Toronto firm StudioAC has used plywood to build custom platform beds and expansive desks for the rooms of this boutique hotel in the city.
The Annex hotel is located in the Toronto neighbourhood of the same name, and is housed in a century-old, three-storey brick building.

"The building was originally built as horse stables with an industrial steel structure and exposed brick walls, four wythes deep," said StudioAC. "The building is on quite an atypical lot for downtown Toronto."
The local studio overhauled the mixed-use building, which most recently housed apartments and a bar, to create a boutique hotel with 24 rooms.

Each features at least two large windows that fill the spaces with natural light, and has a minimal yet homey aesthetic with plywood built-ins and exposed brick walls. All of the hotel rooms differ from one another in layout, but are cohesive in their use of the custom plywood furniture.

"The significant frontage is on Barbara Barrett Lane, with a 150-foot (46-metre) south-facing facade," said StudioAC. "This allowed us to create atypical suites for a hotel room. Rather than long narrow spaces with a window at the end, we were able to produce a plan that utilises the width of the existing building."

The plywood elements form platform bed constructions that span the length of the rooms, as well as desktops and cabinets.
"In an effort to minimise the cost of furniture, the elements in the rooms were mostly built...