52 THE WORLD OF HOSPITALITY
MARCUS lounge, bar, restaurant and terrace
are four distinct, immersive worlds that
overlap and complement each other, while
each seamlessly blending into the hotel’s
contemporary architecture. Sophisticated
yet approachable, refined yet organic, they
fuse design and experience based on social
ergonomics and contemporary taste. They are
inspired by circadian rhythms in which each
moment is imagined to be a novel, one-of-a-
kind experience, from the floating velvet bench
in the lounge to the prismatic lighting cast by
the crystal wall, the leather banquettes in the
restaurant and the terrace’s sun-drenched tables
overlooking the city.
In a reference to chef Samuelsson’s seafood
creations, the restaurant and terrace
suggest a theme reminiscent of the ocean.
FOUR SEASONS
The restaurant’s charm is a combination of
opposites, balancing elegance and warmth
with minimalism and modernity. In contrast,
the intimate night bar gives the impression
of entering an enchanted forest. With quirky
features, such as the crab exoskeleton in an
infinity glass cube that greets visitors in the
foyer and the colourful cold room display
of seafood charcuterie at the restaurant’s
entrance, the designers remind us that, at
MARCUS, it is ultimately the cuisine of chef
Marcus Samuelsson that takes center stage.
Materials: marble, terrazzo, brass, prismatic
glass, white oak, velvet.
ART - AN EIGHT-FLOOR ART INSTALLATION
BY MONTREALER PASCALE GIRARDIN
Tucked away inside the building and only
accessible to hotel guests, Pascale Girardin’s
WEBSITE: www.fourseasons.com/montreal
floral-inspired installation cascades down the
building’s open-air atrium. Suspended in the
hotel’s private open-air atrium, the sculpture,
entitled Contemplation, creates an elegant
counterpoint to the hotel’s linear architecture
by evoking nature in the heart of the luxurious
urban establishment.
Made of lightweight aluminum, the all-white
installation with gilded accents of 24-karat gold
is made up of over ninety floral suspensions
ranging from thirty centimeters to one meter in
diameter. These garlands cascade through the
atrium from the Eighteenth to the ninth floor,
reflecting the cycles of nature—the blossoms of
spring flowers, the movement of petals adrift on
a summer breeze, the spill of autumnal leaves
and the lightness of falling snow.