YOUTH HOSTEL
The challenge was designing an extension to the old Youth Hostel, located at 1519.65 height, on Serra da Estrela mountain. This privileged site was the main influence for the final design of this ambitious new project house.
Based in three fundamental principals – the relationship with the old building, the panoramic views and the architecture surroundings – the design adopted a strategic ergonomic location: close enough to link visualy with the old hostel and far enough to be seen as an independent volume with singular views to the surrounding mountains.