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New Project: Olympic Framework
VROM has commissioned One Architecture, in a combination with Zwarts & Jansma Architecten to design the Olympic framework for the Netherlands. The development of the Olympic framework (Olympische Hoofd Structuur - OHS) is part of the spatial ambition of the Olympic Plan “Nederland is in 2028 een land met een goed leefklimaat, voldoende sportaccommodaties, en een goede mobiliteit.” The OHS approaches the spatial assignment related to ambitions in the field of sports, economy, sustainability, welfare and society. The OHS will serve the purpose of a catalyst for spatial development in the Netherlands. Commissioner Henk Ovink, director of National Spatial Development of VROM, said the following on the importance of the OHS: “The Games give focus. The Olympic Games are spatially what we need in the Netherlands at the minimum. By using the Games to invest in the most urgent spatial questions, we avoid that the investments are a waste of money. The investments should be robust and sustainable, and contribute to the spatial developments in the Netherlands after 2028.” Together with Olympisch Vuur (Olympic fire), stakeholders and experts One Architecture and Zwarts & Jansma Architecten will explore, in the coming months, the different issues and will generate ideas. Purpose is to develop a clear idea of the range of possibilities for the spatial planning for the Olympic Structure in the Netherlands, and the measures to be taken for a successful bid. This way, in the fall, the newly installed Government can quickly make decisions and, after the design phase is finished, implement the Olympic Structure.
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One Architecture is an Amsterdam based architecture and planning firm run by Matthijs Bouw. One Architecture uses design and strategic thinking to reduce complexity and to bring people together, in terms of process and engagement, in space and in beautiful environments. One’s work includes: architecture, urbanism, planning and more. One Architecture’s approach has resulted in successful projects which include the much discussed design for Les Halles in Paris (with OMA and XDGA) in 2004, urban plans for Gouda, Deventer and Tbilisi (Georgia) and the realization of Health Center Jozef in Deventer. Matthijs Bouw regularly publishes articles on One Architecture’s practice and ideas. Currently we are working, amongst others, on several health care buildings, a number of urban renewal projects and the Olympic Framework for the Dutch bid on the games in 2028.