Urban Design & Master Planning
Available across India
We design master plans and urban spaces by studying each site’s climate, history, and community needs, combining new development with heritage and public areas for practical, context-driven results.
Pricing Guide
Large-Scale Township & Campus Master Planning
Context & Feasibility
- Detailed site ecology analysis including topography, water channels, and vegetation mapping.
- Climate response strategy using wind path analysis and sun path diagrams.
- Socio-cultural mapping of surrounding growth patterns.
Strategic Master Plan
- Zoning plan segregating private, semi-public, and public land uses.
- Circulation network design prioritizing pedestrian movement and road hierarchy.
- Volumetric block modeling to visualize density and skyline.
- Broad landscape master plan defining hardscapes, softscapes, and water bodies.
- Infrastructure zoning for STPs, transformers, and waste management.
Guidelines & Visualization
- Urban design rulebook defining setbacks, building heights, and material palettes.
- High quality aerial 3D renders showing the complete township vision.
- Phasing plan advising on construction sequences to manage cash flow.
High-Density Urban Renewal & Infill Design
Context & Heritage Analysis
- Documentation of existing structures for retention, adaptation, or demolition.
- Nolli map generation to analyze built form versus open space ratios.
- Stakeholder mapping to integrate diverse user aspirations.
Detailed Place Making
- Design of public realms including courtyards, arcades, and interaction plazas.
- Pedestrian interventions such as footbridges, walkways, and promenades.
- Proposal of unique building typologies like stacked terraces.
- Micro climate design using water bodies and shading devices.
Materiality & Technical Articulation
- Creation of physical scale models to study light and volume.
- Material palette strategy for hardscaping and street furniture.
- Urban lighting concepts for nighttime safety and aesthetics.
- Detailed cross sections showing level negotiations and gradients.
About Urban Design & Master Planning
We see cities as living, breathing places, not just a bunch of buildings. Since 2002, we've been chasing that magic in the space between structures - the streets, parks, plazas, and how people actually use them. It's always about finding the right proportion, rhythm, and keeping things human-centered.
How We Work
- Before drawing anything, we walk the site, listen to its stories, and figure out what makes it tick. We dig into the climate, sunlight, airflow, and even how neighbours interact.
- We specialise in mixed-use development strategies, weaving homes, shops, and parks together so it's not just practical but feels like a community.
- When we see an old palace or a forgotten corner, we get excited. That's where adaptive reuse of heritage sites comes alive - turning what’s derelict into something people want to use.
- Sometimes, the challenge is combining old and new, like when we designed a landscape for a centuries-old temple using temporary materials so nothing permanent would clash with history.
What We Do
- Township and site planning, big or small
- Community layouts and neighbourhood design
- Urban renewal, sensitive heritage landscapes
- Public space design for parks, plazas, streets
We’re all about context-sensitive master planning. Not everything works everywhere, and we know that. Every project is a fresh start, shaped by the site, the people, and what’s already there.
Meet your Expert
Thirdspace
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My Story
We’re Thirdspace, Praveen and Namrata here. Since 2002, we’ve called Pune and Belagavi home, sketching out ideas in Koregaon Park, under the trees. There was this late-night email in 2019 – not a complaint, but a note from Christopher Benninger, praising the human scale in our hostel project. That message, honest and unexpected, still keeps us going. Our studio’s shaped by moments like that – small things, big meaning.
My Work
What we do - We design architecture, interiors, landscapes, master plans, and restore heritage buildings.
How we think - We look for organic neighbourhood growth patterns, weaving private spaces with gardens and community courtyards architecture.
The Thinking Hand process - Our design process is hands-on and messy – sketches, models, diagrams, whatever it takes to get real.
Types of projects - Private homes, weekend retreats, offices, university arenas, co-living, housing – we like variety.
Restoring old souls - Restoration of Art Deco buildings is our thing. We keep the old soul, just give it a new life.
