research & consulting
- About us
As spatial development professionals, we want to make cities attractive for residents and visitors. However, traditional planning processes and products do not sufficiently address what makes a city attractive. Urban quality is so dependent on the vision of individual project participants and is constantly under pressure from functional aspects.
That is why IIDM.CH offers expertise and products for planning practice that concretize and operationalize the aspect of experience. This increases both the quality of planning processes and the result: an attractive city for residents and visitors.
- IIDM.CH provides the following solutions
Effective participation
The results of participation often raise more questions than they answer.
Design & assessment frameworks
Residents often ask at meetings how their input is used.
Design team completion
Experience is often the final step in urban design. That ambition is under constant pressure.
Collaboration & communication
Getting a development team to collaborate effectively is an art in itself.
Decision-making & communication
Good investment decisions start with a strong argument for why we want to do something.
- IIDM.CH operates in these cities
- The people behind IIDM.CH
Sebastian Ropers
I have always been amazed at how functionally governments build cities and how low our standards are for the built environment. I grew up in Freiburg im Breisgau, where quality of life is the primary consideration in both public spaces and housing. After 25 years in urban and infrastructure development, I have embarked on a PhD on this topic and am beginning to understand the mechanisms involved. The solutions I find lie outside the field, but are easily applicable in development practice. In this way, I want to contribute to people’s quality of life and strengthen their trust in democracy.
Noor Scheltema
For me, quality and experience are central to urban development, because I believe that a well-designed environment directly contributes to quality of life. Cities are not only places to live and work, but also form the heart of social interaction and culture. Yet I often notice that urban projects focus too much on functional specifications. With my Swiss background, I understand the value of quality. With more than 12 years of experience in innovation and urban development, I use my expertise at a strategic level to improve processes, connecting organisations and people to achieve truly meaningful and sustainable urban development.
- Who IIDM.CH collaborates with
