OLYMPIC HOUSE (IOC HEADQUARTES)

• Architect – Jan Ammundsen - 3XN

Architects.
• Location – Lausanne, Switzerland
• Building type: office.
• Area – 135,000sq.ft
• Rating – LEED V4 platinum, SNBS
Platinum certified.
• Located inside a public space that welcomes a diverse group of visitors, Olympic House
becomes an emblematic architectural landmark for the local community, exemplifying
accessibility and transparency.
The project
• The Olympic House in Lausanne is the new headquarters of the International Olympic
Committee
• (IOC). Olympic House draws on strong roots and traditions, while revealing a
contemporary outlook that reflects the Olympic Movement’s ambition for the future.
• Olympic House is a symbol of openness and unity as well .
• Olympic House has been designed around the four concepts of Integration (into the
natural landscape), Athletes at the heart (shape inspired by movement), Peace (solar
panels on the roof representing a dove), and Unity (five-ring central staircase).
• The building authentically reflects Olympism, the Olympic Movement and the role of the
IOC as a catalyst for collaboration in an iconic form.
 FACTS
• Inauguration: 23 June 2019
• Beginning of construction :
May 2016
• Built volume: 135 000m3
• Workstations: 500

KEY SUCCESS FACTORS

ALL THE IOC UNDER ONE ROOF • Symbolism
• Olympic House allows the IOC to bring together its staff – 500 employees • Collaboration and human
currently spread across Lausanne in four locations - under one roof at a single excellence.
site. • Flexibility and agility
• The IOC will now benefit from two Olympic centres in Lausanne: Olympic House • Respectful integration
in Vidy to cater for its administration and offer a welcoming meeting place for IOC • Commitment to
Members. sustainability.
• The main objectives of this Olympic house were transparency, movement,
collaboration, sustainability as well as flexibility and all of these objectives has direct OLYMPIC HOUSE
links with the Olympic games rather these objectives on the long run would help in
ARCHITECTURAL
the betterment of the Olympic games of the place.
DESCRIPTION
OLYMPIC HOUSE AS A SUSTAINABLE INVESTMENT • Integration
Olympic House is a privately funded investment by the IOC in sustainability, • Athletes at the heart
operational • Peace
efficiency and local economy and development. • Unity
• The estimated construction costs amount to CHF145 million.
• Cost optimisation (CHF80 million in 50 years) from resource efficiency, synergy and
collaboration within the IOC administration.
• Asset owned with increase in value instead of cash out for rent.
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY KEY FIGURES
• Olympic House demonstrates that the IOC is committed to • Meets 3 most demanding sustainability
sustainability, walks the talk and leads by example. standards:
• Olympic House has received three of the most rigorous sustainable • LEED—most widely used green
building certifications and has therefore become one of the most building
sustainable buildings in the world. rating system in the world
• One of the three certifications is LEED Platinum –
• SNBS—Swiss national sustainability
• the highest certification level of the international LEED green
building programme. construction standard
• Olympic House has received the most points (93) of any LEED v4- • Minergie—Swiss energy efficiency
certified new construction project to date. standard
• Olympic House is also the first international headquarters – and the • 80% of construction costs spent with
second building overall – to obtain the highest (Platinum) level of local
the Swiss Sustainable Construction Standard (SNBS). It has also been contractors
awarded the Swiss standard for energy-efficient buildings, Minergie P.
• 95% of former administrative building
• Olympic House project embraces the concept of circular economy
through efficient reuse and recycling processes. reused or
• Over 95 per cent of the former administrative buildings was recycled
reused or recycled. Concrete was crushed on site and partially • Reduction in energy consumption
reused in the foundations of the new building. • 35% compared to standard new office
• Olympic House has been designed as a sustainable building in building
terms of both construction and operations. • Reduction in water consumption
• 60% compared to standard new office
building
• 50 additional trees planted
• 2500m2 of vegetated roof
• 135 bicycle parking spaces
• Hydrogen station
HOME OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT
Olympic House has been designed around the four concepts of Integration (into the natural landscape),
Athletes at the heart
(shape inspired by movement), Peace (solar panels on the roof representing a dove), and Unity (five-
ring central staircase).

Integration: The green base of Peace: The solar panels on

Olympic House blends in with the roof of Olympic House
the natural setting of the park. represent the shape of a
dove landing in the park.

