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Studio

Design Process

Case Studies

Our History Our Studio Our Values Our Client List Industry Recognition Our Footprint

Our Process Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents Contract Administration Strengths in the Sector

Relevant examples

Our 20-Year History. DesignAgency is an award-winning international design studio that draws on over two decades of expertise in interior design, architectural and landscape concepting, strategic branding, and visual communications. With studios in Toronto, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Barcelona, and projects in 37 cities and 16 countries, DesignAgency has developed a global reputation for creating exceptional environments that people experience fully and deeply. Key to our success is the strength of collaboration. Our talented design teams are informed by curiosity, international perspectives, and a drive for innovation. Working across hospitality, residential, commercial, and retail sectors, we work with our clients and with local and international artists, craftspeople, and suppliers to realize extraordinary experiences and lasting value.

Our Studio. Our growing team comprises of a roster of bestin-class experts and design thinkers across all areas of the business. We attract exceptional talent shaping the direction of our industry at large and take care of fostering their creative and individual growth. Our open studio environment and process of “creative information sharing” allows for an accessible and collaborative environment critical to the culture of design within our studios. We understand that individual inspiration can only be realized through the power of collaboration.

Our Values. Design with purpose.

Create boldly.

Lead the pack.

Design with passion.

Bring people together.

We are design-thinkers. We deliver intelligent solutions tailored to the needs of each individual client, as well as their customers. Good design is good business.

We are inspired, and bold. We create impactful, forward-thinking ideas that defy convention while rethinking how we interact with the world around us.

We are award-winning leaders of design and experience. We are recognized for our design expertise on a global scale, and for our deep understanding of every aspect of our clients’ business.

We are passionate about a welldesigned life. We go above and beyond in search of the perfect solution for every project because of our love of the work we do evoking a sense of joy in both our clients and ourselves.

We are collaborators to the core. We know that the best ideas come from diverse thought, whether it’s while working with our team, our clients, or within the industry at large.

Select Client List.

Current Projects In Development & Design • ANDAZ HOTEL & RESIDENCES / TORONTO 160 room hotel with 15 luxury suites and over 12,000 sq. ft. of event, F&B, spa and other amenities Opening 2022

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PENDRY DC, HOTEL AND ALL F&B RESTAURANTS / WASHINGTON D.C. 131 room hotel with 34 luxury suites, 3 signature F&B concepts, spa and 5,000 sq. ft. of event space Opening 2022

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HILTON / NIAGARA FALLS Hotel and all F&B \outlets (20,000 sq. ft. per space) Opening 2021

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EPOCH - RITZ CARLTON RESTAURANT / TORONTO 5000 sq. ft. restaurant. Opening 2021

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MONTAGE CAY - RESORT & RESIDENCES 47 residences and resort. Opening 2023

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THE DRAKE HOTEL EXPANSION / TORONTO TBC Opening 2021

GLOUCESTER / TORONTO Multi-purpose 34 story residential tower with 232 units and lobby, fitness centre, sky lounge and pool with terrace. Opening 2022

PENDRY NATIRAR, HOTEL AND ALL F&B RESTAURANTS / SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW YORK STATE Full service hotel with a fitness centre, pool, tennis courts and a restaurant. Opening 2021

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DIMENSIONS Pyschedelic wellness resorts - Global Opening 2022

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ESTERAL RESORT / QUEBEC Guest rooms and lobby space. Opening 2021

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NEUEHOUSE RESTAURANT & TERRACE / LOS ANGELES 7,000 sq. ft. rooftop restaurant. Opening 2021

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LEGACY HOTEL / MIAMI Residences, international business lounge, rooftop atrium and fitness centre. Opening 2023

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NEUEHOUSE VENICE BEACH / LOS ANGELES 11,000 sq. ft. co-working space with 2,000 sq. ft. rooftop deck. Opening 2021

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COSTA ELENA RESORT / COSTA RICA TBC Opening 2024

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HISTORY / TORONTO 2700 person capacity music venue. Opening 2021

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SHERATON CENTER / TORONTO Lobby, reception area, bar, restaurant, club lounge and university room, Opening 2021

Current Multi Unit Residential Projects In Development & Design •

VERGE 1001 The Queensway 2 Buildings / 17 & 11 Storeys / 530 Units

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HIGHLAND COMMONS 1625 Military Trail, Toronto 2 Buildings / 8 Storeys / 549 Units

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THE GOODE 33 & 37 Parliament St, Toronto 32 Storeys / 540 Units

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3450 DUFFERIN 3450 Dufferin St, Toronto 3 Buildings / 29, 27, 23 Storeys / 728 Units.

