Laurel Point Inn
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Additions designed 1987
The 72 suite "Erickson Wing" and connecting winter garden were added to the Laurel Point Inn, a fine hotel which sits on a
point at the entrance of Victoria's inner harbour. The addition greets incoming ships with a reflecting profile and white trim
to complement the marine context.
Located in the middle of a park on a point of land between Victoria's inner and outer harbours, the hotel takes full
advantage of its commanding location and spectacular views. The balconied face of the addition looks west across the
ocean straits, while the upper floors on the other side look to the city.
At ground level, a glass roofed restaurant lounge opens out onto a terrace overlooking an extensive water garden. This
water garden serves to bring a sense of the harbour's edge up to the hotel's terrace while protecting the hotel from the
public seawalk without obstructing the view. As the building rises from the garden, it steps back floor by floor in all
directions. This gives every room an open sunny terrace and ensures that the building casts the smallest possible shadow
across the water garden below.
The Erickson Wing is terraced like King's Landing (see "buildings - residential" section of website) so that the balconies
can have better views and light.