OUR COMPANY:
Formed in 1993, Duncan Ross Architect has been involved in a wide range of commissions across Muskoka / Parry Sound / Haliburton and beyond. The firm provides full architectural services on single projects of values up to $5 million dollars, from programming, site planning, and conceptual design, through final design and construction document production, to field review and contract
administration. The firm offers many architecture-related services to its clients, ensuring that they can single-source their project requirements (with the attendant single-source responsibility). In ever-changing economic times, the firm has prospered, with many repeat clients and most new clients gained solely by referral (the firm does not advertise). With the present compliment of one architect, five technical staff and one clerical staff, the firm has plans for growth at a controlled, steady pace, ensuing that all clients, old and new, are provided the best services possible. As part of the drive for improvement, the members of the firm are committed to continuing education to heighten professional standards and to expand the firm's horizons. The firm is keenly aware of the problems of building and maintaining buildings in more northerly climates and designs and details its buildings accordingly. DRA takes a generalist approach to architecture, knowing that our experience in a wide range of project types and project delivery methods accrues to the Client's benefit. Successfully completed project delivery methods include design-build, construction management, project management, and the traditional design-bid-build approach. Knowing when and where each method is right is of critical importance to a project and DRA can advise from practical experience. As a general practice, DRA claims a number of successful projects in several building types. Please see our photo albums to explore our previous endeavours. WE SERVE YOU BY:
- Offering you a choice of alternative approaches that are sensitive to your situation.
- Using plain words, sketches and examples to get around the industry lingo and help you understand exactly what needs to happen with your project and why.
- Dealing with you honestly and giving freely of advice that will assist you in decision making.
- Having respect for your wishes and working to make your vision a reality.
- Promoting a friendly and supportive atmosphere of collaboration where you can be comfortable coming to us with any concern or idea.
- Thinking "out of the box" about your project and coming to you with solutions and ideas that meet your needs and offer the best possible value.
- Always having an eye toward functionality in even the smallest detail to ensure your satisfaction with the end result.
- Facilitating the permitting and construction processes by ensuring your documents are accurate and complete, and working with building officials to get your application processed as quickly as possible.
- Being your guide to the procurement process including: planning, identifying potential bidders, bidding, choosing a contract and using it to your best advantage, awarding the contract, managing the contract, contractor performance, releasing holdbacks and closing the project.
- Being your expert representative when working through special requests such as minor variance, re-zoning or site plan approval processes. SERVICES:
*Conceptual Design
*Design Development
*Documentation
*Construction Review
*Warranty Review
*Building Code Compliance Studies
*Site Planning
*Building Reuse Studies
*Interior Design and Space Planning
*Life Safety Audits (Fire Code)
*Fire Safety Plans (Fire Code)
*Feasibility Studies
*Rezoning/Minor Variance Services
*Pre-Development Consulting
