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15th Avenue East Community Workshop – Board & Vellum and Environmental Works
Community Outreach & Neighborhood Design Charrette

15th Avenue East Community Workshop

A series of community events to give those living and working around 15th Avenue East the opportunity to weigh in on the future of their neighborhood.

Roy Farms Field Office – Board & Vellum
Adaptive Reuse for a Sustainably-Focused Farm

Roy Farms Field Office

The sustainable, adaptive reuse of an existing farm building to convert it into a field office for a century-old Washington farm.

England Comes to Redmond – Board & Vellum
New Construction Sustainable Living

England Comes to Redmond

This sustainable home in Redmond features a rainwater catchment system, super-insulated 12" thick walls, passive solar design, ground-source heating, and reclaimed materials.

Our First Bale House – Straw Bale Construction – Board & Vellum
A New Home Built with Straw Bale Construction

Our First Bale House

Affectionately dubbed, “The First Straw,” this straw bale home is the product of Terry Phelan’s first straw bale construction workshop.

Bungalow West: Second-Floor Addition to a Bungalow – Exterior Street View
Second Story Addition

Bungalow West

This compact second-story addition adds tremendous value and use without overshadowing the neighbors, or being out-of-scale with the house or neighborhood.

Split Level Exterior Makeover: The Modern Split – Board & Vellum
An Exterior Makeover for a ’70s Split-Level

Modern Split

This exterior makeover created a refreshed, modern look for this ’70s split-level home by carefully altering the façade, greatly improving its curb appeal.

Ragtime Redux: A Modern Addition to an Old Home – Exterior Rendering
A Modern Addition to an Old Home

Ragtime Redux

This modern addition to an old home on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle features sleek contemporary details paired with a carefully-detailed historic restoration.

Antique Dealer’s Dream – Board & Vellum
Capturing an Old Home’s Original Charm

Antique Dealer’s Dream

The vision of an antique dealer helped turn this rough vintage home into a cozy home with period details.

Addition to a Craftsman home. – Craftsman in Blue – Board & Vellum
A Seamless Addition to a Traditional Home

Craftsman in Blue

This three-story addition to a Craftsman home gave a family the room they needed to grow, while respecting the home’s classic Craftsman details.

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Services

Our design services encompass architecture, interior design, and landscape architecture, with teams specializing in projects across the spectrum, from single-family homes to multifamily and mixed-use buildings, and from boutique commercial spaces to civic spaces, like parks. We love designing the integrated fabric of structures, spaces, and places that create vibrant neighborhoods.

Our Team

Over the years, we’ve built a team of passionate architects and designers who not only love the work we do, but love working together. Our enthusiasm translates directly to our projects, and we pair team members with clients and projects we think will be a great fit.

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

Achieved a Just label from the International Living Future Institute in 2023.

Board & Vellum is honored to be a Gray Awards Finalist for landscape design, earning the recognition for the rooftop garden at the Lucille on Roosevelt.

Honored as a finalist for residential landscape design.

LEED Certified in White

Our team includes LEED-accredited professionals.

Certified Passive House Consultant in White

Our team includes certified Passive House consultants.

NGLCC Certified as LGBT Business Enterprise – Board & Vellum Recognition

A Certified LGBT Business Enterprise Since 2016.

PSBJ’s Top 25 LGBTQ-Owned Businesses 2016 in White

Honoring companies that lead in promoting equality.