Synopsis
Some of the challenges faced by Robert Bird Group and The Design Team during the design and construction of the Olympic and Paralympic Village are summarised.
The Olympic and Paralympic Village consists of 2818 apartments in 11 plots and were built to accommodate over 17 000 athletes as part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. After the Games the plots will be converted into a residential community, which will contribute to the overall regeneration of the Stratford area of London.
The production of an efficient design solution to enable configuration of the development in two modes; the Olympic and Paralympic Village and subsequently, private and social housing units, was key to the successful delivery of this project. This process occurred during the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, which lead to specific implications for design and procurement.