Urban Design & Masterplanning

A vision for the development of a place, neighborhood, or new district rooted in Gehl’s life-first design principles. We help you refine big ideas and design drivers to craft a cohesive forward-thinking vision that integrates development ambitions with site conditions, challenges, and future potential. The vision serves as a guiding star to align all stakeholders throughout the development process.

An exploratory qualitative and quantitative study of a site’s full potential and the challenges that need to be addressed to realize it. We simplify complexity and help you make informed decisions through different scenarios for density, building massing, mobility, public space networks, phasing, and overall development strategy — all tied to the vision and big ideas for the site.

The design of public spaces and landscape architecture that balances eye-level experiences, functionality, and climate adaptation with quality of life to create inviting and inclusive public spaces. From small-scale public realm interventions to street design, parks, squares, and district-wide landscape design, we translate vision, data, experiences, and insights into designs for life.

Early activation of a development site to generate public interest, foster community connections, and create new destinations. We implement temporary physical interventions and events to test programming, measure impact, and refine concepts. This ensures that activation initiatives are aligned with the long term vision and urban design for the neighborhood and contribute meaningfully to its future identity.

The translation of urban design work into development guidelines, practical planning documents, and project applications ready for implementation. We ensure regulatory compliance, project continuity, and coherence in vision and urban strategy among authorities, development partners, and consultants. We help you safeguard neighborhood quality throughout the entire development process.