Nationally Licensed Architecture and Design Leaders
Winner of over 20 Solomon Awards for excellence in our field.
Designing Spaces for Life Change
For over a decade, Visioneering Studios Architecture has provided world-class architecture services for thousands of clients.
Bringing Form to Story
Through our unique commitment to collaboration, service, and stewardship with one goal in mind: creating mind-blowing solutions that go beyond what was imagined.
Our Firm Capabilities
Master Planning
With experience in everything from education, housing, luxury resorts, and theme parks, Visioneering's leadership has set master planning at the foundation of our expertise. In fact, Visioneering Studios actually began as a master planning firm built upon our Creative Principal's 35 years of national and international master planning experience.
Unlike traditional master planning, which considers the placement of buildings and amenities, Visioneering's master planning approach brings an expert understanding of pedestrian flow and parking patterns and evaluates more than just the placement of buildings and amenities.
Visioneering Studios can provide everything from initial yield studies for feasibility and land planning to phaseable full master plans for greenfield sites. And if your master plan is out of date or non-existent, Visioneering's award-winning team can help bring cohesion to your site.
So far, 100% of Visioneering Architecture projects have received planning approval from the local jurisdictions. Our team has extensive experience working with planning departments and owners to secure project approval, including but not limited to entitlements, planning department submittals, conditional use permits, representation at public hearings, and working with owner's land-use attorneys when applicable. When needed, we have trusted partners that can supply market analysis studies to assist in program feasibility.
Architecture
Visioneering Studios is a nationally licensed firm (link to license page) that provides full architectural services, including:
Entitlement/CUP (conditional use permit) Planning Department Submission
Visioneering Studios has nearly twenty years of expertise working with planning departments to assist owners in acquiring project approval. Most of our work requires some form of planning department approval to move forward. Our services include everything from a full submittal for a greenfield site and assisting in public hearings to filing for CUP extensions and variances. We are experts in Planning Department and Entitlement assistance.
Full range of architectural design services from schematic design thru construction administration
Our team is nationally licensed to perform architectural services in just about every state. We provide a full suite of architectural services from programming and conceptual design thru construction documents and construction administrations. We are qualified and experienced in every phase of an architectural project.
Additionally, as part of our architectural services, we include the acquisition of basic engineering (structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing). We also coordinate all required engineers (basic and specialty) as part of our services.
RFP (Request For Proposal) development for engineering services
As part of our architectural services, we include basic engineering (structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) additionally, many projects require more specialized engineering services such as kitchen consultant, title 24 consultant, audio visual lighting, civil and landscape architecture. Visioneering Studios can also assist the owner in creating RFP's for all specialized (non-basic) engineering related services (as needed). We can also provide project coordination of these consultants.
Building Department submittals and plan check services
As the architect of record, Visioneering assists the owner by submitting the construction drawing set to the building department and responding during "plan check" to any comments and revisions requested by that department before acquiring a permit.
Bidding and Negotiation support for owners
For Bid+Build projects, Visioneering Studios can support owners by assisting with pre-bid meetings and walking through the Project with potential bidders. Through this process, Visioneering will respond to RFI's (Requests For Information) from bidders and provide clarifications and addenda as needed to support a fair bidding process.
Collaborative partnerships with other architectural/design firms
Visioneering Studios welcomes partnership relationships with other architectural firms to provide outstanding services to owners. Partnerships can include any number of options related to the division of services and responsibilities.
Interior Design
At Visioneering we understand the importance of interior design to the success of every Project. Given that most people experience spaces from the inside out, the interior needs to be both beautiful and practical while also providing a fantastic and intuitive guest experience. Trust me, our Nationally Licensed Interior Designers understand how to make spaces sing at any budget. We have a shelf full of awards to prove it.
Whether your project space is for education, church, retail, commercial, or assisted living and high-density homes, Visioneering Studios has the experience to help design stunning environments for every project type. We are experts in material usage, color theory, and interpreting brand into any environment. Our team understands what types of finishes are appropriate for specific uses and per code. Designers stay current with a product's durability, maintenance, and longevity of existing and "new-to-market" materials. We also understand cost differences and can cater design elements and selections to the budget goals of the Project.
Our team provides the full suite of services for interior design, including: space and furniture planning, lighting selection, material selection and specification, millwork, and cabinetry design. Maybe you need a quick reference guide to facility managers; Visioneering can provide an interior design manual of the selected finishes that can be used to document the selection and keep your environments consistent.
Visioneering Studios has expertise in space planning, including commercial office space, non-profit, education, high-density housing, retail, and hospitality. We can help establish programming needs, space utilization, ideal adjacencies, and amenity options. If the goal is re-packing with existing equipment and furniture, we can provide inventory services of all existing furniture and equipment and determine the best options for reuse and reconfiguring. We also provide furniture selection and procurement services so we can supplement existing pieces with new items if needed.
Wayfinding and Graphics
Signage and Graphics are a critical and often overlooked layer in projects. They are both functional and "environmental" meaning they add to the story-telling experience of the space. Graphics can help convey a brand experience, mood, or theme and communicate a vision.
And signage and wayfinding is the functional component that helps your guests navigate through a space while also providing code compliant (and required) directions and designations.
Our team has extensive experience in designing and providing signage and graphics that integrate into the overall experience of the space and help visually communicate the vision and brand. Often times we provide this service in tandem with interior design and furniture procurement, but it can also be a stand-alone service. We develop all necessary conceptual drawings, signage location plans and types, elevations, mechanical drawings, and renderings to help owners visualize the design and how it integrates into the overall architectural and interior design of the space. We are experienced estimators and can help develop the signage and graphic budget based on the desired price point and materials utilized.
Furniture Procurement
Furniture selection is an important layer to the overall function and experience of a space. Our interior design team offers selection and procurement services to ensure that the furniture is well integrated into the overall design direction and support user functions. Whether we are specifying all-new or supplementing existing pieces our team can provide much-needed stress relief by coordinating and selecting furniture for your Project. We can provide furniture procurement services at every budget and have a breadth of sources from residential to commercial. Let our team help you develop an overall furniture budget for the Project including often overlooked items like tax, shipping, storage, assembly, and installation.
Landscape Architecture
Landscape and site development is the first design element a guest experiences when visiting a project. The spaces between the buildings are just as important as the spaces inside the building. Those spaces help create a welcoming, invitational environment for guests. It's the icing on the cake. The Visioneering team has experience designing everything from resorts and lifestyle retail centers to urban pocket parks and is uniquely experienced in developing outdoor spaces that are beautiful, functional, and welcoming.
The best part is that great landscaping and area development is one of the lowest project costs with the highest impact and return on investment. We begin the landscape and area development approach during conceptual design.
Our Past Work


