Incorporated in 2004 by ASU-trained architects Tony Garcia and Jessie Whitesides, Asquared Studios Inc operates from its La Mesa office on University Avenue with a second studio in Santa Rosa, California. The firm holds architectural licenses in California, Washington, Utah, and New York, and its residential and hospitality portfolio earned the 2018 AIA National Young Architect of the Year designation alongside a construction execution pipeline shared with builders like CREW Builders, Inc. in La Mesa. Historic preservation projects secured the 2015 City of San Diego Preservation Award and a 2017 Platinum Award for Historical Renovation, while kitchen-focused work won back-to-back Kitchens of the Year recognition in 2011 and 2016. The studio's fire-recovery practice guides homeowners through FEMA documentation, insurance coordination, and rebuild design, extending site work into outdoor living spaces developed with landscape specialists such as Beaudry Garden Design in the La Mesa area. Full-scope commissions involve schematic design through construction administration on custom residences exceeding 5,000 square feet, including structural steel moment-frame engineering and seismic-compliant shear-wall detailing per California Building Code Title 24.