"Olympic Aftermath; Olympic Games as a catalyst for urban regeneration in Rotterdam"
The build program for the possible 2028 Olympic Games in the Netherlands were the starting point for this master thesis. The post-Olympic situation can be very beneficial for the host city, however in too many former Olympic cities the negative effects have taken over the positive effects in the long run. Empty unused stadiums, large debts and unpleasant public space turned out to be the result instead of an improved city.
In this plan, a new metro line forms the backbone of an integral urban regeneration plan in the weakest part of the weakest city in the Randstad, the economic center of the Netherlands, Rotterdam-Zuid.
Adjacent infrastructure, accommodation and sports facilities are planned in such a way that the livability and economic development of vulnerable, deprived neighborhoods in Rotterdam-Zuid are assured in the long run.
Graduation presentation Rotterdam Olympic Games 2028
1.
2. OLYMPIC AFTERMATH
OLYMPIC GAMES AS A CATALYST FOR
URBAN REGENERATION IN ROTTERDAM
Steven van der Sande
P5 presentation
2 November 2010
3. MOTIVATION
Olympic Park,
Melbourne,
Australia
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4. MOTIVATION
The Olympics are
increasingly considered a tool for
urban regeneration
with the intention to bring about
long-term development
for the host city and its region.
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5. MOTIVATION
“The Netherlands in 2028
is a country with a pleas-
ant social climate, suffi-
cient sports facilities and
a world-class mobility.
Hosting the Olympic and
Paralympic Games will be
no problem.” (NOC*NSF, 2009)
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14. PROBLEMFIELD
Unemployment rate in G4 2006
Utrecht 4.4%
Amsterdam 6.8%
the Hague 6.5%
Rotterdam 10.9%
Netherlands 5.5%
0% 1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10% 11% 12%
Average disposable income per
family in G4 2005
Utrecht 20.900
Amsterdam 20.300
the Hague 20.100
Rotterdam 18.700
Netherlands
0 2.500 5.000
20.500
7.500 10.000 12.500 15.000 17.500 20.000 22.500 25.000
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15. PROBLEMFIELD
Amsterdam North
The Hague
++
The Hague Utrecht
--
wing ++
Rotterdam
Southwing
--
Rotterdam
++ North
South
--
Rotterdam South
Weakest part of the weakest city in the weakest region of the Randstad
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16. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How can the spatial aspects involved in hosting
Olympic Games be used as a catalyst for urban
regeneration within the developments and
ambitions of the city of Rotterdam?
What are the spatial aspects involved in the organization of Olympic Games?
Which of the venues and accommodation can have an positive effect in
urban regeneration projects?
What are the long term spatial strategies in the city of Rotterdam?
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17. THEORY CONCLUSIONS
Conclusions and recommendations from the theory regarding
mega-event based urban regeneration:
- Always consider the local context;
- Scale of interventions must fit the local needs;
- Assure that the effects of interventions will be beneficial in the long run;
- Success of Olympic areas largely depends on how they are embedded in
the local context; it has to become part of daily life;
-Let the Games be the means,
but never a goal in itself.
