BAYREUTH YOUTH HOSTEL in Germany by LAVA Architects

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The letter ‘Y’ is the shape of a new 180-bed sports youth hostel in Bayreuth, Germany.

LAVA’s design is a yardstick for the sports hostel of the future through innovative spatial configurations, sustainability at environmental, and structural and social levels, and integrated sporting facilities.

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• Architects: LAVA Architects
• Project: BAYREUTH YOUTH HOSTEL
• Location: BAYREUTH,Germany
• CLIENT: Bavarian Youth Hostel Association
• PARTNERS: Wenzel+Wenzel, Engelsmann Peters, IBT PAN
• STATUS: Detail Design 2014
• SIZE: 3,400 sq m

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LAVA chose the ‘Y’ shape because it generates a connective and beautiful central space offering expansive views and multiple openings to the sport fields and gardens. The central atrium is a hub for offline and online entertainment, interaction and communication. Here a skylight provides natural daylight to a central amphitheatre that connects the different levels, whilst horizontal and diagonal sightlines direct guests to different building functions.

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There are flexible room walls with contemporary modular ‘built-in furniture’ elements; and rooms, grounds and sports fields are all wheelchair accessible.

The designer age means Gen Y travellers want funky design, access to online and community, unique experiences, not just a clean bed and shower.

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Tags: Bayreuth, Germany

Category: Hostel

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