Landscape Architecture ǀ Urban Design ǀ Masterplanning

We interpret and assess the requirements of the client’s brief to bring the project vision to life and to create authentic and unique design solutions.

Our clients are treated as partners through this process, guiding them through the design journey, with our specialist knowledge in landscape and urban design, natural sciences and masterplanning.

Every design starts with, and is underpinned by, desk-top and on-site research and extensive client and stakeholder consultation to create a baseline of information that will inform the design intent. This process includes an evaluation of the site and its context, regional cultural influences, opportunities for sustainable and resilient design, a cost evaluation and an assessment of the functionality and end user requirements. Our designers assess and interpret the data and feedback to ensure that the design outcome meets or exceeds the client’s vision for the project.

Our specialist expertise allows us to be visionary and transformative in our conceptual approach, exploring new ways to innovate with design excellence, finding fresh perspectives whilst upholding key sustainable values that protect and enhance the sense of place: cultural narrative, heritage, geology, ecology, social behaviours and the local economy. Our teams of in-house technical specialists provide support at every stage to ensure seamless integration, buildability and a full design service to include engineering, irrigation, lighting, horticulture and cost control.

Through a thorough process of optioneering, testing and consultation, the design is refined and adapted from the schematic stages through to the final design. Regular lines of communication to clients and stakeholders keep the design workable, feasible, within the agreed budget and true to the vision.

Finally, our on-site construction inspection teams ensure that the design is carried through to completion and is faithful to the original design vision. The site teams apply their expertise and specialist knowledge to adopt necessary changes and advise on solutions to on site challenges to maintain the integrity of the design. In addition, our technologists provide maintenance advice to ensure that the projects remain functional and beautiful well into the future.

This holistic in-house design process allows us to provide best-in-practice services, and highly coordinated workflows ensure the realisation of world class designs from the drawing board to the site.

Quality Management

Cracknell’s mission is to consistently provide the highest standard and quality of work in the provision of its landscape architectural and related consultancy services to clients and stakeholders. To create exceptional landscape designs, Cracknell operates a Quality Management System (QMS) and maintains accredited certification to the ISO 9001.2015 Standard. To ensure client satisfaction, quality objectives and conformance to our QMS processes and procedures are the foundation of our commitment to see that applicable design standards and contractual obligations are met, along with legal and regulatory requirements within the countries that we operate.

Through all stages of work, design development and deliverables are managed and checked via a rigorous QAQC (Quality Assurance, Quality Control) programme. Our Design Managers and Department Heads are supported by our Project Management Team in monitoring and maintaining quality standards throughout the project delivery workflow timeline with regular review and feedback throughout.

We put people first.

Authentic design is about seeking a cultural and contextual connection to the place and telling its story through a landscape design that resonates with the end users.

Our approach is balanced and sensitive, landscape-led and commercially aware. Our designs have the power to transform communities & cities. We create spaces that are memorable, functional and resilient, adding value to the community and enriching the user experience.

Each design process begins with in-depth studies of the environmental, ecological and social conditions to understand the setting and climate. This ensures that our designs are highly functional, adaptable and sustainable for the long term. Our expertise enables us to be flexible in our creativity while adhering to a proven approach, providing our Clients with a thorough exploration of design options.

Services Include:

Landscape Design
Lighting Design
Horticulture
Irrigation
BIM
Graphics and CGI
Project Management
Site Planning and Land-use Integration
Community and Amenity Planning and Design

Place-making
Urban Greening Strategies
Landscape Engineering
Management/Maintenance Planning
Responsible, Resilient and Sustainable Design
Heritage, Culture and Restoration Sensitive Design
Technology Integration
Business Case Realisation
Post Contract Management Services

Services Include:

Landscape Design
Lighting Design
Horticulture
Irrigation
BIM
Graphics and CGI
Project Management
Site Planning and Land-use Integration
Community and Amenity Planning and Design
Place-making
Urban Greening Strategies
Landscape Engineering
Management/Maintenance Planning
Responsible, Resilient and Sustainable Design
Heritage, Culture and Restoration Sensitive Design
Technology Integration
Business Case Realisation
Post Contract Management Services

We transform space.

From the pedestrian scale to the wider context of the city, we focus on expressing a city’s character whilst considering how that might be projected into a sustainable future. We place emphasis on the public realm as the key to great placemaking and successful communities, using the natural environment as a driver for creating active healthy spaces.

We focus on shaping urban spaces around those they serve, respecting the past whilst looking to the future. Our work often serves as an important part of how place identity evolves. Detailed analysis and understanding of infrastructure networks allow us to create spaces that improve mobility and links with adjacent areas, ensuring added value and improving quality of life.

Services Include:

Social Patterns/Culture & Locality Studies
Healthy Living Strategies
Urban Greening Strategies
Urban Design Guidelines
Open Space Planning

Commercial/Revenue Generation Realisation
Visitor Experience Design
Sustainability Forecasting
Post Contract Management Services

Services Include:

Social Patterns/Culture & Locality Studies
Healthy Living Strategies
Urban Greening Strategies
Urban Design Guidelines
Open Space Planning
Commercial/Revenue Generation Realisation
Visitor Experience Design
Sustainability Forecasting
Post Contract Management Services

We design resilient communities.

We ensure the built and natural environments interface harmoniously, contributing to quality of life, social and sustainability goals and enhancement of habitats. We masterplan integrated urban frameworks with a sensitive landscape-led approach, balancing environmental, social & economic considerations.

By defining the public realm and green infrastructure within urban space, we look to create a more sustainable and liveable built environment for the long term. In studying demographics, massing, land use and transportation we develop an understanding of each project’s needs. This helps to define the goals and objectives that will meet the current and future requirements of the local community within the framework of the visual, environmental and cultural context, while remaining faithful to the vision set out by the client.