Boston 2024 Olympic Village Proposal

EXISTING: WHARF GRID

EXISTING: INNOVATION DISTRICT GRID

EXISTING: INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SCALE

EXISTING: WATER’S EDGE

PROPOSAL: WHARF GRID

PROPOSAL: INNOVATION DISTRICT GRID

PROPOSAL: INDUSTRIAL BUILDING SCALE

PROPOSAL: WATER’S EDGE

2024 OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE LAYERED WATERFRONT NETWORK ANTHONY WOLFF, CHRIS DRINAN, CURTIS ROBINSON, JILL LODOR, COLIN CARR

2024 OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE LAYERED WATERFRONT NETWORK

OLYMPIC VILLAGE PROPOSAL

ANTHONY WOLFF, CHRIS DRINAN, CURTIS ROBINSON, JILL LODOR, COLIN CARR “NEW COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS TO THE EXISTING GRIDS”

“COMPLIMENTARY NETWORK OF BUILDINGS AND PATHS TO INTEGRATE THE SITE WITH THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.”

ALL NETWORKS

“UNIFIED COMMUNITY ORGANIZED AROUND AN AXIAL OLYMPIC BOULEVARD”

“CREATE A NEW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OF THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT”

THE 2024 SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES REQUIRES UNIQUE AND SECURE HOUSING FOR ATHLETES, WHILE ALSO PROVIDING AMENITIES TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR OLYMPIC VILLAGE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO CREATE A NEW COMMUNITY THAT CONNECTS TO THE EXISTING NETWORK OF THE DEVELOPING SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT AREA.

THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SITE POSE MANY PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES. AS IS, THE SITE IS ISOLATED FROM THE REST OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AREA BY FENCING AND FROM A DEVELOPMENTAL STANDPOINT. THE AREA WE ARE PROPOSING AS THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE IS A FLAT SITE THAT IS ALMOST COMPLETELY UNDEVELOPED. THIS MASSIVE OPEN LOT SPEAKS TO THE LARGE SCALE AND THE INDUSTRIAL NATURE OF THE AREA. WE ANALYZED THESE OBSTACLES AND ARE PROPOSING A DESIGN THAT SOLVES THESE VARIOUS ISSUES

BY CREATING A COMPLIMENTARY NETWORK OF BUILDINGS AND PATHS TO INTEGRATE THE SITE WITH THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT.

THIS DESIGN IS BASED OFF THE GRID OF THE EXISTING AREA AND FROM THE GRID OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT. WE USED THIS INFORMATION AS GUIDELINES TO LAY THE FOUNDATIONS OF NETWORKS OF GREEN SPACES, PATHWAYS, AND BUILDINGS FOR THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE. THE NETWORK OF BUILDINGS CREATES A UNIFIED COMMUNITY ORGANIZED AROUND AN AXIAL OLYMPIC BOULEVARD THAT DRAWS THE WATER INTO THE SITE. THE BOULEVARD IS FLANKED BY LARGE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AND MIXED USE BUILDINGS WITH RETAIL ON THE LOWER LEVELS. THE PROGRAM OF THIS BOULEVARD AXIS AND THE WATER ELEMENT IMPROVE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE SITE WITH THE EXISTING WATER’S EDGE. THE MIXED USE NATURE OF THE DESIGN, ALONG WITH THE NETWORK OF GREEN SPACES WILL ALSO HELP AIDE FOR THE RE-PURPOSING OF THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE AS A RESIDENTIAL LEGACY.

AFTER THE OLYMPIC GAMES, WE ENVISION THE AREA TO BE REUSED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DORMITORIES FOR UMASS BOSTON, LOCATED JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE SITE. THE CURRENT PROPOSAL CALLS FOR HOUSING FOR 14,000 PEOPLE, AND WE SEE THIS AS BEING A SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE. THE INNOVATION DISTRICT IS AN INDUSTRIAL AREA, BUT THERE ARE CURRENTLY SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION THAT PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF UNITS FOR THE AREA. THESE PROJECTS WILL HELP TO CREATE A NEW RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT OF THE SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT.

BUILDING NETWORK

GREEN SPACE NETWORK

PROPOSED SITE SCALE 1”=100’ WATER NETWORK

PEDESTRIAN CIRCULATION

2024 OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE LAYERED WATERFRONT NETWORK ANTHONY WOLFF, CHRIS DRINAN, CURTIS ROBINSON, JILL LODOR, COLIN CARR

GREEN SPACES

C

THIS PLOT OF LAND IS ONE OF THE FIRST VISUAL KEYS INTO OUR OLYMPIC PROPOSAL, AND BECAUSE OF THAT REASONING THE BUILDING DESIGNED IS TO HOUSE GROUP AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THE LARGE BUILDING REACHES OUT TOWARDS BOTH OF THE MAIN ENTRY POINTS WE HAVE LOCATED IN OUR SITE ANALYSIS AND CIRCULATION DIAGRAM. THIS IS TO CREATE A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO GATHER. ANOTHER PRIMARY CONCEPT WAS TO GIVE THE BUILDING AN IDENTITY, BOTH AS A LOCAL BUILDING AND ON A GRANDER SCALE FOR AN OLYMPIC IDENTITY. THIS IS ADDRESSED IN THE MATERIAL CHOICE FOR THE DESIGN, AND THE SEPARATION OF TWO DISTINCT AREAS: ONE FOR ATHLETICS AND TRAINING AND THE OTHER FOR LOUNGING AND GATHERING

GYMNASIUM AQUATICS

B

LOCKER ROOMS

LOBBY

KITCHEN

A

OFFICES

A

LOBBY

CAFE

LOUNGE

VIEW FROM BEHIND HARPOON BREWERY

B

RETAIL

LOBBY SEATING

C

SITE PLAN 1/32” = 1’-0”

SECTION A 1/16” = 1’-0”

SECTION B 1/16” = 1’-0”

2024 OLYMPIC VILLAGE: THE LAYERED WATERFRONT NETWORK CHRIS DRINAN

VIEW FROM THE BOARDWALK

SECTION C 1/16” = 1’-0”

PARCEL LAYOUT

CULTURAL IDENTITY