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Backpacking in Spain
never looked so good
By BRIENNE WALSH
Photography by LUIS BELTRAN

On trend with the recent onslaught

of attractive hostels, the freshly renovated
Valencia Lounge Hostel doesn't look like
a typical European backpacker hangout.
Located in a converted early 20th-century
residential building in El Carmen-a
neighborhood in the Old Town area of
Spain's third largest city-Ana Milena
Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse
of locally based Masquespacio infused
an eclectic and cheerful design into the
property, which consists of 11 bedrooms, a
living room lounge, and a kitchen.
The owner of the hostel-a longtime fan
of the duo's work-tasked Masquespacio
with updating the communal spaces and
each of the bedrooms without changing
the beds, infrastructure, or four shared
bathrooms. "Normally, our designs are
more conceptual and minimal, although the
hostel required a different approach," says
Hernández Palacios, adding this was their
first project of its kind. After studying the
types of guests who stayed at the hostel, and
determining that they tended to be young,
the team created spaces that "make the

1. Designed with
electronic music lovers
in mind, a guestroom
at the Valencia Lounge
Hostel features pops
of bright turquoise,
decorative ceramic
pineapples, handmade
lamps and tables, and a
wall graphic spelling out
"Sounds."

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Online Toc
From the Editor
Behind the Design
People
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Sketchbook
Places: Philadelphia
Brand Identity: Kimpton
Interview: Rakel Cohen
5 Questions for Loh Lik Peng
Products
Profile: Deborah Lloyd
Trends: Custom Art
Lighting
Textiles
Surfaces
Special Feature: The Challenge of Creativity
Projects
The Asbury
Mar Adentro
Four Seasons Hotel Casa Medina
Hotel Saint George
Valencia Lounge Hostel
Hilton Wenchang
Ad Index
Back Space
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