Mallory McLain

How can we strengthen a user’s connection to a space while maintaining their need for privacy?

MALLORY MCLAIN

RETHINKING THE HOSTEL

3%

70%

44%

The United States has just 3% of worldwide hostel properties

70% of hostel travelers are millennials. Millennials are looking to save money while traveling, but also have their privacy

The importance of a hostel’s décor has risen by 44% for today’s travellers when choosing where to book

GOALS

Rework typical floor plan

Public vs. Private Spaces -Comfortability -Connectedness

Open to the public

-Shared hangout spaces -Shared amenities

SITE GUILD HAUS - 1622 VINE ST.

“A former brewery, the Guild Haus is known as a haven for many of Cincinnati’s well-known artists. Home to commercial photographers, filmmakers, and modeling agencies, it features very spacious loft units with all the original charm.”

PARKING ALLEY

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T.

VINE S

R ST.

HAME

FOLTZ

HUBER

ST.

PARKING

SPATIAL ORGANIZATION

GRID

SPACES LINKED BY A COMMON SPACE

12’ COLUMN GRID

SPACE WITHIN A SPACE

INTERLOCKING SPACES

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

PRIVATE VS. SEMI-PRIVATE GUEST ROOM

SHARED BATHROOM

GUEST ROOM

GUEST ROOM

SHARED BATHROOM

GUEST ROOM

SHARED LOUNGE SPACE

SHARED LOUNGE SPACE

GUEST ROOM

SHARED BATHROOM

GUEST ROOM

GUEST ROOMS ARE PRIVATE

STUDY ROOM

GUEST ROOM

SHARED BATHROOM

GUEST ROOM

SHARED LOUNGE AND STUDY SPACES ARE SEMI-PRIVATE

EACH ROOM HAS...

BUNK BED

EACH ROOMS SLEEPS 2 PEOPLE

VANITY

SEPARATE FROM TOILET AND SHOWER IN BATHROOM

CUBBY

FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS

BENCH

WITH PILLOWS FOR SITTING

TRANSPARENCY/ TRANSLUCENCY

There are some guest rooms on the interior without windows.

Creating cut-outs or playing with transparency levels allows for light to enter the room from the natural light elsewhere.

High ceilings in the building allow for interior clerestory windows to be made.

Natural light is entering at the center of the building and can enter through these cut-outs.

SECTION 1

SECTION 2

EVENT SPACE

THIRD FLOOR

EVENT SPACE

FOURTH FLOOR