the kit
About Abou ut
The ‘Kit’
responds to the dilemma of “what will happen after the Olympics are done?” This approach refuses to acce pt the legacy of the Olympics to be treated as a mixed- use, after-use facility, relic or an extinguished flame. It is a versatile module of components that, when assembled, make s up programs that compose and are
enough to cater to the required sporting events and desired venue. The kit is based on the idea that the
Youth Olympic Games’ facilities can be generated to
ed, transported, and repaired-if
Concept
Site Plan 1:1000
compliment any given site, can be speedily constructed, deconstruct-
need.
Features
Transportable
Recyclable
Customizable
Easy to Construct
Components
Contents 1:200
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Unfolding the Kit 1:200
Push Out
Pull Down
Cost Benefit Comparison Cost of Kit Shipping Container
Beijing 2008
ETFE Sheets
Bird’s Nest
Steel Members
1.22 billion 290 million
London 2012
12.5 billion
Shipping Costs Section Through Typical Pavilion 1:200 Initial Cost of Facility Shipping Container (The Kit)
Shipping Container
0.0414 million
Beijing National Stadium
Refreshments Pavilion Area Coverage (sq.m.) Shipping Container (The Kit) Beijing National Stadium
x 588 =
3 600 000 000
58 800 000
1 250 000 000 tons
632 tons
Over the lifecycle of the container (25 years) it will cost 58.8 million euro including initial cost of 0.0414 million plus shipping and labour every two years, wheras the Bird’s Nest (or equivalent building) will cost 3.6 billion euro (290 million every Olympics).
Cost of Facility Adjusted to Include Equal Area Coverage Shipping Container (The Kit) Beijing National Stadium
Construction of Venues Carbon Footprint of Facility Adjusted to Include Equal Area Coverage
1.12 Megatons
Beijing 2008
London 2012 Construction
0.1 Megatons 0.16 Megatons
Shipping Container (The Kit) Beijing National Stadium
Swimming Pavilion
Shipping Container
0.086 tons
Skating Pavilion