DiMella Shaffer is an award winning architectural planning and design firm with offices in Seattle and Boston whose talented staff of over 100 architects, planners, and interior designers create innovative, inspiring designs for institutional, residential, and commercial clients. We are passionate about architecture and believe that buildings can positively influence our environment and the people who live in, work in, or simply experience them. At the same time, we recognize that architecture is a business and a craft, and that success is ultimately achieved through the right balance of both. Following a pragmatic approach, we focus on teamwork, strong management leadership, and innovative thinking to ensure our architectural vision meets each client’s needs, goals, and budget.

Design excellence is found in the ability to achieve permanence: the timeless expression of architectural thought as evidenced through the creation of places for people to work, learn, and live. Coupled with a commitment to preserve natural resources, our projects become a collaboration of ideas, expertise, and experience. Our achievements are a reflection of the diversity of clients for whom we work, the talents that we as a firm possess, and the desire to exceed our own design expectations.

We believe that within the major challenges of a project also lie the opportunities for a truly inspired solution—a richly-layered solution that evolves directly from a response to the program, the site and context, the building materials, the economic constraints, and the local building traditions. The result is award-winning designs that enrich communities and fulfill business needs.