Previous examples demonstrate that post-Game rebuilding can become shortcuts to the local urban problems. After all, Olympic Games are expensive and governments would love to remedy the bills by making use of the built structures. The Harumi Flag is not the first Olympic village turning into a residential unit. An estimated move-in date is expected for late March 2024. Located about 2 miles from the Ginza CBD, the temporary accommodation for the 11,656 athletes will be transformed into a huge waterside residential complex with 5,632 apartments and facilities including schools, parks and commercials. Gradually transforming into another area of high-rises, the redevelopment of this artificial island will likely be bolstered by the post-Olympic renovation. In the 80s, it became the site of some large-scale events and festivals while some industrial buildings still stood. The site, Harumi Futo, used to be a dockland where trading goods were unloaded and entered railway transportation starting from the post-war 1950s. Interior render of the 95TYPE apartment in Harumi Flag, image via 31sumai Rebuild to earn back: Tokyo (2020)Īfter their sale was paused in 2019 due to the outbreak of Covid-19, apartments in the former Tokyo Olympic Village are now anticipated to once again be put for sale beginning in mid-November 2021. This resulted in buyers failing to mortgage their apartments and possibly paying repairing fees themselves as the government funding for removing the claddings might not be enough to cover all of them. The Village was discovered to have its cladding partly built in the same deadly material as that of the Grenfell Tower. Well before the Games there were plans for apartments in East Village to be advertised and sold as modern homes ranging from one-bedroom- to four-bedroom-apartment with nice view and immediate access to the Olympic Park.Įverything went smoothly until last year. At that time, not only were the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the East Village built, but all adjacent streets and blocks’ façade were also refurbished to make Stratford appear decent when welcoming visitors from all around the world. London used their successful bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games as an opportunity to redevelop the entire neighborhood of Stratford. The afterlives of previous olympic villages also hint at ways that architects and local government can cooperate and negotiate for giving back to the community with a limited budget.Īerial photo of the East Village, photo by EG Focus on Flickr Rebuild to Boost the Local Economy: London (2012) Historic case studies of post-games Olympic Village transformation around the world may offer some clues. Now, as the Games have come to a close, the question remains of how these 21 buildings can be given a second life that may benefit the local community, economy and urban landscape. It temporarily accommodated more than 11 thousand athletes and provided them with everything they may have needed for a long visit: from a post office to a 24/7 dining hall to the scenic spot, a playground shaped like a pirate ship. As a large scale project in central Tokyo, the Tokyo Olympic Village cost an estimated $2 billion to build. However, while the design of the ‘anti-sex’ cardboard beds reigned in the headlines, less often mentioned was the design of the village itself. Learn more and register >Īs the 2020 Tokyo Games approached (in July 2021), the Olympic Village became a focal point of discussion. Judging for the 11th A+Awards is now underway! While awaiting the Winners, prepare for the upcoming Architizer Vision Awards, honoring the best architectural photography, film, visualizations, drawings, models and the talented creators behind them.
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