Flip_it Regen
Layer.studio’s interactive design hack
Layer.studio’s Flip_it Regen is an interactive design hack that challenges conventional urban renewal approaches by working backward from success to identify the essential steps for implementation. Rooted in Layer.studio’s vision to create adaptive and resilient places, this framework brings together designers, policymakers, developers, and communities to co-create practical, people-centred solutions for urban regeneration.
Positive Impact Driven
Many regeneration strategies fail due to top-down approaches and implementation barriers. Flip_it Regen disrupts this cycle by identifying success factors first, ensuring that solutions are community-driven, equitable, and impactful. This approach aligns with Layer.studio’s commitment to places that thrive socially, economically, and environmentally.
Collaborative Design
The process removes silos, fostering meaningful conversations across disciplines. Collaborative workshops, design sprints, and themed challenges bring together a diverse range of voices—ensuring regeneration strategies respond to local realities rather than imposed visions.
Place Authenticity
Layer.studio recognises that context matters. Flip_it Regen helps communities and stakeholders define their own success measures, tailoring interventions to each place’s unique social, economic, and environmental conditions.
Flip_it Regen challenges traditional masterplanning, which often remains unimplemented. By reverse engineering regeneration, Layer.studio creates actionable, real-world solutions that break through stagnation, ensuring urban renewal projects move from vision to reality.
Having successfully completed its initial testing, Flip_it Regen is now evolving to enhance community capacity, amplify underrepresented voices, and reshape urban regeneration across the UK.