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19. INFRASTRUCTURE
SPATIAL DEMAND AT
PEAK FLOW
=
up to 6 million
spectators
350.000
spectators a day
60.000 spectators
per hour peakflow
60.000/hour
1.500 cars per lane per hour
3 spectators per car
cars from 2 directions
7 car lanes
both directions
60 busses per lane per hour
85 spectators per bus
7 bus lanes
both directions
busses from 2 directions
6 tram directions
40 trams per lane per hour tracks
250 spectators per tram both
trams from 2 directions
30 metros per lane per hour
800 spectators per metro
1.25 track directions
both
lanes
metros from 2 directions
12 trains per lane per hour
1200 spectators per train 2 track lanes
both directions
trains from 2 directions
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21. ACCOMMODATION
HOTEL HOTEL
- permanent building perma
-
- permanent location perma
-
- permanent function perma
-
up to 6 million 6 million
up to350.000 350.000
spectators spectators
spectators a day
VILLAGE
spectators a day
VILLAGE
- permanent building perma
-
- permanent location perma
-
- temporary function tempo
-
CONTAINER CONTAINER
- temporary ‘buildings’tempo
-
- tempo
- temporary + permanent
- tempo
- temporary + permanent
70.000 beds 70.000 beds
32.000 beds 32.000 beds
for spectators for spectators
NOC/IF/Sponsors NOC/IF/Sponsors
35-40.000
rooms
35-40.000
15.500
rooms
15.500
rooms
CAMPINGGROUND
CAMPINGGROUND
for spectators NOC/IF/Sponsors
- tempo
- temporary + permanent
for spectators NOC/IF/Sponsors
- tempo
- temporary + permanent
- tempo
- temporary + permanent
CRUISESHIP CRUISESHIP
- temporary ‘buildings’tempo
-
21.000 beds 21.000 beds
18.000 beds 18.000 beds - tempo
Media Village OlympicVillage
Media Village Olympic Village - temporary + permanent
17.500 rooms 9.000 rooms - tempo
- temporary + permanent
17.500 rooms 9.000 rooms
Media Village Media Village
Olympic Village Olympic Village
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23. RECOMMENDATIONS
- Use existing city plans;
- The area must be accessible
by different means of transport;
- The post-Olympic
configuration must be of
a desirable scale;
- Post-Olympic program must be of use for
the local residents; there must be a reason to go B
there, a mixed program of functions;
- When the complex is
part of the daily route of local residents,
it will keep the complex lively. A
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24. ROTTERDAM HARDWARE
GLOBAL NETWORK NATIONAL NETWORK
EUROPEAN NETWORK
Rotterdam Schiphol Amsterdam
Airport Airport Central
0:12 0:19 0:35
AM2028
ROTTERD
CS
Paris Brussels Antwerp
2:36 1:11 0:30
London
4:08
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25. ROTTERDAM
Objectives
MAIN GOAL CITY VISION 2030
Rotterdam has a strong economy and is an attractive city to live in
ATTRACTIVE STRONG
C I T Y ECONOMY
House higher High educated Increase living Knowledge Leisure Mainport
incomes inhabitants environments
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26. LIVABILITY (VROM,2008)
DEVELOPMENT ‘98-’08
LIVABILITY 2008
Livability 2008 N Development of liveability ‘98-’08 N
ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM
Livability 2008
--- - +
N +++
Development of liveability ‘98-’08
-- 0 N
++
ROTTERDAM ROTTERDAM
----- - 0 + ++
+++ no records -- - 0 + ++ no records
available available
-- 0 ++ no records - + no records
available available
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27. POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
ROTTERDAM
Number of jobs reachable N
within reasonable time
Number of jobs reachable within
N
600.000+ 300.000+
reasonable time reach of 45-60min. Number of jobs reachable
within reasonable time 150.000+
450.000+
600.000+ 300.000+
450.000+ 150.000+
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28. ROTTERDAM SPORT PARADOX
Percentage of people that meets N
TOP idols SPORT
minimum standards of exersice
below average 59,2 - 61,1
52,5 - 55,4 57,3 - 59,2
49,7 - 52,5 54,4 - 57,3
46,8 - 49,7 above average
TOPSPORT SCHOOL
talent development
ROTTERDAM
49,6% UTRECHT
61,6% ROTTERDAM SPORTS
CLUB/ ROTTERDAM YEARLY SPORT EVENTS
FEDERATION
Sportfields 377 Rotterdam Marathon 2009 900.000 spectators
Sporthalls 114 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament 2009 107.000 spectators
THE HAGUE Swimming pools 18 Wednesday Night Skate 2009 67.000 spectators
57,0% Football stadiums 3 CHIO Equestrian 2009 55.000 spectators
Meet min. standards of exercise 49,6% World Port Tournament Baseball 2005 56.000 spectators
55,4%
AVERAGE FOR THE NETHERLANDS
AMSTERDAM
recreational sports
51,8%
ROTTERDAM 1 DAY EVENTS ROTTERDAM UNIQUE SPORT EVENTS
Rotterdam Marathon 2009 900.000 spectators Champions Trophy Hockey 2008
Summer Carnaval 2008 900.000 spectators World Championship Judo 2009
Bavaria City Race 2008 600.000 spectators World Championship Gymnastics 2010
Red Bull Airrace 2005 750.000 spectators Tour de France Cycling 2010
Volvo Ocean Race 2006 550.000 spectators World Championship Table Tennis 2011
European Championships Dressage 2011
European Championships Handball 2012
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29. RECOMMENDATIONS
ROTTERDAM
?
