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Athletes' Village (Glasgow 2014)

2014 Commonwealth Games venuesAccommodations for sports competitionsAreas of GlasgowBridgeton–Calton–DalmarnockEngvarB from May 2013
Glasgow 2014 Athletes Village from outside Emirates Arena
Glasgow 2014 Athletes Village from outside Emirates Arena

The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in the east end of Glasgow. The project was designed by the Paul Stallan Studio @ RMJM. At first the site was used as accommodation for up to 8,000 athletes and officials from all over the Commonwealth nations, as well as providing a retail area, recreation area, dining hall and medical facilities for the athletes. After the commonwealth games, the site was further developed and has up to 1,400 homes, a portion of which are available for social rental.

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Athletes' Village (Glasgow 2014)
Springfield Road, Glasgow Dalmarnock

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G40 3LJ Glasgow, Dalmarnock
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