Squaremoon: New But Tested

While Squaremoon Studio is new, Principal Doug Staker is not so new. In his previous post he was the lead architect on numerous homes and commercial projects. Much of this work cannot be shown here because of ownership and copyrights. See below for more credentials. Please contact us to see more of our fabulous work.

“It was a real pleasure to work with Doug of Squaremoon Studio. He was the Lead Architect on the design and build of our new home on Capitol Hill. He was able to bring our vision of a modern home to life in stunning detail. Our home won several awards at the 2023 SLC Parade of Homes, including the prestigious Builders Choice Award. Doug was both creative and brilliant in his use of scope, space, style, and unique building materials to deliver our family dream home.”

-Former Client

DOUG STAKER, PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT

Doug Staker is the principal architect with Squaremoon Studio. He started the firm full time in 2023 after twenty years of experience practicing in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Arizona, and Oregon. Before going full time with Squaremoon Studio, Doug was the Head of Architecture at Ezra Lee Design+Build in Alpine, Utah for five years, during which time he designed multiple luxury homes and a number of office and sports arena projects. Doug was a Principal at Dynia Architects, located in Denver and Jackson, where he worked for eleven years starting in 2005. Work included a wide range of projects such as a boutique hotel, a food hall, office buildings, residential buildings, custom luxury homes, and affordable housing. He has also worked in Salt Lake for Axis Architects and Method Studio.

Doug has a Masters of Architecture degree from UCLA (2003), where he studied with leading architects and theorists like Thom Mayne, Amy Kulper, Neil Denari, Mark Lee, David Erdman, Sylvia Lavin, Richard Wienstein with coaching by Frank Gehry. He also has a degree in Illustration from BYU (1997). Squaremoon Studio was created in 2019 beginning with art installations.

PRIOR WORK

  • Prior work includes being the lead/licensed architect on upwards of 20 custom homes ranging from 2,000 to 20,000+ square feet.

  • Architect on multiple Sports Arena clubs and suites.

  • Solo work has included four homes.

  • Project Management and Project Design Management on:

    • Source Hotel (8 stories)

    • Source Food Hall adaptive reuse (28,000 sf)

    • Restaurant design

    • Brewery Design

    • Retail, Coffee, and Office TI Design

    • Office Buildings - new and adaptive reuse (up to 60,000 sf)

    • Multifamily Residential (up to 48 units)

    • Golf Clubhouse

    • Education (Technical College)

    • Concept design on multiple large scale mixed use developments.

    • Manufacturing facilities including clean rooms.

CREDENTIALS

  • Licensed in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, and Oregon with a national NCARB certificate. Has also completed work in Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana.

  • AIA Membership

  • Prior work has received numerous AIA and HBA design awards, has been featured in the Parade of Homes, and has been published in magazines and online.

  • Prior positions include firm management at two different firms overseeing the entire range of architectural practice including project contracts, team management, client interface, lead design, oversight of design and production.

  • Designed a net zero energy ranch compound in Arizona.

  • Project Manager for a LEED Silver office building in Denver, Colorado.

  • On the design team for the first 15 homes certified in Wyoming under LEED For Homes