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REALM 4853 Thomas Alton Blvd, Burlington 2 Buildings / 16 Storeys / 400 Units

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BLOCK 8 WEST DON LANDS 125 Mill St, Toronto 3 Buildings / 26, 16, 16 Storeys / 756 Units

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GALLERIA ON THE PARK 1185 Dupont St, Toronto 31 Storeys / 429 Units.

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1181 QUEEN WEST CONDOS 1181 Queen Street West, Toronto 15 Storeys / 112 Units

Recent Awards. 2021 RESTAURANT BAR & DESIGN AWARDS “Winner - Americas - Regional” - Minami Toronto “Winner - Americas - Multiple” - Minami Toronto

2020 RESTAURANT BAR & DESIGN AWARDS “Shortlist - Standalone (International)” - Kāwi ID MAGAZINE BEST OF YEAR AWARDS “Finalist -Co-Working Space” - NeueHouse Bradbury

2019 RESTAURANT BAR & DESIGN AWARDS Winner for Best International Hotel Design - LOUIX LOUIS JAMES BEARD AWARDS “Shortlist - Best New Restaurant” - Majordomo

RESTAURANT BAR & DESIGN AWARDS “Shortlist - Murals & Graffiti” - LOUIX LOUIS

RESTAURANT & BAR DESIGN AWARDS “Shortlist - Best Restaurant in Americas” - Momofuku Las Vegas

ARIDO AWARDS “Winner - Restaurants, Bars & Clubs” - Momofuku Las Vegas

AIA LA RESTAURANT DESIGN AWARDS “Citation Award” - LOUIX LOUIS

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AIR CANADA ENROUTE BEST NEW RESTAURANTS LIST #1 - The Restaurant at Pearl Morissette Winery

INTERIOR DESIGN BEST OF YEAR AWARD “Finalist” - Fine Dining - STK Toronto

RESTAURANT & BAR DESIGN AWARDS “Shortlist - Best Ceiling” - STK Toronto “Shortlist - Best Restaurant in Americas” - Leña

AHEAD AMERICAS “Shortlist - Best Restaurant in Americas” - LOUIX LOUIS at the St. Regis Toronto

CANADA’S 100 BEST RESTAURANTS “Best Design” - Leña

2018 HOTELIER MAGAZINE DESIGN AWARDS Winner for Best Restaurant & Bar - The Fairmont Tremblant ARIDO AWARDS Awarded Merits for: - The Broadview Hotel & Victor Restaurant

GOLD KEY AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN “Best Hotel Budget Focused Service” - Generator Rome “Best Lobby Budget Focused Service” - Generator Rome CANADIAN INTERIORS BEST OF CANADA “Winner - Hospitality”- Generator Rome “Winner - Hospitality”- Leña

HOSPITALITY DESIGN AWARDS 2017 “Winner - Best Hotel (Mid/Economy)” “Finalist Best Economy Guest Rooms & Suites” - Generator Amsterdam

2016 FX INTERNATIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN AWARDS “Finalist: Best Hotel” - Generator Amsterdam GOLD KEY AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN “Best Hotel Budget Focused Service” + “Finalist: Best Lobby Budget Focused Service” + “Finalist: Best Guest Room Budget Focused Service” - Generator Amsterdam

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With studios in Los Angeles, Washington D.C.,

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Our Footprint.

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Barcelona and Toronto, our flagship location, DesignAgency has worked in 37 cities in 16 countries on a range of projects spanning 4

hotels, restaurants, workplaces, residential developments and beyond.

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Projects: 1. Amsterdam 2. The Abacos, Bahamas 3. Barcelona 4. Berlin 5. Calgary

6. Cincinnati 7. Copenhagen 8. Costa Rica 9. Dublin 10. Fort Lauderdale 11. Glasgow

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Hamburg Iowa City Kuwait City Las Vegas Lisbon London

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Los Angeles Manchester, UK Miami Mont Tremblant Montreal Napa Valley

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New York City Niagara Paris Portland Rome San Diego

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Seattle Sharjah, UAE Somerset, NJ Stockholm Toronto Vancouver

36. Venice 37. Washington, D.C.

Our Process. Concept & Schematic Design.

