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TEAM: Andrea Settimi – Université libre de Bruxelles

THETA: or a hotel shelter.

«The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, concrete. The inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The rst is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and apprehension:

seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of the inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space.»
Italo Calvino, “le città invisibili“.

The project to provide an urban refuge for the temporary accommoda- tion of every inhabitant of the “invisible city”.
Because we need to break up with every militant, politic or professional position which does not allow to act and to think again.

Because we need to break up with the myth of a permanent and global hotel solution, equally seen as both dream and nightmare. Because we need to ponder wide-range ways of experimentation, to act relent- lessly, to build for people, who are never completely resourceless. Because we need to mobilize law, economy and society to re ect upon new horizons of thinking and acting. Imagining exible, temporary and progressive, in embryo and remarkable responses, in order to face di- verse and complex, unique and urgent questions which are asked here and now. We need to nd the path of the “invisible hotels” in order to give them more and more place, as Italo Calvino would advise us to do.

The hotel claims to be a pragmatic and ephemeral, thus not infallible, response to the shelter crisis. A moveable structure which can host up to 16 beds, and which can be installed in any place needing a hosting structure, such as festivals, centres for urban refuge, etc. The project, due to its great pragmatic and repeatable capability, has been quite in uenced by the “Wiki-house” concept, a famous architectural open- source programme. A solid and reproducible project, conceived for an emergency deployment: a kind of hotel on a hypothetical (“Theta“) wasteland.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

ntrain

TEAM: Mario García Gil, Marina Miró Gea, Pau Martínez Just – ETSAB

LET YOUR HOTEL COME TO YOU

The tourist is the new citizen. Gentrification it ́s consequence. Cities are not designed for their regular users anymore, they are money-making machines nourished by hordes of tourists arriving by land, sea and air from the most remote places around the globe.

For the machine to operate, a set of infrastructures are required. Our proposal intends to occupy them avoiding, to some extent, this gentrification. We say it is not a matter of not building more hotels, it is about coming up with new options that can coexist.

Metros, trams, trains… usually enter into standby overnight. We propose to alter the service. Investment is minimal yet the solution is applicable to any transport in any city. A series of hotel trains provide service through the same tracks where the regular ones go, riding alone or sharing the tracks depending on what time it is.

Your hotel is now also your means of transportation through the city. The night metro service becomes now a traveling hotel that never stops. Grafted on the existing infrastructure, it continues its tireless journey throughout the city. You do not need to go to your hotel anymore, let it come to you.

A brand new type of hotel. Welcome.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

H-O-T-M

TEAM: HJ (EdgeJay) Lim – NIL

The next generation of Hotel-On-The-Move

— Inspired by the cruise ship travelling experience – simple no-frills check-in and the tourist is brought around the world in a cozy room – H-O-T-M seeks to redefine the land travelling experience. Yes, there is the caravan where families journey together from camp-sites to cities. You can also roam about in your Jeep or SUVs and check-in at the next motel. But, in H-O-T-M, you get to meet strangers from different cultures, make new friends and journey together from place to place. Just check-in at the airport concierge, board the H-O-T-M with your room card and you will be on your way to the top tourists destinations, island-wide and even cross-borders.

Do keep your room card safe as this will be your key to the hotel facilities available at the Pit-Stops which include fitness gyms & swimming pools (@Fitness Block), movie theatres & arcade (@Entertainment Block), sauna, Jacuzzi, experiential showers and more (Please refer to the List of Facilities offered at the different pit-stops). Plus, you get to shop and dine at great discounts at every Pit-Stop! Simply present the card before your shopping purchase or pre-book a dining package online.

The journey doesn’t end when the sky turns dark. H-O-T-M will ‘cruise’ along the suburbs where you can gaze at the stars in the comfort of your bed. For the party goers, H-O-T-M will be docking at the local nightlife district for a few hours. Be sure to come back on time as H-O-T-M will be continuing the journey to the East for sunrise, before heading cross borders to the next destination! —

The H-O-T-M idea is for the tourists to travel 24/7 and take control of their travel experience. From a Master Planning point of view, H-O-T-M concept frees up space, which is especially important in land scarce Singapore, a tiny red dot on the World Map. Hotel rooms are made to move from places to places and amenities such as bathrooms, lobbies, restaurants, function halls etc. are integrated with shopping malls to serve both the hotel guests and the community. Tourists can even experience the local lifestyle & cultures in these shared community malls!

H-O-T-M also seeks to redistribute manpower for efficient use of resources as it requires few service staff to operate. And when driverless technology is further developed in the near future, H-O-T-M can roam freely with GPS. For the hotel owner, it would mean zero land costs, reduced labor costs and increased efficiency and productivity. He would be a mall creator instead. To create a successful H-O-T-M model, he could choose a partner from the shipping industry to assume the room logistics and transport role.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

SLEEPIN

TEAM: Hilal Ustüner, Dilara Birlik, Merve Körbahti, Cennet Gizem Diker, Medine Hande Soyal – Gazi University

Sleeping conditions, as a kind of subconscious ritual, are the entirety of motions/activities changing among individuals. Every single person in the world has distinct sleeping practices which take place on spaces and surfaces with varying flexibilities. Accommodation facilities merely offer standardized sleeping arrangements. Our proposal aims to provide people an unusual/extraordinary/unique sleeping experience. “sleepin” appears as an innovative station allowing people to experiment their sleeping practices/habits anew.

