Placemaking and legacy developments

What is placemaking?

Placemaking is a collaborative approach to planning, designing, delivering and managing housing, mixed use and commercial developments. It is community driven development which focuses on creating a neighbourhood where people want to live, work, play and participate, by enhancing the natural, physical, cultural, and social identities of a place.

As the United Kingdom strives to meet its ambitious housing targets in the face of multiple fiscal and geopolitical headwinds, placemaking and regeneration developments are assuming a crucial role in the process – both in facilitating the delivery of much needed, high-quality stock and also in creating sustainable and forward-looking communities in which people and business can thrive.

Placemaking supports an approach to development that is design-led and driven by principles of legacy and stewardship – with a focus on the individual and the importance of the community to long-term well-being. In addition, these legacy developments can suit and benefit from an investment strategy that is underpinned by a philosophy of ‘patient capital’, by which a longer-term horizon can yield greater outcomes than those achieved by short-term profit and a quick exit.

Explore the site to learn more about placemaking and our experience supporting successful development projects.