We make retail
the hero.

We connect design, commercial thinking and customer experience to create places that are distinctive, considered and relevant to the people who use them.

Place Design Management is a specialist retail design and placemaking consultancy helping owners, developers and project teams create engaging and successful retail environments.

Successful retail environments understand
Retailer / Shopfront / Public realm /
Architecture / Landscape / Customer

Successful retail environments understand
Retailer / Shopfront / Public realm /
Architecture / Landscape / Customer

WHAT WE KNOW

We look beyond the individual tenancy to understand how every element contributes to the experience of the whole. From the first impression in the car park to the detail of a shopfront, we consider the moments that shape how people experience a place.

We look beyond the individual tenancy to understand how every element contributes to the experience of the whole. From the first impression in the car park to the detail of a shopfront, we consider the moments that shape how people experience a place.

We look beyond the individual tenancy to understand how every element contributes to the experience of the whole. From the first impression in the car park to the detail of a shopfront, we consider the moments that shape how people experience a place.

That’s where we make a difference.

That’s where we make a difference.

RETAIL DESIGN MANAGEMENT

We understand the complexity of delivering great retail tenancies across multiple tenants, designers and stakeholders across both development projects and static precincts.

Our approach is to establish clear design expectations, guide tenant design and maintain quality from concept through to delivery.

PLACEMAKING

We create bespoke environments with identity, atmosphere and a stronger connection to place.

Our focus extends to beyond tenancies and to the spaces people move through, gather in and experience.

DESIGN STRATEGY & MANAGEMENT

We establish design direction and provide the experience needed to navigate the realities of delivering a project.

From design briefs and standards through to guidelines, management and coordination, we turn design intent into a considered delivered outcome.

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Sydney Tower Eye observation deck

Sydney Tower Eye, Sydney, NSW

Sydney Tower Eye observation deck

Sydney Tower Eye, Sydney, NSW

Sydney Tower Eye observation deck

Sydney Tower Eye, Sydney, NSW

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Design that makes a difference

Our experience spans major retail destinations, new developments, neighbourhood centres and significant public-facing projects across Australia.

25+

25+

25+

YEARS OF RETAIL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

YEARS OF RETAIL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Experience changes the way you see a project.

Experience changes the way you see a project.

Place Design Management was founded by Aleks Zoric following more than 25 years across retail design, placemaking, architecture, development and project delivery. That experience brings a considered understanding of the relationship between design, commercial objectives, customer experience and delivery.

Our team understand the bigger picture and how the many elements of a retail project need to come together to create a successful outcome.

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