The Athletes’ Village, which lies adjacent to the Olympic Park and Stratford City sites, will accommodate athletes during the Olympic and Paralympic Games and will leave the legacy of thousands of new homes after 2012.

ODA Chairman John Armitt said: 'Providing a world-class Village will play a crucial role in helping athletes deliver record-breaking performances in 2012 but we are also focussing on creating Gold-medal-standard housing in legacy.

'By aiming for the highest standards in design, sustainability and construction we will ensure the Village is a high-quality asset for the public-sector that delivers a lasting legacy for east London.'

Sebastian Coe, Chairman of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: 'Sport is at the heart of the London 2012 Games and it is important to make sure all athletes are in a comfortable and relaxed environment so that they can prepare for one of the biggest sporting moment of their lives.  Every athlete spends a considerable amount of their time at the Village and we have consulted our Athletes' Committee to ensure that we think about and meet athlete needs.  The Village will be one of the key features of the Olympic Park and it will also leave a legacy for the community afterwards.'

LOCOG and the ODA today outlined the plans and designs for the world-class Athletes’ Village in Games-time and legacy. The Village will feature:

Notes to Editors

The latest images of the Village designs and construction work can be downloaded from: http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/locog?nav=pr126008978

Lend Lease is the development and construction manager for the Athletes’ Village.
 
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New Homes for Londoners

• 2,818 new homes in legacy including 1,379 affordable homes
• Family housing with nearly 1,000 three and four bed homes
• 11 residential blocks, each roughly the same size as a football pitch
• Each residential block made up of 6 – 8 buildings built in a square layout around a traditional courtyard area

First-class accommodation for athletes in 2012

• 11 residential blocks with 17,000 beds
• Each residential block managed as a hotel with athletes’ apartments to include lounge areas
• Open recreational space for athletes including a jogging area and a Central Park area – ‘the green lung’ of the Village - based on a typical British village green

New parklands, courtyards and open space

• Courtyard areas in the middle of each residential block will include gardens, play areas and open space,
• Courtyards will be 2,400 square metres in size – the equivalent to four tennis courts
• More than 10 hectares of new parks and open space
• New public squares, tree-lined streets, and landscaped courtyards
  

Education and community facilities

• Multi-use community facilities
• A world-class education campus, Chobham Academy, with 1,800 places for students aged 3-19

Sustainable design and architectural quality

• Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4
• Retail and commercial units to target BREEAM ‘excellent’ standard of design
• Range of architects involved from the UK and Europe
• Various building facades to create diverse architecture
• Usable, functional, light spaces and open plan layouts

Strong progress on construction

• The first residential buildings starting to rise out of the ground with building now underway on seven out of the eleven residential blocks
• Earthworks starting on new education campus, Chobham Academy
• Work well underway to install new roads, bridges and utilities networks between the sites of the new housing blocks.