Urban Design is a creative activity conducted in a pragmatic environment. It applies universal and ancient principles to enable the emergence of unique and particular environments.
We offer Urban Design experience from across the world with a strong focus on research to deliver unique spatial design solutions.
Urban and Social Research
- Detailed site analysis
- Policy and planning document review
- Precedence analysis
- Demographic studies
- Tourism analysis
- Built form and density review
- Public domain assessment
Structure Planning
- Set out a design framework to guide and coordinate existing and future local government policies
- Prepare vision statements and conduct visioning workshops with local councils, developers, community and stakeholders
- Establish key objectives, sustainable implementation strategies and development controls
Master Planning
- On-site and desktop analysis
- Precedent studies
- Work with architects, ecologists, traffic advisors and other consultants to provide accurate and plausible master plans
- Provide concept design options before proceeding to detailed master planning
- Negotiate and liaise with approval authorities, stakeholders or community
- Provide staging requirements, priorities and management plans
- Provision of advice to guide architectural competitions, government grants
Planning Policy
- Assess, review and provide recommendations to improve existing policy
- Preparing new Local Environment Plans
- Creating Development Control Plans
- Assessment and advice on SEPP 65 apartment design compliance
Community Consultation
- Coordinate community and stakeholder consultations
- Conduct public exhibitions, presentations, workshops, engagement exercises, one-on-one discussions
- Organise surveys and feedback