Master planning is not just placing buildings on a site, but creating a sense of place and community. At Norwood Architects, we let the characteristics of the site help dictate the layout of its components. We treat the exterior relationships between buildings as just as important as the relationships between the spaces inside them.
A master plan organizes the whole before individual buildings are designed: where buildings sit, how people move between them, and how open space ties the pieces together. Our pre-design services support this work, including programming, rezoning of property, site and climate analysis, and budget and cost analysis.
Our master planning work has ranged from land development and the subdivision of property to large mixed-use communities. One example is a 4,000-acre medical community with educational, arts, retail, hospitality and residential components.
Whether you are planning a residential community, a commercial development or a multi-building property, we can help you shape a plan that works for the site, the people who will use it and the surrounding community.