Regional field access
DAO maintains its own regional aviation capability to support site review, supplier coordination and construction administration across Ontario.
An architect who can be on site.
Many projects outside the major centres struggle to get regular visits from their design team. Our principal, Patrick Danielson, is a pilot, and the practice keeps its own aircraft so distance doesn't decide how often we see a site.
It gives our clients a real competitive advantage: more frequent site visits, faster answers during construction and lower travel costs on distant projects. It also shapes how we work, as a remote office that comes to you rather than one that asks you to come to us.
What it means for a project.
Visits on short notice
Same-day site reviews are possible across much of Ontario, weather permitting, including Northern sites that are a long drive from any office.
Regular construction administration
Site visits can follow the construction schedule, not the travel schedule, so questions are answered on site.
Supplier and fabricator coordination
We can visit suppliers and fabricators, such as mass timber producers, during design and production.
Less time on the road
Shorter travel time on distant projects means lower travel costs and fewer overnight trips.
Sudbury and Ottawa
Our two bases are about an hour and a half apart by air, so one team covers Northern, Central and Eastern Ontario.
We come to you
We work as a remote office. We come to you, or arrange a meeting wherever suits you.
The aircraft.
- Aircraft
- Pipistrel Virus
- Cruise
- 273 km/h
- Range
- 1,450 km
Flights depend on weather and airfield access. When flying isn't possible, we travel by road as any practice would.
- 200 and 400 km from Sudbury
- 200 and 400 km from Ottawa
Have a site, a building or an idea? Tell us about it.
Email [email protected]. We work from Sudbury and Ottawa across Ontario.