diff --git a/momepy/functional/_elements.py b/momepy/functional/_elements.py
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+import geopandas as gpd
+import shapely
+
+
+def tessellation(
+    gdf,
+    limit=None,
+    shrink=0.4,
+    segment=0.5,
+):
+    if gdf.crs and gdf.crs.is_geographic:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "Geometry is in a geographic CRS. "
+            "Use 'GeoDataFrame.to_crs()' to re-project geometries to a "
+            "projected CRS before using Tessellation.",
+        )
+
+    objects = shapely.set_precision(gdf.geometry.copy(), 0.00001)
+    geom_types = objects.geom_type
+    mask_poly = geom_types.isin(["Polygon", "MultiPolygon"])
+    mask_line = objects.geom_type.isin(["LineString", "MultiLineString"])
+
+    if shrink != 0 and mask_poly.any():
+        objects[mask_poly] = (
+            objects[mask_poly]
+            .buffer(-shrink, cap_style=2, join_style=2)
+            .segmentize(segment)
+        )
+
+    # exclude conincident points
+    if mask_line.any():
+        objects[mask_line] = (
+            objects.loc[mask_line]
+            .segmentize(segment)
+            .get_coordinates(index_parts=True)
+            .drop_duplicates(keep=False)
+            .groupby(level=0)
+            .apply(shapely.multipoints)
+        )
+
+    voronoi = shapely.voronoi_polygons(
+        shapely.GeometryCollection(objects.values), extend_to=limit
+    )
+    geoms = gpd.GeoSeries(shapely.get_parts(voronoi), crs=gdf.crs)
+    ids_objects, ids_geoms = geoms.sindex.query(objects, predicate="intersects")
+    polygons = (
+        geoms.iloc[ids_geoms]
+        .groupby(objects.index.take(ids_objects))
+        .agg(shapely.coverage_union_all)
+    ).set_crs(gdf.crs)
+
+    if limit is not None:
+        to_be_clipped = polygons.sindex.query(limit.boundary, "intersects")
+        polygons.iloc[to_be_clipped] = polygons.iloc[to_be_clipped].intersection(limit)
+
+    return polygons