ALMA by CO-HO
Act Local, Move Around
What if the simplest places were the ones that truly reconnect people?
In many cities today, spaces still exist… but meaningful uses are disappearing.
Squares become transit zones.
Parks are crossed without being experienced.
Neighborhoods are designed around functions, yet often forget the essential: human connection.
At CO-HO, we believe cities need more than square meters.
They need life.
Encounters.
Shared moments.
Places where people naturally feel good together.
This belief is what gave birth to ALMA.
More than a place: a local energy
ALMA stands for Act Local, Move Around.
A name that reflects a vision: a more vibrant, human and fluid city.
A city where people can gather, slow down, breathe, move, work, reconnect or simply enjoy the moment.
ALMA by CO-HO creates and activates warm, hybrid and accessible places designed for both local residents and visitors.
A neighborhood café next to a playground.
A lively kiosk in the middle of a park.
A convivial bar on a public square.
A wellness and sports hub in a reactivated urban space.
A place where people come to have lunch, practice yoga, work remotely, meet after school or spend time with neighbors at the end of the day.
Simple places.
Yet deeply essential.
Bringing back the village spirit
ALMA is inspired by something many neighborhoods have gradually lost:
an intergenerational village spirit.
Places where different uses naturally coexist.
Where generations mix effortlessly.
Where encounters are spontaneous rather than programmed.
We imagine human-scale destinations that recreate social connection in environments that have often become too functional, fragmented or impersonal.
Because a vibrant neighborhood is not only measured by its buildings.
It is measured by its ability to bring people together.
Revitalizing forgotten spaces
At CO-HO, we are not simply developing hospitality or lifestyle concepts.
We create local micro-destinations capable of bringing new energy to a neighborhood, activating a park, a square, a vacant lot or an overlooked corner of the city.
Places that are:
open,
alive,
flexible,
sustainable,
designed for everyday life.
Our approach combines hospitality, design, urban activation and wellbeing to create experiences that are locally rooted, accessible and deeply human.
A new way of experiencing the city
ALMA is part of CO-HO’s broader vision:
a softer, more collective and regenerative urban future.
A city where spaces are not only built to be occupied, but truly lived in.
Because in the end, the most beautiful projects are often the ones that make people want to stay together just a little longer.
This is what we have been quietly developing in our laboratory over the past months.
The branding of ALMA has been crafted by the incredibly talented Ella Duret, who beautifully translated this warm, local and sensitive vision into a visual identity.
See you soon on one of our future sites.
We’re coming!
