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Douglas Peters is a licensed Architect in the State of California.

  • AIA (American Institute of Architects)
  • LEED-AP (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design - Accredited Professional)

25+ years of professional experience

The office of Douglas Peters>architect was established formally in 2009 with the wonderful support of several Clients and Contractors, it was to answer the needs of Clients and Contractors looking for high-quality Design, Documentation, with honest single point of Communication.

 

The Office was informally started in 1999 with several residential and commercial office tenant improvement commissions.

 

Douglas has developed strengths in all phases of design and management from commercial (core&shell buildings and interiors/tenant improvements), cultural (museums and amphitheaters), residential (mixed-use/multi-family/custom single-family), urban planning projects, and corporate identity graphics.

 

Douglas's varied experience started in early childhood with his love drawing and his Art lessons which he still uses.

 

He has worked at Gensler (as a Senior Associate, co-Design Realization Leader of Gensler's LA Officer), DesignARC (Associate), RTKL, and Bondanelli and Associates.

 

Douglas was born and raised in Indianapolis, Indiana, and studied architecture throughout high school, then undergraduate studies at the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at Ball State University (BSU) in Muncie, Indiana, before moving to Los Angeles in 1995 for graduate studies at Southern California Institute of Architect (SCI-Arc).

 

awards/exhibits

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project experience

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  • 60+ single-family homes
  • 500,000+ square feet of multi-family and mixed-use projects in California and beyond
  • ENR (Engineering News Record) California’s Best Projects 2016-

Gensler, IMAX West Coast Headquarters

  • California Council AIA, Merit Award-

DesignARC, Palm Springs Modern Homes

  • nearly a 1,000 units
  • 750,000+ square feet commercial Studios, Office Buildings, and Tenant Improvements such as
  • Siren Studios, Sunset (Buzzfeed)                        and Siren@Orange
  • IMAX’s headquarters
  • HULU’s headquarters
  • KCET broadcast facility
  • Time Warner Cable’s Sports Net broadcast
  • NBC Universal Production Offices
  • Samsung USA R+D Offices
  • EA Games Programming Offices
  • Orange County Chapter AIA, Merit Award-

DesignARC, Falcon House

  • Greater Dallas Planning Council, Urban Design Award-

RTKL, Mockingbird Station

  • Dallas Chapter AIA Honor Award-

RTKL, Mockingbird Station

  • Enlightened Development Exhibition at A+D Museum

DesignARC, Palm Springs Modern Homes

work in film

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publications

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  • Schindler's Hauser Houses

Douglas Peters, Schindler’s Erlick/Bieber Residence

  • Schindler by MAK (Book)

Douglas Peters, Schindler’s Erlick/Bieber Residence

  • LA Times, OC Register, KTLA, KABC
  • Ultraviolet

Gensler, FivePoint/Live Nation Temporary Amphitheater

RTKL, Shanghai Science Museum

Gensler, Hulu Headquarters

Gensler, KCET Broadcast Facility

  • Los Angeles Times (Cover)

DesignARC, Bethany Square Mixed-Use

Douglas has also designed sets, props, and graphics for the movie “The Effects of Magic”; starring the Carradine brothers, Melinda Dillon, and Kathy Bates.  One of those sets was later used in the Coen brother’s movie, the "Big Lebowski" theater scene filmed at the Ivar theater, Hollywood.  Douglas uses this experience in his designs for studios and graphic design commissions.

  • LA Architect Magazine (Cover)

RTKL, Shanghai Science Museum

  • Metropolitan Home

DesignARC, Palm Springs Modern Homes Housing

  • Architectural Record

DesignARC, Palm Springs Modern Homes Housing

  • Architectural Digest

DesignARC, Apple Oaks

  • Los Angeles Times

DesignARC, 48@Arena

  • Urban Spaces ULI

RTKL, Shanghai Science Museum

Thank you to each Client, Engineer, Contractor, Team member, and Colleague/Office.

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This website is the professional portfolio of Douglas Peters.  It was designed, built, and maintained by Douglas Peters using Adobe Muse software and hosted by Yahoo Small Business.  This site is copyrighted by © Douglas Peters, along with the companies and photographers listed.  All drawings are created by Douglas Peters while principal or employed at the offices listed.

DOUGLAS PETERS>architect

3810 Wilshire Blvd.

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Los Angeles, CA 90010

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