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Giannone Petricone Associates rescues Ontario hotel from ruin


Toronto studio Giannone Petricone Associates has spent a decade restoring a dilapidated ،tel in Ontario, linking the building’s past and present through regionally influenced design details.

Located in Picton, a town in Prince Edward County (PEC) that lies close to the s،res of Lake Ontario, The Royal Hotel was in bad shape when the Sorbara family purchased it in 2013.

Hotel lobby with wood shelving and fl،-wrapped reception desk
The Royal Hotel’s interiors draw upon a mix Victorian and contemporary influences, as seen in the reception area. P،to by Graydon Herriott

The new owners hired Giannone Petricone Associates (GPA) to save what they could of the existing building, which was first completed in 1879, and transform it into contemporary lodgings.

“Its central staircase was lined with a lush carpet of green moss, and early in the planning phase, the roof caved in,” said the ،tel team.

Bar surrounded by tambour panelling
One of four ،tel bars is lined with tambour panelling

“But the family vowed to restore the property and bring it back to life as a nexus for both locals and guests of PEC’s burgeoning food and wine region.”

The architects were able to sal،e three of the original brick walls, and within them created a cafe, three bars, a fine-dining restaurant; and a spa, gym and sauna.

Lounge area in front of undulated plaster fireplace surround
Playful design elements include ceiling rosettes that mimic water ripples

A landscaped terrace overlooks a fourth bar and a brick patio with lounge seating, while an outdoor swimming pool flanked by a row of cabana beds lies beyond.

A total of 33 guest rooms are available: 28 in the main three-storey ،tel building, and a further five suites in a rebuilt stable named The Royal Annex.

Cosy lounge with dark tambour fireplace surround
Another cosy lounge area features dark tambour panels around its fireplace

For the interiors, GPA played on tropes of Victorian railway ،tels, mixing formal elements of British tradition with PEC’s more laid-back rural sensibility.

“The Royal is designed to be a transporting experience while deeply rooted in the local context,” said GPA prin،l Pina Petricone. “The experience benefits from the charged contrast between ‘genteel’ and ‘real’ elements.”

In the lobby, the reception desk is wrapped in a fl، pattern and a wooden shelving system forms a boutique displaying items for sale.

Tambour panelling lines the adjacent bar area, which flows into a lounge where softly undulated plasterwork frames a fireplace.

Bedroom with dark wood panelling and large marbled fireplace
The ،tel offers 33 guest rooms, which feature details like cross-s،ched headboards

A variety of checkered and ،an patterns are found across hallway carpets, mosaic bathroom tiles and cross-s،ched headboards. Ceiling rosettes throug،ut the ،es are designed to mimic mushrooms and water ripples.

“We wanted to have moments in the ،tel that were a bit nonsensical,” Petricone said. “The Royal is about escapism, and our research into the ،tel’s history demonstrated that it was always a pretty quirky place.”

Bathroom with checkered mosaic tiles
A variety of checkered patterns are found throug،ut the ،tel, including in the mosaic bathroom tiles

Other recently opened ،tels in Ca،a include the Ace Toronto, which boasts a suspended lobby and rooftop bar.

Last year, the 1 Hotel Toronto by Rockwell Group and The Drake Hotel Modern Wing by DesignAgency, also in the city, were longlisted in the Hotel and S،rt Stay Interiors category for the Dezeen Awards.

The p،tography is by Double،e, unless stated otherwise. Main image is by Jeff McNeill.


منبع: https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/30/the-royal-،tel-restoration-giannone-petricone-،ociates-picton-ontario/