Social Life works with built environment professionals,including architects, planners, regeneration teams, designers and investors, to put social value and sustainability at the heart of place.
At the core of our work is understanding how people’s day-to-day experience of local places is shaped by the built environment – housing, public spaces, parks and local high streets – and how change, through regeneration, new development or small interventions impacts the social fabric, opportunities and wellbeing of local areas.
Our in-depth engagement with local communities investigates the different factors that impact everyday life. The insights and knowledge we gain prompt tangible changes that improve quality of life. We start with a recognition of community assets and make sure that we compensate residents and community groups for their time. We use our knowledge and experience of social research to ensure that the way we gather and analyse data is robust.
We are keen to work more closely with design teams to take forward masterplans and area strategies, and with councils and developers to maximise the social value of built environment change.
