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. Harrison Lowthrop Tutor(s)Mr Paul Jones