The leading New York architecture and design studio Rockwell Group has unveiled the interior of the new 1 Hotel in Toronto, Canada.
The site will be Canada’s first mission-driven hotel that celebrates the beauty of Toronto’s natural environment and offers an urban oasis in the heart of the city and endeavouring to introduce the city to a new standard of a sustainable luxury experience.
Rockwell Group’s design concept for 1 Hotel Toronto reframes the city, turning its urbanism inside out, responding to the question “What if a luxury hotel was an inviting portal to the natural world, instead of a flight from it?”.
The material palette for the hotel takes inspiration from the muted colours of Lake Ontario and the contrasting tones of the passing seasons and features reclaimed timber, native plants, board-formed concrete, and local marble.
1 Hotel offers an all-round dining and drinking experience, with a selection of two restaurants and two bars spread throughout the hotel. The modern 1 Kitchen has a vintage vibe and is located in a glass-walled conservatory-like space with a vaulted wood ceiling and curved trusses hung with greenery. Sourcing all food ingredients from within a 50km radius, 1 Kitchen is a neighbourhood destination that welcomes both hotel guests and locals alike.
On the collaboration with 1 Hotel, Rockwell Group’s Founder David Rockwell says: “We have long admired 1 Hotels’ sustainable and eco-friendly ethos, and we are thrilled to have been given the opportunity to design the new 1 Hotel Toronto with a biophilic emphasis. Our vision for the hotel invites guests to celebrate Toronto’s ecology through materiality and locally-made artwork.”
