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SERIEN STUDIERENDE ENTWERFEN • STUDENTS DESIGN

Themen der Nachhaltigkeit und der Natur ... • Topics of sustainability and nature …

Warme Holzoberflächen dominieren in den Gästezimmern. • Wooden surfaces dominate in the guest rooms. ... sollen im Workshop-Zentrum vermittelt werden. • … are to be conveyed in the workshop centre.

T he driving force in all the measures to establish the concept of my master thesis can be flexibly arranged depending on the size of the room and make simple, serial
production possible. The individual modules are constructed of local spruce wood
is sustainability. The thesis was supervised at Düsseldorf University of Applied
Sciences by Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Christiane Ern and Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Tanja Kullack. Embedded which contributes to a natural atmosphere. If needed, the rooms for larger groups can
between lakes and forests in the Sauerland region, an outline for a deliberately be combined due to movable wooden walls or separated from each other. This mo-
“green” nature hostel has been created which is intended to contribute to gentle tour- dular construction will make the later dismantling of the room structure easier in the
ism on site, to move the topic of the climate change into the focus and, at the same future. On the top floor is an openly designed area for individual travellers or smaller
time, to also protect the environment. Due to its location directly bordering woodland, groups looking for places of communality. For them, there is a choice of either an in-
the Bed & Hike is an ideal starting point for ventures into nature. After active and ex- dividual niche or a bed in the group room available under the roof. On the open-plan
hausting days spent outdoors, it offers rest and recreation for gathering new strength floor, a shared kitchen gives the option of making new acquaintances.
but equally places of communality and of exchange. The hostel is in an existing five-
storey building from 1927 which is complemented by an annex from the 1970s. The A workshop centre familiarizes the guests with the environment
complex had already previously been used as a hostel and is to essentially preserve
this type of usage in future as well. To establish a holistic room concept that caters to Besides the aspect of recreation, the hostel is to make climate- and nature protection
its users and the conditions of its surroundings, some aspects have, however, been visible and puts environmental education into the focus. The annex of the existing
optimized. According to the principle of “renovating instead of demolishing”, the basic building was designed as a workshop centre where children as well as adults find
structures of the original building have been preserved. The solid support structure offers regarding this theme. The centre is furthermore accessible for people who are
has been made visible to emphasize the two-storey construction of the foyer. With se- not spending the night in the hostel and is thus to be turned into a meeting point for
lective measures, the existing building stock has been carefully opened up so that visitors from the surrounding villages. Here gardening- or cooking courses with pre-
more daylight penetrates the whole building and also provides the guests with a view viously harvested ingredients are offered – as are sports- or creative activities. To
of the surrounding scenery. The passive use of sunlight and the layout adapted to the make it possible to experience the theme of nature and to spend time in the out-
path of the sun ensure targeted energy saving. A variety of lounges in the building are doors during all seasons, the existing southern façade as well as the roof have been
intended to offer options for getting in touch but also for privacy. Smaller common removed. An envelope consisting of a wooden frame and glass, which was placed
areas are distributed across the whole building so that the guests can quickly access over the annex so that it looks similar to a greenhouse, can be opened completely
them from their rooms. The large, open common areas which are also available to the on the lower level so that the connection between the inside and the outside is in-
public are on the lower floors. The private sleeping areas are located on the upper le- creased and a Mediterranean climate is being produced as soon as the sun shines
vels. To meet the needs of the different target groups of the hostel, three different on the building. All year round, plants can be grown here which are integrated into
room programmes have been designed. All the rooms have furniture modules which the programme of the workshops.

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