The Development

Al Jazeera Youth Hub was a development designed to fill a major need of Abu Dhabi. It is comprised of two structures, a Youth Forum and a Youth Hostel.

The Forum

The Youth Forum was designed to give Abu Dhabi’s Youth a place to come relax, work, play and collaborate. With a total area of 6849m² the youth forum houses many facilities that are required by the youth of today. Such facilities include areas for learning such as classroom and workshops. Areas for play, such as a gaming center and plenty of open space for sports activities are available. In addition, the forum has an auditorium, multi-purpose hall and exhibition space to show off the skills and talents of the youth. Finally, the youth hub is a center for collaboration, whether it be a young entrepreneur looking to start the next big thing or students looking to work on a group project, the library, meeting rooms and lounges make this is the place to collaborate.

The Hostel

The Youth Hostel was designed to allow groups of travelling students and their teachers to come to Abu Dhabi and stay affordably and comfortably. The hostel has a capacity of 56 people. Its facilities include a cafeteria, laundry room and lounges.

The Hostel was designed as an exercise in design that needs a quick turn around. The 'mini' project was designed in one week.