Karo is delighted to learn that we have been selected to be the wayfinding consultant for the nine-block private land portion of the South East False Creek Community Development and Olympic Village, a world-class Vancouver waterfront that will define the city’s future. The project is being termed "Canada's sustainable urban village" and at the time of purchase by Millenium Developments was the highest price paid for a similar sized development parcel in the entire country.
Karo will be creating wayfinding and sign standards for the "Millennium Water" development, a mixed use community made up of 1,100 LEED silver standard residential units in eight buildings.
The "Millennium Water" development represents cutting edge environmentally friendly technology some of which are unique on the planet. Water will be recycled, heating and cooling costs will be reduced and parts of the community will be the first in BC to generate as much energy as they use. This area also includes commercial space, a LEED gold standard community centre, and the historic Salt Building. Prior to being made available to the public, the residences will serve as the Olympic Village for athletes competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.