Kemayoran Athletes Village Explained

Kemayoran Athletes Village
Start Date:March 2016
Completion Date:December 2017
Building Type:Accommodation
Architectural Style:International Modern
Location:Jalan HBR Motik, Kemayoran District, Central Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates:-6.1524°N 106.8595°W
Status:In use
Owner:Government of Indonesia
Main Contractor:PT. Wijaya Karya and PT. Brantas Abipraya

Kemayoran Athletes Village (Indonesian: Wisma Atlet Kemayoran) is a building complex located in Kemayoran District, Jakarta, Indonesia. The site was developed as the athlete's village for the 2018 Asian Games and 2018 Asian Para Games which was held in Jakarta, built on an area of 10 hectares land, which had 7,424 apartments in 10 towers. Total accommodation capacity of 22,272 at the village exceeded International Olympic Committee standards, which require Olympics hosts to provide rooms for at least 14,000 athletes.[1] [2] [3] __TOC__

Use as COVID-19 hospital

Kemayoran Athletes Village Emergency Hospital
Location:Jakarta
Country:Indonesia
Funding:Public
Type:Specialist, temporary
Beds:3,000[4]
Speciality:COVID-19
Founded:23 March 2020
Closed:31 March 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, 4 towers were converted to emergency field hospitals. On 18 March 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced Kemayoran Athletes Village will be converted to house COVID-19 patients who show only mild symptoms after consultation from doctors.[5] [6] The conversion was officially completed on 23 March.[7]

With the 30 December 2022 government announcement on revocation of the Community Activities Restrictions Enforcement, 3 towers of the emergency hospital were decommissioned, leaving only one tower active.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Jelang Asian Games 2018, DKI Akan Bangun Kampung Atlet di Kemayoran. Aziza. Kurnia Sari. 7 January 2015. 7 January 2015. KOMPAS. Afrianti. Desy.
  2. News: Govt to build 10 apartment towers for athletes in Kemayoran. The Jakarta Post. 3 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Melihat Kapasitas Wisma Atlet, Lokasi Isolasi Pasien Corona. Indonesia. C. N. N.. ekonomi. id-ID. 2020-03-28.
  4. Web site: Gov't Transforms Kemayoran Athlete Village Into Covid-19 Emergency Hospital. Widyamurti. Estu. setkab.go.id. 24 March 2020 . id. 2020-03-28.
  5. Web site: Wisma Atlet Kemayoran Jadi Tempat Isolasi Pasien Corona. Kusuma. Hendra. detikfinance. id-ID. 2020-03-18.
  6. Web site: Melihat Kapasitas Wisma Atlet, Lokasi Isolasi Pasien Corona. ekonomi. id-ID. 2020-03-18.
  7. Web site: Video: Former Asian Games athletes village turned into COVID-19 hospital. The Jakarta Post. en. 2020-03-23.
  8. Web site: Rizqo . Kanavino Ahmad . Jokowi Resmi Umumkan PPKM Dicabut! . 2022-12-30 . detiknews . id-ID.