Architecture & Urban Design Boutique Consultancy

STUDJURBAN is an award-winning, energetic architectural and urban design boutique consultancy that delves deep into what makes a place tick. Established in 2012 with the prime intention of championing high quality urban and architectural design in Malta, STUDJURBAN strives to achieve this in practice through an iterative philosophy, linking policy, research and collaboration to design and subsequently increasing awareness of place.

For this reason, STUDJURBAN is more than a design team – it grows organically, bringing together design professionals, policy-makers, communities and researchers. Its starting point is sound knowledge, which informs a collaborative approach to spatial planning and design. Through this inclusive approach, STUDJURBAN bridges the ‘theory-practice’ gap characteristic of conventional planning, adding value to both process and product.

Since its beginning, the office has grown to a team of professionals with a deep theoretical knowledge and practical experience in urban design, landscape design, architectural design and interior and bespoke product design. A number of the team members have been involved in both policy-making and urban design/architectural research. Together with the Local Councils Association, the office has recently spearheaded the Slow Streets project, a pioneering initiative in Malta and Gozo geared towards giving back streets to the people rather than cars, focusing primarily on residents’ wellbeing within 43 localities around Malta and Gozo. STUDJURBAN is also currently developing several schemes for public spaces, including the full or semi-pedestrianisation of a number of town and village squares and improved traffic management to support such schemes. The office is also consolidating its role in improving mobility issues within the islands of Malta and Gozo with the planned formulation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans for the various regions.

STUDJURBAN prides itself in producing high-quality design projects, from inception to completion, and maintaining a strong two-way relationship between design, policy and research. Valletta has also been an important test base for STUDJURBAN, with a recently completed 5-year-long socio-spatial study commissioned by the Valletta 2018 Foundation and ongoing research regarding the city’s long-term liveability. To date, the office has successfully executed over 115 projects of differing scale and nature. Its efforts have been acknowledged within numerous publications and with the receipt of awards and commendations.