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Vila Olímpica Barcelona

By JOSEP MARTORELL, ORIOL BOHIGAS, DAVID MACKAY, JOSEP PUIGDOMèNECH
In Barcelona, Spain

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Author JOSEP MARTORELL, ORIOL BOHIGAS, DAVID MACKAY, JOSEP PUIGDOMèNECH

City Barcelona

Country Spain

Year 1996

Program Waterfront District

Technical Info

Site area 720000 sqm

Gfa 0 sqm

Density 0 far

Population density 14000 inh/ha

Home Units: 1993

Jobs 0

Streetsroad: 0 %

Buildup: 0 %

NonBuild-up: 0 %

Residential 0 %

Business 0 %

Commercial 0 %

Civic 0 %

Description

It is the first seafront Olympic Village. It was originally built to house athletes during the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
The site was a former industrial area that was unused as industries moved away from the urban areas. The Olympic Village was an urban regeneration project for the region of El Poblenou.
The project aimed to create a lively waterfront mixed-use district. It was designed to reintroduce a connection with the sea, as the areas were previously inaccessible due to industrial activity.
The urban blocks follow the urban pattern that existed in Barcelona (the Eixample grid) combined with new influences from the Modernism Movement.
A series of plazas, promenades and fountains create various points of leisure in the site.
Different architects were appointed for the various blocks, creating a variety in form and character.
21 resident centers were distributed throughout the site. They served as points where athletes could avail amenities such as laundry. They became a popular place for informal gatherings during the course of the Games.
2 wide avenues crossing the district form axes of the district and are planted with greenery.

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