Design with
purpose.
Place Design Management provides specialist retail design, placemaking and design management services to owners, developers and project teams.
Our approach is practical, collaborative and grounded in more than 25 years of experience across the retail and property industry.
OUR EXPERTISE
Retail Design Management
Make every tenancy contribute to the whole.
For Owners and developers, new developments and established centres
Involvement From initial tenant submission through to completion
A successful retail environment needs a mix of individuality and consistency. We help retailers express their brands while ensuring every tenancy contributes to the character and quality of the wider destination.
Our Retail Design Managers work across the design and delivery process, providing owners and developers with experienced design oversight from initial submission through to completion.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Retail Fitout Guidelines
Establishing clear design standards and expectations for tenants, their designers and shopfitters.
Design Approvals
Reviewing tenant concepts and detailed designs against the broader vision and design objectives.
Tenant Coordination
Working with retailers, designers, leasing teams and project teams to keep the process moving.
Tenancy Design Audits
Assessing existing retail tenancy environments and identifying opportunities to improve presentation and experience.
Design Delivery
Maintaining design intent through construction, defects and completion.
Design Management
Providing an experienced design interface between owner, tenant and project team.
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Placemaking
Create a place people want to be.
For Owners and asset managers of retail and mixed-use precincts
Involvement Strategy through to public realm, ambience and amenity
Placemaking is about more than creating beautiful spaces.
It is about understanding the people who use them and creating environments that feel relevant, welcoming and connected to their surroundings.
We consider the complete customer experience - from arrival to departure and every touchpoint in between.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Placemaking Strategy
Establishing a clear sense of identity and direction for an asset.
Customer Experience
Understanding how people move through, engage with and experience a place.
Public Realm
Creating stronger connections between buildings, spaces, landscape and people.
Ambience
Using lighting, materials, colour, furniture, planting and detail to create atmosphere.
Arrival Presentation
Recognising the importance of the first impression and improving the experience before customers enter the precinct.
Amenities & Shared Spaces
Turning functional spaces into considered parts of the overall customer experience.
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Design Strategy & Management
Set the direction. Protect the vision. Deliver the outcome.
For Developers and project teams
Involvement From the early stages of a project through to delivery
Strong projects need a clear design vision and experienced management to carry that vision through to reality.
We work with project teams from the early stages of a project through to delivery, helping establish direction, coordinate stakeholders and identify opportunities to improve the outcome.
WHAT WE DELIVER
Design Strategy
Defining the design vision and principles that guide a project.
Design Guidelines & Standards
Creating practical frameworks that provide consistency while allowing for the creation of dynamic retail environments.
Project Design Management
Managing design processes, interfaces and outcomes across the project lifecycle.
Consultant Coordination
Connecting architects, designers, consultants, contractors and stakeholders.
Design Governance
Maintaining design quality and intent as a project evolves.
Design Review & Audits
Providing an independent design perspective to identify opportunities and issues.
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