Space Metamorphosis
reading room
restroom
void timber ceiling
storage for hostel guests terrace
leisure and activity area
The common floor’s organization is meant to mainly be a large open plan including both vertical shafts and horizontal flows. Depending on its situation in the project, the common floor accommodates different functions. On top of the cafe/restaurant is located a canteen; a conference room, some printing facilities and a laundry are positioned in the western wing and the main large resting area stays in the eastern corner on Norrebrogade. In order to satisfy the need for privacy, private booths were inserted periodically along the common floor’s facade. These booths can be seen as small cocoons where one can isolate himself, either to work or to rest, away from the surrounding tumult. Fig 59. Common floor section during the day. Leisure and activity spaces Fig 60. (opposite) Common floor plan at night. Hostel configuration
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As shown on the plans and sections, the same layout expands and contracts according to Time in order to let certain function manifest while others are relegated in the background. In this case, the space transforms from a lounge/ hobby space into a hostel. Thick modules containing storage units, necessary furniture as well as a small library can open up and create large two-bed hostel rooms. This transformation process not only changes completely the inside atmosphere but also has an important influence on the facade expression.