Resilient Balance City
As Manchester continues to expand, ecological space is increasingly pressured by urban development. This project proposes a Resilient Balance City - an urban model that balances building capacity and ecological capacity while improving green area, ecological continuity, and resistance to disturbance.
Using computational design methods informed by ecological resilience, the project reorganises density, green space, streets, land use, and building typologies into a more connected urban system. Core patches and link patches form the ecological framework, while hybrid building and street strategies allow high-density development to coexist with ecological networks.
The outcome is an adaptive urban framework that enables the city to grow, connect, and recover, maintaining a dynamic balance between urban development and ecological performance.
