Dream hotel is designed as an upscale extension to the popular Dream Hostel. The
hostel opened its doors in 2010 and is located in an old industrial building in the
center of the city and in close proximity of the Tampere concert hall. To serve the
needs of customers looking for an aordable double or twin room, Dream Hostel
decided to extend the premises with an extra floor.
The cooperation between Studio Puisto Architects and dream hostel started in the fall
of 2013 after a workshop of the Uusi-Kaupunki (New Town) collective. In the workshop
Studio Puisto developed a concept for temporary accommodation in empty oces
and industrial buildings. This turned out to be a perfect match with the plans and
premises of Dream Hostel.
The open character of the industrial building is strengthened by placing the rooms as
separate units in the open space. Thus creating a feeling of being in a public park in
between individual volumes. To keep the rooms aordable they are kept compact and
accommodate only the necessary. Space to read, relax and meet others guests is
placed outside the individual rooms. About half of the rooms have a window with
street view, where as the other rooms are organized in clusters in the middle of the
space with a skylight to the public space as a relation to the outside. In addition there
is a kitchen area and meeting rooms at free deposal for the guests, oering extra
value over a conventional hotel room.
The Dream Hotel was designed and constructed with a tight schedule and limited
budget. To achieve the best result, design solutions were developed in tight
cooperation between the architects, client, constructor and furniture manufacturer.
Construction started in the spring of 2014 and the Dream Hotel opened its doors in
the beginning of August.
To create a peaceful warm atmosphere and at the same time use materials
responsibly, there is an extensive use of natural materials. The rooms are covered in
locally sourced wood, the wall to wall carpeting of the public space is made of sisal,
the sound insulation in between the rooms is made of wood fibers and all wooden
surfaces are treated with natural oils.
With the Dream Hotel the architects have made a unique hotel concept, blurring the
lines between a hotel and a hostel. Rather than full filling the conventional hotel
standards it tries to oer everything that a guests really needs for a good nights
sleep.