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Master Planning

The ground rules of a project, set at the scale of the site.

Pallak Heritage Resort — Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala.
From the URU portfolio · Pallak Heritage Resort

Who this service is for

For campus, hospitality and mixed-use briefs that need a coordinated site strategy before individual buildings are developed.

Our approach

For a resort or school campus, the first decisions concern the whole site: arrival, access, building zones, landscape, service routes and future phases. We compare these relationships before developing individual buildings.

Infrastructure capacity, drainage, solar orientation and phasing are considered alongside the spatial vision. The appointment identifies the surveys, investigations and specialist inputs needed to develop the preferred site strategy.

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Establish site requirements

Review the programme, site information, movement needs and infrastructure questions.

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Compare site strategies

Consider building zones, access, landscape and service relationships as connected alternatives.

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Set priorities and phasing

Document the preferred spatial direction and the studies or decisions needed to develop it further.

Pallak Heritage Resort — Kottakkal, Malappuram, Kerala.
From the URU portfolio · Pallak Heritage Resort
  • Site planning brief
  • Concept zoning and movement diagrams
  • Infrastructure and landscape coordination priorities
  • Indicative development phasing within the agreed scope

Agree the scope before work begins

The appointment defines the stages, fee, programme, deliverables and responsibilities. Construction, procurement, specialist surveys, statutory submissions and site attendance are included only where explicitly agreed. An initial discussion does not establish permission to build or a guaranteed project outcome.

How to get started

Share the project location, intended use, approximate area and current stage. Include available plans or surveys, your main priorities, budget expectations and preferred timing.

Our India practice works with clients in Kozhikode, Kochi, Bangalore and elsewhere by agreement. For a Tamil Nadu home, discuss your Coimbatore project.

Discuss your master planning brief

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Before you appoint the team

What information is needed before master planning?

Share the site location, available survey, intended uses, approximate area and known access or infrastructure constraints. The appointment identifies missing surveys and specialist studies.

Can a plan allow phased development?

Phasing can be part of the brief. The design needs to consider continued use, access and infrastructure at each stage; feasibility and statutory requirements need project-specific review.

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