Belfast 3D Model

VU.CITY Belfast is the largest and most accurate interactive 3D model available

VU.CITY Belfast: a 3D city model for a city on the move

With cranes dotted across the skyline and new buildings rising fast, Belfast is a city with an ever-changing landscape. It has become an incredibly attractive place to invest, and is ranked as one of the top cities to live, work and play in. VU.CITY is proud to be heavily involved in Belfast’s innovative growth.

Frameworks such as Belfast City Council’s ‘Smart Belfast’: the catalyst for sweeping change as developers look to redevelop key areas such as Weavers Cross, Titanic Quarter, Belfast Harbour, Giants Park, Gasworks, Tribeca, with social housing high on the housing executive agenda.

VU.CITY Belfast plays a crucial role in the regeneration of Northern Ireland’s capital. Rich data, including listed buildings, conservation areas and the Local Development Plan, helps inform the best design and planning decisions. Air Quality Management Areas have also been mapped as part of Belfast City Council’s ambition to become net zero, and we’ve included them in the platform alongside other local environmental and socio-economic data.

Belfast City Council is a huge advocate of VU.CITY, as a key tool in shaping the city by supporting planning officers in understanding change with pre-app conversations and the planning approval process.

VU.CITY Belfast licence holders, such as RPP Architects, ARUP, John McAslan + Partners, Juno Planning, Todd Architects, Like Architects and MRL Architects have found the platform and its features beneficial to look at feasibility, review designs in urban context, to aid with master planning as well as having transparent discussions with stakeholders and planning bodies.

Belfast has determined that the key to the post-pandemic success will be innovation. The new partnership, Innovation City Belfast, brings together Belfast City Council, Belfast Harbour, Catalyst, Queen’s University and Ulster University, with Invest Northern Ireland as an advisory partner. They are committed to delivering an ambitious long-term plan that will establish Belfast as a globally significant destination for innovation and VU.CITY will be integral to this framework to visualise Belfast incredible change.

Belfast’s next chapter

Belfast’s regeneration is gathering pace. Belfast Grand Central Station, the largest integrated transport hub on the island of Ireland, opened in 2024 and now anchors Weavers Cross, a new mixed-use city centre neighbourhood. On the waterfront, City Quays and Titanic Quarter continue to grow, while Belfast Stories will bring a major new visitor destination to the edge of the Cathedral Quarter.

The Innovation City Belfast partnership brings together Belfast City Council, Belfast Harbour, Catalyst, Queen’s University and Ulster University, with Invest Northern Ireland as an advisory partner. Together, they’re delivering an ambitious long-term plan to make Belfast a globally significant destination for innovation, and VU.CITY helps visualise the city’s incredible change.

With VU.CITY Belfast, you can see approved and under-construction schemes in context and test how your own plans will sit alongside them.

Built environment professionals, from architects and planners to developers and asset managers, use VU.CITY Belfast to assess feasibility, review designs in urban context, support masterplanning and have transparent discussions with stakeholders and planning bodies.