Services
We are SENSEcity, an immersive design studio for heritage and culture in Scotland. We help organisations understand their communities, shape their stories and create experiences that connect people with place. Our work spans research and consultation through to interpretation, design and immersive technology - always starting with people, not products.
Community Consultation and Audience Research
We design and deliver structured consultation and audience research programmes that help heritage organisations understand who their communities are, what barriers they face and what would make their sites and stories feel genuinely relevant. Using place-based facilitation methods - including focus groups, walking interviews, object elicitation and accessible workshop design - we surface insight that feeds directly into interpretation strategies, activity plans and funding applications.
We work with: heritage organisations, local authorities, museums, cultural trusts and NLHF-funded projects.
Interpretation Design and Digital Storytelling
We help organisations shape how their stories are told. Working with heritage professionals, community voices and creative collaborators, we develop interpretation frameworks, content strategies and narrative structures for physical and digital environments. Our architectural and design background means we think spatially as well as editorially - considering how stories feel in a space, not just what they say.
We work with: museums, heritage sites, local authorities and cultural institutions.
We design and build bespoke augmented reality and mixed reality experiences for heritage sites, museums and cultural venues. From AR mobile apps and digital walking tours to interactive spatial installations, our experiences are grounded in research, shaped by community insight and designed to be accessible to wide audiences. Every project begins with a clear understanding of your visitors and what you want them to feel.
We work with: heritage sites, museums, visitor attractions and local councils.
Immersive and AR Experiences
Historiscope is our flagship AR viewing scope, inspired by the classic tourist telescope and designed for outdoor heritage sites. Visitors look through the scope to experience a site as it once was - immersed in a specific moment in history through layered visuals and storytelling. Commercially deployed at Stirling Castle with 170,000+ visitors, Historiscope is a proven, low-maintenance product that transforms a viewpoint into a living story.
Protected by UK Registered Design. Available for licensing and site-specific installation.
Suitable for: castles, gardens, archaeological sites, coastal and landscape heritage.
Historiscope
Not sure where to start with a digital or immersive project? We offer structured feasibility studies that help you scope the right experience for your site, audience and budget - before committing to a full commission. We review your existing offer, identify opportunities and produce a clear, actionable report you can take to funders or boards.
We work with: heritage sites, visitor attractions, local authorities and organisations preparing funding applications.
Feasibility Studies
Working on a heritage or cultural project?
We'd love to hear about it. Every conversation starts with the place - tell us about yours. pooja@sensecity.co
