phandrosis Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Now I'm on my phone so this'll be a little sloppy. I was doing my daily round of Tokyo 2020 research just to see what's up, and I noticed this article (http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201409120045) that show student designs for the permanent and temporary venues, all made with local lumber. Of course this brings risk of fire, especially during earthquakes, is a danger but preventive measures can be taken and wood itself is cheaper than the amount of metal that would be used. What caught my interest were the pictures! Now these are in no way the final designs, but it kind of gives you an image of what kind of design we might see in 2020. I'll post correctly cropped images once I get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Too bad it looks stunningly gorgeous. This may be the worst idea I have ever heard next to constructing entire cities from wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I knew this event. I have free time to go to Tokyo this afternoon. Hope to upload the pics here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Too bad it looks stunningly gorgeous. This may be the worst idea I have ever heard next to constructing entire cities from wood. I expect they'll know better than to use wood for everything. Using it for some things like temporary seatings, velodrome track (kinda have to anyway), VIP boxes, parts of roofs, etc. If they want to keep them earthquake proof wood wont cut it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohooitsme83 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I actually wouldn't mind if all the venues were made of wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Timberize Tokyo 2020 pics . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Forgot... Olympic BMX Course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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phandrosis Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Timberize Tokyo 2020 pics . if they got rid of the seating post games it would look a lot like londons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsh Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Timberize Tokyo 2020 pics . Who has the idea of that model of an open vagina? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympicwetdreamin Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 ^^A little too mesh-y don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.bernham Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 ^^A little too mesh-y don't you think? I would love to see it wet...you know cause wood gets darker when wet or is it lighter I can't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palette86 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Who has the idea of that model of an open vagina? An architect of team timberize and some University professors.To me this looks like heart.I noticed this sample wasn't timerized but metalized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted March 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 This is kinda old news, but it hasn't been posted here yet. A while ago (2014) the design for the Olympic Village was released by the TMG. (source: SCC http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1729594 ) "The athletes village will consist of 23 buildings in 4 areas which will all will be between 14 and 17 floors tall." "After the games the area will be transformed into a residential area. 2 towers will be added, both with 50 floors, a shopping center and a school." http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2014/12/DATA/20ocja00.pdf Construction is to begin in 2016. The village will also be the first "Hydrogen Town" (source: SSC http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1729594&page=2 ) The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided that the Athletes’ Village for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be made into a “hydrogen town” where electricity and hot water are supplied through hydrogen energy, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.After the Tokyo Olympics are over, the electricity and hot water generated with hydrogen energy are expected to be furnished to a school, and commercial and other facilities to be constructed on the village site.The plan is set to be the largest experiment employing the new energy source. The Tokyo government hopes to take advantage of the 2020 Olympics as an opportunity to advance the realization of a society based on hydrogen energy.Hydrogen filling stations will be constructed by 2020 in the Harumi district of Chuo Ward, Tokyo, where the Athletes’ Village will also be located, according to a conceptual plan by the metropolitan government and others.Pipes will be laid around the village to distribute hydrogen to housing facilities, training centers, cafeterias and others. Fuel cells installed at each station will generate electricity and heat through the reaction of hydrogen and oxygen in the air.The pipes will be also used to charge the fuel cells of buses used to transport athletes and others during the event.About 17,000 athletes and other guests will stay in the Athletes’ Village, which will be the site of 22 accommodation buildings with 14 to 17 floors each. The housing facilities will be converted into condominiums or rental apartments for the general public after the Olympics. Two 50-story residential high-rises, a commercial complex and a school will be constructed in the area to establish a town with a population of about 10,000.This month, the metropolitan government is set to begin accepting applications from private firms that want to submit business development plans for the Athletes’ Village. The proposals will be required to incorporate the use of hydrogen energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinXTC Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Who has the idea of that model of an open vagina? hah! I guess vaginas are the new trend in sports venue architecture! Like that one in Qatar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 http://tokyo2020.jp/jp/organising-committee/procurement/index.html From what I can tell, the Organizing Committee is beginning to reach out for architectural designs for the new venues. In this case, the Ariake Gymnastics Arena is up for grabs by architects with applications being accepted from 4/14 to 4/30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 FINALLY. Here are the first offical venue designs. Say what you will, but they do have that little bit of traditional architecture but mixed with modern, and I personally like them. Here is the Ariake Arena, host of indoor Volleyball. It will have 15,000 seats in Olympic Mode and 12,700 in legacy. Not too bad. It will cost ~299 million US dollars . It will be completed in December 2019. There's no start date yet, which makes sense since they're still bidding for contractors. And here's the Olympic Aquatics Center. It will have 20,000 seats in Olympic Mode and, as they always planned, the design will allow for 75% of the seats to be temporary leaving a legacy capacity of 5,000. The price will be ~445 million USD. It will be completed in December 2019 as well. I got these from SSC, but here's the article that was linked. http://www.kensetsunews.com/?p=54767 The article also talks about the rowing/canoe course (appropriately named Sea Forest Water Stadium) but provides no pictures, which is understandable given it's a rectangle of water in the middle of Tokyo Bay with some temporary seats. It will apparently only cost around 812,000 USD to ensure that the water will be calm enough for these events. No mention on spectator capacity though. I cannot figure out the architect from the article, but it appears that the contractor bidding will start in a few days and go into January for specific parts such as electrics and plumbing. They do talk about the construction techniques. What I can pick up is that both arenas are going to be constructed similarly. Something about a shell method, which I can only assume means building the concrete structure and throwing the roof and sidings on after. Get excited for more renders!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Edit: I actually found more renders by scowering the internet. Here I have the Aquatics Center in Olympic and Legacy mode... ...and the Sea Forest Water Stadium! These must have come in a press release or something, so if anyone can find more please post them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohooitsme83 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Very clean. Very Japanese. I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikarus360 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Now this is the japanese simplistic yet modern architecture I was expecting. I really hope the main Olympic stadium ends up having a similar style to these venues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 I like how they're trying to retain as much green space as possible with these new venues. It's not a concrete jungle like a lot of Olympic Parks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted October 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 As more of the press release trickles out, I found this render of the interior of the Olympic Aquatics Center. I think it looks really nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 /\/\ How different is that from the last SIX...TEN Natatoria? It's the same...two pools...audience stands on the side, etc. Nothing special about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woohooitsme83 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 /\/\ How different is that from the last SIX...TEN Natatoria? It's the same...two pools...audience stands on the side, etc. Nothing special about that. But the key difference is that it wasn't designed by Hadid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phandrosis Posted January 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Interior of Ariake Arena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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