We design tools for informed, equitable, and resilient communities.
Neighbourhood Futures is a research and design programme at Dark Matter Labs. We work at the intersection of housing, energy, and materials to prototype tools and models that enable neighbourhoods to become more resilient and equitable.
All projects →We prototype spatial data tools and models that reveal hidden patterns, risks, and opportunities across neighbourhoods, enabling more informed and equitable place-based decisions.
We design governance frameworks that enable communities to collectively own, steward, and make decisions about shared neighbourhood assets like land, housing, and infrastructure.
We model how housing, energy, and materials systems interact at neighbourhood scale — identifying leverage points for systemic change.
We model neighbourhood-scale climate exposures to help communities and institutions anticipate, prepare for, and respond to emerging environmental risks before they materialise.