Maulik Bansal- Inclusive Development for Rio 2016

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Historic Downtown Core

Site for Olympic

Villages

Regional Masterplan - Rio 2016Source: Candidature FIle for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games


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Above: Barra Masterplan Aerial View - Rio 2016Source: http://www.e-architect.co.uk. Information provided to website by BCMF Arquitetos

Barra Masterplan

Barra da Tijuca is the naturally expanding area of Rio, thechosen location for the majority of families and first home owners.Commercial and business activity is also increasing as a consequence.The City priorities of transport connectivity, additional private andsocial housing and environmental remediation and protection will besignificantly enhanced through the Rio 2016 plan.

(Extract from Vol.1 of Candidature FIle for Rio de Janeiro to host the

2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games)The Barra Cluster Masterplan consisted of two components:

the Olympic Park and the Olympic Villages.

The Olympic Park is located on a roughly triangular site ofabout 100 hectares that protrudes into the Jacarepagua lagoon. Thesite is currently used as a racing circuit and some sports activities insmall venues that were planned for the 2007 Pan-American Games.The concept behind the Park was to develop a comprehensive schemefor sports infrastructure that would become a sports nuclei for theregion, and the country.

The architects involved with the bid document were keen thatthe additional sports facilities that are to be built on the site should not

be treated as architectural singularities. Parts of this scheme areenvisaged as temporary structures that will make way for privatedevelopment schemes that better serve the city in the long run.

The Olympic Park is connected to the Olympic Villages alongthe Nelson Piquet Avenue as well as through an overhead bridgeacross the Abelardo Bueno Avenue. This would necessitate theremoval of Favela Autodromo, a small low-income community ofabout 500 families on the western corner of the triangular site.

ConcernsOver the last few years, there have been numerous modifica-

tions to the original Bid proposal. Some of the Media Village buildingshave been removed, as accommodation has been provided in the OldPort near the city center. The layout of the Olympic V illage is also being

Barra Masterplan - Rio 2016Source: Candidature FIle for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Olympic Village

Media Village

Jacarepagua Lagoon

Olympic Park

Existing Convention Center

Media Village

Olympic Park

Jacarepagua Lagoon

Existing Convention Center

Olympic Village

Favela

Autodromo


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been identified. Infrastructural facilities in each of these are beingupgraded, including airports, railways, highways, sports facilities andpublic health services. Each city is being oriented to cater to touristinflux and media coverage. In order to be truly efficient and integratethe Olympic Games in the national strategy of sports promotion, itwould be wise to utilize this preparation while hosting the Games. Thiscould be done if:a. Events are distributed between cities such as Sao Paulo,

Brazilia, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba and Salvador.This could be done through a systematic study of availablesports facilities in each city and a programmatic distribution ofthe event.

b. Athlete distribution is based on sports rather than nationalityc. Public transport corridors between cities already under

upgradation could be designed to cater for the Games in 2016as well. This would tie up with preparations for the 2014 FIFAWorld Cup that requires infrastructure upgrades in 12 cities.

Through this, Brazil could:a. Use the opportunity to continue revitalization of urban areas

in host cities at relatively smaller and more manageable scalesb. Generate greater visibility for the country as a whole rather than any

one city and thus enhance national tourism.

B. Making Rio de Janeiro the Host City: Can the city adopt a 'zerogrowth' strategy to maximize existing resources?

This scenario is based on the assumption that the multiple citymodel has not been adopted, or perhaps it is too late in the decision-making process to reverse the decision of making Rio de Janeiro thesole host city.

Rio de Janeiro is currently facing major challenges with regardto poverty and unemployment. With an initial estimate of $14 billion,can the Olympic Games be justified on the basis of economic impacts?The city is already under a huge demand-based pressure and experi-encing a 1% annual population growth rate. The areas that reflect themost growth are Barra da Tijuca (32.7%), Campo Grande (12.1%),Guaratiba (27.8%) and Rocinha (13.9%). In contrast the area that isdecreasing in population is the city Center 'Centro' (-13.7%).34

Therefore, the spatial distribution of population in the city shows the

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Above: Population Increase per Bairro or District (1991-2000)Source: Prefeitura de Cidade do Rio de Janeiro

Above: Job Creation per Bairro or District (2000-2008)Source: Prefeitura de Cidade do Rio de Janeiro


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g. Mix scales and lifestyles for residential developmenth. Interconnect scales and uses with adjacent and existing fabric,

provide public transport and public amenities.i. Develop strategies to dissolve boundaries post-Olympicsj. Mandate lagoon remediation through schemes such as dredging, de-

siltation, windmill aeration, treatment plants, fi ltration systems, etck. Provide for insertion of cultural, educational and health amenities

that are presently scarce in the areal. Develop strategies to mitigate displacement of existing communities

Finally, there is a possibility that the time-bound developmentis unable to address all these factors. This may be due to a number ofreasons, including shortage of time, budgeting, inflexibility, or eventhe mindless pursuit of the global city imaginary.

In any condition, the new challenge facing the city in the post-Olympic era will be to redirect its attention away from the tourist, andback to the citizen. These large-scale government projects have thepotential to become benchmarks for new development. For this tohappen effectively, the city must be open to further change withinthese Olympic Villages.

B. Converting the Olympic Villages into a Legacy: Can the built villagemerge into the city fabric? Perforation, Percolation and Porosity

The final physical design scenario then represents a point intime the week after the Olympics, wherein all current interventionsare now seen as part of an existing environment. In such a scenario,the city must -a. Allow adaptive reuse of facilities built for the Gamesb. Insert public amenities into the villagesc. Ensure linkages with local contextd. Employ infill strategies within the Olympic Villages allow incre-mental growth and mutation - do not treat village structures as frozenin time - allowing people to change it makes it their owne. Encourage growth around village periphery to form seamless con

nectionsf. Strategize schemes for inclusive growth

Maulik BansalMaulik Bansal is an urban designer who graduated from University of

California, Berkeley. His Masters thesis was on the 2016 Summer Olympics in

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His work can be found on (http://archinect.com/peo-

ple/cover/19072813/maulik-bansal)

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