Calgary City Centre Design Guidelines

The Guidelines are intended to provide clear direction for designers, developers, and property owners, and will be used as an assessment tool during the design review process for new development.

The Guidelines:

• Aspire to the highest level of urban design excellence and contribute to a livable downtown by encouraging thoughtful approaches to mixed use development, optimizing sun exposure, providing strong street definition, and ensuring pedestrian-friendly street and park interfaces; and,
• Provide specific recommendations for the following major topics relevant to Calgary’s urban structure: street level interaction, public realm and heritage interface, Plus 15 connectivity, streetwall definition, building massing and articulation, upper building level impacts, and site access.