What Outerspace does

Outerspace is a London-based, privately-held landscape architecture, urban design, and community engagement practice founded circa 2004 and operating from The Boathouse Design Studio in Teddington, Middlesex. Legal entity Outerspace (Urban Design) Limited is a UK private limited company with fewer than 10 staff, certified to ISO 9001:2015 and operating as a Net Zero studio. The firm delivers professional services across three integrated lines: landscape architecture (public realm, residential, workplace, education, healthcare, and later living design), urban design and masterplanning (town centre regeneration, public realm design guides, and walkable biodiverse frameworks), and community engagement through a proprietary 'Design through Dialogue' co-creation methodology anchored in a 'Human-Nature' design philosophy. Notable projects include the RIBA National Award-winning Beechwood West (251 homes, Basildon), the £250M Greenwich Square masterplan (686 homes), the three-campus University of East London transformation (40,000 students), and the Mayor of London 100 Great Spaces-recognized Kingston Ancient Market Place.

Name

Outerspace

Legal name

Outerspace (Urban Design) Limited

Website

https://outerspaceuk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Outerspace is a London-based, award-winning landscape architecture, urban design, and community engagement practice serving housing developers, local authorities, universities, healthcare providers, later living operators, and commercial property owners across the UK with sustainable, human-nature-focused placemaking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Teddington

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Services: Professional services revenue from landscape architecture design and technical delivery for residential, commercial, public realm, education, healthcare, and later living projects. Projects range from small private gardens to large-scale masterplans spanning multiple phases.
2. Urban Design and Masterplanning: Strategic urban design services including public realm design guides, masterplanning for town centre regeneration, and place-making frameworks.
3. Community Engagement Consultation: Community consultation services using the 'Design through Dialogue' approach for stakeholder engagement and co-creation with local communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Outerspace is a London-based landscape architecture, urban design, and community engagement practice that creates public spaces, residential landscapes, campuses, and civic environments. The firm delivers design and masterplanning services that integrate biodiversity, sustainable drainage, and human-nature principles, with a 'Design through Dialogue' community co-creation methodology applied across projects ranging from small gardens to multi-phase masterplans.

Product overview

Outerspace is an award-winning landscape architecture, urban design and community engagement practice based in London. Their core offerings consist of three integrated service lines: Landscape Architecture (designing ecological, community-focused outdoor spaces), Urban Design (masterplanning rooted in local character and walkable biodiverse routes), and Community Engagement (their 'Design through Dialogue' approach). These services are applied across diverse project types including public realm, residential (city living, suburban, later living), workplace, education, cultural, sculpture, and master planning projects. The practice also offers specialised services in sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), biodiversity net gain, and therapeutic garden design for healthcare settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Services Design of landscapes as community heartbeats, harmonising human wellbeing with local ecology. Creates habitat-rich, lasting public spaces across scales and sectors using a sustainable, circular-economy approach. Services range from masterplans to gardens, crafting places rooted in time, place and community.
• Urban Design and Masterplanning Services Masterplanning focused on streets and spaces before architecture, rooted in the spirit of each place. Links urban nodes with walkable, biodiverse routes that enhance connectivity, movement and character. Balances social, ecological, and financial value to help towns thrive.
• Community Engagement Services Uses a 'Design through Dialogue' approach that puts communities first, employing creative tools like workshops and storytelling to ensure everyone's voice shapes the final result. Enables genuine co-creation that uncovers local insights and inspires powerful concepts.
• Public Realm Design Design of public spaces including town squares, streetscapes, parks, and civic areas that serve community needs and promote social interaction.
• Residential Landscape Design Landscape design for high-density residential developments, suburban estates, and later living communities, focusing on human-nature connection and community wellbeing.
• Workplace Landscape Design Design of office gardens, workplace campuses, and commercial external environments that promote employee wellbeing, creativity, and community.
• Education Landscape Design Landscape design for educational campuses including universities, schools, and nurseries, creating outdoor learning and social spaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• RIBA National Award 2024 and multiple other industry awards demonstrating design excellence
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered project-level.

• PTE Architectsproject-levelImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural consultant on Beechwood West residential project in Basildon working alongside Swan Housing and NU Living.
• CGL Architectsproject-levelImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural collaborator on Peel Estate regeneration project in South Kilburn with Vistry Group and London Borough of Brent.
• Gaunt Francis Architectsproject-levelImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitectural partner on Mayfield Village senior living project in Watford with Audley and Kier.
• Beaux Arts Landscapeproject-levelImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLandscape architecture collaborator on Moretown office complex project at St Katherine Docks.
• Endpoint, Altitude Architects, QS consultants, Artistsproject-levelImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMulti-disciplinary team including architects, quantity surveyors, and artists for University of East London campus transformation across three campuses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• LDA Design: UK-wide landscape, urban design, and masterplanning consultancy with similar focus on biodiversity, SuDS, and community engagement. Larger headcount but overlapping client base in housing and public sector.
• BDP (Building Design Partnership): Major international multi-disciplinary design practice with a landscape architecture arm. Competes for large-scale masterplanning, university, and public realm commissions alongside broader architectural and engineering services.
• Mace Landscape (Mace Group): Construction and consultancy group with integrated landscape design capability. Provides single-source competition on residential and infrastructure-led landscape commissions where developer clients seek bundled services.
• HTA Design LLP: Larger multi-disciplinary practice covering landscape architecture, planning, and masterplanning. Competes for similar residential and public sector commissions but operates at greater scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Gillespies: Established UK landscape architecture and urban design practice with similar placemaking and public realm expertise. Comparable service offering across residential, education, and public sector clients in London and across the UK.
• Gross Max: Edinburgh and London-based landscape architecture and urban design practice with strong public realm portfolio. Closely comparable in service mix and award-winning placemaking approach.
• Grant Associates: UK landscape architecture practice recognised for ecologically led design and biodiversity expertise. Comparable in emphasis on sustainability credentials and high-profile public realm and residential projects.
• Townshend Landscape Architects: London-based boutique landscape architecture practice with comparable size and award-winning residential and public realm portfolio. Direct competitor for premium developer and local authority commissions in London and the South East.

Emerging players

• Re-form Landscape Architecture: Smaller UK landscape architecture practice with overlapping focus on ecological design, community engagement, and public realm. Competes at the boutique end of the market with similar values-led positioning.
• Patel Taylor: London architecture and landscape practice working on residential masterplans and public realm. Adjacent peer where developers bundle landscape with masterplanning architecture.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ouerspaceurbandesign
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outerspace
• Instagraminstagram.com/outerspace_urban_design
• Pinterestuk.pinterest.com/outerspaceurban
• Xx.com/outerspace_uk

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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