NEGATIVE IMAGE
BAD POSITION
ON HOUSING
MARKET
NO FRAGMENTED
APPROACH
HIGH
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
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30. STRATEGY GOAL
Safety
Social
Value
Income
Safety
Social
Value
Income
X South in decline 2008 Pact op Zuid 2018 Olympic preparation 2028
City divided in Difference between South is catching up South is finally an
North and South North and South integral part of
growing Rotterdam
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31. STRATEGY LOCATIONS
VIP AREAS DEVELOPMENT CENTRES
4.Heart of South 11.Kop van Zuid
5.Stadium park 13.Oud-Zuid
8.Waalhaven East
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32. STRATEGY LOCATIONS
Amsterdam CS
Planned
Addition? Schiphol airport
Olympic
location?
Rotterdam
airport
Alexander
CS
Schieveste Brainpark
Stadium
Park
Heart of
South
River Maas
HST
Brussells
National Paris
highway
Train
London
METRO
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34. STRATEGY PROGRAM
Program Athens in City Ports N
ROTTERDAM
Venue Parking
Plot outline Green
Tribune Water
0 200m 600m 1km 2km
Road cycling - On road track throughout the city
Mountain biking - On landscape track
Golf - Golfcourse Rhoon on IJsselmonde island
BMX - On landscape track
Rugby - Other large stadiums in Randstad
Soccer - Other large stadiums in Randstad
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35. WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT
0 500 1000 2000
SPECTATORS
METER
BY BIKE +
CS
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
ATHLETES
BY
WATER
TRANSPORT
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37. STRATEGY
KRA
LING
SE B
. k
Ha Schiea
an
aa
l
OS
34 chie -
Ar
e
S
52 Ha.
Area
44 Ha. erak Park
el Lang
Ro KRALINGSE
Alblashaven
23 Ha.
ZOOM
n
Spange
SCHIEVESTE
Sportpark
Kralingen
28Ha.
Van Genth
kazerne
21 Ha.
De Esch
38 Ha.
ord
neno
Brie
an
ndv
Eila
25 Ha.
North
trance
City En 30 Ha.
th
. Kuip area ce Sou
Ha t 72 H tran 9 Ha.
90 ijplaa a. City En
e a. Nort 24 Ha.
0 H rs
H h Pie
rs
15 st Pie 24 Ha.
e 12 Ha.
ip
W
Ha.
t Str
Sportpark
Park
44
Eas
De 2 heuvels
5 Ha. 64 Ha.
86 H
East a. 50 Ha.
Piers
9 Ha.
20 Ha.
12 Ha. Rail Strip
7 Ha. 13 Ha.
B
5 Ha. 85 Ha.
12 Ha.
30 Ha.
41 Ha. 9 Ha.
7
Ha.
ZUIDERPARK
152 Ha.
Waalhaven Zuid
A
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38. LOCATION ANALYSIS
Stadium Park
Stadiumpark (inter)national sports centre.
Kralingse
Esch
Zuiderpark
area
Total area: 287 Ha.
Demand and tendencies in Demand for Olympics
Between Zuiderpark and Kralingse Esch neighbourhoods
- New Intercity Trainstation - Olympic Stadium
- Development of waterfront - Large sports facilities
WA TER FRO NT - New Feyenoord stadium, but - Main Press Centre (MPC)
Kuip stays - International Broadcast Centre
- New 400m. iceskating rink (IBC)
HST
A16
- Leisure related activities - high quality of (inter)national
- Sport-related education connectivity
Junction Train/Metro and Highway at waterfront HOW TO MATCH?
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39. STRATEGY
Zuiderpark area Added reach Metrosystem
N
0 500 1000 2000m
Reach Olympic Line New Metroline
Buildings within Residential
added reach transformation areas
Zuidplein shopping and facility centre for all of Added Reach Olympic Industrial
Rotterdam South Line transformation areas
Reach existing Metro Zuiderpark
Kralingse Bos
Stadiumpark
Waalhaven
K
LIN Total area: 206Ha.
PA RK
ZUIDER
Demand and tendencies in Demand for Olympics
Link between Waalhaven, Stadiumpark neighbourhoods
and Zuiderpark
- Regeneration/ improvement of - Accommodation for journalists
quality - Accommodation for officials
- Better connectivity of Zuidplein - connectivity of Sportsfacilities
- Rise in the ageing population planned in Waalhaven and
- Housing for the elderly close to Stadiumpark
facilities
HOW TO MATCH?
