Urban Design

We are placemakers who appraise, hypothesise and conceptualise.
We create strategic masterplans to conceive new and revitalised neighbourhoods and we re-imagine the built environment from the urban scale to the street scale, providing sustainable and desirable places tolive, work and socialise. We design with a sense of place to create an architectural and urban identity, unique to each and every context.

Our work sets out to unlock the full potential of any site to realise positive change, be it a small pocket of urban space, a neglected town or high street in need of regeneration, an urban extension, or a rural site designated for the creation of a new settlement.

Working closely with developers, community groups, future users, and local authorities, we develop holistic propositions to demonstrate how a place can become resilient to the rapidly changing needs and trends of society, responding to the current economic context, the housing crisis, and the growing threat of climate change.

We examine the changing patterns of living, working and socialising, and explore the effects upon wellbeing and local economy. We consider the interconnectivity of community systems such as transport, trade, energy, waste and information. We test housing density, explore parking and car strategies, and the future relationship between public and private spaces. Our environmental studies examine how buildings can benefit from passive-solar principles and how public spaces can benefit from direct natural light. We demonstrate a proactive awareness of the innate need for mankind to be connected to nature.

We interrogate the principles of a self-sustainable community and our schemes consider the provision of key facilities and services, be it education, healthcare, culture, entertainment, retail or infrastructure. We recognise the sustainable value of an inclusive and diverse community of inhabitants to create a healthy balance, both socially and economically.

We always respect the pragmatic constraints of any development, be it through understanding and working within planning guidelines or through considering how a new development may impact an existing nearby settlement, it’s society, economy, or the local environment and it’s ecology. Likewise, we consider the economical context of any development and strive towards ensuring that a development proves rewarding for investors, stakeholders and future users.