Dallas Witbeck

A hostel nestled on a riverside site in Blackwell, PA along the well traveled Pine Creek Rail Trail. From a curated origami-like roof structure to the concrete channels through the site, the act of channeling rainfall works as a path and also a transition device. Concrete rivers guide visitors along the swooping gesture of the plan. The interior space eventually terminates at a dedicated soaking pool. The final room creates a quiet moment of sublime and mindful appreciation of the site, its freshwater resources, and the two rivers that have carved a space in the mountains for a place of recreation and rest.