A first look at Brazil's $700 million Olympic dorms that will eventually become luxury condos
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
Recently we got a glimpse at what Brazil's $10 billion Olympic venues look like one year before the games. Now we get our first look at the Olympic village dorms where the athletes will be staying.
The dorms will ultimately cost $700 million to build with the city of Rio planning to convert them into 3,600 luxury apartments after the Olympics, with prices up to $700,000 US, according to an Associated Press report.
Like the venues, the village buildings are in various states of completion. However, at least some of them are completed enough to allow tours.
Kitty Chiller, the head of the Australian Olympic Committee, recently took a tour and posted some photos to her Twitter account.
Here is the lounge area in the dorms. It looks like the stand on the right is designed to hold a small television. Otherwise, it is just a small couch and a small table.
Sampke lounge space in Olympic Village pic.twitter.com/3OgZDZ22Ht
- Kitty Chiller (@kittychiller) August 18, 2015
The rooms have a pair of beds and end tables with night lights for late night reading. True to previous Olympiads, it looks like the taller athletes will struggle with these beds.
Sample bedroom in Olympic Village pic.twitter.com/aWw3Werc8B
- Kitty Chiller (@kittychiller) August 18, 2015
Some of the beds include a comforter with the Rio 2016 artwork.
Hey prospective @AUSOlympicTeam athletes - who wants to earn a Rio2016 special doona?? pic.twitter.com/EEGwGjKqz3
- Kitty Chiller (@kittychiller) August 18, 2015
Each dorm does get its own small balcony.
Balcony in every apartment pic.twitter.com/q4MqJgGgOE
- Kitty Chiller (@kittychiller) August 18, 2015
Things do start to look a little fancier outside. This is one of the pools. There is a lap pool in the background.
Water features and leisure pools outside apartment buildings in Olympic Village pic.twitter.com/RK686WBaT2
- Kitty Chiller (@kittychiller) August 18, 2015
However, a look at those pools from above, via this Reuters photograph taken four weeks ago, suggests there is still work to be done.
Ricardo Moraes/Reuters
As can be seen, some of the buildings are much further along than others. The AP report says the project is on track to be completed early in 2016.
Ricardo Moreas/Reuters
However, the Village looks like it will be stunning once it is completed.
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
The entire village is 31 17-floor towers that include 10,160 bedrooms. That is enough to house 18,000 athletes and staff for the Olympics. Condo residents will start moving in six months after the games end.
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images
- IPL's impact player rule implemented as test case, can be revisited: Jay Shah
- Indian smartphone market up 8%, 5G smartphones account for over 70% of shipments
- Manchester United named world’s most valuable football club! MLS dominates top 50 list - the Messi effect?
- Rahul Dravid will have to reapply if he wants to continue as head coach after June: Jay Shah
- BPCL shares rally 5% after earnings announcement
- Nothing Phone (2a) blue edition launched
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market