Your ellivo
We are a diverse family of creative people (who have a lot of fun doing what they do).
What matters the most to us is creating meaningful spaces and places for people. When you work with Ellivo on a project, you’re getting the collective knowledge of the whole studio creating shared success for our clients and projects.
Working across a variety of projects and scales, there is no distinct style at Ellivo. It’s an outcome of our design process and our focus on people and how they will experience the space.
We believe
That buildings must be good citizens.
Sustainable design starts from day one of a new project and continues throughout the whole process. What our buildings take, and what they give back matters.
We are continually working on improving our knowledge through education, sharing of knowledge, research, and partnering with experts.
Our shareholders
We take pride in our broad ownership. The involvement of owners at every level helps unlock the potential of your project.
We understand that what matters to clients is seamless access to decision makers. We make sure an owner is actively involved in every project to ensure alignment of vision, accountability and strong communication.
We seek
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Genuine Partnerships
Genuine partnerships are built on clarity of purpose and shared goals. We search for alignment with our clients and consultants of our ambitions and creative culture. -
And Meaningful Spaces
Place is the interaction of people, space and meaning. It’s about connecting these multi-dimensional experiences to deliver something special. -
That Enable Positive Cultures
Culture is the glue that binds our communities, organisations, groups and families together. We believe that design has a powerful influence over culture. It can create, extend and transform people and the communities they live in. -
That Shape Richer Lives
Life is complex. Different things matter to different people. We want people to love what we create, and we strive to create meaningful experiences that really matter in people’s lives.
(It’s not about the building)
Its about the architecture of what matters.
How we do it
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Understand the People
We constantly search for opportunities to enrich the lives of the end user. We seek stories from everyone - from the client to the end user, and unpack the journey. These stories are the keys that unlock deep understanding of a project. Simply put, what matters is listening. -
Define Opportunities
As we unpack the stories we are looking for tensions, surprises and insights. By translating what we’ve heard and seen into defined opportunities, we create powerful areas of focus for ideation. What’s really happening? What are the unmet needs? Why are people behaving in this way? What really matters? -
Ideate
How Might We…? This is the simple question that we ask. We use different methods and approaches to create a raft of ideas that address the unmet needs of the user. We focus on delivering meaningful experiences not objects. It’s about building on each other’s thoughts and inspirations. -
Prototype + Test
Favoured ideas are selected, we then build prototypes and test them with users. What works, what doesn’t, what questions need to be asked? It's an iterative process, we build on what we learn and we learn from what we build. Does what we’ve created matter? -
Tell the Story
In the end the best experience is a good story and we live for storytelling. We tell the story of the challenge and how it impacted the lives of our users. We tell the story of change and how we brought new meaning and delight. We tell the story of what matters.