MESE Urban Lab

An urban laboratory — since 2021

Urban Strategies for Better Cities

Strategy • Design • Development

MESE Urban Lab develops sustainable and implementable urban solutions through an interdisciplinary, data-driven approach.

Introduction

An urban laboratory combining research, spatial data and local knowledge.

MESE Urban Lab is an interdisciplinary urban strategy, planning and design practice founded in 2021, operating across national and international contexts.

We work as a laboratory: testing scenarios, building evidence-based analysis, bringing distinct expertise to the same table and developing integrated, implementable solutions.

We also act as a strategic integrator, bringing planners, designers, technical experts, public authorities, investors, decision-makers, property owners and local stakeholders around shared urban visions.

Expertise

Four core areas of practice

01

Urban Strategy

Strategic planning, visioning and evidence-based frameworks guiding long-term urban development.

02

Spatial Planning, Masterplanning & Urban Transformation

Spatial plans, masterplans, planning policies and urban-transformation frameworks integrating spatial analysis, development scenarios, regulatory requirements and phased implementation.

03

Urban Design & Placemaking

Public-space and urban-system design focused on inclusive, resilient and high-quality urban environments.

04

Real Estate, Regeneration, Development & Regulatory Advisory

Integrated consultancy combining land development, real-estate strategy, regeneration, feasibility, regulatory guidance, stakeholder negotiation and implementation coordination.

Selected Projects

Work across scales

All projects

Approach

We do not treat planning, design and implementation as disconnected activities.

MESE works across the entire urban-development process. Each stage, from research to implementation, informs the next.

01

Research

Spatial data, fieldwork and local knowledge.

02

Strategy

Vision, scenarios and evidence-based frameworks.

03

Design

Spatial decisions, public space and urban systems.

04

Development

Feasibility, regulation and real-estate strategy.

05

Implementation

Phasing, stakeholder coordination and follow-through.

International Practice

Across Türkiye and international contexts

MESE works within different planning cultures, regulatory systems and urbanisation dynamics. The area below is reserved for an interactive map of project locations.

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About

An interdisciplinary practice and strategic integrator

MESE Urban Lab combines planning, urban design, urban economics, spatial data and implementation expertise within a single working framework.

The practice treats building a shared urban vision — across public authorities, investors, property owners and local stakeholders — as its core method.

Team & Collaborators

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Contact

Working on an urban question?

info@meseurbanlab.com+90 555 897 18 28

Fikirtepe District, Yıldırım St. No:40, Optimist Plaza, Istanbul

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