Community / Public Realm Projects

We were appointed to prepare a master plan as part of the Portsmouth City Centre Development Strategy that is part of the evidence base which supports the proposed approach to the regeneration of Portsmouth City Centre in the draft Local Plan Policy S1, now out for consultation (https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/development-and-planning/planning-policy/the-local-plan/ ). The master plan is a high-level examination of the future potential of the city centre, based on current and rising trends in commerce, transport, climate and housing, to name just a few. It is based around more people living in the city centre, a greener & healthier environment, a changing shopping offer, a shift from building roads to creating streets, reconnecting the city centre with the its hinterland, a new business location, a greater sense of arrival, and expressing Portsmouth’s personality in the built environment. The area measures 60 hectares and…

We were appointed in 2020 to master plan a new urban extension to Weymouth for Lovell and ABRI. Part of a larger site which will include employment space and a new community school, our commission seeks to establish a new neighbourhood for the town with strong links with existing adjacent communities. Ultimately, 500 households will live here, most in houses on traditional streets with their own private gardens. A primary aim of the master plan will be to sit comfortably within the natural landscape bowl, with significant green space providing space for play and biodiversity. Street architecture will reference local context in a contemporary manner with the majority of dwellings in render or brick, coloured to offer a muted impression overall in this edge of countryside setting. The public realm will encourage walking and cycling to and from new and…