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Architects: Aebi & Vincent Architects
- Area: 2750 m²
- Year: 2018
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Photographs:Adrian Scheidegger
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Manufacturers: horgenglarus, Energie Genossenschaft Schweiz (EGeh), Filigran Bauelemente AG, Röthlisberger Schreinerei AG and Aebi & Vincent Architects, Tschannen Metallbautechnik AG
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Lead Architects: Bernhard Aebi, Pascal Vincent, Philipp Morf
Text description provided by the architects. Refurbishment and extension of Bern youth hostel / The youth hostel in Bern is located where the Stadtbach stream once flowed into the River Aare. Built in 1955/56 after a design by Peter Indermühle, the ensemble forms together with the octagonal building across the street the entrance to the quarter. The part of the building to the east of the dining hall has now been replaced by a detached structure that echoes the slender volume of the main building. In conjunction with the angular historical complex, this opens up space towards the quarter and the Aare.