Unity: Olympic House will

Athletes at the heart: The be the meeting place for
shape of Olympic House is the Olympic Movement,
inspired by the movement of and its central staircase,
athletes performing which echoes the Olympic
their sport. The curved facades rings, will link the various
help to minimize the visual floors. The design of the
impact of the building in the staircase is in line with the
landscape and bring a concept of “active
maximum amount of light into architecture” that
the interior spaces. encourages the movement
of building users.
The key success factors
• Symbolism
Symbolism: the staircase
Olympic House- Focus on Sustainability

• Olympic House received three of the most rigorous

sustainable building certifications, and is therefore
one of the most sustainable buildings in the world.
• With the building of Olympic House, the IOC strives
to lead by example; it was awarded the most
demanding sustainability standards both locally,
through the Swiss National Sustainable
Construction Standard (SNBS) and Minergie, and
internationally through the Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design (LEED).
• The project contributes to a circular economy
through efficient reuse and recycling processes.

• More than 95 percent of materials from the former administrative buildings were reused or recycled.
• Special efforts have been made to maximize energy and water efficiency, waste reduction and landscape
integration.
• The creation of Olympic House has focused on user wellness from day one, and has been designed to offer a
quality environment for IOC employees and visitors through elements such as access to outdoor views and natural
daylight, air quality and temperature control.
Water Efficiency
Stormwater management was also a primary
concern in the design process. Due to the close
proximity of the lake, the land is waterlogged
and infiltration is not possible within the
project area.
Rainwater is diverted to a 300-cubic-meter
retention basin, and then used for watering
green areas,
toilet flushing and car washes. This strategic
reuse of rainwater reduces drinking water
consumption
by about 60% compared to a conventional
building.
The overall water-saving scheme involves an
optimized watering plan for green spaces, and
complies
with strict consumption limits for all sanitary
appliances by equipping them with pressure
reducers.
A system for measuring water consumption is
integrated directly into the building to ensure
the
optimization of these strategies.
 Energy concept
Olympic House will implement energy-
saving measures such as enhanced
insulation, smart building
features and LED lighting, ensuring that
it will not use any more energy than
the former building,
despite the fact that it is three times
the size.

• The heating and cooling of the building is provided by the energy extracted from the lake water.
During the winter when the lake is at 4-6°C, heat pumps with a COP of 5 raise the temperature for
heating.
• The circulation temperature of the heating system is 35°C.
• The remote heating network of the city of Lausanne provides hot water for domestic use.
• The double skin façade creates an effective thermal and acoustic envelope.
• 1,000 square meters of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof contribute to the electricity that is
consumed on site.
• The IOC has chosen to compensate its greenhouse gas emissions related to energy consumption
through offset projects.
• An energy monitoring system accurately tracks consumption in order to develop optimization
plans.
SOLAR PANELS
• Solar panels on the roof will produce approximately 200
MWh per year, an amount of electricity equivalent to the
consumption of 60 Swiss households, covering part of the
building’s electricity needs for lighting, HVAC systems, heat
pumps and building’s operations.
The building’s large glazed façades, 13-meter central
skylight, and central staircase all work to
ensure the optimal use of natural light. The interior
lighting is modulated for each workstation. The
choices of lighting fixtures were carefully monitored
to ensure a longevity, optimal color rendering
and reduced glare. All materials were analyzed for
their reflectance in order to conform to a general
visual appeal.
LAKE WATER AS A SOURCE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
• A pumping station takes lake water at a constant temperature (5
degrees) from a depth of 60 metres.
• The water is used both to cool the building and to heat it by
using heat pumps to reverse the process.
• This system is already being used in the area, with IMD, Nestlé,
EPFL and the Bellerive pool already equipped.

RAINWATER COLLECTION
• A system to capture rainwater is installed on Olympic House site.
• The water collected is used for plant irrigation purposes and for the
Olympic House toilets.
Structural glazing
• The outer facade of the envelope was constructed from a bespoke curtain walling framing system and laminated glass
to satisfy the unique design of the building. The use of laminated glass provides excellent retention in the event of
glass breakage
• the inner façade of the envelope was also triple glazed, using 3363 Insulating Glass Sealant to provide a secondary
perimeter sealant for the argon-filled glass units that were fixed to the curtain wall frame only at the top and bottom
of the units.
• The UV resistance and durability of the 3363 Sealant in this situation is of paramount importance where increased
protection and energy preservation is required in exposed areas.

Weatherproofing
• During a 2013 façade update, it was found that after 60 years of in-place weathering on a building on the western
shore of Lake Michigan, the 1958 applied DOWSIL™ silicone weatherproofing sealant remained well bonded to the
glass substrates on approximately 90% of the building.
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