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