Design Development.

Construction Documentation.

Design Administration.

Project Completion.

- Define the problem - Collect information - Brainstorm & analyze ideas - Space plan - Present concepts

- Concept feedback - Develop solution / prototyping - Present ideas for feedback - Refine designs

- Issue for coordination - Issue for tender - Issue for construction

- Bidding and tendering - Shop drawing review - Art curation & management - Specialty procurement - Site meetings

- Deficiency review - On-site finishing touches - Marketing & PR

Concept + Schematic Design. During this phase we take it upon ourselves to really understand the project and our client’s needs, along with planting the seed for a great overarching concept.

The landscape. Through rigorous research and competitive analysis, our process seeks out similar products and category types that speak to the same audience as your target market. Through evaluation and study, the process seeks to define similar aspects between brand and product in order to determine key aspects or factors that can make our client’s space unique and stand out.

Curating a story. Every project begins with a story and a concept. Working with the client, DesignAgency engages in a thorough exploration of the possibilities for the “project narrative”. This narrative begins to shape the conceptual framework for the project and is a living working document that has the ability to change as the project progresses and develops through the design process.

Circulation and spacial analysis. Numerous plan options are explored developing the programmatic relationships and adjacencies that are determined earlier on in the SD process. Thoughtful sketches developing scale, sequencing, and experiences (both programmatic and visceral) are explored. Collaboration with the client’s consultants and the client is paramount to developing floor plans that are practical and that embrace the concept.

Design Development Moving from Schematic Design to Design Development, the process involves turning those initial concepts into a real design. This is where the project really begins to take form.

Layout options. This process includes finalizing scale, converting all the SD ideas into real operational and design moments within the design narrative. Plans and drawings are developed that allow for R.O.M pricing - key memory points and design features and elements are identified and refined as ideas begin to come to life. Plans are reviewed from a local code and compliance from the Architect of Record, and adjustments made if necessary.

Identifying key materials and quantities. Resolution of materiality and the overall palette is explored and presented in this phase in order for the Client to understand and feel the quality and level of materials that the concept requires. Material samples are proposed, presented, and reviewed as part of the client’s submittal process. Binders of materials and specifications will be submitted for review and approval to proceed to the following CD phase of the project.

Direction and options for furniture, fixtures and lighting. The design begins to take life as FF&E for all areas are proposed to the Client in a clear and concise manner, allowing a clear understanding of furniture and lighting pieces (custom and purchased) and the accompanying design elements that contribute to the overall look and feel of the original Schematic Design documents.

Design Development Visualization. Reality begins to emerge as the visualization process begins to add real materials and real lighting. The design begins to take form as lighting and colors further define the concept. Interior architecture adopts the 3rd dimension, patterns, FFE and mood are conveyed in these renderings fully describing the Interior Design of the space.

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During this phase finalized and complete specifications for all material, FF&E, lighting, and fabric specifications are developed and collated into binder sent to builders, brand, and client for reference and use. We rely on consultants to confirm quantities and specifications compliance with local standards for life safety.

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Our team of designers and design project managers work diligently to ensure that the design intent is maintained during the construction process through a concise process of review and evaluation. Being collaborative, we work closely with the project managers and their subs to ensure that the project runs smoothly and is delivered to the quality and design that the client and DesignAgency expect.

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DesignAgency works closely with all consultants to gather, distribute, and co-ordinate all information to paint a clear and complete picture of what is require from all skilled trades on the project - visual communication is key here and DesignAgency excels at this.

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Our strengths in hospitality design. Create memorable experiences.

Every project is curated and unique.

We understand operational needs.

Global influences.

Good design is good business.

We listen and conduct research to create unique experiences that have a lasting impression on guests.

We develop custom designs and details for all aspects of our projects and work closely with local and international artists on curating original art programs and installations for each site.

We work closely with the operational and brand teams to understand their needs and goals, incorporating all aspects into the design process.

With studios in Barcelona, Toronto, and LA and a team with diverse backgrounds; we service our clients with our global knowledge adding some local touches and always celebrating the architecture.

We understand that your project is a business. We work closely with our clients to ensure that our projects have a net positive effect on the bottom line.

