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Overview
As the Best Bid for the Athletes, San Francisco 2012 has designed a state-of-the-art, environmentally sustainable Olympic Village that will cater to every need of the 2012 Olympians and Paralympians and leave a much-needed legacy of over 2,500 units of new transit-accessible housing for the people of the San Francisco Bay Area after the Games.
The Olympic Village at Moffett Field sits at the heart of the Ring of Gold, with 92% of all competition sites within 32 miles, and over half within 16 miles (exceeding IOC guidelines). The Olympic Village will be located adjacent to the International Broadcast Center and just a few minutes from Stanford Olympic Park-site of Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Athletics, Swimming and more. With unique Village features like the California Plazas, the Athlete Family Reception Area and nightly Olympian entertainment-improvements in our Village plan suggested through interviews with hundreds of Olympians-San Francisco 2012's Olympic Village reflects our athlete-driven, athlete-centered bid.
A unique partnership of Bay Area developers, planners, sustainable design experts, environmentalists, affordable housing developers and elected and government leaders have come together to create the Olympic Village plan and provide a model of sustainability-and athlete convenience-for the Bay Area and the Olympic Movement.
To experience our vision for the Olympic Village, click here.
Theme Team
This theme team was led by Tom Quaglia of the Riding Group and Olympian, Co-Chair of BASOC's Executive Committee and development consultant Mike Bruner. The team included Palo Alto City Manager Frank Benest; Mark Jordan of Waterkeepers, Carl Honaker of the Tech Museum of Innovation, Rich Kelly, Rodger Rickard, Slam Dunk Networks, and from EDAW Inc. -- Allen Folks, Jacinta McCann, and Mark Winsor.
Where will the Olympic Village be located?
The village will be located at Moffett Field naval Air Station, on 75 acres of former military housing (near Mountain View). In addition, BASOC has budgeted for several Satellite Villages located close to other sports venues.
What services will the Village provide?
In addition to elite training facilities, the village will provide everything from a religious center and multi-cultural library to restaurants and a Cyber-Café so athletes can communicate with family and friends around the world.
What will happen to the Village after the Game?
Post-Olympics, the Village will be used as affordable housing for seniors, teachers and law enforcement officers. In addition, some of the training facilities will be used for schools.
Key Highlights
- The Olympic Village for the San Francisco Bay Area Olympic Games will be a self-sustaining, high-density urban village with consideration to the highest quality of life standards.
- Designed around a central core, the Olympic Village will offer convenience to services and transportation for athletes and future residents.
- The Olympic Village will offer outstanding conditions for athletes to prepare for and compete in the Olympic Games and associate with other athletes from around the world.
- The design features off-grid power sustainability, a self-contained sewer system, on-site storm retention and building materials approved by the Green Building Council.
- The Olympic Village will be a model for other developments in the region and around the world by meeting the needs of modern, urban residents in an economical, environmentally sustainable fashion.
For more information on the Olympic Village:
Contact Tom Quaglia of the Riding Group at 408-999-0132 or kriding@ridinggroup.com, Mike Bruner at 408-446-9506 or mike@bruner.com or Jacinta McCann at EDAW at 415-433-1484 or mccannj@edaw.com
For media inquiries, please contact Tony Winnicker, BASOC, 650-856-2234 or 415-305-5617/ winnicker@yahoo.com or Kim Braun, Ketchum Communications, 415-984-2282/ kim.braun@ketchum.com.
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