Masterplanning & Design

Thoughtful design creates remarkable places.

We work closely with our clients to achieve deliver outstanding masterplans and designs for their projects. Our work combines a deep appreciation of human need with respect for the natural environment - creating places that are both attractive for people and able to sustain future generations.

Our key services include:

• Visioning and strategy development

• Concept design

• Detailed / technical design specifications

• Visualisation, montages and video

• Design statements

• Design codes / guidance

• Construction tenders / contract administration / site supervision

• Landscape maintenance specifications and monitoring

High quality places to live and work are central to creating strong communities and a successful economy. Our masterplanning and design work enables our clients to deliver high-quality schemes that provide a valued offer for residents and users. We have a particular reputation for delivering quality schemes in sensitive areas.

We also provide a comprehensive range of services in terms of public space design, green infrastructure planning and wider development advice to complement our work for residential and mixed-use developments.

Recent examples of our work include:

• Wilton Park – masterplan for major residential development

• River of Life, India – environment-led Masterplan balancing urban development, tourism and green infrastructure provision

• Northstowe new town – landscape strategy, design codes and healthy living strategy

• Blue Lake Gardens, Ebbsfleet –concept for re-imaging the heart of the emerging New Town

• Tenterden Southern Extension – masterplan for major urban extension

• Kuwait Urban Greening Centre – masterplan and design for ‘green’ visitor centre and demonstration landscape

Working closely with developers and local authorities we create vibrant landscapes as part of emerging new developments. These range from dense urban parks associated with tall buildings in urban areas, through to more relaxed and dispersed green spaces for rural housing developments.

Regardless of location we embed key principles of sustainable, access and healthy living throughout our designs – all within our clients’ budgets and in line with local aspirations for quality and character.

We offer a complete range of services from initial concept development and masterplanning through to detailed design and delivery. Our clients include many of the UK’s leading residential development companies. Examples include:

• Land at Union Street Site, Manchester

• Providence Tower, London

• London City Island, Leamouth

• Embassy Gardens, London

• Portobello Square, London

• Northstowe New Town, Cambridgeshire

• Mayflower Park, Surrey

• Wilton Park, Beaconsfield