Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.

What we do

We specialise in regenerative placemaking and apply a holistic approach to architecture, urbanism, sustainability and co-creation, creating vibrant, resilient and truly sustainable futures for people, place and nature.

Towns + Cities

We create placemaking and regeneration strategies that strengthen town centres, align policy and funding, and guide long-term, people-focused change.

Sites + Buildings

We reimagine heritage sites and buildings through feasibility, concept design, meanwhile-use strategies, and sustainable masterplans for future use.

Streets + Public Space

We enhance streets and public spaces, designing accessible, people-first environments that respond to local context and everyday life.

People + Communities

We engage communities through workshops, consultations, and surveys to build insight and ensure our proposals reflect local needs.

Our Approach

We work through a simple three-step process designed to bring people with us, deepen understanding, and unlock ideas that genuinely fit their place and create impact.

Why

We start by uncovering the real reasons behind local challenges and ambitions. Through creative engagement, we gather insight from communities and stakeholders, building trust and shaping a shared understanding.

What

We explore solutions collaboratively, using workshops and visual tools to imagine inventive approaches. Our multi-solving mindset ensures projects address multiple social, environmental and economic challenges at once.

How

We translate ideas into clear strategies that align with policy, funding and local priorities. Iteration with partners ensures outcomes are robust, supported, and ready to become reality.

Our Work

We work with local authorities, organisations and communities across the UK and Ireland.

All Projects

Our Team

  • Kate Hogarth

    Kate Hogarth

    Director + Urban Planner

    Kate is an urban planner and member of the RTPI with over 10 years’ experience working across the public and private sectors on planning, engagement and delivery of complex urban regeneration projects, strategies and climate action programmes.

  • Gavin Campbell

    Director + Architect

    Gavin is an ARB Chartered Architect and RIBA Conservation Registrant specialising in placemaking, engagement and heritage-led regeneration, with experience shaping long-term visions for places and complex heritage assets across a range of scales.

  • Clare McNamee

    Architect

    Clare is an ARB Chartered Architect with vast experience in both technical and design, including restoration works for historic buildings. Clare has a keen eye for detail and a passion for bridging the gap between design and delivery.

Our Design Ethos

Distinctive

We work with the unique heritage, identity and assets of each place.

Realistic

We combine blue sky thinking with a practical and grounded approach, to ensure solutions that are both inspiring and deliverable.

Collaborative

We seek to increase perspectives and participation by working collaboratively with clients, communities, stakeholders and specialists.

Impactful

We work across micro to macro scales, and aim to maximise positive impacts.

Imaginative

We ask ‘what if’ while remaining rooted in ‘what is’, imagining hopeful responses to social, economic and environmental challenges.

Iterative

We encourage experimentation and meanwhile uses, understanding that successful places are not static but evolve over time.