Habitat Unit

Services

  • What we do

    • We design buildings with longevity in mind.

    • Built form strategies and building conceptualisation that align with planning, climate, and delivery constraints

    • Test-fit design to de-risk yield, amenity, and performance

    Typical outputs

    • Building design

    • Built form options + massing studies

    • Yield / feasibility testing with design quality guardrails

    • Climate-sensitive urban design rooted in local conditions (heat, shade, wind, water, ecology)

    • Resilience thinking embedded early — not added at the end

    Typical outputs

    • Climate-responsive design principles + guidelines

    • Heat mitigation + shade strategies (public realm + built form)

    • Water-sensitive and nature-based strategies

  • What we do

    • Independent review and design governance for cities where it matters most. We bring rigorous independent assessment to governments, municipalities and communities facing the challenges that matter strengthening quality while respecting delivery realities.

    • Design governance: translating aspirations into clear, usable standards.

    How we work

    We build the right team for each context, independent practitioners across disciplines and geographies, chosen entirely for what each place needs.

    Typical outputs

    • Design codes + precinct guidelines

    • Quality assurance frameworks + review tools

    • Design review support (panels, submissions, revisions)

  • What we do

    • District, corridor, and city-scale planning with design intelligence built in

    • Spatial structuring: land use, mobility, density, public realm, and character

    Typical outputs

    • Masterplans, structure plans, and concept plans

    • Urban design frameworks + development parameters

    • Staging plans + infrastructure coordination

  • What we do

    • Public space systems that support identity, comfort, access, and civic life

    • Streets, parks, waterfronts, and civic nodes designed as a connected network

    Typical outputs

    • Public realm frameworks + place plans

    • Open space strategies + typologies

    • Street design concepts + activation principles

  • What we do

    • Visioning + strategic direction for cities, precincts, and institutions

    • Options testing and investment logic for decision-makers

    Typical outputs

    • Strategic frameworks + place propositions

    • Business cases, investment narratives, and implementation roadmaps

    • Governance models + delivery pathways

    Outcomes

    • Clear direction, fundable scope, and decision-ready documentation

  • What we do

    • Decision-support for cities: using evidence, mapping, and digital tools to clarify choices

    • Human-centred, ethics-aware approaches to urban tech

    • Urban Technology consulting.

    Typical outputs

    • Urban analytics + spatial evidence packs

    • KPI frameworks + monitoring approaches

    • Digital strategy for place (dashboards, data governance, tool selection)