 2023 and 2024, we were recognized for Design on Houzz. We’re always grateful for the continued support of our wonderful clients and dedicated collaborators. Here’s to being recognized for the 11th years in a row!

Board & Vellum lists 10th on PSBJ’s top 25 largest LGBTQ-owned companies of 2023.

PSBJ’s Largest LGBTQ-Owned Businesses of 2023

PSBJ lists Board & Vellum 9th among the top 25 largest-revenue businesses with LGBTQ-majority ownership. We’re honored to be acknowledged for our work advancing equity in our region.

Board & Vellum is named one of Home Builder Digest’s Best Architecture Firms in Seattle, Washington.

Best Architectural Firms in Seattle

Board & Vellum is honored to be named as one of Home Builder Digest’s Best Architectural Firms in Seattle, Washington.

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Our Story

Client-centered authenticity is our north star, and we continue to prove that great design doesn’t require great ego.

2024 Night of the Stars Finalist for Multifamily Residential Urban Development

Our Stellar Apartments project was honored as a finalist in the category of “Multifamily Residential Urban Development With More Than 100 Units” at NAIOP’s 2024 Night of the Stars Awards. Board & Vellum is proud to be acknowledged for our local impact and contributions to our community.

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