Urban Development:
Consulting, Strategy, Implementation
Holistic strategies for the development of cities, city centres and districts
The hard facts of urban planning form the foundation of strategic urban development. But it is the soft factors that ensure a project’s long-term success.
Holistic urban development means understanding and strategically anticipating a city’s spatial, historical, social, and structural conditions. What is the public’s perspective? Where are potential sources of conflict? Which stakeholders are relevant to the project’s success? What role do funding programs such as urban development funding play?
That is why we approach urban development with a focus on implementation from the very beginning and examine how visions, structures, concepts, participatory formats, and the like can be designed in a way that makes strategic sense and is politically viable.
As Stadtmanufaktur, we think and act for one goal: We want to Creating places for people – for a better quality of life and vibrant urban spaces. This is what we stand for with our strategic advice on urban development.
“Activating spaces, making urban DNA visible: That’s what strategic urban development is all about.“
Thorsten Kausch, Managing Director of Stadtmanufaktur
Advice on urban development:
What is your challenge?
Strategic framework
Mission statements are strategy, vision and objectives in one. And they are powerful – as cities like Hamburg prove. Get to the heart of your city’s big picture in a mission statement. Authentic and strong for the future.
City centre management
A city centre management that acts independently and drives urban development forward in a strategic and visionary manner – that is the goal. We develop the necessary structures and processes for you and your city.
City centre development
A purely commercial district—or the vibrant, multifunctional heart of the city: How is your city centre preparing for the future? We’ll work with you to develop a vision and strategies for your city centre.
Neighborhood Management
Coordinate community participation, build support for construction projects, and establish BIDs: Take advantage of our experience in neighborhood management—as well as in mediating interests and conflicts.
Economic development and location development
From service provider to operational designer for a future-oriented location: We accompany you towards business development with structure and strategy – and advise on AI and digitalization.
Concepts for key properties
What to do when real estate that shapes the cityscape is threatened with vacancy? We develop innovative, sustainable utilization and action concepts –with new perspectives for urban society and urban spaces.
Retail, gastronomy and weekly markets
Retail and gastronomy alone do not generate attractiveness – and yet they remain relevant drivers of urban development. We develop future concepts for cities and regions.
Our success stories:
Strategies with a future
Low purchasing power, vacancies and competition in the conurbation: Gelsenkirchen's city center needs transformation. We prepare the feasibility study, involve the urban community and develop an operational roadmap plus city center profile.
Quickborn wants to strengthen its city center and local supply locations in a targeted manner. To this end, we are developing a strong retail and gastronomy concept with a clear settlement and acquisition strategy for five central locations in the town.
Hamburg is strengthening the dialog between clubs, neighborhoods and administration with the "Nightlife & Neighborhood" round table. We at Stadtmanufaktur are designing the content and coordinating the implementation of the new dialog format.
