HOSTEL IGUAZU
Typology
CORPORATE
Area
2.500sq m
Users
210
Status
Project
Architects
Germán Hauser
Year
2014
Program
Hostel
Location
Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina
Acknowledgments
Finalist, competition “Hostel Mowo” Iguazu
The hostel is located in the City of Puerto Iguazú, in the province of Misiones, Argentina. It sits on a site of natural surroundings with rain forest characteristics. It has a steep slope that runs towards the east and is of 15 meters difference between street level and a creek at the bottom. Additionally, the site offers long and broad views of the Iguazú River and lavish forest vegetation.
Taking these features into account, the building plan is solidly ensconced in the ground and setback from the street line, so that guests can feel a strong connection with nature, and have an immersive experience in nature, in a forest that offers long views toward the river.
The plan proposes a young construction of relaxed and informal spaces that are interconnected; a series of places that invite guests to explore, a succession of settings that make visitors want to be there, that make them feel the right time has come for them to stay. The common areas as well as the circulations and the spaces where guest bond with nature are interconnected and open, there are no hidden spots but experiences to be discovered.
Within the big area that comprises the lobby, the TV room, playroom and restaurant, the hotel features grandstands that provide different uses and scales.
Guests can make either interior or exterior spaces their own, by using them in various ways; these spaces don’t have precise boundaries they are interrelated, one seamlessly leading into the next. We thus aim at generating an atmosphere of fluent social interaction and promote the use of spaces in a relaxed manner, they are presented as versatile spaces where to eat, stay, talk or read.
