Vancouver Southeast False Creek project

OPUS (Kuntien teknisen toimen palveluiden optimointi ja hallinta) -hankkeen taustamateriaalia1/2014

Liityntä suomalaiseen suunnitteluunOppiva kaupunkisuunnittelu hankkeessa (2005-2008) Aalto-yliopiston tutkijat ja etenkin Erja Väyrynen etsivät käytäntöjä ja menetelmiä, joilla voitaisiin täydentää tavanomaista suunnittelu- ja toteutusprosessia kaupungeissa ja tunnistivat muun muassa seuraavat: • Visioprosessissa muodostetaan tavoitteet alueen laatu- ja toimivuus-

kriteereille ja se käynnistetään reilusti ennen asemakaavoitusta (Vuores)• Etukäteen laadittava kehittämissuunnitelma ja sitä valvova johtoryhmä

alueen toiminnallisten tavoitteiden toteuttamiseksi (Suurpelto)• Lähiympäristö- ja korttelisuunnitelmat maankäyttösopimuksen velvoittavina

liitteinä (Suurpelto)• 4P-suunnitteluketju, jossa viranomaistahojen lisäksi ovat mukana alueen

suunnittelijat, lähialueiden asukkaat ja tulevat asukkaat (Nupurinkartano)• Rakennushankkeille laaditaan mitattavat ekologiset kriteerit, ja mittausten

arviointiin kiinnitetään huomiota (Viikki)Yllä mainitut käytänteet nivoutuvat yhteen SEFC projektissa

Staffans & Väyrynen (2009) Oppiva kaupunkisuunnittelu, Arkkitehtuurin julkaisuja

2009/98

The purpose of this project is to turn Southeast False Creek into a leading model of sustainable development. It features efficient energy solutions, high performance green

buildings, and easy transit access.

Southeast False Creek is designed as a mixed-use community with a total population of 11,000 – 13,000 people, with a focus on residential housing.

http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/southeast-false-creek.aspx

Short historyThe original shoreline was near 1st Avenue and the land area north of it is comprised

of fill from many sources, including Grandview Railway Cut and ash from a former incinerator in the Cambie Yard.

In the 1890s the city’s residential development first spilled south over False Creek, creating the city’s first suburb, Mount Pleasant, but its shoreline was still not yet built

upon. During the early 1900s, False Creek became lined with sawmills and shingle mills employing 10,000 workers, and Mount Pleasant filled with houses to 1st Avenue.

In the 1960s industry began to leave False Creek and not be replaced. In 1970 city council decided to rezone much of False Creek for housing and parks. The industries of

Southeast False Creek held on till 1990, when Canron (steel fabricating company) moved out of the Canron Building. This huge historic building was torn down in 1998.The end of the 1990s presents an almost blank slate at Southeast False Creek north of 1st

Avenuehttp://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/southeast-false-creek.aspx

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/policy-statement-1999.pdf

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/summary-report-of-the-southeast-false-creek-development.pdf

Project preparationOctober 1999 - Southeast False Creek Policy Statement adopted by Council

2002 - Consultant reports in four key areas (Energy, Water + Waste Management, Urban Agriculture, Transportation)

May 2003 - Launch of the official development plan

April 2004 - The “Local Architects’ Letter” to City Council -> revisions

2004 - Green building strategy adoptedThe City required all buildings to meet the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver standard.

March 2005 - Bylaw approved by Council

http://www.thechallengeseries.ca/chapter-02/planning/

Project preparation: Vision

SEFC is envisioned as a community in which people live, work, play andlearn in a neighbourhood that has been designed to maintain and balancethe highest possible levels of social equity, livability, ecological health and

economic prosperity, so as to support their choices to live in a sustainablemanner.

