Meet Bucca
Nicholas Buccafurni, known as “Bucca,” is the founder of Vellum Design Studio, a residential design firm dedicated to creating exceptional homes through thoughtful design and strong client relationships.
Based in Central Oregon for over a decade, Bucca has built lasting partnerships with clients, builders, interior designers, and landscape architects, assembling a tailored team for each project to ensure its success.
Each custom home is designed with a deep understanding of its surroundings—integrating topography, views, and solar orientation to maximize both function and beauty. Above all, every design is shaped by the client’s lifestyle, ensuring a seamless blend of vision, flow, and livability. With expertise in all architectural styles, Vellum Design Studio brings both versatility and artistry to every project.
Bucca draws from a lifetime of experience in construction and architecture, seamlessly blending creativity with technical precision to craft homes where design and function are in perfect harmony.
A LEED Accredited Professional
A LEED Accredited Professional credential signifies an advanced depth of knowledge in green building practices. The LEED professional credentials were developed to encourage green building professionals to maintain and advance their knowledge and expertise. All LEED professional credentials require adherence to the LEED Professional Disciplinary and Exam Appeals Policy and require ongoing credential maintenance requirements either through continuing education and practical experience or through biennial retesting.
An award winning firm
With roots firmly planted in the heart of Bend, Oregon, Vellum Design Studio was voted Central Oregon’s 2023 Home Designer of the Year. Principal, Nicholas Buccafurni's dedication extends far beyond his accolades, as he is passionately committed to shaping extraordinary custom homes throughout the breathtaking landscapes of the Pacific Northwest.