Finding a Balance Part 2 Project 2021 Harrison Lowthrop Northumbria University Newcastle | UK A multitude of once thriving remote Scottish communities have been lost or are under threat, and a wealth of valuable traditions, skills, heritage, and connection to landscape have disappeared. The Isle of Ulva is one such struggling community, reduced to only ten permanent residents.This project demonstrates how a socially focussed masterplan could enable people to return to Ulva, rejuvenate the community and secure a sustainable future, providing a catalyst for reviving other remote settlements. The masterplans’ central community woodland comprises two parts - a primary industry and supporting Wood School. These balance local resources and traditional skills with cutting-edge technologies to fabricate sustainable off-grid homes, suitable for isolated communities. The Wood School has been further developed, the building itself showcasing the value of modern approaches to traditional, vernacular construction. Tutor(s)Mr Paul Jones