The Olympic Village represents the first building block in the extensive Scalo di Porta Romana urban regeneration project, and reflects Milan’s “olympic spirit”: its function is to offer a primary space for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which then becomes an asset to be returned to the city’s community. The project looks to the future aware of the legacy it creates.
k Sqm
land for development
0
environmental impact
30%
energy produced from solar panels
+50%
rainwater reuse
-40%
CO² for cooling/heating
+1,000
beds for athletes and students
As outlined in the “Parco Romana” Masterplan, the Olympic Village will be located in the south-west area of the railway yard and will guarantee continuity with the existing functions and a general balance with the neighbourhood.
A PROJECT OVERVIEW
Olympic legacy
FROM OLYMPIC VILLAGE TO NEW STUDENT HOUSING FOR THE CITY
Delivery of the Olympic Village to the Milano Cortina Foundation must take place before 31 July 2025, and will be returned to the city before 31 July 2026. The aim is to transform the structure into student housing for the 2026 academic year.
THE FIRST 0 KM VILLAGE
This area will also offer greenhouses and vegetable gardens for food production, managed through a completely digital platform, which will provide 0-kilometre products to the student residences and those visiting the plaza. A vibrant space with shops, events and farmer’s markets.
A NEW URBAN COMMUNITY
The private services of public interest and general services – mainly located in historical buildings and newly built natural areas – will become public use spaces for the benefit of the student population and the city as a whole.
The plazas will be given back to the city as new social exchange and meeting places.
FROM OLYMPIC VILLAGE TO NEW STUDENT HOUSING FOR THE CITY
Delivery of the Olympic Village to the Milano Cortina Foundation must take place before 31 July 2025, and will be returned to the city before 31 July 2026. The aim is to transform the structure into student housing for the 2026 academic year.
THE FIRST 0 KM VILLAGE
This area will also offer greenhouses and vegetable gardens for food production, managed through a completely digital platform, which will provide 0-kilometre products to the student residences and those visiting the plaza. A vibrant space with shops, events and farmer’s markets.
A NEW URBAN COMMUNITY
The private services of public interest and general services – mainly located in historical buildings and newly built natural areas – will become public use spaces for the benefit of the student population and the city as a whole.
The plazas will be given back to the city as new social exchange and meeting places.
Chicago, Illinois: the architects for the new area that will play host to the Olympic Village hail from the USA
The design of the Olympic Village area has been entrusted to Skidmore, Owings & Merrill – SOM.