What is “sleepin”

Sleepin is a station for sleeping located at the borders of transportation networks.

Formation of “sleepin”

Sleepin is designed as a bubble, which takes references from round and spherical contours found in nature. The form of the bubble can be deformed according to the needs and desires of the user, supporting the idea of customized design. The bottom surface of the bubble where it touches to the ground makes a curve into the inner volume to create the bedding. Outer shell is covered by movable pin supports. These pin supports also aid to manipulate the volume along with the design criteria emphasized as “unique, customized and adaptable design.” By means of the pins, the user has the opportunity to define the inner space, as well as to modify the outer shell by interacting with the surface.

Working principle of “sleepin”

The strength of “sleepin” is granted by its structural spine/backbone. Entrance is allowed through the door hinged to the spine. The desired form is obtained by the motion of the pins placed on the shell and on the bedding volume. The motion is achieved with forces of compression and pulling. After the application of the forces, the pins are locked and the intended shape is fixed. The structural pins are of three types as transparent, semi-transparent and opaque. Transparency allows natural lighting. In the lack of natural light, inner leds provide necessary enlightenment to the inner sleeping area.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

URBAN SHELTER

TEAM: Bernat Parra Casas – BER

Accessory of the generic city which shelters the nomad, offering basic shelter and personal hygiene services strictly linked to the more immediate daily existence. A second skin that covers some objects, compressing the privacy to the minimum and mimicking this occupation through the use of billboards, public telephones or vending automatic.

Urban shelter aims to be a new way of inhabiting urban contexts. It proposes a strategy that considers nowadays possibilities and behaviors. It points to create a system of micro refuges that could be adapt to different contexts, establishing symbiotic relations.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

TRIANGLE WAY

TEAM: Nele Ostendorff, Maria Eleftherochorinou – Jade Hochschule

In the first place we wanted to create a temporary hostel for festivals and events in a way of camping. It has to be easily transported and flexible with the amount of “rooms”.

Starting from the idea of a container park, we kept the quality of the simple transportation and created smaller units, which include sleeping and storage facilities.

We choose the triangle as the main shape of our construction, because it can be easily fit on one to each other. In this way we save space and build a stable construction for another level. The second level is a bit shifted in comparison to the first level, so it creates a walkway to reach the rooms of the second floor and to build a roofed area on the ground floor.

The Units

We designed three different types of units.

The first one is a double bed unit, with storage place in the top and the sides of the triangle.

The second unit is a single bed unit, that you reach over two stairs. You can store your stuff in the place under the bed.

The last unit includes a breezeway which allows you to cross the structure. It also includes some lockers and a bench.

The Construction

Our construction is composed by triangular metal frames. In every corner of the triangle they are connected to a steel profile that ends in another triangular frame. Each profile has four round protuberances and four round indentations. That’s how the units can be attached to each other.

As walls we use wooden panels that are attached to the metal frame. In the top corner of the triangle we place a steel sheet to connect the wood to the metal and protect the inside area from rain water as well.

The front is covered with a plastic fabric that can be easily opened as this is the entrance /“door” of the unit. The back wall is made of another wooden panel.

There are two staircases, one on each end of the construction. A metal ladder leads to the walkway of the second level. The ladder is attached to the metal profile and is leaning against the wooden wall of the ground floor unit.

The whole construction is based on a system of metal rods. They are connected with the same round protuberances and round indentations like the units.

The units can be lifted in a convenient way, they have metal hooks that are attached to the metal frame. This way they can be picked up and put on a truck for a fast and easy transportation.

The Measurements

Length:           2,4 m
Width:             2,4 m
Height:            2,1 m

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

AT HOME N570

TEAM: Jordanna França Santos Machado, leticia Santos, Lara Machado Lopes – Grupo Imol

The goal of our project is to offer a temporary accomodation or housing (that may be permanent, as the developed model can be used in numerous situations.) As well as multifunctional, with modular interior design, which allows the user to express personality in the given space.

Our concept came with the idea of making the war refugees’ experience less traumatising and akward. Since their lives become uncertain as they leave their homes. We offer a housing proposal that can be temporary or permanent, which can give these peoples peacefull rest and provide a belonging sense, a confortable shelter where anyone can look for a fresh start.
This idea not only applies to people who live this specific reality, but also to those who want new experientes, who seek accomodation without giving up feeling part of the space, as if they where at home.

The proposed structure works on the sustainability, using colled containers, that are easily available and work in many different weathers. This type of container is projected with refrigeration systems to ship perishables goods across the globe, when regulated its temperature may range from – 25°C to 25°C, helped by polyurethane foam in the walls, which is commonly used as acoustic and thermic insulation. Using it for construction allows an economy of resources such as water, sand, bricks, iron, wood and any other material frequently used on mansory and wood buildings.

