NYC - Olympic Village
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Following are the five finalists...click on any one below to view individual pages featuring information plus photos. Main Olympic Village Design Page
The following text The Village On The Beach. The Olympic and post-Olympic Village
deserves intensity and visibility.We propose achieving this by dividing
the given plot into two radical, synergetic elements: one empty,
one full. An urban public space at the river faces a dense urban
neighborhood: the Village on the Beach. Differentiating the towers in program and appearance creates a collection that stimulates a sense of individuality and belonging. The ground level of the towers contain lobbies, parking entrances, and spaces for public functions. The higher floors house apartments with varying floor plate sizes and incorporate private and public gardens. Living spaces surround atria with sports elements that “open up” the towers. Slender toward the top and slightly tilted, the buildings allow for views from and to the towers more inland. At some occasions these tilting acts connect (“kiss”) neighboring towers. This leads to a three-dimensional group of differentiated, weaving, polite towers that echo the Olympic Spirit and challenge the current Manhattan tower typology. One block is kept empty at the waterfront, surrounded by the weaving towers: an Olympic Plaza.
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