Collaborative Placemaking: How We Work
We approach all of our projects through a process of:
Together they add up to a process we call ‘Collaborative Placemaking’.
This means putting people at the heart of the creative process, unearthing the real needs of a community, empowering stakeholders, creating goodwill, inspiring community spirit and building consensus. Far from imposing ready-made off the shelf solutions, we build a vision together.
This leads to places that are vibrant, valued and sustainable from the outset.
Understanding the DNA of a place is fundamental to successful placemaking.
We don’t stop until we get under the skin of a place and identify what makes it special.
Engaging stakeholders and clients encourages understanding, creates shared ownership, and allows the construction of a collective vision.
Creating begins with the visioning process and ends with physical interventions. Along the way there are many issues to resolve and many actions to co-ordinate.