As for the interior design, the use of modules was conceived for the user as they make it possible to personalize the space in a intuitive way, making that space complementary for the person living in the house, not otherwise. The modulation was made dividing the container internal space by cm2 and we came up with 0,57×0,57m modules, that uses 99% of the internal space. To make the customization viable and funcional all the modules, except the toilet area, have in-built wheels and a locking system, so they may be relocated without effort. The standardization of the modules makes possible many different layouts, enhancing the feeling of belonging and home, as the interior can be changed according to the persons’ desire. Other than working on the functionality of the furniture project, we worked on customizable ceiling lighting that may be changed to adequate the modules distribution.

The diversity of options is not limited to the inside of the given space, as it expands to the outside and makes possible the development of commom areas, such as laundries, restaurants and leisure spaces. Due to its great loading capacity, the containers can be arranged in many ways, enabling the creation of housing complexes, layed horizontally or even on top of one another, vertically.

Considering all aspects, we present this project. A creative household, that can assambled quickly and help people in a very critic moment on their lives. Customizable, comfortable and with all effort to make it more than just a house, but also a home.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

Hotel as a Hospital

TEAM: Rafaella Siagri – University of Nicosia

An Different Approach of a Hotel as a Hospital-Institution.
The ancient word ” foreigner ” is linked, directly to the Latin-word hospes “The Guest” and

the hostis which means “The Enemy”.

The word foreigner get evolved in two important meanings, the negative one, which is the unknown and sometimes dangerous foreign and the positive, which is the meaning of the visitor from another country or town.

Later, the word was used as cognate word referred to those who professionally provided hospitality to strangers, like hotels and afterward in hospital acquired special use.

The approach of the proposal is to unite the above properties, namely the properties of hotels and hospitals-institutions.

It is a building intended to people who suffering from mental and personality disorders. The design of the building is based on a resolution of investigation on the mental disorder; obsessive–compulsive OCD. Standards and rigorous program, geometry and a series of rigid are some of the characteristics of OCD patients which influence to the proposal design.

The Rooms of the hotel are adapted to the needs of these people and not only of OCD patients but also to the autistic and patients who suffering from bipolar disorder. Rooms, which are developed in the area have the aim to serving the needs of patients.

Reception for people who have the purpose to enter into the hotel-institution, necessary diagnostic rooms where the problem can be defined, reception areas for visitors, public kitchens and restrooms, are some of the areas of the complex. Also entertainment spaces are take place in the site, such as theater in the central area of the site, shops and gallery are also included in the additional program.

The proposed hotel is in conflict with the hospital, connect areas of creating a different approach to the construction of two buildings at a total proposal. In order to balance the coldness of the hospital and the professional approach to the provision of abidance from the hotel, by the real definition of hospitality.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

ONE ROOM HOTEL

TEAM: Tatiana Perkova – Politecnico di Milano

Adaptable, Movable, Sustainable.

Imagine for a minute…you can have a hotel that covers multiple locations, quickly responds to different market demands and being self-sustainable at the same time! And all this for a lower price then a traditional hotel building.

One room hotel is a concept, combining self-sustainable units spread alone the planet into one network. The Unit represent rather a room, space for sleeping, then a traditional building. This approach have many advantages. The unit pre-assembled, can be customized for the particular climate condition, target user and envelope designed with consideration for the surroundings. The units uses a various technologies, like solar panels installed on the rooftop. Water refiled from a lakes and rivers, if available or the rain water tank. We can refer to modular architecture, applicable to the hotel. The unit can be easily installed and removed, when required, without visible impact on environment. In this way the network doesn’t need huge construction investments, the production and customization of a unit will cost less than a traditional building construction. “The hotel” can start even with one unit and develop in time with available resources. The unit can be moved to a new place, with a change of demand or under any other circumstances and reused in another place.

In today situation where every meter valuable in the city centers, makes it difficult to obtain a good location for building construction. Moreover, with a high competition between already existing hotel brands to enter a market even a harder task. “One room hotel “concept allows to taste the waters in the business without major risks, monitor the market demand without big loses. The “rooms” can be located on already existing buildings or open spaces, waterfronts, rooftops.

On the contrary, there is available space on the nature sites, outside of the big cities. Forests, mountains, lakes fields spreads on the thousand kilometers. In this case, it is important to consider environmental impact of construction, as well as customer demand of a hotel in particular place. The place might not have enough demand for building an entire multi story hotel. The one room hotel network will help to cover this segment of a market as well. For example, It can be used to create a serious of “guest houses” along the trekking path or a family camping site in the forest.

The “rooms” doesn’t need a constant presence of the staff, reception desk. It is safes a waiting time and make the experience more personal. The customer simply have to receive a QR code, after booking on his smartphone and use it to open the door.

May 15, 2016October 14, 2019

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