The masterplan shows clustered housing set amongst ample green open space, incorporating four concentric rings:-

• a green buffer zone around the entire periphery
• a ring road for use by residents and their visitors
• Rivendell's houses
• the central park

There are two entrances for residents and their guests - one on the north, the other to the south-east. The ring road serves all houses, each with provision for a double garage. Parking for guests is distributed around the outer edge of the ring road. Houses all open out onto the central park which is a purely pedestrian precinct.

The main entrance and visitor parking area on the east serves the social and commercial area, which comprises the large atrium building - incorporating a guest house, interpretation centre, shops, offices, a restaurant and cafe - opening out onto the Village Square, the vibrant hub of village life.