DA Team Structure

Partner

Design Director

Senior Designer

Senior Project Manager

Intermediate Designer

Technologist

Project Designer

3D Artist

Hospitality Projects

EPOCH Bar & Kitchen Terrace Toronto The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto’s new Epoch Bar & Kitchen Terrace offers a secret garden oasis at the nexus of the dynamic financial and entertainment districts. Global interior design firm DesignAgency drew on the romance of travel and the area’s glamorous role as host of the annual Toronto International Film Festival to create the restaurant’s scenic interiors and lush outdoor terrace, including an open-air kitchen and bar that faces Simcoe Park. The restaurant builds on the firm’s ongoing enhancement of The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto, which has already unveiled reimagined guest rooms and Club Level suites, as well as fresh looks for the Club Lounge and Spa My Blend by Clarins.

Epoch’s seamless flow between indoors and out distinguishes it as a unique dining destination in the city. The landscaped terrace brings together modern woven patio seating with sleek fireplaces, translating this timeless mix for multiple seasons. Inside, a palette of saturated tones, organic materials and textured surfaces pays homage to the location’s natural topography. A wrap-around bar takes center stage, offering an arresting focal point.

WHO The Ritz-Carlton

WHEN November 2021

WHAT Full Interior Redesign

WHERE Toronto

EPOCH Bar & Kitchen Terrace Toronto

Air Canada Signature Club Toronto The most luxurious members’ club in Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Air Canada Signature Club treats its members and their guests to an 8,800-sf space specially designed for unrivaled entertaining within a premium, private environment.

Recognizing that the high-end client is looking for something new, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment asked DesignAgency to reenvision the space, which is located in a private zone behind the arena seating, into a premium retreat where members can enjoy a hospitality experience that extends well beyond the game or culture of the event itself. With the new lounge, the design team was challenged to create a range of dining experiences that take advantage of the space’s elongated proportions and its varying ceiling heights, and also to create a variety of spaces that both encourage opportunities for socializing and for privacy as desired.

WHO Air Canada & MLSE

WHEN December 2019

WHAT Full Interior Redesign

WHERE Toronto

Air Canada Signature Club Toronto

Mama Rabbit, Las Vegas Located in Park MGM, Mama Rabbit draws heavily on the influence of Oaxaca, Mexico which the DesignAgency team explored alongside Los Angeles-based writer, restauranteur, and mezcal aficionado Bricia Lopez.

The vivid space is richly textured and layered with patterns synonymous with Mexican modernism. Colorful geometries are amplified off the walls in homage to the legacy of celebrated Mexican architect #LuisBarragán. Spanish artist Okuda San Miguel created a floor-to-ceiling mural and 400 Barro Negro rabbit figurines made custom by Oaxacan ceramicists, while the bar is anchored by a 40-foot-tall display of artisanal mezcal and tequila bottles opposite a textured brick wall.

Bricia Lopez inspired the DesignAgency team with the legend of Mayahuel, the goddess of agave, and her 400 rabbit children who each represent a different form of drunkenness & spirituality. The design concept honors this folklore with playfulness and artistry integrated into both Mama Rabbit’s name and its interior design.

WHO Park MGM

WHEN August 2019

WHAT Full cocktail bar interior design and branding

WHERE Las Vegas

Mama Rabbit, Las Vegas

Ssäm Bar, Momofuku New York Occupying a cornerstone of New York’s Pier 17, in the revitalized South Street Seaport District, Momofuku’s Ssäm Bar offers a casual atmosphere that mixes bar seating, standing room and a 50-seat riverside patio. Ssäm Bar serves drinks and bar-friendly dishes with spectacular views of the East River.

DesignAgency looked to SHoP’s architecture of the complex and its green glass and zinc cladding to develop a boxy terrace defined by a teak pergola that seamlessly integrates Ssäm Bar with the building while sheltering guests from the sun. Massive glass garage-style doors blur the boundaries between interior and exterior while protecting patio guests from the elements.

The centerpiece of the space, a 27-seat wraparound terrazzo bar and dining counter breaks down barriers between guests and production.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN August 2019

WHAT Full restaurant interior design

WHERE Pier 17, New York

Ssäm Bar, Momofuku New York

Kawi, Momofuku New York Momofuku have launched two new venues in New York, Kawi and their first takeaway store, Peach Mart. Kawi, a restaurant inspired by korean cuisine, offers guests a variety of experiences that are as intimate or social or as hourless as each guests’ desired interaction.

