OLYMPIC GAMES 2028 IN THE NETHERLANDS OeverZaaijer architecture and urbanism, and Kondor Wessels Real Estate have presented a new plan for the Olympic Games 2028 in Amsterdam at the Provada exhibition 2010 in the RAI Amsterdam. The idea is to use the IJ in Amsterdam as the most sustainable location to organize the Olympic Games. For that purpose a majestic bridge will be built between Java Island and Amsterdam North. Around and in the IJ practically all events will take place and cruise ships can provide the necessary hotel accommodation.
THE SUSTAINABLE GAMES The Olympic Games have to be compact games in the heart of the city. Large parts of the Olympic programme can become part of a permanent, sustainable residential area and work area on the banks of the IJ. Special buildings, sports facilities, new connecting roads and extension of public transport, boulevards and other public services on the water. And last but not least, there will be a new perception of the IJ.
THE OLYMPIC BRIDGE The Olympic Bridge is the heart of the Olympic town on and around the IJ. It consists of an Olympic village where sportspeople will be hosted, and the ceremony square where sports- people and visitors can meet. “The Bridge”, a building across the IJ, is the symbol of the Games. The village is part of the new town on the northern banks, an urban and green area at the same time. Public services, including training facilities and parking on the first couple of floors create a raised park on the water. The buildings above it, that differ in heigth, are a combination of work and residential buildings. The Bridge is a vertical town. It combines functions such as public squares and small front offices, hotels, retail and a media centre.
TERRA Terra is situated in the western part of Java Island, an attraction based on the principle ‘education by entertainment’. In this building the creation, the history and the importance of the planet will be explained. Themes such as the “big bang”, “deep sea”, minerals and the climatic threat, but also the beauty of the earth will be dealt with and experienced in an interactive way. During the Olympic Games Terra and the quay will function as the nerve centre for the Olympic Games.
RECYCOLYMPICS Many sports divisions will be temporary in the floating Olympic town in the IJ. Stadiums and sports centres can be built elsewhere and then be transported to the destination. Cruise ships can function as temporary hotels, the Olympic Stadium can be pulled down and recycled or it can be used again somewhere else in the world four years later. The services we can use in the new town on the IJ will remain.
