Focus Futures Foyer and Snow Hill Hostel
This page featutes Focus Futures' foyer and Snow Hill hostel in Birmingham. Although neither has been funded through the Hostels Capital Improvement Programme, in design terms both are good examples of the "Places of Change" ethos.

The Foyer
- The Foyer
offers young
people a non
institutionalised
environment
where they
can address
their issues
and move
forward
in their
lives.

- Within the
Foyer, the
reception
has a light
and open
feel.
It was designed
to break down
the barriers
between the
foyer's staff
and its
service users.

- This corridor
in the Foyer
is a good
example of the
way that
inside space
has been
designed to
maximise
light, making
the building
feel safer and
more welcoming.

Snow Hill Hostel
- The Hostel
was designed
like a hotel
to move away
from the feel
of a traditional
hostel. It
takes its styling
cues from the
art deco era of
the building's
construction.

- Again the
hostel lobby
has been
designed to
break down the
institutional
barriers and
to provide
a welcoming
environment
for all who
use it.