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Hôtel Gault
Montréal
YH2 Architecte and Fournier Gersovitz Moss Architect

Contemporary comfort lends luxury to tourism


© Johane Biffi

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Emerging from the transformation of a commercial building, this hotel is uncluttered by ostentation and defined by spaciousness, light, and balance of architectural features.

Elements of the original structure are brought into focus by a vast open space on the ground floor with cast-iron columns and colossal windows. The Beaux-Arts-style building is presented in a contemporary language in which the raw materials of steel, concrete, stucco, and wood are balanced with the original elements.

The thirty rooms act as architectural laboratories in which occupants are free to modify the rooms at will, using a series of mobile elements: folding screens, draperies, large sliding panels, and furniture on casters. The rooms have an open plan and provide luxury and comfort to visitors.

Formal name of Project:
Hôtel Gault

Location:
Montréal, Canada

Gross square footage:
23 100 sq ft

Owner:
Terra Incognita www.hotelgault.com

Architect:
YH2 Architecte
281 Bélanger
Montréal (Québec) Canada, H2S 1E6
phone : 1-514-272-7592
fax : 1-514-272-8865
www.yh2architecture.com

Fournier, Gersovitz, Moss et Ass. Architectes
1435, rue Saint-Alexandre, suite 1000
Montréal (Québec) Canada, H3A 2G4
phone : 1-514-393-9490
fax : 1-514-393-9498

Paul Bernier, Architecte
2083 Beaudry, suite 5
Montréal (Québec) Canada, H2L 3G4
phone : 1-514-258-4440
fax : 1-514-598-5461
www.paulbernier.com

 

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