Hostel with two zones and a tourist service point
The hostelwas divided into two zones - A and B. Zone A uses vertical modules.
This part includes public rooms - a common room, kitchens, computer rooms, toilets, as well as a reception area, a room for segregated waste and a heating node. The layout makes it possible to expand this part of the facility with additional usable space by adding more vertical modules.
Zone A of the hostel consists of public rooms
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Zone B consists of horizontal modules. In this part of the facility, six-, eight- and twelve-bed rooms, toilets, showers were designed. Also included are utility facilities, a laundry room, a storage room, a technical room with an air handling unit and an electrical connection. The adopted layout allows for the addition of more modules with rooms to the facility.
Theservice point building was created on the basis of a vertical module. The facility includes a tourist information space, toilets and a technical room. The facility can be accessed from the west side.
Construction and material solutions
The prefabricated modules are equipped with connecting brands, located at each corner of the hexagonal component. The brands are connected to the module in a rigid manner by concreting the component into a reinforced concrete wall. Connecting the individual components to each other is done in an articulated manner by means of bolts. The foundations of the horizontal module and communication of the facility are designed as precast concrete footings of 90×40 centimeters. The foundation of the vertical module is a prefabricated reinforced concrete slab 20 centimeters thick. The foundation depth of the footings and the foundation slab is one meter below ground level.
Zone B is intended for sleeping rooms
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In the vertical modules and the communication part of the hostel, a reinforced concrete ceiling was used. This allows the use of green roofs with common ivy in this part. All modules are built with reinforced concrete prefabricated walls 12 centimeters thick. On the other hand, the internal, partition walls are designed from 12-centimeter-thick solid brick. In the sanitary rooms, they were designed with HPL system. A COPLAN B2 raised floor was used to install sub-floor installations in the facility. Due to the high noise level, thermal insulation made of rock wool was used. The facade of the facility is covered with concrete panels. In order to properly ventilate the rooms, mechanical supply and exhaust ventilation and air conditioning were designed.
The universal solution allows the construction of a hostel in different spaces
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Paula Suminska proves that it is possible to arrange spaces under flyovers, which until now have not had an important function in cities. The applied universal solution can be used not only in the chosen location on Aleja 29 Listopada in Cracow, but also under flyovers in other cities.
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illustrations courtesy of Paula Suminska
