Placemaking

It all starts with a place.

We are the catalyst for the process of shaping spaces to foster community engagement, creativity, and a sense of belonging.

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Through designing environments that prioritise the needs of people, and creating spaces where individuals can connect and interact, we can create healthy, happy places they call home.

Placemaking enhances quality of life, encourages stewardship, and positively contributes to the social, economic, and environmental wellbeing of a community.

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Happy healthy places

Our thoughtful, long-term placemaking framework, turns a simple location into a dynamic, thriving place:

“As a business, as a team, as individuals, we want to be proud of the places we deliver. We want to know that we have played our part in providing great places for people to live and spend time in, and that we have delivered them in the right way. We are committed to putting place at the heart of everything we do, and to continually challenge ourselves to do better.”

Ben Phillips

Development Director and Placemaking Lead

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We listen.

We put community engagement at the heart of placemaking – it’s thorough and inclusive, proactive and timely, and above all, open and honest.

Engagement

Through structured consultation we gather specific input on our proposed plans leading us to more inclusive, transparent, and responsive decisions.

Our tailored approach helps to ensure that outcomes reflect the diverse needs of the community and foster a sense of ownership and support for the final design. Ultimately, it strengthens social cohesion and empowers individuals in their community that they have helped to shape.

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Sustainability

We appreciate the topic of ‘sustainability’ and ‘sustainable development’ is huge, so we approach it as we do with everything – concentrating our efforts on where we can influence and positively impact. The three areas we focus on for practical results are ‘people’, ‘place’ and ‘planet’ – this allows us to make informed decisions and ensure simple, practical and clear actions are taken to create a sustainable place for our communities. Take a look at our strategy in the Publications section.