Three economic blind spots
01 · Opportunity cost
Every reuse choice gains something and gives something up. We make the trade-off visible, in numbers.
02 · Economic chains
A heritage building sits inside a network of crafts, trades and services. The right use strengthens that chain.
03 · Regional sectors
Uses aligned with the industries that already drive the city or region last longer and earn more.
Value–Opportunity Matrix
Our signature assessment
The first study before any design. Candidate uses for a heritage building are scored on five weighted dimensions. Any use that falls below a heritage threshold is ruled out, however much it earns. The result: a ranked list of uses, with the opportunity cost of each.
1 · Value integrity
Does the use respect what makes the building significant?
2 · Multi-contextual fit
Does it fit the prevailing value system and every context around it?
3 · Community
Who benefits, and does the community carry the use forward?
4 · Economic
Income, economic chains, regional sectors and opportunity cost.
5 · Feasibility
Can it be built, approved, operated and maintained?
What you receive from a first assessment
A shortlist of fitting uses
The uses your building and its setting can really carry, and the ones to avoid.
The cost of each choice
What each use gains and what it gives up, for the building, its street and its owner.
One clear recommendation
A written recommendation you can take to design, funding or approval.