WHEN IT COMES TO ARCHITECTURE, SOCIAL DIMENSION

Images and information are provided by the architect. All of the photographs were taken by Guilherme Silva da Rosa and Allewirdgut Architektur. Would you be willing to accept a refugee into your vacation home for the duration of your stay? The design of the Magdas Hotel in Vienna was a collaborative effort between the architectural company Alleswirdgut and the organization caritas, which is an innovative attempt to combine social responsibility with financial benefit. copy: redefining hospitality, this hotel with an unconventional concept and an inspiring history is home to city travelers, tourists in Vienna, and overnight trippers. They live side-by-side with young people who, however, did not travel of their own free will but are refugees, who were left with no choice because they were subjected to hunger, war, persecution, and torture in their home countries. The hotel serves as a place of temporary lodging for them, and for some of them, it also serves as a place of employment. Two residential apartments for living communities are available at the hotel, which is located in the Prater area of Vienna and has 78 rooms that are both modern and exquisite. The hotel also features a breathtaking view of the Prater Park scenery. In addition to being an expression of an architectural idea and an inventive use of limited resources, the interior design is a reaction to the building that is already in existence. The project architect, Johanna Onner of Allewirdgut, has relied on simplicity and basic elegance, well-matched subdued colors, and vintage chic in order to preserve the original structure by generally repairing it and adapting it to new safety regulations. Every single person who was engaged was tasked with coming up with inventive ideas, not just in terms of funding but also in terms of design. Existing pieces, discovered artifacts, and an inventive combination of components have been used by alleswirdgut in the design of the interior spaces, which include the lobby, restaurant and bar, hotel rooms, and flats. In order to emphasize the limited, well-matched, and beautiful color idea that influences the exposed surfaces, unique individual furniture, objects with a history, and findings with a history are used. As well as furniture that had been left behind by prior inhabitants or that had been given to the project by neighbors, the Carla thrift shop that was owned and operated by Caritas was a rich source here. The built-in closets that had been rather conventional in the past were transformed into tables, nightstands, and wall coat racks by Daniel Buchel, who was in charge of the remodeling project. A number of different contributions and makeovers were carried out, including the application of the tried-and-true method of pattern roller painting to the uneven walls. The hotel distinguishes out due to its remarkable and original nature as well as its social implications. It has also been able to collect support and sponsorships from dedicated contractors, suppliers, local people, and the refugees themselves. Indiaartndesign.com has a gallery of photographs of the hotel; to see them, go here.

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