Size:
4000 m2

Location:
Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

Status:
Completed 2013

A five star inn for the Shorefast Foundation on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada. Using wood as the main material, Saunders designed the 29 room Fogo Inn as a means towards the island’s  economic and cultural survival, but also as a timeless piece of architecture, which would be ‘made just for Fogo’. The Inn includes a restaurant, directed by one of Canada’s best chefs, together with a lobby, a library, a small movie theatre and an independent art gallery on the ground floor; four floors of rooms above ground level; and a sauna and spa facility on the top of the building.

Credits:
Todd Saunders with Ryan Jorgensen, Joseph Kellner, and Attila Béres

Photographers:
Iwan Baan, Alex Fradkin, Bent René Synnevåg

Awards and Recognition:
Travel + Leisure, Top 100 Hotels in the World, 2016 – 2020 (#3 in 2020)

Travel + Leisure, Top Resort Hotel in Canada, 2017 – 2020

Fodor Travel, 100 Most Incredible Hotels in the World, 2020

Condé Nast Traveler, Top Ten Hotels in Canada, 2018 – 2019

Elite Traveler, Top 100 Hotels in the World, 2018 – 2019

National Geographic, Unique Lodges of the World, 2018

Condé Nast Traveler, Readers’ Choice Award, 2018

Travel + Leisure, World’s Best Awards, 2017

Architizer A+ Awards, Honoring the Best Architecture, Spaces & Products, Finalist, 2016

AR Emerging Architecture Award, Shortlisted, 2016

EnRoute Magazine, Hotel Design Awards Best Overall Architecture, Winner, 2015

AZ Awards, Commercial Institution Architecture, 2015

AZ Awards, Social Good Award, 2015

Hospitality NL, Accommodator of the Year, 2014

The PURE Awards, Pure Life Experiences, Shortlisted, 2014

The International Hotel & Property Award, Global Category, Shortlisted, 2014

Contemporary Norwegian Architecture, The 10 best Buildings of the Last Five Years, 2014

MCHAP, Emerging Architecture, 2014

Travel + Leisure, ‘It List’ Best Hotels, 2014

Condé Nast Traveller Hot List, 2014

AFAR, The Experimental Travel Awards, 2014

Travel + Leisure, ‘It List’ of the Best Hotels, 2014

Travel + Leisure, Global Vision Award Culture, Winner, 2013

EnRoute Magazine, Canada’s Best New Restaurants, Winner, 2013

National Cultural Tourism Award, Winner, 2013

Tatler Magazine, Style with Soul Awards, Winner, 2013

Architectural Digest, One of the Ten Most Daring Buildings in the World, 2013

TIAC National Cultural Tourism Award, 2013