Project: Walper Hotel Location: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Size: 73,400 s.f | Room count: 92 Client: Perimeter Development Corporation Lobby and second floor public spaces design: Dialogue 38 Suites and guest floors design: Dubbeldam Architecture   Design, Jill Greaves Design Base building architect: Bogdan Newman Caranci Inc. Photography: Gillian Jackson of Barré Studio, Langen Studios, Kerun Ip, Michael Muraz

项目：WalperHotel位置：Kitchener,Ontario,CanadaSizer：73,400s.f|房间数量：92客户：摄影：BarreStudio、LangenStudios、KerunIp、MichaelMuraz的GillianJackson。

The historic Walper Hotel in Canada’s Silicon Valley North is the new hot spot for Kitchener Waterloo’s growing tech community. With newly opened offices of Yahoo, Google and other major tech players, as well as Waterloo’s RIM and the Perimeter Institute, this area located an hour from Toronto is proving to be one of the fastest growing communities in the country.

位于加拿大硅谷北部的历史悠久的Walper酒店是Kitchener滑铁卢不断壮大的科技界的新热点。随着雅虎(Yahoo)、谷歌(Google)和其他主要科技公司以及滑铁卢(Waterloo)的RIM和周边研究所(SidedInstitute)新开设办事处，这个距离多伦多一小时车程的地区被证明是该国增长最快的社区之一。

Downtown Kitchener’s most recognizable landmark, the historic Walper Hotel played a pivotal role in the city’s social and cultural scene since opening in 1893. Designated as a historic landmark under the Ontario Heritage Act in 1983, the list of luminaries who stayed at the hotel include the Queen Mother; many prime ministers, including Pierre Trudeau; Eleanor Roosevelt; many jazz greats including Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington; James Brown; Liberace; Rudolph Nureyev; Bob Hope; and Tony Bennett. Decades later, the heritage site’s dated accommodations were unable to meet the contemporary demands of modern business travellers and locavore millennials looking for a landing spot. The region’s burgeoning tech industry attracts a discerning clientele, and the hotel’s renewal targets these visitors, bringing the best of the old into the future. As a collaboration between three design firms, the Walper was transformed into a modern boutique hotel while celebrating its historic details and pairing them with bold contemporary design.

自1893年开业以来，历史悠久的沃尔珀酒店在该市的社会和文化舞台上发挥了举足轻重的作用，是基奇纳市中心最著名的地标。1983年，根据“安大略省遗产法”，入住酒店的名人包括女王母亲、包括皮埃尔·特鲁多(Pierre Trudeau)、埃莉诺·罗斯福(Eleanor Roosevelt)在内的许多首相；包括路易斯·阿姆斯特朗(Louis Armstrong)和杜克·艾灵顿(Duke Ellington)在内的许多爵士乐大师；詹姆斯·布朗(James Brown)；利伯拉斯(Liberace)；鲁道夫·努列耶夫(Rudol几十年后，该遗址的过时住所无法满足现代商务旅行者和当地千禧一代寻找登陆地点的当代需求。该地区蓬勃发展的科技产业吸引了有眼光的客户，酒店的更新目标是这些游客，使老的最好的成为未来。作为三家设计公司之间的合作，Walper被改造成一家现代化的精品酒店，同时庆祝它的历史细节，并将它们与大胆的当代设计结合起来。

The lobby and public spaces contrast traditional details such as decorative crown mouldings, wainscoting and trimwork with sleek, contemporary finishes and furniture. The finishes derive from a clean, white palette that highlights the colourful artwork, playful light fixtures and bold furniture in warm woods. The mosaic tile flooring in the lobby is a custom pattern inspired by the map of Kitchener’s own urban grid. The second floor features a rejuvenated bar and lounge area – traditional aspects are once again referenced here, but the solid wood flooring is installed in an angular pattern, defining smaller zones within the expansive lounge. Here, guests can mingle over light snacks during social hours or relax privately, given the variety of cozy seating options.

大厅和公共空间对比传统细节，如装饰皇冠造型，护墙和装饰与光滑，现代的饰面和家具。完成源于一个干净，白色的调色板，突出色彩的艺术作品，好玩的灯具和大胆的家具在温暖的树林。大厅的马赛克瓷砖地板是一种自定义模式，灵感来自于基奇纳自己的城市网格地图。二楼的特色是一个恢复活力的酒吧和休息区-传统方面在这里再次引用，但实木地板安装在一个角度模式，定义较小的区域内的广阔的休息室。在这里，客人可以在社交时间吃清淡的小吃，也可以在私人场合放松，考虑到各种舒适的座位选择。

The full refurbishment of the guest floors included the creation of additional rooms in the existing floor plates, for a total of 92 rooms. Each room is unique and contains custom millwork, furnishings, and light fixtures. The vision was to breathe new life back into a tired brick building using natural finishes, energy efficient lighting, airy furniture and bright accents. Traditional trimwork was maintained to contrast with the new material palette of sleek walnut and warm ash wood in the flooring and millwork. Bright pops of colour in the furniture and high gloss doors bring a fresh new look to the rooms – blue is used for smaller rooms and red for larger ones – combined with bold monochromatic graphics on feature walls. The eccentric combinations of custom-designed and sourced furniture and lighting further emphasize the hotel’s boutique nature. With a revitalization that spans from minute details to an overall urban impression, the Walper is once again poised to become the lodging destination for the region.

客人楼层的全面翻新包括在现有楼板上增设房间，共有92个房间。每个房间都是独特的，包含定制的磨坊、家具和灯具。他们的愿景是用自然的装饰、节能照明、通风的家具和明亮的口音，为一座破旧的砖房注入新的活力。传统的装饰工作保持与新的材料调色板，圆滑的胡桃和温暖的灰烬木材在地板和磨坊。明亮的颜色在家具和高光泽的门带来了一个新的外观房间-蓝色用于较小的房间，红色的更大的-与大胆的单色图形在特色墙上。定制和采购家具和照明的古怪组合，进一步强调了酒店的精品性质。随着从细微细节到城市整体印象的复兴，沃尔珀号将再次成为该地区的住宿目的地。