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Vandrerhjemmet
Vandrerhjemmet
Trondheim, Norway
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Vandrerhjemmet
Trondheim, Norway
Project Featured on Feb 23, 2015
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
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A combined student housing and hostel project in an established residential area in Trondheim, Norway.
An old hostel, Trondheim Vandrerhjem, had to be torn down and rebuilt due to its condition. A new building mass was desirable in order to achieve a flexible, mixed use with student housing in winter and hostel service in summer.
The site is the northernmost part of a villa quarter descending north with a park area in the middle. Adapting the new three- and four-story building to its single-family home neighbors was one of the main challenges of the project.
This was solved by lowering the placement of the first floor and organizing the building into one block toward the east as well as a horseshoe-shaped building opening toward the south. In this way, the houses behind the new structure keep their view of the fjord and the common outdoor areas are screened against the existing park. The buildings are faceted toward the streets and use vertical cladding painted to match the surrounding houses.
The student housing units are organized as shared spaces for three occupants with common bathrooms and a combined kitchen and living space. These areas are accessed directly from the walking galleries and designed to be meeting places and an attractive way of entering the apartments. On the first floor, the galleries are extended to form terraces, which in turn protect the common spaces below from bad weather. On the third floor, toward northwest, a common roof terrace is placed with panoramic views and excellent solar exposure.
The exterior walls are based on a modular system but arranged vertically up to four stories in height to avoid horizontal joints in the vertical cladding. Combined, the buildings house 120 student units and 40 hostel rooms. They share both laundry facilities and a parking garage for guests.
An old hostel, Trondheim Vandrerhjem, had to be torn down and rebuilt due to its condition. A new building mass was desirable in order to achieve a flexible, mixed use with student housing in winter and hostel service in summer.
The site is the northernmost part of a villa quarter descending north with a park area in the middle. Adapting the new three- and four-story building to its single-family home neighbors was one of the main challenges of the project.
This was solved by lowering the placement of the first floor and organizing the building into one block toward the east as well as a horseshoe-shaped building opening toward the south. In this way, the houses behind the new structure keep their view of the fjord and the common outdoor areas are screened against the existing park. The buildings are faceted toward the streets and use vertical cladding painted to match the surrounding houses.
The student housing units are organized as shared spaces for three occupants with common bathrooms and a combined kitchen and living space. These areas are accessed directly from the walking galleries and designed to be meeting places and an attractive way of entering the apartments. On the first floor, the galleries are extended to form terraces, which in turn protect the common spaces below from bad weather. On the third floor, toward northwest, a common roof terrace is placed with panoramic views and excellent solar exposure.
The exterior walls are based on a modular system but arranged vertically up to four stories in height to avoid horizontal joints in the vertical cladding. Combined, the buildings house 120 student units and 40 hostel rooms. They share both laundry facilities and a parking garage for guests.
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