South East False Creek
South East False Creek is the last, undeveloped piece of land within the saltwater inlet that defines the south edge of the Downtown peninsula. The City’s objective in developing this site is to produce a sustainable, new community that will serve to demonstrate new approaches in the planning and design of high density neighbourhoods. The firm was retained to prepare a low- to mid-rise alternative to the high-rise solution that formed the basis of three years of work leading up to an Official Development Plan application. The program included double the normal requirement for park space in order to provide additional green space for the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood south of the site. The resultant concept plan contains a majority of buildings between two and seven storeys in height with six buildings ranging from eight to twelve storeys. This significant reduction in building height was achieved with modest reductions in density and park space. The new plan creates an urban form that can be characterized more as a "town" with a higher percentage of ground-oriented units suitable for family accommodation. The development program included 2 million square feet of residential space, 200,000 square feet of commercial retail and approximately 50,000 square feet of community uses.