WE ARE A SPATIAL INNOVATION NETWORK DEDICATED TO ANTICIPATE THE EVER-CHANGING NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND PLANET.
Drivers
E N G A G E M E N T
We believe it is essential to listen, immerse, envision, and co-create future spaces with the ones that are directly affected and will be inhabiting and using them. We engage all relevant stakeholders in our projects – from the individual citizen to the larger community, and from the public to the private sector.
T E C H N O L O G Y
We believe technology should serve both people and planet, to improve the way we inhabit and interact with our spaces, and for the greater good. Whether analog or digital, high or low – it’s a useful and impactful tool to source data, measure impact, accelerate processes, and constantly improve our solutions.
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y
A positive balance is essential in spaces to create value today and across future generations, and to improve the lives of everyone they touch. Our spatial innovation process is committed to deliver “net positive” solutions – giving more than they take, and taking ownership of all the social, environmental and economic impacts.
Areas of Intervention
H O U S I N G
From individual to collective: affordable, unique, communal, tiny, organic, touristic, public, and other spaces to inhabit.
W O R K I N G
From remoteness to presence: homes, offices, factories, workshops, ateliers, farms, and other spaces of creation.
L E A R N I N G
From knowledge to wisdom: kindergartens, schools, universities, campuses, libraries, museums, and other cultural spaces.
P L A Y I N G
From distraction to awareness: playgrounds, discos, sport facilities, parks, and other leisure spaces.
A G E I N G
From conception to the elderly: homes for life, multigenerational and day-care centres, and other adaptive spaces for longevity and lifelong usability.
C A R I N G
From cell to soul: hospitals, hotels, health, rehabilitation and wellness centres, spas, prisons, and other spaces of regeneration.
E X C H A N G I N G
From goods to service: stores, restaurants, warehouses, bazaars, marketplaces, and other spaces for transaction.
M O V I N G
From underground to the sky: pipelines, cables, streams, railways, sidewalks, roads, trails, and other mobility spaces and services.
E N G A G I N G
From immersion to emergency: experiential, contemplative, ceremonial, sacred, public spaces, and other places for social and political commitment.
Framework
Our methodology and modus operandi have foresight and regeneration at its core, spanning from research to concept, pilot testing and monitoring, according to the needs and opportunities of each space, place or territory.
F O R E S I G H T
Through a participatory methodology, powered by ALVA, we detect relevant drivers of change and uncertainties, and build scenarios that anticipate the future uses of spaces and their challenges. This long-term view enriches the understanding of the strategic implications, risks and opportunities that will boost the regenerative development of these spaces.
R E G E N E R A T I O N
Inspired by the living systems approach, we study the interdependency of questions at stake with all parties involved. We highlight how different elements relate and affect each other on different levels. To guarantee long-term prosperity and positive impacts, we focus on nature and its principles, enabling the people, the place, and the planet to thrive.
In the framework diagram, nodes are represented by lichens. Lichens are associations of beings from distinct biological kingdoms – fungi and algae – that cannot live without each other, coming together and transforming each other in collaboration. Two beings becoming one that regenerates itself infinitely. We may have something to learn from them. Images © Sofia Arez
Who we work with
We advise organisations and individuals who seek to deliver long-lasting benefits through their property development and asset management strategies.
C O M M I T T E D I N V E S T O R S
who need a facilitator that provides unique sustainable investment opportunities, mitigating risks and guaranteeing return on investment.
P U B L I C A D M I N I S T R A T O R S
who seek long-term socio-territorial strategies, state-of-the-art technology, administrative agility, the most adequate investors, and the involvement of their communities.
C O U R A G E O U S L E A D E R S
who want to foresee the challenges, impact positively the territory, and create solutions based on the latest environmental, cultural, and social trends.
C R E A T I V E P R O F E S S I O N A L S
who seek future-oriented opportunities for collaboration and networking within a like-mind community that is always learning, exchanging, and crafting bold solutions.