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Engagement, Vision, Strategy Introduction

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Hello, we are a creative cross-disciplinary architecture practice working across the fields of place-making, strategic visioning and master planning.

We support private and public organisations across the country to develop holistic ideas for place-based change.

We work at scale and have a depth of experience in big-picture visioning in the UK and internationally.

In Scotland, the practice has undertaken a number of masterplanning- revitalisation and strategic opportunity projects from Shetland to The Borders.

We bring new thinking to tired situations and seek to the dots between opportunity and need in communities around the country.

By working across disciplines we deliver commercial yet meaningful development opportunities for land-owners and master-developers.

In the following pages, please find a range of project examples which demonstrate our engagement, analysis, strategic visioning and project-shaping experience.

Please get in-touch to discuss ideas, aspirations or challenges- we look forward to hearing from you.

Colin Ross

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future/ place/ thinking

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Healthcare in Zurich

Mixed-use in Kuala Lumpur

Park visitor experience in Atlanta

Paris- transport networks

Hotel-Office- Retail in Changsha International place experience Thinking about scale and human experience concurrently is central to our practice; dynamic, fluid spatial design processes.

A depth of experience working in many different cultural and geographical contexts Striving to design high quality, useable, adaptable, human spaces regardless of purpose or scale

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Activity driven scenarios Understanding how organisations operate provides the platform to integrate new activity and sustainable future purpose.

We develop micro place-stories to encourage and anticipate new programmes and opportunities connected inward and outward.

Rural Energy Hub, Brae, Shetland- Innovate UK/ Shetlands Islands Council Developing a pilot project for decarbonisation at local-level

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Campus shaping Big-picture and human experience; considering how best to support existing and future research& education, workplace and cultural activities.

Orkney Research Innovation Centre, Highlands and Islands Enterprise Maximising the site opportunities in flexible development stages

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Creating networks Nurturing new-place growth over years through inter-related infrastructure, programmes, interventions and events.

Shawfair New Town- Shawfair LLP

Cultural place-making and visioning for a new 4,000 home community

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Destination shaping Strategic masterplanning to support existing experiences and stewardship responsibilities AND providing new connected commercial- environmental- cultural opportunities.

Dalkeith Palace and Country Park

Valuing all the natural and built heritage assets in a 1,000 year-old setting

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Positive future stories Everyplace has assets and possibilities- early research and mapping is essential to build on themes that communities can support.

Lochmaddy Strategic Vision- Uist Council of Voluntary Organisations [UCVO] Multi-layered engagement, interconnected strategies and project- based outcomes

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Signage-led place-making Function-first outcomes with expanded services and experiences built on the reset place-identity.

Edinburgh Park Wayfinding masterplan and phase 1- Edinburgh Park Management Ltd. Developing a suite of inter-related, scaled outcomes CROW with Four by Two

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Meixi Lake International Garden City Masterplan, Changsha

CROW Colin Ross Workshop Architecture/ Design/ Vision Edinburgh 07766702177 colin@colinrossworkshop.com Future Place Thinking Workplace and Research Campus, Alibaba, Hangzhou With AEDAS Shanghai