PEOPLE PLACE

TRANSFORMS INTELLIGENT VISIONS INTO SIGNATURE EXPERIENCES

BRING GLOBAL LENSES WITH LOCAL SENSES 

WHO WE ARE
We create people places; transformative places for caring communities in urban and nature settings, from our placemaking studio in the progressive coastal cities of Jakarta and Los Angeles. ​

​Our land planning and design services from programming, business planning and visioning stage through to implementation and activation for diverse urban and natural region, inspiring changes or a shift in viewpoints for the better.

​Driven by passion for people and the environment, we also help partners and stakeholders attracting and building long-term partnerships and investments through innovative interventions necessary to build sustainable, livable, caring communities.

OUR GLOBAL TEAM
Led by an award winning planner and architect with private sector and public policy experiences in the USA, Asia, Latin America and Europe, the team includes leading professionals in planning, architecture, landscape, real estate development, economic & social development, finance, legal and regulatory affairs, infrastructure, construction management services, and innovative marketing strategy. 

Now, we have offices in Los Angeles, Jakarta, and Bandung, with projects in the USA, Turkey, and throughout Indonesia.

OUR TEAM

Astrid Haryati speaks about Terra Lumen multi-disiplinary team, commitment to bring global lenses with local senses, and translating vision into action (in Indonesian and then English).

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*we are not affiliated with Return on Change but support its causes

OUR IMPACT INVESTING
We believe in delivering signature high-impact economic catalysts, social awareness, and care for our future beyond traditional planning and design services can offer. How? Is it through investment, philanthropy or both?

Impact investing is the deployment of capital with an expectation of financial return, where the success of the investment is also contingent upon achieving a stated social or environmental goal. The central theme underpinning the potential of impact investing is that the creation of economic value and social value are not necessarily mutually exclusive. 
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Financeable interventions can satisfy a range of objectives - from mitigating climate change to creating jobs in agricultural communities to providing health care for underserved people - attracting a broad population of investors interested in creating change. 

OUR MODEL IS UNIQUE TO OUR QUALIFICATIONS AS SEASONED PLACEMAKING GENERATORS WITH STRONG COMPETENCE IN URBAN REVITALIZATION.

SHARED VISION
(you have, or that we create together)

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PLACEMAKING INVESTMENT PROGRAMS 
(trust-building, capital formation, etc.)

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SERIES OF PLACEMAKING INTERVENTIONS
(programming, urban design, etc.)

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INVESTMENTS FOR SUSTAINED IMPACTS

Design-centric impact investing strategy aided realistic implementation to our purpose-driven planning and design interventions.

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OUR STRENGTH
Series of modular core services that are the building blocks to your vision.

Shared Vision

• Master Planning & Guidelines
• Sustainable Strategies
• Branding, Concept & Design Strategies

Placemaking Investment Programs

• Community/Partners Trust-building Strategies
• Economic & Workforce Development Strategic Actions
• Development, Operation & Construction Services

Land Planning & Urban Interventions

• Programming & Placemaking Strategies
• Context-specific Public Activations

COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION
We break the molds and the glass ceilings, wherever we can.  We innovate on our approach, integrate and recalibrate systems, and advance as a not-just-another consultant and developer. We offer you rare endurance to bring vision into reality.
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BECAUSE WE CARE
We connect non-profit initiatives in need of assistance for an integrated urban solution with relevant companies and individuals willing to donate their time on a pro-bono basis. It advances the pro-bono services by business professionals. The cross-disciplinary team effort tackling not only physical development challenges but also system management and strategy building.