Include Enable Connect: A framework for maximizing social impact through design. Discover the book

About us

hcma designs buildings, brands, and shared experiences that maximize positive impact. Our mission is to help people thrive—in the built environment, and beyond.

Our interdisciplinary team listens with curiosity and care, developing design solutions that include, enable, and connect.

This work is driven by a desire for better social and environmental performance outcomes, stewarded across generations.

Exterior shot of Clayton Community Centre.
Michael Phair addressing the crowd in front of the confetti wall at the park that was named in his honour.
The book 'Include Enable Connect: A framework for maximizing social impact through design' leans at an angle atop a stack of four flat copies, set against a wood panel wall and white table. The leaning copy's cover shows colorful stepped blocks with silhouetted figures, while the spines of the stacked copies below display the title, subtitle, and hcma logo repeated down the pile.
Woman in wheelchair being assisted down a ramp into the water.

Architecture
Brand + digital
Inclusive design
Sustainability
Placemaking
Wayfinding

We start each project by asking, "Who is this for?" grounded in our conviction that human connections are essential for healthy, resilient communities. Through meaningful collaboration with clients and communities, we help shape the lasting change we want to see in the world.

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hcma is proud to be a Certified B Corporation—a global movement for an inclusive, regenerative economy. 

B Corp harnesses the power of business as a force for good. Its purpose is to shift our economic system from profiting only the few to benefitting all. Equity and interdependence over concentrated wealth.

Through ongoing assessments and public transparency, hcma is held accountable for meeting high standards of social and environmental performance in all projects and business operations.

B Corp is a commitment to long-term impact. No short-termism. No greenwashing. No tick box exercises.

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Exterior shot of a firefighter walking down the stairs with the firehall number signage prominently behind him
Woman on pool deck.
Kids playing at an elementary school playground.
Hands flipping through the book How to create community buildings with impact.