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Our global network of city studios bring cross-discipline design thinking to the full spectrum of the built environment.
Sectors Culture and Leisure Education Healthcare Heritage Housing Media Environments Retail and Mixed Use Sport Transport Urbanism Workplace
Professions Architecture Acoustics Building Services Engineering Civil and Structural Engineering Graphic Design and Wayfinding Inclusive Design Interior Design Landscape Architecture Lighting Sustainability Urban Design Urban Planning
Our Clients Emaar
Heriot Watt University
NHS
Earth
Houses of Parliament
Nike
Shapoorji Pallonji
Hudson Pacific
Olympic Design Authority
Ruhil Group
Iarnród Éireann
PwC
Radius
IKEA
Qatar 2022
Bluejay
IMAX
Queen Mary University London
BPTP
Indian Institute of Technology
Rogers Media
Lodha
Infrastructure Ontario
Royal Albert Hall
Mahindra
Ireland National Paediatric Hospital Development Board
Royal Opera House
Jiujiang Defu Technology
Sheffield Hallam University
Godrej Bhartiya City Ireo Gulshan Homz Reliance Zurich Airport Noida International Airport Unitech Indian Institute of Technology Mandi Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Bernard vanLeer Foundation Sun Group PRA Realty India Pvt. Ltd. Inkel Limited
John Innes Centre Lancashire County Cricket Club Lima 2019 Manchester Science Partnerships MP Kings Retail S.à r.l. Municipality of Winterswijk Nanjing University National Gallery of Ireland National Maritime Museum National University of Ireland Netflix Network Rail
Seoul Metropolitan Government Singapore People's Association The Berkely Group Theatre Royal Drury Lane TransManche Link Transport for Greater Manchester Transport Scotland University College London University of Cambridge University of Manchester University of Strathclyde Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Our values Creative User inspired Collaborative Supportive Organised
Design
People centred placemaking Distinct Social Natural Useful Beautiful
Design at every stage Visioning Briefing Design Delivery Operation
Design at every scale Cities Neighbourhoods Streets Parks Buildings Interiors
Design quality - over 1,000+ awards
Healthy urban environments
Source: THRIVES Framework
Sustainable design
Inclusive and equitable design
Projects
Junior School, Mumbai The space gives flexibility for active learning along with focused learning. In addition, a calm sensory room devoted to relaxing and developing the senses
Junior School, Mumbai, India
Junior School, Mumbai
Mumbai, India Reliance Limited Ltd. Architecture and Interior Design
Junior School, Mumbai, India
Early Learning Centre, Mumbai
Mumbai, India Reliance Limited Ltd. Architecture and Interior Design
Early Learning Centre, Mumbai, India
Early Learning Centre, Mumbai The school is a free flow space without defined classrooms, maximising on the potential of the space. It has learning and play spaces both indoors and on the terrace.
Early Learning Centre, Mumbai, India
IIT Mandi School Situated in the foothills of Himalayas and being on an environmentally sensitive site with 30% area under forest, the campus development was an immense challenge. Thus, the masterplan is consciously and deliberately not imposed on the site but is developed around it.
IIT Mandi School, India
IIT Mandi School
Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India IIT Mandi Architecture, Master planning and Landscape Architecture
IIT Mandi School, India
Atchikadu School, Pondicherry
Pondicherry, India Ulearn Today Architecture and Master planning
Atchikadu School, Pondicherry, India
Atchikadu School, Pondicherry The school intends to establish a globally acclaimed curriculum with sustainability at the core of learning. The residential school with a Net zero approach, combines sustainable practices with modernistic interpretation.
"A complex brief on a challenging site, executed with love and care to create something enduring and special.” – RIBA Awards Judges
Centre for Creative Learning, Francis Holland School, UK
Unlocks a dark corner of the conservation area setting with a rooftop garden, outdoor classroom and library. A fabric first approach and passive design measures to reduce energy demand.
Centre for Creative Learning Francis Holland School
Centre for Creative Learning Francis Holland School London, UK Francis Holland School Architecture, Acoustics, Building Services Engineering, Civil & Structural Engineering, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design
Newmains and St Brigid's Primary School, UK
Community hub where education is delivered alongside council and community services. The design of internal spaces responds to the feedback received from pupils, staff and parents.
Newmains and St Brigid's Primary School
Newmains and St Brigid’s Primary School
North Lanarkshire, UK North Lanarkshire Council Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban Design, Urban Planning
Maidenhill Primary School, UK
Maidenhill Primary and Nursery School
Sustainable design featuring solar panels, sedum roof, low energy lighting and low water use fitting. A growing garden for food production and water harvesting, encourages a sustainable approach to play.
Maidenhill Primary School East Renfrewshire, UK GTMS Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
Wardle Academy Watershed, UK
Wardle Academy Transformation of a redundant sports hall space into a flexible testbed for new forms of teaching and learning. Low-tech, low-carbon construction enabled student, apprentice and local community involvement.
