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In rural Ontario, The Royal Hotel revives a dilapidated property, reinstating it with contemporary flourishes that celebrate the building’s details, both splendid and decayed. Photography: Jeff McNeill

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The Royal Hotel

Firm LocationToronto, Canada

Project locationPicton, Ontario

CompanyGiannone Petricone Associates Inc. Architects

Design TeamEngineer: EXP Global Inc., Heritage: ERA Heritage Consultants, Landscape: Janet Rosenberg Studio, Kitchen: Trend Foodservice, Acoustics: J.E. Coulter Associates Ltd., FF&E Procurement: P360 Concepts Inc., Graphic Design/Signage/Branding: Blok Design, Artwork: Tatar Art Projects, AV: The Terminators 2008 Inc., IT: TAS Consulting, Code: LRI, General Contractor: Structure Corp, HADY Construction

Client247 Main Street Picton LP

Projecthttps://www.gpaia.com/projects/royal-hotel/

Project Videohttps://www.gpaia.com/news/inside-look-at-gpa-design-for-the-reimagined-royal-hotel/

The Royal Hotel in Picton reimagines the landmark Victorian hotel for the 21st century. Over a decade, Giannone Petricone Architects have transformed the dilapidated 19th Century Victorian mercantile building, restoring the heritage façade, and establishing 28 guestrooms, a restaurant, street front café, gym, and spa. Playing on the expectations of the hotel’s history, the design introduces rich contrasts between past and present, rustic, and refined, sordid and sublime, treating guests to an experience that is transporting yet deeply rooted in the local context.