Who We Are

Spaceagency is an interdisciplinary design studio. We believe in the importance of how buildings and spaces interact with and ‘talk’ to people.

We do this by analysing people’s journeys from a ‘user-centric’ perspective to identify touchpoints for interaction. We choreograph a consistent narrative that runs through places to make them intuitive, memorable and enjoyable for people.

We work at the intersection of architecture, branding and environmental design to help our clients create holistic, seamless and integrated journeys that unite architecture, their brand ethos and local heritage into one coherent and authentic experience. We always look at the user first and see our design work as the user interface for the built environment.

Vision

At Spaceagency we believe that the human experience of a space is paramount. Therefore we approach each design from a bottom-up ‘user-centric’, rather than a top-down perspective.

Our team combines expertise in architecture and urban design with wayfinding and graphic communication skills to create spaces that are engaging, seamless and intuitive. Working across scales, we focus on human ‘touch points’ - how people will interact with a building or space and how the building will ‘talk’ to its users. We work closely with our client to choreograph this journey to deliver added value through the most compelling, coherent experience possible.

We are driven by a passion for excellence and re-imagining conventional ways of working and collaborate with like-minded architects, developers, brands and municipalities from around the world to deliver this experience.

Our Work

We help our clients make complex processes simple, memorable and enjoyable, building a bespoke narrative into the journey about the place and its unique heritage and culture.

We create a user interface between the user and the physical environment - creating physical and digital touch points between a brand, the built environment and a visitor. As such, our work offers our clients a chance to communicate their values and vision - be they municipalities, public institutions or private corporations.

Team

Led by the founding partners, Sarah Manning and Peter Feldmann, Spaceagency’s work is defined by their joint expertise; merging architecture and urban design with wayfinding and graphic communication.

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Sarah Manning, Partner

Sarah Manning is a co-founder and Strategy Director of Spaceagency and has set the company’s direction in experience design and wayfinding. Sarah leads our strategic planning work and has delivered complex, multi-stakeholder projects for major international companies and cities. She holds a Masters Degree in Architecture and Urbanism from the Design Research Laboratory at the Architectural Association and graduated magna cum laude from Duke University with a BA in International Comparative Studies. Her professional experience comprises a wide range of international commissions which integrate information design, user experience and urbanism.

Sarah began her career in user interface design in the Silicon Valley and then in New York City as Art Director in a 3D media company blending virtual space with interactive formats. There she also worked at the United Nations Headquarters designing travelling exhibitions that promoted the mission of the United Nations.

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Peter Feldmann, Partner

Peter is a co-founder and the Design Director at Spaceagency. He is a German Architect and Urban Designer. Peter oversees and sets the vision for our design work. His design talent is a driving force behind Spaceagency’s work. He has delivered a range of high profile projects internationally in wayfinding, placemaking and user experience across the masterplanning, retail, sport, commercial and transport sectors. He brings a long track record of experience on large scale masterplans and architectural projects at some of the world’s most notable practices including UNstudio, OMA, Future Systems and Wilkinson Eyre.

Before joining Spaceagency, Peter worked in the Office for Metropolitan Architecture and contributed to mega-scale masterplan projects in the Middle East. Peter was instrumental in conceptualising the Central Embassy tower in Bangkok and worked on the delivery of the Spencer Dock Bridge in Dublin, two projects which saw the realisation of parametric design. In London he became project architect for the delivery of the groundbreaking Emirates Air Line cable car across the Thames, a project completed in time for the London 2012 Olympics. Early on in his career Peter won several international urban design competitions, Europan 7 and 8 and Archiprix International, looking at strategies for urban renewal in European Cities.

Agents

The office is comprised of an international team, expert in a range of design and research disciplines. This diversity provides us with unique insight, allowing us to approach the human experience of a space from different perspectives, finding and designing solutions from multiple angles.

"Spaceagency shared our enthusiasm for and commitment to design excellence. They were able to present numerous creative proposals which fulfilled the Design Team’s criteria in a way that helped to enhance many of the spaces."

Chris Lepine, Zaha Hadid Architects

Where We Practice

Spaceagency is a design and research agency based in London, dedicated to designing a better world. We are a global practice, with projects spanning five continents.

The practice has a diverse and global client base, from the USA, UK and Europe to the Middle East, Russia, Asia and Australia. We work as both lead and sub-consultants, collaborating with an international network of design partners who are at the forefront of innovation.