A BOHEMIAN HOSTEL-TOWER_International Architecture Competition “BARCELONA 2011” | Francesco Schiavone
Barcelona / Spain / 2011
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Bohemian rhapsody
As a raìhapsody, a musicalcomposition in one movement freee and varied, our idea is a rhapsodic architecture Without a rigid
schedule, but it appears as a set of free elements. The bulding is characterized by three main bodies that are one at the base,
but then diverge with increasing heigt; and several minor elements at the base. The idea of one is given by the choice of a
single material, the glass, which unify all the elements supported by a steel frame.
The boHemian hostel with its towers reminescent of the peaks proposes itself as a new feature of the gothic quarter.
For energy self-sufficiency heve been plenned:
Photovoltaic glass that cover the entire surface of the a sistem to collect rainwater on the terrace at the back a geothermal power plant in the garden behind
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Bohemian rhapsody As a raìhapsody, a musicalcomposition in one movement freee and varied, our idea is a rhapsodic architecture Without a rigid schedule, but it appears as a set of free elements. The bulding is characterized by three main bodies that are one at the base, but then diverge with increasing heigt; and several minor elements at the base. The idea of one is given by the choice of a single material, the glass, which unify all the elements supported by a steel frame. The boHemian...
- Year 2011
- Status Competition works
- Type Hotel/Resorts
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