Beacon Lodge
A retro-inspired retirement home built with the community interaction in mind.

Crosspointe Church & Northwest Cary YMCA
A 7-day a week facility making an impact in its community.

Poverty Encounter
A 90-minute immersive experience of the lives of children in need around the world.

Mariner's Chapel
An intentional sacred space in the midst of one of the largest churches in Orange County.



"Visioneering has captured West Texas life in the gorgeous layout of the site... The whole package is remarkable, and I am excited as the Mayor of this city, seeing the copious benefits and fresh new opportunities this development will create. "
Tony Wofford
Mayor of Snyder, TX
Meet Our Team

Danae Dougherty
Managing Principal
Wanting to understand the holistic relationship between interior, building, and site design, Danae pursued an undergraduate degree in Interior Design and a Masters Degree in Architecture from UCLA. Project experience includes healthcare, commercial, education, retail, hospitality, non-profit, and faith-based. Danae’s passion and specialty is the adaptive reuse of underutilized and aging spaces.

Robert Bergmann
Creative Principal
Prior to joining Visioneering Studios, Bob served as the Principal Designer at AECOM (the world’s largest A&E firm). This opened the door for design work with Disney, Universal, Warner Bros, and international resorts. Eventually, Bob became the first designer at Visioneering Studios and his dream of combining art, science and theology came together. He is grateful to lead the design team in this meaningful venture.

James Cortez
Chief Financial Officer
James brings a diverse background in real estate development, property transactions, and construction, as well as over a decade of experience in finance and accounting. He brings a unique focus on stewardship and process improvement while highlighting and fostering effective design and creativity.

Dave Milam
VP of Strategic Design
Having served in the non-profit sector for over 20 years, Dave Milam stands firmly at the intersection of design and visual storytelling. He has a passion for guiding leaders through their unique challenges to bring their vision to life. As Vice President of Strategic Design at Visioneering Studios, Dave comes alongside project leads, owners, and developers to educate and consult them on how to take their space from where they are to where they want to be.

John Parker
VP of Operations
John has vast experience designing and managing a variety of development and construction projects for public and private companies. As a former Walt Disney Imagineer, John learned to bring creativity and immerse story into every project. John has worked on projects for Disney in Florida and California, winning the industry-recognized TEA (Themed Entertainment Association) award for his work on Soarin’ Over California.

Regina Thompson, NCARB LEED AP BD+C
Nashville Studio Director
Regina’s career in Architecture began in 1996. She has professional credentials with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED AP BD+C) and with Building Design + Construction specialty. Her experience involves all aspects of architecture, and she has worked with clients from Washington State to Florida.

Tony Torres, AIA
Dallas Studio Director
As with most Visioneers, Tony has a diverse background in Architecture, ranging from restaurants to multi-family podium projects to civic projects. He finds working with churches more rewarding, though, as they have the most influence on people and society as a whole.
Amanda Grella
Strategic Design Coordinator
Alex Fernando
Senior Accountant
Art Velasco
Director of QA / QC
Austin Finney
Architectural Designer
Barry Morris, NCARB
Principal Architect
Christa Benners
Project Designer
Christopher Francis, AIA
Principal Architect
Cory Cragle
Project Designer
Gloria Rendon Thomas
Architectural Designer
Matt Wong
AP Coordinator
Melanie Maurer
Interior Designer
Missy Parker
Office Manager
Mumta Chudasama
Architectural Designer
Ryan Hubbard
Brand Strategist
Tim Pierce
Architectural Designer
Tim Ryan
AP Coordinator