Vellum Architecture and Design

Christopher Daniel 

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5 months ago

We struggled for over a year to get HOA approval for our modern mountain home in The Ramble with another firm, but Vellum turned everything around. After three denied submissions, we were worried that we would never get through the process. A friend recommended Vellum Architecture & Design, and from our first meeting it was clear things were going to be different. Mark and his team reworked the design to be more cohesive and simplified without losing the modern character we wanted, and then presented it to the board with cle... read more

Patrice Caine 

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4 months ago

We owned our property on Lake James for several years before we were ready to build, and we spent a long time searching for the right design team. The site is incredible surrounded by water on three sides and high above the lake but we knew it would take real expertise to design a home that made the most of the views without feeling overwhelming. We wanted a large family retreat where kids, grandkids, and extended family could gather every summer, but it also needed to feel comfortable and scaled appropriately when it was ju... read more

Hannah A 

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4 months ago

We came to Vellum after months of struggling to figure out what to do with a lot we purchased on Elk Mountain. The slope was so steep that other designers told us we should reconsider building there at all. From our very first meeting with Mark Rudolf and the Vellum team, we felt heard, reassured, and honestly excited again. We needed help with everything that makes mountain properties intimidating: a massive grade change, limited driveway access, stringent HOA design controls, and very specific view corridors we wanted to c... read more

Racheal 

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5 months ago

We bought our home on Town Mountain because of the unbelievable views, and then spent years frustrated because the house barely acknowledged them. Small rooms, no flow, and mid-century elements that just didn’t tie together. With a limited budget, we honestly started to think we would never get the home we hoped for and were seriously considering selling. A neighbor recommended we talk to Vellum, known as one of the leading modern architects in Asheville NC, and the difference was immediate. Instead of focusing on restrictio... read more

Eric V 

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4 years ago

After wasting time with a builder's architect for 6 months, we fired the builder and found Vellum. While it was painful for us to start over, it was the best decision we could have ever made. Mark and his team worked quickly to design a beautiful modern home for us. Mark is really easy to work with and is very responsive. Vellum's use of modeling software was super helpful to better visualize the design and has also been very useful during construction. Mark genuinely cares about his design and his reputation and we are th... read more