MASTERPLANNING / URBAN DESIGN
Our understanding and delivery from concept to final implementation of successful places, masterplans and design frameworks is second to none. Placemaking informs our approach along with a willingness to listen and learn from clients and communities. We have prepared masterplans of all sizes from small settlements to new towns and city centres. We examine thoroughly every place we work on, identifying strengths and opportunities as well as weaknesses and constraints.
We employ a range of analytical techniques, working with other specialists where necessary, to survey the landscape setting and townscape context, understand the socio-economic characteristics, conduct market analysis, geo-technical, hydrological and services analysis, assess site accessibility and connectivity and review the policy framework to map the influencing factors on development. Furthermore, where appropriate, we undertake research into the historic context of a place; revealing its social history, collective memory and the significance of its physical heritage. This enriches our knowledge about a site’s historic legacy, so informing, and adding value to, the development of a future vision.
- UPPER COSMESTON FARM MASTERPLAN, PENARTHThe masterplan covers 22 hectares of land on the southern edge of Penarth to provide 576 new homes, a primary school and community facilities
- CHANNEL VIEW REDEVELOPMENT, CARDIFFMasterplan for the strategic redevelopment of the Channel View residential area on the bank of the River Taff
- LIFE SCIENCES INNOVATION CENTRE, INVERNESS£9 million Life Sciences Innovation Centre in Inverness for partnering Client consortium of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI).
- (Y)OUR CITY CENTRE: GLASGOW REGENERATION FRAMEWORKSCollaboration with MVRDV to design District Regeneration Frameworks for four districts of Glasgow City Centre
- PICCADILLY PLACE MASTERPLAN + EXTERNAL WORKSOne of the largest urban regeneration projects to be built outside London in the last 20 years