New images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today show the strong progress being made in the construction of the Olympic Village with three of the eleven residential plots now structurally completed.
The Olympic Village, which lies adjacent to the Olympic Park, will accommodate athletes and officials during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the Games the Village will deliver the legacy of 2,800 new homes for east London across 11 residential plots. Construction work began on site in summer 2008 with the first residential plot completed in October last year. A further two residential plots, comprising nearly 600 new homes, have now also been structurally completed.
Work will now begin on the external cladding of the buildings, allowing work on the internal fit-out of the buildings to start later this year. Along with the structural completion of the first three residential plots, construction work is also well underway on the remaining eight residential plots with more than 2,800 people now working on the Olympic Village site.
ODA Chief Executive David Higgins said: 'The sheer scale of the Olympic Village development means this will become one of the busiest parts of our construction programme in 2010 and the completion of a further two residential plots keeps us firmly on track. The Village is already making its mark on the changing landscape of east London and these new images show the legacy of quality new homes for Londoners taking shape.'
The 11 residential plots in the Olympic Village are each made up of six to eight buildings built in a rectangular layout around a traditional courtyard area. After 2012, the Village will leave a lasting legacy for east London including:
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
New parklands, courtyards and open space
- Courtyard areas with gardens, play areas and open space
- 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
Triathlon Homes (a joint venture company established by First Base and housing associations Southern Housing Group and East Thames Group) have purchased 1,379 of the new homes in the Olympic Village which will become available as affordable housing after 2012. The aim is to create affordable, high quality homes for local people which are intrinsic to the regeneration of the area and to ensure a successful legacy for Stratford and the wider east London community after the Games.
Notes to editors:
1. The latest photos of construction work on the Olympic Village site can be downloaded from:
http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/locog?nav=pr1328988302. Design images of the Olympic Village can be downloaded from:
http://mm.gettyimages.com/mm/nicePath/locog?nav=pr1261380363. The Olympic Village webcams can be viewed at
http://www.london2012.com/plans/olympic-park/webcams/index.php4. Lend Lease is the development and construction manager for the Athletes’ Village.
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The construction of the venues and infrastructure of the London 2012 Games is funded by the National Lottery through the Olympic Lottery Distributor, The Department for Culture, Media and Sport, the Mayor of London and the London Development Agency.
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