Urban and Regional Planning:

Cities undergo a constant process of change, responding to economic, technological and social forces. They are highly complex organisms and like human bodies at times they suffer from headaches, constipation and other ailments. Thus, detailed knowledge of their intricate functioning is essential. At Wyssplan we have developed techniques not available to others, to understand how human settlements behave and in return to propose clear and effective solutions. Common to all our projects (as different as they are) is an in-depth understanding of the ‘here and now’, fused with solutions that take the environmental conditiions into consideration and allow for phased implementation.

We have developed a sharp eye for redevelopment of underutilized city centre areas and our projects, some of which took place under the auspices of the UN and the World Bank, include city centre masterplans, central market projects, commercial as well as high-density residential developments. Our proposal for the 'City Centre Redevelopment of Santiago de Chile' was ranked 3rd in a worldwide competition.

 

Urban and regional planning projects include:

• Master plan for Geo-Eco Tourism on Gunung Machinchang, Langkawi, Malaysia
• Urban Consequences of LRT, Manila, The Philipines 
• Historic Urbanisation Study, Sri Lanka 
• Regional Plan Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• Sub-centre Planning Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• Master plan for Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• Suburban Development Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• Resettlement of Shanti Dwellers Colombo, Sri Lanka 
• Resettlement of Refugees Sudan 
• Master planning Karachi, Pakistan 
• Low-cost Housing Lima Peru 
• Town planning City of Baar, Switzerland 
• Varanasi Study, India