Approach

"Technology is the answer. But what is the question?"
Cedric Price

Creating a sustainable process

More than before, urban (re-) development initatives need to match a design strategy with a sound business case as early on as possible, especially if the end user and the operating costs are considered as an integral part of the end-solution. A sustainable approach to urban development asks for such an integral view.

The larger the development, the more difficult it becomes to rely on achieving a single end-image or refer to a single set of parameters. Instead, the organisation of the development process should enable the project's capability to adapt to evolving circumstances.

Sustainability at 360°

Sustainable development is thus not only a question of implementing environmentally sound solutions, but also of organising a time- and resource intensive process of transformation that can be sustained in the long run by all stakeholders involved.

Especially in Europe, urban developments will witness processes that will generally take longer and that will therefore define a need to adapt and adjust to evolving conditions.

Urbanizing technology

Environmental, economic and social sustainability are integral part of the same long term goal of creating durable value.

In practice this means that 'smart' urban infrastructures and technologies that organise energy, mobility, waste, water and ICT, will evolve ever more as key-value drivers and become integral part of any development strategy. A chain of interlinked business models is emerging. These new business models ask for new analytical tools and new assessment methods. In a resource efficient urban development, traditional benchmarks do not supply the full picture.

Evolving principles, clear guidelines

The implementation of ‘smart’ solutions in urban development is changing the nature and complexity of the development process, as new financial models and new participants have emerged to the stage. The full potential of this evolution will only emerge if an integral approach is chosen.

Urban Frameworks' stake is to forge new synergies between design strategies and development strategies that resonate with this evolution.

Partnership

An international viewpoint that grasps local condtions

Urban Frameworks often acts as a specialist for the definition of urban transformation strategies, while forming part of a larger international team of multidisciplinary experts.

Urban Frameworks combines international expertise with an ability to quickly develop a decisive understanding of local conditions.

Making local conditions work out the best way

A key capability of Urban Frameworks is to rapidly frame the core issues of a development opportunity, especially when it comes to provide key insights to local conditions in a new market.

Urban Frameworks accompanies foreign investment to new markets or connects locally operating developers to external partners; either directly or by creating first an organisational framework that enables a clear view for everyone involved.

Strong Partnerships

Connecting partners with different business interests can only be effective in an environment of mutual understanding, trust and transparency; thus creating a level playing field for everyone involved.
Urban Frameworks is successful because of its reliability in handling delicate situations and ability to define common objectives between different parties.

Connecting opportunities with the right partners

Urban Frameworks acts often as a conduit between different parties that seek to form new partnerships and alliances. This can be between local and/or international property developers and local opportunities, but also between design and (urban) engineering firms in international project teams and acquisition opportunities.