As placemaking consultants, StoneCreek Partners collaborates with project owners, architects, local governments, and public stakeholders, in making places that are of great interest to people.
Place-making, or placemaking, refers to a programming and design sensibility for public and private-sector gathering places, that seeks to heighten the human interaction, camaraderie, and shared experience of those who gather in such places.
The "means and methods" of place-making includes the integration and right-fitting some of the following place sensibilities and tools:
Activities - having "things to do" is an essential element of making a great place. Of course, what those activities should be and for what demographic group depends upon the nature of the particular gathering place.
Events - events of a all types can be part of a placemaker's toolkit. Special events are one of those activities that can help create the tradition of a place, and in placemaking, "owning the holidays" is always of interest for the placemaker. Small, interstitial events are also compelling and can foster some of the special sensibilities of a place that enhance a particular place's unique character.
Retail - many of the places worldwide that we all would acknowledge are among the "great places," are the world's "great streets." These great streets demonstrate the essential role of retail, along with food and beverage options, in creating a compelling place at which people may congregate.
Food and Beverage - most adults and family groups which elect an out-of-home entertainment activity desire to "eat out" before, during or after that activity. Placemaking includes careful attention to alteratives for "eating out."
Application of EASIL Systems
