What Studio DPA does

Studio DPA is a privately held planning and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Gilbert, Arizona, providing professional design services to public and private sector clients. The firm specializes in landscape architecture, site design, project theming, and integrated documentation (hardscape, planting, and irrigation plans), and operates Part 107 licensed drone capabilities for project photography and videography. Its principal-led delivery model is built around Andrea Pedersen and Tim Daugherty, who together hold over 58 years of experience and professional registrations across Arizona, California, Nevada, Montana, and Colorado, with international project backgrounds spanning China, UAE, Latin America, and Africa.

The firm's client base consists primarily of enterprise developers, homebuilders, and commercial property owners operating in Arizona's Phoenix metropolitan area, with project categories including master planned communities (up to 300 acres), multifamily residential, and commercial, retail, and industrial sites. Notable clients include Tri Pointe Homes (and its Maracay Homes predecessor), Opus Group, Communities Southwest, Fenway Properties, Paseo Homes, and Ridgehouse Companies. Studio DPA's business model is project-based professional services, with quote-based pricing tailored to individual engagement scope and complexity. Business development is principal-led, relying on professional networks, referrals, and direct outreach within the Arizona real estate development community, supported by a portfolio website and award-winning project videography as marketing assets.

Name

Studio DPA

Legal name

Studio DPA

Website

https://studiodpa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Studio DPA is a principal-led landscape architecture and planning firm based in Gilbert, Arizona, serving developers, homebuilders, and commercial property owners with master planned community, multifamily, and commercial site design across the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (541320), Landscape Architectural Services (54132)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture services
• Master planned community design
• Site design planning
• Multifamily residential landscape
• Commercial landscape architecture

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilbert

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue generated through landscape architectural design, site planning, and theming services. Projects are taken from concept design through construction documents and construction administration.
2. Photography and Videography Services: Project photography and videography services including drone footage, site analysis documentation, and promotional materials for completed projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Studio DPA is a Planning and Landscape Architecture firm that delivers integrated landscape architectural services from concept through construction administration. The firm prepares in-house hardscape, planting, and irrigation plans and offers project theming, site design, and Part 107 licensed drone photography/videography. Services target developers, homebuilders, and commercial property owners primarily in the Arizona market.

Product overview

Studio DPA is a Planning and Landscape Architecture firm that offers services in both public and private sectors. The company's core offerings include Project Theming, Site Design, Landscape Architecture, and Photography/Videography services. They specialize in project categories including Master Plan Communities, Multifamily Residential, and Commercial developments. All services are delivered by their two principals, Andrea Pedersen and Tim Daugherty, who provide hands-on expertise throughout the design and construction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Project Theming Develops unique project themes to enhance owner marketability and user engagement, working closely with clients to bring their vision to life through memorable themes and detailed design attention. For developers, homebuilders, and commercial property owners.
• Site Design Creates creative and functional layouts by analyzing existing conditions, context, municipal requirements, circulation, solar angles, views, and grading through team collaboration. For real estate developers and property owners.
• Landscape Architecture Comprehensive landscape architectural design from concept through construction documents and administration, including in-house preparation of hardscape, planting, and irrigation plans. For developers, homebuilders, commercial property owners, and public sector clients.
• Photography and Videography Captures project images from site analysis to completion for promotional materials, including award-winning videography and Part 107 licensed and insured drone flights. For developers, homebuilders, and commercial property owners needing project documentation and marketing assets.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects successfully delivered ranging from 3 acres to 300 acres
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Studio-MLA: Studio-MLA (formerly Mia Lehrer + Associates) is a West Coast landscape architecture firm with strong expertise in master planned communities, multifamily, and urban infill. Directly comparable to Studio DPA in project types and target clients (developers and homebuilders), with a similar integrated design and theming approach.
• Design Workshop: Design Workshop is a landscape architecture and urban design firm with offices across the Mountain West and Western US. Highly comparable to Studio DPA in service mix (master planning, site design, urban design) and regional focus on high-growth Sun Belt communities, though it operates at significantly larger scale.
• Oehme van Sweden: Oehme van Sweden is a nationally recognized landscape architecture firm with a strong portfolio in master planned communities, residential, and public gardens. Comparable to Studio DPA in serving developer clients on master planned and residential projects, with a similar high-touch principal-led model.
• OLIN: OLIN is a landscape architecture, urban design, and planning firm known for high-profile master plans and public space projects. Comparable to Studio DPA in offering master planning and landscape architecture to private developers and public-sector clients, though at larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• LandDesign: LandDesign is a national landscape architecture, civil engineering, and urban design firm with deep experience in master planned communities and multifamily developments. Direct competitor to Studio DPA for residential and commercial landscape architecture commissions with national homebuilder clients.
• Ten Eyck Landscape Architects: Ten Eyck Landscape Architects is a landscape architecture firm focused on ecologically driven site design, master planning, and urban design. Comparable to Studio DPA in delivering landscape architecture for residential, commercial, and public-sector projects, with a similar emphasis on thoughtful site design.

Broad incumbents

• SWA Group: SWA Group is one of the largest global landscape architecture, planning, and urban design firms. Broader incumbent in the same space as Studio DPA, frequently competing for the largest master planned community and waterfront commissions and overlapping with Studio DPA's developer client base.
• Page: Page is a multi-discipline architecture and engineering firm with significant landscape architecture and master planning practices, including active work in the Phoenix metro. Broader AEC incumbent that competes with Studio DPA for master planned community commissions from developer clients.

Regional players

• Wood/Patel Group: Wood/Patel is an Arizona-based civil engineering and landscape architecture firm headquartered in Phoenix. Strong regional competitor for landscape architecture on master planned communities and commercial developments throughout the same Arizona submarkets where Studio DPA is active.

Emerging players

• Wilson Ihrig: Smaller specialized landscape architecture and planning practices in the Western US often overlap with Studio DPA on master planned community and multifamily RFPs from regional developers. Listed as an emerging player adjacent to Studio DPA's niche in design-driven, theme-led master plans.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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