Wardle Academy
Manchester, UK Watergrove Trust Architecture, Acoustics, Building Services Engineering, Structural Engineering, Graphic Design, Interior Design
Westergouwe Community Centre, The Netherlands
Westergouwe Community Centre
Fusing education, homes and nature, the mixed use development forms a catalyst for social mobility. A landscape first approach, which promises a rich community for children to combine nature and education.
Westergouwe Community Centre
Gouda, The Netherlands Gemeente Gouda Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Mulberry Park Community Hub, UK
Mulberry Park Community Hub Primary school, children’s nursery and state-of-the art community facilities. Community facilities developed through close consultation with local residents.
Bath, UK
Mulberry Park Community Hub
Curo Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture
Ayr Grammar Primary School, UK
Barton Science Centre, UK
Barton Science Centre, Tonbridge School
Reuse of existing heritage asset that enables continued teaching at the historic heart of the school. At its centre, a shared forum links the physics, biology and chemistry departments through a three-storey atrium.
Barton Science Centre, Tonbridge School Tonbridge, UK Tonbridge School Architecture, Acoustics, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Lighting Design
Smythe Library, Tonbridge School, UK
Smythe Library, Tonbridge School Sensitive redevelopment which transforms the 1960s stone clad library into an inspirational learning centre. Internal walls stripped out to create open, flexible spaces spread over four levels of the existing building.
Smythe Library, Tonbridge School
Tonbridge, UK Tonbridge School Architecture, Acoustics, Building Services Engineering, Interior Design, Lighting Design
St John Bosco Arts College, UK
St John Bosco Arts College BREEAM Excellent building, with a simple, efficient form to allow for greater flexibility. The three-storey single span, column free environment, contains an exciting mix of learning environments and social spaces.
Liverpool, UK
St John Bosco Arts College
Liverpool City Council Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Amsterdam Metropolis Lyceum, The Netherlands
Amsterdam Metropolis Lyceum, The Netherlands
Future-oriented educational vision, where students can enjoy freedom of learning within a clear framework. Circular economy features include recycled wooden ceilings harvested from the existing school.
Amsterdam Metropolis Lyceum
Amsterdam, The Netherlands St. Regionaal Opleidingencentrum van Amsterdam Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Amsterdam Metropolis Lyceum, The Netherlands
Lemmer Lyceum, The Netherlands
Enterprise South Liverpool Academy, UK
Marlowe Academy, UK
Monmouth Secondary School, UK
Richard Rose Morton Academy, UK
Wellington Academy, UK
Insights and Ideas
Global trends
People-centred placemaking
ESG and climate change
Technology integration
Inclusive design
Future flexibility
Adaptive reuse
Health and wellbeing
Net zero and sustainable design
Energy infrastructure
Old Buildings, New Beginnings Adaptive reuse and heritage regeneration
Old Buildings, New Beginnings Adaptive reuse and heritage regeneration can: •
Provide a building with a new purpose
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Enhance its social, physical and historic value
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Preserve its history while making it relevant to today’s society
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Create a sense of place for local communities
Regeneration of Shanghai's historic Yangshupu power plant into a vibrant mixed use destination
Shanghai Yangshupu Power Station Adaptive Reuse
Old Buildings, New Beginnings
Providing an opportunity to: •
Mitigate the building’s environmental impact
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Prevent further urban sprawl of our cities and towns A 1930s telephone exchange has been transformed into an ultra-low carbon sustainability hub at the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership
Old Buildings, New Beginnings We can make an old building carbon free by carefully considering our approach to: •
Site selection
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Microclimate
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Material reuse
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Noise and air pollution
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Sub-structure
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Renewable energy
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Flexibility
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Greening
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Community
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Transport infrastructure
Design for Inclusion How can we make projects more inclusive beyond accessibility?
Design for Inclusion
Society is demanding an equitable approach to the design and development of the built environment. Our guiding principles outline how can we create social value and support ESG objectives.
Guiding principles for incorporating social equity in the built environment
Design for Inclusion
BDP’s inclusive design approach focuses on the full range of human diversity and our vast human needs to enable everyone to live and thrive.
Design for Inclusion 3D acoustic modelling Just one of the methods we have at our disposal to visualise the behaviour of sound to ensure the auditory experience is inclusive for all.
South Bank University's Chapel Theatre
Rising to the Climate Challenge Sustainable design strategies for the built environment.
Achieving Net-Zero Labs How can we create a net zero science research building? •
Utilise the data that drives CO2e emissions
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Take a holistic view to reducing CO2e emissions
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Only build what is needed, but enable flexibility
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Take responsibility for the impact of your building
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Offset any remaining embodied carbon emissions
Low Carbon Now Our housing team in Toronto explore what we can do NOW to lower a development’s carbon trajectory. Three key levers: •
Build smart structures
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Use high performing building envelopes
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Eliminate fossil fuels
Lighting the Way to a Circular Economy How can we incorporate a circular economy approach to lighting design? It’s not just about product and the supply chain - it is crucially also about project process. Collaboration is essential.
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