2 ways you can work with us
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The most comprehensive way to work with Manufacturing Taste. Ideal for clients seeking to define and develop a differentiated market proposition from strategy through architectural concept.
We operate at concept stage, when an asset’s market position is still open, and therefore valuable.
We align positioning, leasing logic and architectural intent into a single process, working alongside branding teams and agents - not after them - so that market positioning is embedded in the architecture rather than applied to it later.
Scope of Services
Define the asset’s market position in collaboration with client, branding and leasing teams
Translate positioning into spatial strategy and planning logic
Develop concept layouts and test-fit options aligned with target occupier
Establish architectural identity (form, language, material direction)
Coordinate with branding and leasing teams to ensure alignment
Provide ongoing strategic input through planning and technical stages
Deliverables
Positioning summary (clear articulation of target market and competitive stance)
Concept design package (plans, layouts, key diagrams)
Visual and material direction (identity framework)
Strategic design narrative for leasing and marketing use
Ongoing design review input through project development
Outcome
A scheme with a clear position in the market—
reflected in both its design and its leasing strategy.Optional ongoing role
We can remain involved through planning and delivery as strategic concept guardian, helping protect the original positioning as market conditions and project requirements evolve.
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A focused strategic review for developers, investors and leasing agents who want to determine how an asset should compete before committing to design development.
A Positioning Review does not test whether a scheme is feasible. It identifies and recommends the market position an asset should occupy before design begins.
Scope
Review of an existing scheme, asset or acquisition opportunity
Assessment of the asset's competitive proposition and market perception
Identification of commercial risks, missed opportunities and sources of differentiation
Strategic synthesis of architecture, consumer behaviour, leasing intelligence, branding strategy and place identity into a single recommended market position.
Deliverable
A strategic positioning document setting out the recommended market position, supporting rationale, strategic design principles and next-stage brief.
Outcome
A clear strategic direction that aligns future architectural, branding and leasing decisions around a coherent market proposition.
Our Process
convene the strategic table
We bring the developer, letting agent and branding team together at the outset.
Before plans are drawn, we define:
– Who the project is for
– What cultural and commercial space it will occupy
– How it should compete in its market
Positioning is agreed before form is fixed.
translate positioning into architecture
We convert that shared strategy into spatial logic — layout hierarchy, circulation, material language and visual identity aligned to a defined demographic.
Architecture becomes the physical expression of the leasing and branding narrative.
Not a parallel exercise. Not an afterthought.
align delivery with intent
As the project architect develops the scheme through planning and coordination, we remain involved at key milestones to ensure the original strategic clarity is preserved.
Positioning must survive value engineering.
outcome
A development where branding, leasing strategy and architectural design reinforce one another — rather than compete.
Projects that are defined, differentiated and commercially legible.
