We are a landscape and urbanism design studio creating resilient places that stand the test of time
We can help you with
Landscape Architecture
Whether your space is big or small, urban or rural, we’ll advise on how to make the most of your site to create a quality where people and planet thrive.
Urbanism
We can support your strategic projects, whether you’re preparing a funding bid, wanting to define your strategic direction or identify housing sites.
Creative community engagement
We’ll deliver your stakeholder consultation, helping to activate a local community around a single project or wider regeneration plans.
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Visual impact assessments
We’ll carry out landscape and townscape visual impact assessments that assess site sensitivities, inform and shape development proposals and support planning applications.
We deliver design solutions for developers and local authorities
Our work brings together expertise in landscape architecture, place strategy and urbanism, community engagement and technical visual impact assessment work, to offer an integrated service for developers and public sector bodies.
We work across all layers, bringing curiosity, rigour and purpose to our work to balance the big picture with the fine-grained detail. Our designs help create resilient places that are rooted in context and meet real needs.
How we work
We design for healthy places that work now and for the future
We focus on designing authentic cities and neighbourhoods that prioritise human-scale living, connectivity and sustainability.
Places that are catalysts for positive change
We work with communities to create places that are catalysts for change, delivering attractive and life-centric designs that embrace authentic, inclusive, nature-based solutions.
Places for people and planet
From parks and public spaces to ecological restoration and urban greening, our designs blend creativity with sustainability to enhance the harmony between people and nature.
We work across every layer of great placemaking
We specialise in place strategy, placemaking and design, understanding the stories of places to inspire connection, identity and community.
We promote community led design
Our co-design approach fosters collaboration, combining local knowledge with professional expertise to create spaces that reflect shared values and aspirations.
We want to make a positive impact
We create spaces that enable the planet, people and place to thrive and flourish.
We are Layer.studio
We are a landscape urbanism studio of creative minds driven by curiosity, rigour and purpose.
THE FIELD: HARDMAN SQUARE, MANCHESTER
A green oasis in the heart of Manchester’s business district
MAYFIELD PARK, MANCHESTER
Manchester’s first new public park in a century
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Layer.studio is committed to designing and delivering resilient, people-centred and nature-led places with our ethos of bold, purpose-driven design.
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