Nischal Abhayakumar
Olympic Tower
The site being in the Frankfurt city center facing Rhein Main river on one side and having the train station below, and being located in bank quarters was a difficult task to come up with the right programme. After the research study proving the importance of leisure for today and future urban life, the idea of having different sports activities indoor and outdoor all in one place stacked one on top of other with other leisure activities.
The complex hybrid programme was redistributed at site having horizontal set of sports events spread along the site and vertical set of sports events organized in zones vertically, the vertical gardens was in interval of two sports zones from where the entry and exit to the sports events happens.
The horizontal organization of sports events (circuits) was informed by the research studies based on set of principle from natural fibers and bundling systems .This system was parametrically controlled to create the horizontally stretched landscape of events. The parameters were the sports programme, walking, running jogging and cycling system.
The quest and research interest was in new geometries that arise as consequences of column deformation on the way of failure (Buckling), thus material takes a role in genesis of new structural forms. This result was used as special organizations systems for sports zones .Here the deformation was informed by the programme to achieve new structural forms, thus creating the various adapting and flexible environments throughout the vertical zoning of sports events.
The building is constructed from reinforced concrete and steel the spaces articulated with materials that render the soft and hard landscape.