About – Paul Michael Davis Architects PLLC

ABOUT US

Based in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, architect Paul Michael Davis and his team provide design services with a focus on innovative practicality.

PMDA is staking out a middle ground between northwest regionalism and global formalism. Our work is rooted in the practicalities of building in relation to location. We love to think of these realities as opportunities to be innovative.

“I’m always looking for a source of rigor in the design process, something that’s an added challenge: you’ve got the limitations from the site, limitations from the client, limitations from the budget, but really good architecture adds some other limitation, basically in the form of a concept or a goal. It’s almost like a puzzle.”

-Paul Michael Davis, Archinect Upstarts

OUR EXPERIENCE

Since PMDA was founded in 2010, we have grown to a passionate and skilled team of architects and designers. Our firm’s work has won awards, and been profiled in The Seattle Times, Archinect, Dwell, Dezeen, and numerous other publications. We are excellent at listening at PMDA—nearly every client tells us this. We are great at taking a client’s needs and hopes and translating them into something innovative that they never would have imagined. We want to push design forward.

OUR TEAM

Paul Michael Davis

Principal Architect

Paul is a registered architect in Washington State and a LEED Accredited professional. Paul attended the University of Washington, earning two Bachelor’s degrees in 2000, and a Master of Architecture in 2003. Before starting his own office, Paul gained several years of experience in internationally renowned architecture firms in Los Angelos and New York.

Bao Vo

Project Designer

Bao is a graduate of the University of Washington, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Design in 2021, followed by a Master of Architecture in 2024. His professional interest include adaptive reuse and high-performance building design. When he’s not busy with architecture, Bao loves to capture the world through photography and enjoys various fun recreational activities.

Paco Taco Davis-Nevarez

Intern

Paco is a Mini Golden Doodle who hails from Boise, Idaho. He brings a very different skill set to PMDA, in particular the ability to find food in unexpected places. He focuses his attention on the importance of playtime and naps in the modern day architecture office.