Roy Stark McGarrah is a Senior Associate at Board & Vellum, an architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture firm in Seattle, Washington.

Roy Stark McGarrah

Senior Associate, Architecture

Roy approaches design through craft and community. He encourages people to connect through active and involved engagement with the built environment and enjoys projects which involve community collaboration.

With a wide range of project experience, Roy finds satisfaction in a variety of scopes, scales, and sectors. From private residences to cabins, to wilderness quest base camps, community centers, and animal sanctuaries, Roy’s focus is bringing together diverse stakeholders for a common cause. His community-driven efforts have even included Little Free Libraries and PARK(ing) Day installations.

Roy was first inspired to bring a sustainable focus to the construction industry as a teenager working summers building homes. He translated this passion into a degree in Sustainable Design from The Evergreen State College. He attended graduate school at UT Austin and, later, the University of Washington, culminating in a master’s degree in architecture.

When he isn’t working, Roy focuses on spending time with his family and friends. You’ll also find him urban homesteading, studying hobby carpentry, making art, dancing, and traveling.

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A sample collection of Roy’s project contributions.

With experience across the spectrum from custom residential, commercial, and community-oriented projects, Roy has a passion for designing sustainable structures.

An aerial view of Pasado’s Safe Haven’s new cow barn. The barn has a green roof, a long driveway, and is surrounded by pasture for the cows.
New
New Construction for an Animal Sanctuary

Pasado’s Safe Haven

New facilities for a beloved animal sanctuary will help ensure this non-profit can continue doing their best work.

A Sustainability-Minded DADU with a View

Net Carbon DADU

Guided by sustainable principles from the foundation to the finishes, this DADU is estimated to be carbon negative.

Selah Vista Homes – Board & Vellum
A Sustainable Community Development

Selah Vista Homes

A new residential development on a 16.7-acre site, composed of 60 net zero energy homes and shared community spaces.

Rainier View Homes – Board & Vellum
King County’s First Cottage Development

Rainier View Homes

A community of 4-Star Built Green cottage homes designed with the county’s Cottage Code, enabling double residential density.

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