Bayreuth Youth Hostel, Bavarian Accommodation Development, Germany Architecture
Bayreuth Youth Hostel, Germany
German Accommodation Building ? design by LAVA Architects
page updated 29 Jan 2018 and 27 Dec 2016 with new images ; 22 Jul 2015
Youth Hostel in Bayreuth
Design: LAVA, Architects
Location: Bayreuth, Bavaria, southern Germany
LAVA?s Y?shaped Sports Youth Hostel opens

Photos: Häfele, Studio Huber
It?s the new generation of youth hostels ? innovative, integrative and international – and has recently opened in Bayreuth, Germany. The fluid structure is integrated into the landscape, with contemporary materials and holistic sustainability ? a place for active people of all abilities.

LAVA?s concept for the sports hostel is: 1. Innovative ? inventive new spatial configuration of the whole facility, including individual room modules, material use and design 2. Integrated ? inclusive ?barrier-free? building, with sporting areas merging directly with the building, and accessible spaces, facilities and grounds 3. International – the design from creates a feeling of place and combines it with contemporary elements Bayreuth?s global partner cities
Tobias Wallisser, LAVA director, said: ?LAVA chose a ?Y? shape for the 180-bed hostel because it cleverly generates a connective central space and interweaves the interior and exterior spaces, offering expansive views and multiple accessible openings to the sports fields and gardens.?

?Our research showed that ...