Junction in Rotterdam South
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40. STRATEGY
AMSTERDAM
0:35 H 43981 beds
18647 rooms
SCHIPHOL H 8869 beds
HOTEL
0:19 4258 rooms
- permanent building Hague
The Delft Zuid-Holland
H 7072 beds H 1280 beds 86370 beds
- permanent location 3337 rooms 638 rooms
- permanent function Rotterdam
Airport_ Rijnmond
33253 beds
VILLAGE Alexander
9799 hotelbeds
14946 camping beds
8094 bungalows
- permanent building 496 beds groupaccom.
- permanent location H 6938 beds
3344 rooms
ROTTERDAM
- temporary function CENTRAL DISTRICT
CONTAINER Schieveste Brainpark
- temporary ‘buildings’
- temporary + permanent location
- temporary + permanent function
CAMPINGGROUND City Ports
West
STADIUM
PARK
- temporary + permanent ‘buildings’
- temporary + permanent location
- temporary + permanent function
Heart of
South
CRUISESHIP
- temporary ‘buildings’ ANTWERP
0:30 H ? beds
? rooms
- temporary + permanent location
- temporary + permanent function
LONDON
4:08
BRUSSELS
1:11 H 30230 beds
15539 rooms
PARIS
2:36
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41. STRATEGY
HOEK VAN
OLYMPIC LINE
HOLLAND
KRALINGSE
DELFT BOS UTRECHT
DEN HAAG
Sailing (10ha.)
Green elds (20ha.)
P+R
Small stadium (9ha.) Soccer stadium (12ha.)
DEN HAAG CS AMSTERDAM CS
P+R
P+R SCHIPHOL
SCHIEVESTE BRAINPARK
ROTTERDAM CS
P+R
P+R
BRUSSELS
P+R PARIS
BLIJDORPSE POLDER WAALHAVEN ZUIDERPARK AREA STADIUMPARK KRALINGER ESCH
153 Ha. 594 Ha. 206 Ha. 287 Ha. 87 Ha.
TRAINING SMALL SPORTS RESIDENTIAL ZONE LARGE SPORTS WARM UP
Small stadium (9ha.) Shooting (7ha.) Tennis (9ha.) Green elds (30ha.) swimming stadium (12ha.) Soccer stadium (12ha.) Small stadium (9ha.)
Rowing (60ha.)
Wildwater (6ha.) 4 Small hall (6ha.) Di erent possible typologies: Velodrome (10ha.)
Green elds (20ha.) Olympic site (44ha.) Green elds (20ha.)
Golfcourse (80ha.)
Large hall (12ha.) Green elds (30ha.)
Training facilities Multipurpose site (12ha.) Training
Indoor horseriding (15ha.) facilities
Small stadium (9ha.) Large hall (12ha.)
Olympic Village (100ha.)
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42. DESIGN
DESIGN LOCATION STRUCTURE ROTTERDAM SOUTH
WAALHAVEN- EAST
TRANSFORMATION
AREA
OUD-
CHARLOIS
WAALHAVEN
NEW METRO
WIELEWAAL ZUIDERPARK
TRANSFORMATION
AREA
WAAL OUD-
CHARLOIS
HAVEN ZUIDER-
WIELE- PARK
WAAL
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43. DESIGN
HARBOUR
CENTRE
WATER
PARK
Structure N
Rotterdam Charlois/Waalhaven
Residential Area Wielewaal
Industrial Area Transformation
Mixed Business- Dyke barrier
Residence
Alotment gardens Sport fields
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44. DESIGN
HARBOUR HARBOUR
Structure
CENTRE
CENTRE
WAT E R
WATER
Rotterdam Charlois/W
Residential Area
Industrial Area
PARK Mixed Business-
PARK
Residence
Alotment gardens
Structure N
Rotterdam Charlois/Waalhaven
Residential Area Wielewaal
Industrial Area Transformation
Mixed Business- Dyke barrier
Residence
Alotment gardens Sport fields
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45. DESIGN
D
AR
EV
UL
BO
C
O
PI
L
Y
M
P
O LY IC
MP PA
YM
IC RK
VI
LL LA
AG NE
E B
Masterplan Zuiderpark/Waalhaven N
OL
OU
LEV
ROTTERDAM SOUTH A RD
Wielewaal Olympic Line
Olympic Village
Transformation Water at end of the
Zones line
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