Project Name
Drake Devonshire Inn
Posted in
Hotels, Design, Interior Design
Location
24 Wharf St.
Welllington, ON K0K 3L0
Canada
Telephone
+1 6133993338
Email
[email protected]
Architecture Practice
+tongtong
Project Team
John Tong, Eunice Lam
Completed
April 2015
Rooms
11; plus 2 suites
Rates
from 299 USD
Visit Website
drakedevonshire.ca
More Info

Architects of Record: ERA Architects 
Art Curator: Mia Nielson 
Stylist: Carlo Colacci 
Landscape Architect: Joel Loblaw 
Construction: BLT Construction and Loyalist 
Design Identity: Coolaide Design Field Office
 

Detailed Information
Project NameDrake Devonshire InnPosted inHotels, Design, Interior DesignLocation
24 Wharf St.
Welllington, ON K0K 3L0
Canada
Telephone+1 6133993338Email[email protected]Architecture Practice+tongtong
Project TeamJohn Tong, Eunice LamCompletedApril 2015Rooms11; plus 2 suites
Ratesfrom 299 USDVisit Websitedrakedevonshire.caMore Info

Architects of Record: ERA Architects 
Art Curator: Mia Nielson 
Stylist: Carlo Colacci 
Landscape Architect: Joel Loblaw 
Construction: BLT Construction and Loyalist 
Design Identity: Coolaide Design Field Office
 

Toronto-based design studio +tongtong was assigned to revive an old bed and breakfast in Prince Edward County in south eastern Ontario, transforming it into a hip inn that aspires to become a gathering point for art and culture-loving visitors and locals alike. Owned by Drake Hotel Properties, the new Drake Devonshire Inn is the sister property to the popular Drake Hotel in downtown Toronto, and as such now brings the brand’s well known love for art and mischievous attitude out of the city and into the countryside. Situated about two hours east of Toronto, the Devonshire occupies a c.1880 building that used to be a foundry sitting at the mouth of a small creek and boasting unobstructed views over Lake Ontario.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig. Seen from the first and second floors, Cabin Fever, a site specific installation by New York artist Kirsten Hassenfeld is made from vintage papers.

photo © Nikolas Koenig. Seen from the first and second floors, Cabin Fever, a site specific installation by New York artist Kirsten Hassenfeld is made from vintage papers.

For the renovation, +tongtong principal John Tong collaborated with ERA Architects in order to remove additions added to the original foundry building over the years and replace them with contemporary structures — one of which is the Douglas Fir dining area which is cantilevered over the creek. With traditional British country inns and Lake Ontario’s farmhouses in mind, the Devonshire’s rooms and public areas have been decorated with an idiosyncratic mix of old and new furniture, lighting and objects — meanwhile, an in-house curator has filled the spaces with colourful artworks that echo the local culture and character, including a site-specific paper installation suspended in the lobby.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

photo © Nikolas Koenig.

Urban Hip Hits the Countryside at Drake Devonshire Inn in Ontario, Canada

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