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Quebec hotel with barn-like features wins international design award
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Qc - The newly built Hotel La Ferme in Baie-St-Paul, Que., has won a top international design award.
The 145-room hotel, designed by architectural firm Lemaymichaud of Quebec City, won in the hotels and service retailers category of the U.K.-based Retail and Leisure Interiors Awards. Short-listed hotels included the Conservatorium Hotel in Amsterdam, the Macalister Mansion in Singapore, the Rooms Hotel in Georgia and the South Place Hotel in London.
Built on the site of a wooden farmhouse that was destroyed by fire in 2005, the Hotel La Ferme features barn-inspired elements, including pillars and exposed wood beams. Art and materials such as cabinets, curtains, bedding and carpets were all locally sourced.
"Winning this award is equivalent to winning an Olympic gold medal in interior design," Alain Lemay, Lemaymichaud's principal architect, said in a news release issued by Groupe Le Massif Inc., owner of the hotel. "We are extremely proud to have been able to push the limits of innovation with Hotel La Ferme."
The hotel, completed in December, is located one hour east of Quebec City by car, and can also be reached by train, which stops at a station next to the property.
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Online: www.lemassif.com/en/ferme
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