Ronald McDonald House houses are usually located on the territory of large hospitals and serve as temporary housing for families whose children are undergoing long-term treatment for serious diseases. Guests live there for free or contribute a symbolic amount of $ 25 daily. There are now 336 such houses in 35 countries and regions of the world; while in Russia there is one Ronald McDonald House - in Kazan. The Hamburg House will open this year at the Altona Hospital.
The participation of a whole team of renowned architects is reminiscent of the Puerta América Hotel in Madrid, where 23 offices worked on different floors. Although in Hamburg no one expects a profit from such collective work, it is clear that both here and in Spain it is intended to attract everyone's attention to the project, which is even more important for a charitable institution than for a commercial one.
The public spaces and the Oasis room for communication and relaxation were designed by the GRAFT bureau, and the rest of the participants were assigned to one of the 11 rooms of Ronald McDonald House.
Zaha Hadid was inspired by the image of the ship's cabin, Manuel Gotran and Sara Spiro - the forest hut. estudio.entresitio wanted to make the home neutral, albeit cozy, while Barcode Architects emphasized the contrasts of light and dark, smooth and textured.
Hans Hollein's bureau proposed dividing the "room" with fabric partitions in accordance with the needs of the guests, and the Belgians of LOW architecten divided theirs into several rooms.
Hotel specialists Appia Contract designed a ceiling for their room to simulate a starry sky at night, and brandherm + krumrey put a nest in their room.
EMBAIXADA arquitectura conceived to make their "number" completely out of cork, while RAISERLOPES followed the traditional path and divided the space into zones using furniture.
