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Our studio understands that regulatory frameworks are the backbone of every thriving environment. From protecting our most precious spaces to developing our densest cities, good planning provides predictability and ensures the implementation of the community’s vision. We are fluent in both traditional text-based and form-based codes, and we employ both methods with the same goal: making better places.

In an age of rapid change and mounting pressures for every city, it’s more important than ever to have a plan that helps communities navigate the challenges ahead. Our firm strives to stay ahead of the curve by calibrating the approach to each project addressing specific challenges, and reaching objectives in innovative ways. The studio combines design, planning, and engineering to approach planning projects comprehensively.

Our team has authored Comprehensive Plans and citywide zoning frameworks that encourage reinvestment and channel development pressures to promote livable and resilient places.

Urban design is the art and science of placemaking. Our team arranges and designs places and spaces from regions and cities to block structures achieving optimal efficiency and experiential value. We ensure the principles of good city building: livability, sustainability, and accessibility are at the core of every project using best practices and constantly innovating our approach based on environmental, social, and cultural precepts.

Our studio focuses on improving walkability and connectivity across neighborhoods, cities, and regions. We believe our built environment will remain inhospitable and out of scale unless we design for people.

We have designed our cities based on car speeds and lane widths for far too long. We must make room for alternative mobility modes and prioritize pedestrian safety. We advocate for new technologies and integrated land use patterns that encourage complete neighborhoods designed around people. We plan for Transit Oriented Developments, corridors, and Transit districts by assessing conditions and proposing multimodal solutions.

Our designers approach architecture and building design as part of our urban design and planning disciplines. We analyze traditional building forms to understand their value and adapt it to today’s needs. We believe that a good building serves not only the people that use it but also the community at large. As such, each building has a responsibility to the public realm and must be integral to the health of a city.
At Plusurbia, we are passionate about buildings that shape the urban environment in a resilient and sustainable manner.

Strong communities understand their history and learn from it. A deep appreciation of the history of a place can result in respectful and informed decision-making for the future. Historic places serve as physical lessons about design, construction, policy, and the entire breadth of the human experience, from tragedy to triumph.

We integrate the discipline of traditional historic preservation with best practices in urban planning, zoning, and urban design to better protect communities and landmarks and integrate them into a holistic vision for a neighborhood, city, or region. Our historic preservation services include historic resource surveys, cultural resource assessment surveys, designation reports, National Register nominations, historic neighborhood master plans, zoning codes, and pattern books.