This is 40 Berkley which is a Hostel located in Boston. Here is a rendered version of my intervention
This is the intervention that I wanted to add. 40 Berkley was missing what was most important in a Hostel, the social aspect. I created a grand staircase that had social spaces attached to to promote socilaizing and movement within the building.
These are the floorplans for all 7 floors
This is the Lobby of 40 Berkley. I added another entrance and a cafe along the right side of the building to promote more customers whether they are a resident or not.
This is a rendering of one of the spaces(an exercising room) located along the staircase.
This is another rendering of a space (a library) located on the staircase.
This is another rendering of a space (a sort of study area) located on the staircase.
I created 4 different types of rooms to cater to the different residences staying: Orange- Permanent residence, Purple- Travelers, Blue- Students, Green- SRO women
40 Berkley is a Hostel located in Boston. We were asked to study and research hostels and create a new concept and design to help better 40 Berkl Mehr anzeigen