The basic premise of the intercultural city is to facilitate cooperative mixing between diverse populations as mixing can enhance social cohesion between people of different cultures. Public spaces within urban neighborhoods have been identified as one area affecting the creation of intercultural communities. The main purpose of my research was to determine which design attributes support interactions among diverse populations, and how those design attributes can used to promote intercultural communities. For the research, I selected Varsity Courts of University of Calgary as the case study. In this study, I conducted document analysis, observations and interviews as research methods. Through the analysis, three main design attributes that support interactions among diverse populations were revealed. These are: removing barriers to providing safety and security, improving accessibility and visibility, and improving variety or multiplicity of uses with in public spaces. The study methods also highlighted “providing play spaces” as a key design feature in supporting interactions among users of all age groups.