SERVICES
Placemaking
SERVICES
Placemaking
Leave a lasting legacy with your property project.
We help you craft, shape and nurture vibrant spaces that foster connections and adapt to community needs.
Working with developers, landlords, authorities, councils and communities, we design dynamic, safe and future-facing places across development types. We get to know your property's unique characteristics so our flexible solutions suit the people it serves.
The result? Thriving, enduring spaces that foster community belonging while driving economic growth, attracting visitors, supporting businesses, and increasing property value.
How we can help you achieve place success
We work on commercial, residential complex, mixed-use and urban regeneration projects, embedding our placemaking ethos 鈥� from masterplan to long-term, ongoing management.
Vision
We鈥檒l define a lifecycle strategy, setting the direction for how the place will evolve over time.
Management
We'll keep your space well maintained, safe, and effectively managed to support ongoing use.
Functionality
By integrating architecture, design, DEI, ESG, and community engagement, we ensure it's comfortable and accessible for all.
Enlivenment
We encourage engagement and community spirit through events, activities and initiatives that bring people together within the space.
Our placemaking services
Regeneration and development
Help revitalising and developing areas to meet modern needs.
Vision creation
Give guiding principles that act as the golden thread throughout the process.
Commercialisation and occupier mix
Advise on effective commercial planning and optimal occupier combinations.
Consultancy and strategy review
Provide expert guidance and tailored strategies to enhance the space or place you manage.
Public realm strategy
Bring your vision for effective use and management of public spaces to life.
Occupier engagement
Build communications with occupiers, understanding their priorities and delivering targeted messaging.
Stakeholder engagement
Collaborate with stakeholders to create a shared vision and achieve collective success.
Destination marketing
Attract visitors, encourage repeat visits and retain businesses, including PR, social media and digital platform support.
Events and enlivenment
Organise events and activities to foster community connections and create vibrant, thriving places.
Partnerships
Strategic partnerships with business, brands and institutions that align with you place location.
Our track record
The Mercers' Estate, London
The estate consists of a series of four blocks, over five acres across the City and Covent Garden. It comprises a retail, restaurant, office, and residential portfolio and is known as The Yards.
Objective
Deliver a holistic placemaking strategy across the portfolio which aims to create a dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable environment that enhances the quality of life for all stakeholders.
Key outcomes
- Public art installations
- Landscaping green spaces
- Creating interactive spaces
- Wellness and cultural events
- Sponsorship of Donmar Discover
- Traffic consultations
- Occupier satisfaction surveys
- Economic impact
- Usage patterns analysis
Greenwich Hospital, London
Greenwich Market is one of London’s iconic markets dedicated to British arts and crafts.
With a thriving community and over a century’s worth of community spirit, talent, and craftsmanship, it stands as a cornerstone of London’s market scene.
Objective
Advising on marketing and events strategy, commercialisation and market engagement.
Key outcomes
- Local schools parade
- Christmas lights switch-on event
Thames Valley Park, Reading
80 acres of tranquil beauty, wetland habitat and energising activities along the bank of the River Thames, with Reading's business innovation district at the heart of it鈥�.
Objective
Drive the placemaking strategy through events and occupier engagement and engage with new audiences.
Key outcomes
- Weekly events programming
- Revised public realm
- Refreshed brand
- Occupier and stakeholder engagement
Contemporary City Office, London
An exceptional commercial office that redefines the standards of contemporary workspace in the heart of the City of London.
Objective
Design and implement a calendar of enlivenment that enhances occupier engagement, promotes wellbeing, fosters DE&I, connects with the local community, and reinforces our role as a responsible landlord.
Key outcomes
- Art exhibition in collaboration with artist Crispin Sturrock and Oasis Community Housing, exhibiting the collection #ProjectArt to raise awareness of the homelessness crisis and enhance the office environment.
- Exclusive talk with founder of women’s fashion brand The Fold, and Financial Times columnist Anna Berkeley — on International Women’s Day — celebrating identity and supporting professional women in the workplace.
Modern office, West London
Objective
Design and implement a calendar of enlivenment that enhances occupier engagement, promotes wellbeing, fosters DE&I, connects with the local community, and reinforces our role as a responsible landlord.
Key outcomes
- Art exhibition in collaboration with The Marylebone Project, showcasing artwork by women from an 18-week art therapy program. The pieces reflected their resilience and grit, having faced abuse and homelessness.
- Wellbeing program — including yoga on the terrace — inviting occupiers to take a moment to calm their nervous system, stretch and strengthen, whilst resting and soothing body and mind.
Frequently asked questions
What are the main benefits of placemaking?
By fostering a stronger relationship between people and the places they share, placemaking not only enhances the functionality and aesthetics of its location, but also promotes a sense of belonging and identity within the surrounding community.
How long does placemaking take?
Placemaking doesn鈥檛 occur in parallel with typical business or political cycles. It recognises that creating thriving new settlements and extending existing towns and villages requires a model rooted in building genuine communities and embracing long-term stewardship.
