Have you heard
about magdas hotel? It is a unique
place which staff is composed of refugees from many different countries. However,
it is not a social assistance project, they are legal workers and they earn
normal salary.
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Magdas hotel is situated in Vienna in Austria. Its slogan is
“stay open-minded”. They employ refugees in order to give them chances for a
better life. Majid from Iraq, Dinnis from Guinea-Bissau, Maryam from Marocco –
they could find an asylum there and start a new, normal life. They are members
of persecuted religious minority or political refugees, they flee civil wars
and poverty. They can earn their living there by cleaning rooms and cooking
breakfast.
The hotel is
located in an old building established in 1960s. It has been restored and
designed by architecture firm with the help of Caritas and now it looks very
modern, minimalistic and elegant. No surprise, then, that it attracts guests. All
the more reason for visiting it is a relatively low cost of renting a room. And
the restoring of the hotel was not an expensive venture because the most of the
furniture is up-cycled: tables and nightstands are made from in-built closets,
while coffee tables and shelves are made from desk tops from an art school. It seems that
furniture from magdas hotel is
thought to start a new life, just like its staff.
So it is an
extraordinary hotel, which aim is to promote creation of opportunities. But on
the other hand, it functions as every other hotel. You can read more about it
here:
and here:
That is a trully great project. I have a 100% sympathy for the people who had this idea and I believe that it is always better to give people a rod, not a fish. And I like this simple design as well. I think it helps in keeping things neat and clean.
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