Latitude Platform for Urban Research and Design

Name

Latitude Platform for Urban Research and Design

Legal name

Latitude Platform

Website

https://latitude-platform.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Design and Research Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC), Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD), Sustainable Cities, Urban Development & Green Infrastructure (BPADALAL)

Keywords

• Urban research services
• Landscape architecture
• Participatory urban design
• Urban water management
• Context-based design

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Research Grants and Project Funding: Funded through competitive research grants from government bodies (Innoviris Co-Create, Innoviris Experimental Platform), EU research programs (JPI-Urban Europe, FP7 Marie Curie Actions), and public institution funding.
2. Municipal and Public Institution Commissions: Direct commissions from municipalities, public institutions, and government bodies for urban design, landscape architecture, and research projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Latitude Platform for Urban Research and Design is a non-profit interdisciplinary collective that delivers context-based urban research, landscape architecture, and participatory design services to municipalities, public institutions, and academic partners. Its work centers on urban water management, socio-ecological resilience, and the design of public spaces through collaborative co-design processes, feasibility studies, architectural competition entries, and built landscape interventions across Europe and selected international locations.

Product overview

Latitude Platform is an urban research and design collective rather than a software product company. It does not offer a unified software product or platform-plus-modules architecture. The organization operates as a collaborative network of researchers and practitioners engaged in context-based urban research, landscape architecture, and water management projects. Their work encompasses publications, installations, research initiatives, and architectural/design projects across Europe, with a focus on socio-ecological conditions, rainwater management, and participatory design processes. As this is a research and design practice rather than a technology product company, no discrete branded software products, modules, or digital offerings have been identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ilot d'Eau (publication and action research project) A multi-year action research and publication documenting the collaborative design process between 2015 and 2020 with residents, professionals, researchers, students, and local public institutions exploring material relationships with water in the dense urban landscape of Forest, Brussels.
• Mayen Reverier Architecture project involving the reconstruction of a traditional mayen building on Mount Emilius in the Aosta Valley, replicating the original volumetric development while integrating stormwater detention tanks, reused demolition materials, and photovoltaic-powered heat pump energy systems.
• Primes Vertes Feasibility Study Ongoing feasibility study commissioned by the City of Brussels involving multiple schools (Athénée Royal BXL2, Collège de la Fraternité, Ecole Sainte Ursule de Laeken, European School Brussels IV, Sint-Ursula basisschool) on green premium projects.
• ZEMU Quai des Usines Feasibility Study Feasibility study commissioned by perspective.brussels for the ZEMU Quai des Usines site in the City of Brussels, delivered in partnership with Kaderstudio and Studio Tuin en Wereld.
• Cadol & Swartenbroeks Competition Entry Architectural competition entry for the Cadol & Swartenbroeks site in Koekelberg, Brussels-Capital Region, commissioned by BMA Bouwmeester Maître Architecte and Koekelberg Municipality, in partnership with epoc and Studio Gallice.
• Brussels-Based Exhibition

