Our urbanism combines data, methods, and experiences. We encourage citizens to take part, to find their future. This requires stamina: we can engage long-term, sometimes for more than two decades, with a place we are making. Our plans are flexible in order to allow for the change that this ever-so-slow discipline requires.

Working within the sometimes-difficult demands of urban density, we also believe in a number of softer principles for creating a quality living environment: diversity, freedom, sustainability, happiness, and communal space. We apply these principles to masterplans at all scales, from neighbourhood developments to entire cities.

Projects such as Bastide Niel, Caen Presqu’Ile, and Hyde Park, push the boundaries of sustainable urbanism, embracing social housing while offering good public and collective spaces, adding greenery, and planning for communities that will be resilient in the face of future challenges. In Bastide Niel, we investigated all possible measures to cool the environment, store water, and make more shaded public spaces, while in Hyde Park we explored increasing the density of a city quarter by carefully considering the accessibility of public transport and communal facilities.

The next step in our sustainability ambitions means thinking bigger: working for countries, regions, and cities to make sustainable strategies and visions. We show governments, institutions, and citizens a variety of possibilities for their future, combining insight into cities and infrastructure, an understanding of economics and policy, and the art of making visionary ideas tangible.