Custom home &
small commercial design
Front porch and timber gable of a white farmhouse beneath a sunlit sky
Custom homes. Certified expertise.

Designing for
the future today.

Personal residential and small commercial design by Phil Doak, Certified Professional Building Designer.

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A home that is yours

Good design starts
with listening.

Your routines. Your ideas. Your sense of home. Every project at Doak Design begins with understanding what matters to you.

From the first conversation to the details of your plan, Doak Design brings a personal approach to creating a design that fits.

Meet Doak Design
Phil Doak, CPBD

Certified Professional
Building Designer.

Certified by the National Council of Building Designer Certification (NCBDC). Member of the American Institute of Building Design (AIBD).

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Phil Doak — NCBDC certification number 16-115 Member of the American Institute of Building Design
A selection of our work

Ideas, brought to life.

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The Crawford, a white farmhouse with a wraparound porch, timber accents, and a green lawn

The Crawford

Residential design
Custom barndominium reflected in a still pond

Barndominiums

Residential design

Beyond the home

A place for
your next chapter.

Small commercial spaces with a considered approach to the way people arrive, move, and connect.

Explore commercial
rendering of a brick commercial development with landscaped storefronts
Living room with tall windows, a dark fireplace, and views of the landscape
Designed around your life

A personal process.
A place to belong.

You may have a folder full of inspiration, a few favorite details, or simply a vision of how your home should feel. We start there, shaping the spaces together until the plan feels right for you.

Phil DoakOwner & founder · Doak Design
Discover the approach
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Custom homes

Individual plans shaped around your lifestyle, your site, and your vision of home.

02

Small commercial

Thoughtful spaces that bring your business's needs and ideas into focus.

03

Room to evolve

Remodels and additions that consider how an existing space can better fit your life.

Let's create something personal

You provide the opportunity for excellent design!

Bring your ideas. Let's explore what they can become.

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