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« Thread Started on Feb 24, 2008, 12:30pm »

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The first images of the £2bn Olympic Athletes’ Village development at Stratford City have been released as part of a public consultation on the scheme.

Developers Lend Lease and partners First Base and East Thames today started a public consultation on the masterplan, which will house more than 17,000 athletes and officials during the 2012 Games. The village will then be converted into a residential community of 3800 homes, of which at least 30% will be affordable housing.

The village will have 17,320 beds and provide each athlete with 16sqm floor space.
Each apartment will have a TV, internet access, a private courtyard.
The dining hall will cater for 5,500 athletes at a time.

Legacy

The Olympic Village Polyclinic will be converted into a lifelong learning centre for the east London community, with a nursery, primary and secondary schools.

The village will be converted into 3,600 apartments, most of them will be affordable housing.

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Re: 2012 Athletes Village
« Reply #1 on Mar 16, 2008, 10:57am »

Satellite of Athletes Village site before construction work began.
The flat looking part at the lower part of the pic is soil from the channel tunnel rail link tunnels.
In 2000 the whole area was a large industrial estate which was cleared.
The spoils from the channel tunnel building were then dumped here and landscaped raising the surface level by up to 14 meters.

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The box cut out at the bottom of the picture is Stratford International railway station.

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« Reply #2 on Apr 4, 2008, 4:04pm »

olympic village site march 2008

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« Reply #3 on Jun 4, 2008, 7:38am »

Work started on June 3rd 2008

Construction work has started on the Olympic Village keeping plans on track to deliver first-class accommodation for athletes and officials during the London 2012 Games, and leaving a lasting legacy of thousands of new homes in the heart of east London.

Beds for athletes and new homes for Londoners move closer as building work begins on programme

The announcement was made by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) and preferred development partner Lend Lease.

The Olympic Village will provide 17,000 beds for athletes and officials during the Olympic Games and 7,500 in the Paralympic Games. After 2012, it will leave the legacy of up to 3,500 new homes, many of which will be affordable, with the new communities supported by new parks, open space, community facilities and transport links.

Piling works are now underway on the Olympic Village site involve inserting concrete columns up to 24 metres in length into the soil to reinforce the ground where the first blocks of the Olympic Village will sit. The piling works will form the permanent foundations for the first blocks of the Olympic Village allowing works on the concrete substructure to start later in the summer.

David Higgins, ODA Chief Executive said: 'The start of construction on the Olympic Village is a significant milestone and maintains the progress and momentum of the project as we work through the financial arrangements. Given the challenging economic environment, we are in detailed discussions about the level of public investment in the Olympic Village. Clearly this will be a world-class development capable of delivering returns on any investment when the homes are sold after the Games.

'The Olympic Village is about more than just housing athletes during 2012, it will be an integral part of much wider regeneration, delivering new homes and community facilities in the heart of east London to ensure that the legacy of 2012 lives on for generations.'

Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: 'The Olympic Village is a key part of the project. It is a haven for athletes at Games-time and a good, comfortable environment helps them prepare to compete well, in the most important competition of their lives. Athletes’ needs are at the heart of all our plans. It is therefore very encouraging to see the Olympic Village making good progress.

'It is a compact Village and it is essential that we continue to work closely with the ODA and Lend Lease in developing the athletes’ accommodation during the Games to ensure that the most is made of all areas. The latest plans for the Olympic Village were recently presented to the IOC’s Coordination Commission and they were well received.'

Lend Lease Europe Chairman, Nigel Hugill, said: 'We were all quietly very determined to have cranes operating well before the start of the forthcoming Games in Beijing. Foundation piling for the first block of the Athletes' Village is now well underway.

'More than fifteen of the brightest architectural practices from the UK and mainland Europe are now commissioned. They are working flat out with our own delivery teams to a clear brief which provides for substantial offsite prefabrication. As well as what could ultimately be up to 3,500 high quality homes, the designs include a major new health facility and a brand new school for 1,800 local 4-18 year olds. We are far from complacent but we are certainly content with delivery progress to date.'

Olympic Village facts and figures:
28 buildings on the Olympic Village site have been demolished including the largest building on the Olympic Park site - the former Frigoscandia factory - and the tallest buildings on the site - the two 12 storey former University of East London buildings.
The Olympic Village will provide 17,000 beds for athletes and officials during the Olympic Games and 7,500 in the Paralympic Games.
After the Games up to 3,500 new homes will be left, with 30% as affordable housing.
Over 10 hectares of open space, including public squares and five parks will be created.
A new Primary Healthcare Centre and an Academy School will be built for use by legacy communities and will initially be used for Games time operations during the 2012 Games.
New transport facilities will be built including new bus routes, cycle lanes and pedestrian routes.

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« Reply #4 on Jun 20, 2008, 2:18pm »

The Olympic Village developments are listed as Zones 3,4,6 & 6 of Stratford City.
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From the ODA Planning site

Glenn Howells Architects plans for Building N15 in stratford City Zone 4 (Olympic Village)
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Eastern Elevation.
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Northern Elevation.
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Southern Elevation.
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Western Elevation.
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Re: 2012 Athletes Village
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]How Olympic village will look
Matthew Beard, Sports News Correspondent
08.01.09

NEW images of the £900million Olympic village in Stratford were released by the Olympic Delivery Authority today.

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The ODA said work on the 2,800-apartment project remained on track despite continued funding difficulties.

The ODA has already used £95million of contingency funds to bail out the scheme as developer LendLease and its banks struggled to find £450million in private funding.

Olympics chiefs are almost certain to ask for more cash this year for the village.

ODA chief executive David Higgins said: "These images show the progress we are making, keeping us on track to deliver new homes for Londoners together with parks, public squares and community facilities. Our discussions on the funding of the village are continuing."

Construction work on the Olympic village , which will comprise 11 residential blocks, started last May and has already become one of the busiest construction sites in London.

Work has begun on the village's "super-structure". The first above-ground vertical columns have been constructed to form the ground-floor level of the first residential buildings.

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