If you are planning your first home and want a design partner who values performance, beauty, and long-term livability, Arkitects would love to hear what you are considering. We are a boutique architecture firm specialising in passive-house residential design for eco-conscious families in the Pacific Northwest, with the depth of a practice founded in 2004 by principals Dana Voss and Marco Eletti in Portland, Oregon.
Licensed in 38 states
with a residential approach shaped by wider architectural expertise
Average delivery timeline
14 months from contract to construction documents
Current studio capacity
18 active projects valued at $340M in construction cost
What to expect
Your first message does not need to be polished. Tell us what you hope to build, where the site is, and what stage you are in. We will reply with next-step guidance, likely fit, and the service tier that makes the most sense.
The more context you share, the more useful our reply can be. We work with first-time homeowners who care about sustainability, craftsmanship, and a thoughtful process from the outset.
Portland (HQ)
Portland, Oregon
Austin office
Austin, Texas
47 full-time employees across two offices
Average project delivery timeline: 14 months from contract to construction documents
For homeowners, trust often comes from small signals: how clearly a firm communicates, how carefully it documents, and whether its values show up in practice. These are a few of ours.
Arkitects is a Certified B Corporation since 2019, winner of AIA Oregon Firm of the Year, 2022, and has been featured in Architectural Record, Dezeen, and Metropolis Magazine.
100% of projects since 2021 target LEED Silver or higher, and the studio has maintained carbon neutral office operations since 2023.
The team uses Revit, Rhino, and Enscape as primary design tools, helping clients understand space, materiality, and performance earlier in the process.
Some clients contact us with a site and a full brief. Others just know they want a home that uses less energy, feels better to live in, and will still feel right decades from now. Either is a good place to begin.