The Joy Brief: Why Our Cities Need to Feel Good Again
Insights, Leadership, Strategic Services
Insights from Hunter Research
Thinking
Thinking
Strategic Services
Our strategy work helps organisations navigate complexity and align decision-makers early. Through research, visioning and collaborative workshops, we define clear direction – shaping positioning, narrative and purpose that guide projects forward with confidence.
From vision workshops and creative alignment to messaging, tone of voice and positioning, our consultancy-led approach provides a strong strategic foundation – reducing risk, building consensus and ensuring every subsequent decision is grounded in clarity and intent.
Making Sense of Place
Making Sense of Place is our research and thought-leadership platform. It explores the emotional, cultural and behavioural forces that shape successful places — helping clients understand not just what to build, but why places resonate, perform and endure over time.
Strategic insights
Alongside research, our strategy team produces insight drawn from live projects, market analysis and behavioural understanding. These perspectives help clients see challenges more clearly, test assumptions and make better decisions earlier in the process.
Leadership
Our senior team contributes thought leadership shaped by decades of experience across brand, development and placemaking. It reflects considered viewpoints on how ambition, creativity and commercial reality come together to shape places that matter.
The Invisible Architecture of Scent
Making Sense of Place
Wim de Raaij - Founder, Nose and Partners
The Rhythm of Place
Making Sense of Place
Tom Baker, Founder of Splendid Sounds
People come back when they feel they are being taken care of
Making Sense of Place
General Manager - Kevin Kainz, Sani Resort
Subscription Living: Ultimate Freedom or Ultimate Lock in
Insights, Leadership, Strategic Services
Insights from Hunter Research
Emotion, Engagement & the Power of Personal Touch
Making Sense of Place
Owner - Irene Maguire, Caulder Moore
Building Places People Come Back To
Making Sense of Place
Chief Executive - Steven Medway, Knightsbridge Partnership
Steal from a retailer: 5 things Place Brands can learn from the likes of Zara
Insights, Leadership, Strategic Services
Insights from Hunter Research
Just Make It Delicious
Making Sense of Place
Founder - Nigel Harris, The Menu Partners
Designing with Feeling
Making Sense of Place
Operating Board Managing Director - Andrew Smith, fabrik
Designing for Safety, Belonging & Joy
Making Sense of Place
Founder - Susannah Walker, In Her Place
Design Streets for Humans, Not Vehicles
Making Sense of Place
Director - Lucy Saunders, Healthy Streets
The Art of Hospitality
Making Sense of Place
Founder - Cav. Diego Masciaga
Featured Work
Arch & Bloom, Guildford
Rooted in Guildford. Built for what’s next.
Biowell
Where science becomes a human experience
Andermatt
Reimagining the modern mountain retreat
Chelsea Barracks
Exclusive by Nature. Welcoming by Design.
The White Company
Building a brand defined by simplicity
The Broadley
Defining a new standard for Zone 1 living
Hotel Chocolat
From product to immersive brand experience
SQP
A new identity for Canary Wharf living
Farnborough Airport