DESA1002 'Continuous City' Jacinta Klein

Abstract

This project is located in the heart of Madrid, near the Plaza Mayor and Calle Mayor. This building is centrally located in the city, but has the luxury of fronting onto a pedestrian walkway rather than a busy road. The program for this building is a lower price range hotel mainly catering for younger travellers. The concept of this building is to create an evolving community within a transient group of people. The main way this is done is by emphasising the public areas within the building. The focus on the Architecture and the public spaces created encourages and fosters interaction between the hotel guests. This concept is also supported by bunk rooms. There is one floor which is devoted to double rooms, this floor is a more serene and quiet level envisaged for couples stay in. This building has a simple footprint; in contrast the plans are more dynamic. The ground floor contains a few shops that would be useful for the guests staying in the hotel. There is also a cafe which would be for both for the guests and public visitors. The foyer and reception as well as loading space are located on the ground floor. The first floor contains the double rooms previously mentioned. The second, third and fourth floors house the bunk rooms which have approximately six people per room. On these floors there is a large public area which contains cooking facilities, dinning, and a lounge and TV room. On the fifth floor there is a roof top pool. This whole level is devoted as a public area and is a place where all hotel guests are given a chance to interact. This level also has cooking and dining facilities.