SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2019 59LIVINGMAG.CAAtwood says the team went through about six digital
models before they decided on the stainless steel classic.
“That’s the idea of layered luxury – these raw materials
are about being honest, and a little unexpected,” he relates.
Atwood says some of the furnishings have a sea
aesthetic, in terms of the curved edges of the amenity
tables, and the curved bed frames, as a nod to the city's
fishing history. The hotel’s lovely library is rife with books on
the city’s history, for those looking for a quiet read.
A Pacific Northwest feminist asesthetic plays a promi-
nent role throughout the hotel, through paintings on display
by female artists.
The theme of the turn-of-the-century women’s suffrage
movement is especially palpable in the hotel’s Abigail Hall, an
intimate, 40-seat living-room-style bar that is in the original
library and Ladies’ Reception Hall of the former Cornelius Hotel.
The warmth of Abigail Hall is the perfect platform from
which to launch into a spirited tour of the succulent South
Alder Way culinary scene, which is drawing big crowds, so
plan ahead and make reservations.
TOP: WOODLARK’S LIBRARY LOUNGE
BELOW: A SINGLE GUESTROOM, WHERE
THE DESIGN BRINGS THE OREGON
FOREST AESTHETIC INDOORS
IMAGES BY WOODLARK HOTELlivingmag.cawhat do you like most about LIVING here?Tell us...
Vancouver and the North Shore are two locations that many of
us are lucky to call home. Tell us why you love LIVING here and
you will be entered into a random draw to win a Grouse Mountain
Adventure package for two (includes 5-Line Mountain Zipline Tour
and Eye of the Wind), valued at $218.
How to enter: Connect with us on Facebook, fi nd the contest post and leave a
comment telling us why you love where you LIVE. Get a bonus entry when you tag
a friend in your post.
Deadline to enter: Midnight on Sunday September 29, 2019. Winner will be randomly
selected and contacted via Facebook after 9 a.m. Monday September 30, 2019.