In taking our final look at the SEFC and Vancouver Olympic Village developments for the next little while, we've come across a few more interesting details about the project. (Click map for a larger version).
First, the Globe and Mail recently reported (subscription required) that the New York-based architect who had been hired to design portions of the Olympic Village has been dumped. It turns out, he wanted to make the SEFC site look like a 'French classical fishing village'.
Next, it's worth noting that many of the rezoning approvals for the SEFC site require developers to allocate 25% of new residential units for families.
Developers must also build to LEED Silver standard, although the Millenium Group has committed to achieving Gold standard on the Olympic Village site.
And lastly, there's some interesting information in each of the rezoning applications regarding Olympics-related security.
Should buildings on parcels 2, 3, 4 and 7 be completed prior to 2010, residents may occupy those units, although VANOC security may erect barriers, etc. to safeguard the Olympic Village.
For those properties that look directly onto the Olympic Village site - namely parcels 5 and 6, and a portion of parcel 4 - occupancy of these buildings will not be permitted until March 12th, 2010, about two weeks after the Olympic Games are finished.
Furthermore, should the building sites still be under construction during the Olympics, all buildings will have to be locked down by January 12th 2010, and construction activity will have to cease until March 12th, 2010.
For a closer look at one of the Olympic Security clauses, link to the zoning application for parcel 5 here (lind to pdf, see pages 27-29).
Postscript: Pricetags has the full Globe and Mail story here.
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