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In actual fact, from the outset, the new district was envisaged to be an Olympic village. As a new, sustainable district that could be developed across the somewhat run-down Hammarby harbour and industrial area, the potential existed to contribute towards the hosting of the 2004 Olympic Games in Sweden.
Hammarby Sjöstad is situated along the Hammarby Lake and located approximately 3 km south of the city center of Stockholm. The initial planning of the site started in 1996 with the organization of the summer Olympics 2004 in mind.
The Hammarby Sjöstad eco-town, located a few kilometres south of Stockholm’s city centre, was developed following the Swedish capital’s failed bid to host the 2004 Olympics. What was once potentially a temporary Olympic village, is now a permanent and attractive lakeside community of 25,000 people and will be increasing to 35,000 residents in 2015.
Jul 26, 2015 · Toronto's proposal for the 1976 Summer Olympics included plans for a 80,000-100,000-seat Olympic stadium and an Olympic village to house up to 8,000 athletes in the Lake Ontario...
Oct 2, 2018 · The district's cyclical approach to sustainability - known globally as the Hammarby Model - has already inspired projects including Toronto's Waterfront, the waste system used at Wembley...
Aug 9, 2010 · The district of Hammarby in Sweden was originally designed in 2004 as an Olympic village. Stockholm's Olympic bid failed, but Hammarby has since become a model for sustainable urban...
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Apr 20, 2021 · Then the 2004 Olympic bid was on the horizon, and the city deemed Hammarby the perfect site for the competitors’ village. It was then that a promising old blueprint was resurrected and refined for an industrial-ecological revolution.
