Youth Olympic Village (Buenos Aires)
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The Youth Olympic Village is an Olympic Village built for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the district of Villa Soldati, a southern neighborhood of Buenos Aires. The village also hosted the closing ceremony.
It is located within the limits of the City Park, next to the Roca Park and the . It consists of 1440 new apartments on 32 six-storeys buildings, totaling around 160.000 m2. During the YOG the village hosted 7500 people, 30% of which were be located in 40m2 apartments, with 4 beds, 2 bedrooms and one bathroom; while the other 70 lived on 65m2 apartments, with 6 beds, 3 bedrooms and two bathrooms.[1]
The design of the buildings of the Olympic Village was the result of six architectural competitions: five for the housing sector and a sixth for the . Each housing module includes elements of all the winning projects, this way the village achieves the architectural diversity of a big city.[2]
The first foundation stone for the Athletes' Village was laid on May 6, 2016 and it should be finished by December, 2017.[3]
This area can be reached by Premetro tram at Cecilia Grierson station, or by the southern Metrobus line.
References[]
- ^ "Viviendas para la Villa Olímpica". Buenos Aires Ciudad. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ Ángeles Castro (2015-06-03). "Comenzaron los trabajos para construir la villa olímpica en el Parque Roca". La Nación. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
- ^ Dan Palmer. "Argentina's President promises "great party" at Buenos Aires 2018". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
- Venues of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Olympic Parks
- Olympic Villages