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/policy-statement-1999.pdf

Project preparation: Consultant reports - example

https://wiki.umn.edu/pub/LUF2008/Links/SEFCUrbanAgStudyFINAL.pdf

Consultant reports - example

Photo by Peter Vidani

”Olympic Village Rooftop Garden” by Christopher Porter is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Project preparation: Final Development Plan

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/official-development-plan.pdf

Project preparation: Final Development Plan - Examples

Areas 1B and 2B

This mixed commercial and residential precinct is to form a transition between the industrial uses to the south and the primarily residential uses of areas 1A, 2A, 3A, and 3B. The building frontages on 2nd Avenue and Main Street are to reflect

their role as the front ‘face’ of SEFC.

The building forms are to draw upon the industrial legacy of the area with a robust character that is to contribute to diversity as the central theme for

neighbourhood character while allowing flexibility at the ground floor.

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/official-development-plan.pdf

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/official-development-plan.pdf

Project preparation: Final Development Plan - Examples

Project preparation: Public Realm Plan - Examples

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/public-realm.pdf

Rezoning

Staffans & Väyrynen (2009) Oppiva kaupunkisuunnittelu, Arkkitehtuurin julkaisuja 2009/98

http://www.thechallengeseries.ca/chapter-02/planning/

Olympic Village rezoning kickoffIn order to [develop the Olympic Village in three years, the design team] employed an approach known as the “integrated design process” (IDP) … The purpose of the SEFC Integrated Design Process kickoff meeting was to build consensus and establish a common vision for the project. Organized by Vancouver-based not-for-profit Light House Sustainable Building Centre, more than 80 people participated in the kickoff meeting. Participants ranged from design team members to municipal staff to seasoned “guest” experts in sustainable development. The IDP kickoff was a two-day event sponsored by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation that took place in Vancouver in April 2006. The workshop was led by Bill Reed, an internationally recognized sustainability practitioner who works as a consultant, design process facilitator and lecturer.”

Olympic Village rezoning

In their rezoning proposal, Millennium brought back the notion of modest market housing that the new Council had removed from SEFC’s housing requirements. In return for this additional housing type, the neighbourhood’s social mix was augmented and Millennium received bonus density. Under the original plan, The City of Vancouver would pay for the construction of 50 units and Millennium would build another 82 units in two rental buildings.

Olympic Village rezoningVANCOUVER’S URBAN DESIGN PANEL

It Takes a Village to Design a Village

The design challenge of delivering a combination of high densities at the prescribed low- and mid-rise scale of building at Millennium Water was daunting, especially with an aggressive project schedule driven by Olympic commitments. Given this time constraint, the City lacked sufficient time to prepare design guidelines that typically inform use, density, form of development and character, and generally facilitate the design development process. The City’s Urban Design Panel was therefore critical in identifying effective, approvable design strategies through their leadership in a series of collegial design workshops. The Urban Design Panel is a group of appointed individuals representing the City’s design, engineering and development community. The panel gives impartial and professional advice to City staff and Council on any proposal, policy or large development affecting Vancouver’s physical environment.

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/9-january-2009-olympic-village-financial-arrangements.pdf

http://vancouver.ca/docs/sefc/9-january-2009-olympic-village-financial-arrangements.pdf

Results - LEED Platinum (Olympic Village)

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is

a rating system that is recognized as the international mark of excellence for green

building in over 132 countries.

Results - Canada's first net zero multi-unit residential building

http://www.thechallengeseries.ca/chapter-07/net-zero/

Results – Hinge Park wetland for stormwater runoff treatment

”Hinge Park” by SFUVancouver is

licensed under CC BY-NC 2.5 CA

Results – Southeast False Creekneighbourhood energy utility

http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Faculty/Research_Centres/ISIS/Resources/~/media/AEE7D705491345178C4568992FB87658.ashx

Results – Urban Design Guidelines

Lisätietoa OPUS hankkeesta

http://opushanke.wordpress.com/

Pekka Malinenhankkeen vastuullinen johtaja

pekka.malinen@aalto.fi

Teemu Surakkahankkeen projektipäällikkkö

teemu.surakka@aalto.fi