-에이스 호텔 토론토 [ Shim-Sutcliffe Architects ] Ace Hotel Toronto

Shim-Sutcliffe Architects-Ace Hotel Toronto

 

에이스 호텔 브랜드는 글로벌 연결성을 유지하면서 동시에 지역 문화에 몰입할 수 있는 장소를 만드는 것을 목표로 개발되었다. 브랜드 최초의 캐나다 건물을 위해 호텔이 특히 캐나다 느낌이 나기를 원했다. 전 세계의 다른 Ace 호텔과 마찬가지로 삶이 일어나고 추억이 만들어지는 환영하는 시민 공간을 만들고자 했다. 또한 건물에 시간을 더하여 새로움을 표현하는 대신 건물이 마치 주목할만한 산업 건물처럼 항상 거기에 있었던 것처럼 느껴지도록 하고 싶었다. 그리고 이곳이 토론토 시민과 방문객 모두를 위한 목적지가 되기를 원했다.

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The Ace Hotel brand is developed with the goal of creating places that feel simultaneously immersed in local culture, while also maintaining a global connection. A lot is guided by intuition and experimentation – foregoing formulas to create places for the community. Each property has its own soul and energy, while also evoking a universal ethos of empathy, creativity, curiosity, and of course, hospitality

 

Shim Sutcliffe worked closely with Atelier Ace to design Ace Hotel Toronto, from conception to the realization of interior spaces. Before starting to design, we visited several Ace properties to immerse ourselves in the Ace brand experience. These properties were exemplary models of adaptive reuse, breathing new life into the buildings and their surrounding neighborhoods. They were also hubs that help both travelers and locals to feel at home.

 

For the brand’s first Canadian property, we wanted the building to feel particularly Canadian. Like the other Ace properties around the world, we hoped to create a welcoming civic space where life happens and memories are made. We also wanted to build time into the building so that instead of expressing newness, the building would feel as though it had always been there — like a noteworthy industrial building — with new layers added over time to facilitate its conversion into a hotel. And we wanted it to be a destination for both Torontonians and visitors.

 

As architects, we are very deliberate about our materials, which we select to elicit intuitive and sensory experiences. We chose each element with the intention of orchestrating a harmony that echoes the city itself and developing an environment that offers a fresh perspective, a richness of experiences, and a sensual spirit.

 

We have always been interested in architecture and design of all scales and, therefore, our architecture includes custom furniture, lighting, hardware and fittings to ensure a fully integrated experience. We believe that well-conceived lighting has a critical role to play in ensuring rich and tactile experiences in the spaces we design.

 

Photography by Scott Norseworthy

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