We are experts in the built environment and can be engaged for a variety of services.

If in doubt, get in touch. We are embedded within a network of leading professionals in architecture, urban design, facilitation and research.

PUBLIC REALM DESIGN AND DELIVERY

Many urban consultancies don’t have enough experience with the stuff of the city, operating in the vague media of qualitative diagrams, buzzwords and clichés.

We are experienced in the design and delivery of outstanding public buildings, public spaces and public art. This includes working closely with user groups, authorities, engineers and builders. We bring practical and material sensibilities to every project.

SPATIAL FORENSICS AND INVESTIGATIONS

We provide investigative services for community, residents and industry groups concerned with possible negative impacts of proposed development.

We evaluate and compare stated, possible and probable outcomes. We advise on alternative approaches that can be counterposed and promoted to the dominant position.

MASTER PLANNING AND STRATEGY

Urban design is much more than colour blocks on a master plan, or designing space between buildings after they’re situated.

We dig deeper into background confluences of site development including policy, financial and cultural trends. We understand places through their subtle characters and liminal histories. We present ways forward that are synthetic, unique and exciting.

CONFLICT-FRIENDLY FACILITATION

Community engagement in urban development is often conflict avoidant and deliberately obscure. It asks people to have their say, even if decisions have already been made behind the scenes.

We go directly to the heart of conflicts, with a vocabulary and respect for deeply held values and concerns. We have the tools to present spatial trade-offs in ways that lead to decisions being made by consensus rather than winner-takes-all.

STORYTELLING WITH PURPOSE

Good ideas for the city often don’t get the cut-through they need, falling foul of the attention economy and turning discourse into outrage.

We are experts in reaching general public, executive and institutional audiences with media that is frank, fun, fair and future-oriented.