Paris' Olympic village was designed to be more sustainable than any other Olympic village before it, in that it provides 16,000 beds and 40,000 meals every day to both Olympians and Paralympians, all of whom can train within 20 minutes maximum of the site and can compete for Olympic medals within 30 minutes of where they sleep.
The 2024 Olympics village is spread across three towns called Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen and l'Ile-Saint-Denis in the northern part of Paris, about 6 miles (9 km) from the city centre, on the banks of the river Seine.
It's situated on 53 hectares of land (about 330,000 square meters) that was a mixture of industrial units and derelict buildings—that Le Monde called industrial wasteland—that will, from 18 July onwards house both the Olympians and the Paralympians and members of their sporting entourage, expected to total almost 15,000 and 9,000 athletes respectively. Both the Olympians and the Paralympians will use the same Olympic village.
The Olympic village in Paris cost $1.85 billion to build and unsurprisingly, is the largest single-site construction project in France.
The village has been designed with one thing in mind; to be able to house local residents in the same buildings, with the minimum of refits necessary, after the athletes leave.
What's more, as Paris is trying to be one of the most sustainable Olympic games ever, it's crucial that the village conforms to the 2016 Paris Agreement in terms of meeting climate change goals—the village meets all the needs of a modern neighborhood with the right mix of supermarkets, green spaces, offices, health providers and transport—two schools are being built in the neighborhood and 6,000 residents will move in.
For the athletes, there's a giant canteen seating 3,500 people that'll rotate its menu every eight days, meeting the dietary requirements of all athletes and staff—NBC reports that there will be a French spin and athletes can expect lots of omelettes and, if the training diet allows, pastries. It's expected that 40,000 meals will be served daily and there will also be lots of 'grab and go' points where athletes can eat on the fly, but there will be no alcohol provided.
They'll be a shopping mall including a hairdresser's and a post office, as well as a 24-hour fitness centre and a place to chill out with everyone else. As it's been designed to conform to 2050 European cities, there will be plenty of water features and greenery (which are intended to future-proof against any impacts of climate change). Low-carbon concrete has been used and all buildings below 28 meters in height are made out of wood—75% of construction materials are recycled and the village has been designed to withstand the very hot summers planned to 2050
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