The ‘Pocket Home’ project ingeniously reimagines a former wash house in Broughton, Edinburgh, as a hostel tailored specifically for young professionals who prioritize achieving a harmonious work-life balance and enthusiastically embrace the ethos of slow tourism.
At its essence, this project aspires to introduce an innovative approach to the future landscape of travel, one that seamlessly intertwines the realms of business and leisure, a concept often coined as “bleisure.”
The 1930’s structure serves as a foundational framework, offering accommodation to guests while fostering environments conducive to the formation of transient communities and temporary residences. Ingeniously integrating principles of a circular economy, the design fosters adaptable interiors that can be disassembled without compromising the building’s intrinsic identity.
