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8MediumRiseCityOlympicVillageSoutheastFalseCreekSydneyCaseStudyforMediumRiseHaroldParkbyMirvac.SoutheastFalseCreekisdesignedasamixed-usecommunitywithatotalpopulaonof11000-13000peoplewithafocusonresidenalhousing.Asacompleteneighbourhood-withthe2010OlympicVillageatitscore-SoutheastFalseCreekwillhavegoodsandserviceswithinwalkingdistanceofhousingandjobsthatareaccessiblebypublictransit.Vancouverwonthebidtohostthe2010OlympicandParalympicWinterGamesinmid-2003andanocialDevelopmentPlanwasenactedbytheCityofVancouverCouncilinmid-2005thatestablishedurbandesignsustainabilityanddensityprincipleswithadiversityofresidenalusesforpeopleofallincomeswithinamixeduseneighbourhood.In2006councilselectedaprivatedeveloperMilleniumProperestodesignandconstructtheOlympicVillageastherstphaseofSoutheastFalseCreek.AerasuccessfulOlympicsthevillagewasreturnedtotheCityofVancouverwith1.2millionsquarefeetofdevelopmentastherstphaseofthe6.5millionsquarefeetofdevelopment.TheocialDevelopmentPlanidenedprinciplesgoverningdevelopmentthatillustratedabuild-upinheightfromFalseCreek.Theplanincludedthespaceforanintegratedpublicstreetcarsystemavibrantcommercialheartwaterfrontanimaonandconnectedpublicopenspacesandparks.Heightsrangedfrom3storeysupto10and12storeysalongtheedgesawayfromthewater.Someofthehigherareaswerealsoallowedanaddional2storeysiftheymetdesignguidelinesforAddionalPenthouseStoreys.SoutheastFalseCreekisagoodexampleofamixeduseprecinctwithmainlymediumrisebuildingsleadingtoamediumdensitysoluon.Mostofthebuildingsareresidenalwithsupporngcommercialspaceandcommunityfacilies.Thepublicdomainiswelldesignedwith25.8acresofopenpublicspaceincludinganewwaterfrontwalkwayapublicplazapublicartandacommunitygarden.