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Modernisation of the Berchtesgaden Youth Hostel– Design meets Adventure: Haus Untersberg – now open

LAVA’s reinterpretation of an existing youth hostel has resulted in a completely new type of space. The transformation of the youth hostel is underway!

The design is all about the individuality of spaces – LAVA achieved this by the clever reorganisation of the existing volume resulting in different types of bedrooms. And a sustainable makeover includes low energy facade, floor heating, the installation of a bimass pellet heating system and the use of local materials and craftsmanship.

Night view Berchtesgaden Youth hostel (Images Courtesy Robert Pupeter)

• Architect: LAVA – Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
• Name of Project: Berchtesgaden Youth Hostel– Haus Untersberg
• Location: Berchtesgaden, Germany
• Team: Chris Bosse, Tobias Wallisser, Alexander Rieck
• Date: 2011
• Client: Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk, Landesverband Bayern e.V., München
• Photo Credit: Robert Pupeter, Tobias Wallisser

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