Montreal firm ACDF Architecture has built and outfitted a hotel in the city, using black and white surfaces both inside and out.
Hotel Monville is the first in a collection of hotels envisioned by the owners of Old Montreal's Hotel Gault, located in a historic marble structure preserved by local firm EVOQ.

Spanning 160,382 square feet (14,900 square metres), the new hotel by local firm ACDF Architecture is housed within an 18-storey structure located on the border of the same neighbourhood.
"We set out to create a property that captures the local character and high-end experience of Hotel Gault, but with design elements uniquely developed for and aligned with the Monville concept," said ACDF Architecture co-founder Maxime Frappier.
At the base of the building, a three-storey podium matches the height of a neighbouring older property's frontage. The rest of the tower is set back, and features a grid of square windows that are framed to create a chequerboard effect.
Beyond the all-glass facade at street level is a spacious, well-lit lobby with stark white floors and black overhead.

A series of cathedral-style columns fill the triple-height room, painted white at their bases and black above to tie the space together.

Also overhead are three large rectangular volumes, irregularly stacked on top of one another and clad in warm oak. These conceal walkways upstairs and a DJ booth.

Various lounge areas populate the lobby, and more seating is arranged around a centr...