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Forest MunicipalitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with Forest Municipality on multiple urban water management and public space projects including Ilot d'Eau, Sustainable Neighbourhood Contract projects, and community garden initiatives in the Brussels-Capital Region.
• Collectif DallascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecurring collaboration on design and construction projects, particularly for temporary installations, community space interventions, and participatory urban design in Brussels neighbourhoods.
• KaderstudiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular partner for urbanism and landscape architecture projects in Brussels, including CRU 8 Stephenson-Reine, Masterplan Kumtich, and Health Campus Zuid developments.
• Studio Tuin en WereldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration on landscape architecture and urban design projects, including Health Campus Zuid, Maelbeek Vallée Verte, and various Brussels public space interventions.
• Università IUAV di VeneziacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for Flux Urbains research initiative and River Urbanism Movement, hosting workshops and exhibitions at IUAV Venice.
• Faculté d'Architecture La Cambre Horta (Université Libre de Bruxelles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term research partnership on urban water management, co-production typologies, and participatory design methodologies.
• Foyer LaekenoismajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial housing organization collaborating on multiple community space renovation projects including Potager Modèle and Ilot De Wand.
• Brussels EnvironmentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental agency partnership for Ilot d'Eau Ensemble project on integrated rainwater management in Brussels residential gardens.
• perspective.brusselsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic planning body collaboration on urban development projects including PAD Bordet, CRU 8, and ZEMU Quai des Usines.
• BMA Bouwmeester Maître ArchitectemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaster Builder Architect collaboration on various Brussels urban design and public space competition projects.
• Loop StudiomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign and graphic collaboration on multiple projects including Maelbeek Vallée Verte, Eau de Couture, and various Brussels interventions.
• Architecture Workroom BrusselsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership on GreenWithGrey Flemish desealation research and Every Space Counts exhibition for BULB.
• Delft University of TechnologymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration on Making Cities Work EU research project and Moving Identity workshop.
• Etats Généraux de l'Eau à Bruxelles (EGEB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater governance advocacy group collaborating on multiple urban water management and citizen engagement projects.
• Vlaams BouwmeestermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlemish Master Builder collaboration on Masterplan Kumtich and ILVO Productive Landscape projects.
• Asbl Cité ModèlemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization partnership on Cité Modèle garden renovation and Ilot d'Eau Ensemble implementation.
• OrizzontalemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture collective collaboration on Upper Latina wetland restoration in Italy and contributions to Ilot d'Eau publication.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Collectif Dallas: Brussels-based architecture collective working on community interventions and participatory design. Direct peer: named recurring partner on Latitude's temporary installations and community space projects; similar collective ethos and Brussels neighborhood focus.
• 51N4E: Brussels-based architecture and urbanism practice with strong research orientation. Direct peer: same Brussels home market, similar urban research/design mandate, comparable project scale, and overlapping public-sector client base (Brussels-Capital Region authorities).
• Orizzontale: Independent architecture and research collective operating across Italy and Europe. Direct peer: similar collective structure, context-based urban research, participatory design, and socio-ecological focus (Latitudes cites Orizzontale as a collaborator on Upper Latina wetland and Ilot d'Eau publication).
• Polpo Architecture: European urban design and research practice. Direct peer: cited as a contributor to Latitude's Ilot d'Eau publication; operates in similar participatory urban design and landscape architecture space across Europe.
• Superpool: Istanbul/London-based urban research and design studio. Direct peer: comparable practice model combining urban research, participatory methods, and architecture, with similarly project-based grant/commission funding and international reach.
• Architecture Workroom Brussels: Brussels-based platform for design, research, and urban development. Direct peer: explicitly named as Latitude's partner on GreenWithGrey and BULB projects; operates in the same urban research/policy-practice space with Brussels public institutions and Flemish entities.
• LOLA (Lost Landscape Architects): Netherlands-based landscape architecture firm with a strong research and participatory design orientation. Direct peer: comparable methodology in participatory landscape architecture, urban water issues, and a research-driven project model that has won EU and Dutch public sector commissions.
• Studio Tuin en Wereld: Brussels-based landscape architecture practice focused on urban green infrastructure. Direct peer: named partner on multiple Latitude projects (Health Campus Zuid, Maelbeek Vallée Verte); shares landscape architecture and urban water management focus.
• Kaderstudio: Brussels-based urbanism and landscape architecture practice. Direct peer: named core partner on Latitude projects (CRU 8, Masterplan Kumtich, Health Campus Zuid); comparable scale and Brussels public-sector client base.

Broad incumbents

• Arup (Urban Design / Cities): Global engineering and urban design firm with a major European urban planning and water/climate resilience practice. Broad incumbent: competes for the same large municipal water-management and urban planning commissions as Latitude, but at much larger scale and with a broader portfolio spanning engineering, design, and consulting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/latitudetwit

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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