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TeamNL | NOC*NSF

Paris 2024 | Olympic Club

A temporary platform performing at Olympic level

At the Olympic Games, hospitality is never just service - it is a reflection of identity, precision and ambition under global exposure.

For TeamNL, the Olympic Club needed to operate as a high-level environment where athletes, partners and VIP guests could meet - enabling relationships, dialogue and national representation within one integrated setting.

Beewan designed and realised a fully integrated hospitality environment, where architecture, operations and experience functioned as one coherent system.

Services

+ Strategic Definition

+ Experience Design

+ Spatial Design

+ Engineering & Realisation

+ Project Leadership

+ Hospitality Environment Design

+ Integrated Experience Design

Highlights

200

Restaurant seats capacity per service

130

Auditorium seats for presentations and dialogue

17 days

Continuous operation under Olympic exposure

Project details

The Olympic Games are among the most visible platforms in the world.

Within this global stage, TeamNL House serves as the national meeting place for partners, athletes, dignitaries and business leaders.

At the centre of this environment, the Olympic Club operated as a high-level hospitality platform – where relationships were strengthened and national identity became tangible.

Not just hospitality.
A high-level hospitality platform under global visibility

The assignment required the design and realisation of a fully operational hospitality environment within a temporary 60 × 10 metre, two-level structure.

The programme included a 200-seat restaurant, a 130-seat auditorium, meeting facilities, a professional kitchen and integrated experience elements – all delivered under strict Olympic timelines and temporary construction constraints.

The challenge was not scale.
It was orchestration.

The Olympic Club needed to operate flawlessly under daily peak capacity, support high-level hosting and dialogue, integrate experience elements such as the Mindset Show and Mission H2, and balance exclusivity with fluid circulation.

This was hospitality under continuous exposure.

In an Olympic context, every detail contributes to perception.
Execution reflects discipline.
Space reflects national identity.

The Olympic Club was approached not as a temporary structure, but as a high-performance platform operating under Olympic conditions.

Three principles guided the design.

Flow & circulation
The environment was organised to create clear and intuitive movement between arrival, restaurant, auditorium and experience zones.

Movement supported interaction.
Space supported relationships.

Identity Embedded in Architecture
TeamNL’s visual language was integrated into the spatial composition.

Athlete imagery, sport references and the iconic orange palette were balanced with refined materials and controlled lighting.

Energy and elegance coexisted.

Integration Without Interruption
The Mindset Show and Mission H2 installations were embedded into the spatial logic from the earliest design phase.

Hospitality and storytelling operated as one integrated system.

Strategy, experience and realisation functioned as one.

Arrival
Guests entered a clearly structured environment where hospitality, identity and experience were immediately present.

The transition from arrival to engagement was intuitive and controlled.

Hospitality Platform
The restaurant functioned as the social and relational core of the Olympic Club.

Guests were hosted in a structured yet welcoming setting, supporting both informal encounters and high-level conversations.

Dialogue & Presentation
The auditorium enabled presentations, keynotes and strategic gatherings.

Content and conversation were seamlessly integrated into the overall experience.

Integration
Across the environment, hospitality and experience elements operated as one system.

The Mindset Show and Mission H2 installations were not add-ons – they were embedded in the spatial flow.

The Impact

200 guests per service
Structured hospitality under peak conditions

130-seat auditorium
Platform for dialogue and presentations

17 days
Seamless operation under Olympic visibility

What mattered most:

  • Consistent high-level performance under peak conditions
  • A platform for relationship building and meaningful interaction
  • A strong and controlled credible representation of TeamNL
  • Seamless integration of hospitality and experience

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