Matthew Lloyd Architects

Is nice how the crisscross circulation creates small opportunities and eventually defines dynamic interactions for pedestrians, as well as the housing footprint. However, it creates lots of vacancies. Hence, the allotments. There are a lot of those. Would be an appropriate idea to optimize more those spaces.

First, this is a thoughtful presentation that distills the concepts behind; into meaningful graphs. In general, the masterplan is neat and attractively shows intimate courts amid each cluster. The ideas, however, are not explained clearly. I would love to have an idea about the sustainability plans or the choices of the construction materials, or the high-level construction methodology. The decision to using passivHaus Standard should be backed by strong reasoning (including capital budgeting decision) bearing in mind the extra cost associated. I believe this concept can be developed into a landmark for the city.

Rather too diffuse and scattered, lacks any focal point and builds over too much of the site for no good reason

An attractive thoughtful scheme

Brilliant!

We have to get our heads round moving away from terraced housing in Belfast. If we are going to meet the needs of our population today and in future we will need to use land well and build up - not high rise but a few storey at least. As long as this is done right we can make beautiful villages like this one. I like it.

Very humane and warm sense of community! Well done!

Makes sense

Innovative and Pleasant

Beautiful and down to earth!

Lovely ideas - I love the communal spaces in-between homes :)

Particularly love the communal space idea!

Fantastic vision

I very much liked the design presented as it really looks to connect and unify the locals to create a community in an area which they can be happy to live in for its surrounding look and many activities they can do together.

I can imagine myself in the valley area, relaxing on the sloping hills by the river.

Love this plan!

Awesome, congratulations

I really like the idea of communal spaces and sense of community that can create between neighbours.

Truly inspired

This is absolutely brilliant !

Because it’s just beautiful and well done

I really like the fact of having communal spaces between dwellings and having open areas to activities

I love this project, it is very well elaborated and well thought through. Excellent!

Absolutely amazing

Democratic is key

Democratic is key

Excellent all round project

Wonderful! I love the layout , a great idea to help people connect!

What an amazing and Mastering Plan ! It will make such a big difference to us, This is what architecture is all about.

This is a really well-considered Masterplan that shows a deep understanding of the site and how people want to live.

Clever and challenging use of the site -excellent!

Good connectivity between the site and its neighbourhood

I love this one - you can really see a community - i'm not not sure what it would cost or who could help build it but this is definitely better than any housing estate in west Belfast at the minute and better than a waste ground that's been empty for years. Brilliant.

Love this plan! great to see access to sunlight is a priority we all need the vitamin D

Love the detail here. The aerial view really gives a sense of how the different parts of the commununity come together. To have this kind of housing in Belfast would be a dream!

The masterplan looks very repetitive and flat

What a fab space! Really integrating the outside. Love it!

Perfect use of the full area

I love the scale of this and the way it's laid out, it feels like a garden community