The space has a rich palette of dark stained oak with satin brass, black metal, and textured glass detailing, green glazed tiles, and touches of red leather and floral printed wallpaper represent Kawi’s fresh mixing of ingredients and ideas and encourage interaction and discovery.

The Hudson Yards buildings’ distinctive and massive structural joists divide the 52-seat bar and restaurant from the 69-seat main dining room, which includes an open kitchen framed by a 9-seat chef’s table that offers guests privileged views of food preparation. Peach Mart is Momofuku’s tribute to the popular Korean and Japanese convenience stores. Within the compact space a luminous palette of marble and tile with brass accents and a simple orange pegboard.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN March 2019

WHAT 5,300 sq. ft restaurant interior design

WHERE 30 Hudson Yards, New York

Kawi, Momofuku New York

Momofuku Las Vegas For anchoring restaurant at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, DesignAgency has created a series of spaces that echo the familiar interiors of the infamous Momofuku brand, while adding fresh and luxurious textures, materials and artwork that compliment its bold and playful vibe, and the allure of the Vegas locale.

In addition to presenting floor-to-ceiling views of the strip, the spaces feature artworks that celebrate Las Vegas’ vibrant spirit: a super-graphic installation by UK-based photographer Liam Wong; a red and grey knitted lighting installation by Korean artist Kwangho Lee; and a five canvas graffiti installation by American artist David Choe.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN January 2017

WHAT Full Interior design package, custom furniture & lighting

WHERE The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas

Momofuku Las Vegas

Momofuku Toronto Initially opened in October 2012, Momofuku Toronto established itself as a landmark to foodies and design lovers alike. The natural white oak, concrete and raw steel palette creates a stacking effect of spaces, that are breath-taking for their beauty yet allows the natural flow of the space to keep the focus on the food.

It has been featured in numerous publications around the world, and was the subject of a James Beard Foundation talk at the New School in NYC. It was also a finalist and People’s Choice Award Winner for the AZ Azure Awards.

Since then, the space has been reconfigured; the Ground and First floors are the Noodle Bar, and the third floor now launch their latest concept - Kojin.

WHO Momofuku & Westbank

WHEN October 2012

WHAT Full Interior design package, custom furniture & lighting

WHERE Toronto

Momofuku Toronto

Majordomo Meat & Fish Las Vegas Majordomo Meat & Fish, David Chang’s second restaurant and bar in Las Vegas, located in the Palazzo at The Venetian, treats guests to a dreamy atmosphere established through soft lighting, a simple outlook, a neutral color palette and clean-lined furniture and fixtures.

Offering an alternative atmosphere to Momofuku Las Vegas (designed by DesignAgency in 2017), and expanding on the brand aesthetic that DesignAgency first developed for Majordomo Los Angeles in 2018, Majordomo Meat & Fish offer guests intimate and exciting connections to the kitchen and the food within its 11,000 s.f. of hospitality space including bar-side dining, fixed seating with table-side trolley service, and a private dining room.

Across the corridor from Majordomo Meat & Fish, Moon Palace presents a completely new concept: a casual outpost for those seeking a more informal or to-go experience. Here the design team juxtaposed Majordomo Meat & Fish’s rich palette with similar materials but in light colours to establish a light and breezy feeling.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN December 2019

WHAT Full Interior design package, custom furniture & lighting

WHERE Las Vegas

Majordomo Meat & Fish Las Vegas

Majordomo Los Angeles Majordomo, David Chang’s first restaurant in Los Angeles USA, reflects a unique approach to the Momofuku brand. The design team transformed a former Chinatown warehouse into a restaurant that immerses guests in the close relationship between ingredients, cooking, and dining. Majordomo quietly slips into the industrial neighbourhood with only a small neon sign displaying Momofuku’s peach icon over “Momofuku” written in Japanese characters.

Inside, the 200-seat restaurant merges the industrial setting with thoughtful touches. The backdrop is vividly industrial: raw concrete walls, exposed beams and ducts, metal sash windows and factory lamps, but everything a guest touches is fine, warm and luxurious and finely crafted.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN Jan 2018

WHAT Full Interior design package, custom furniture & lighting

WHERE Los Angeles

Majordomo Los Angeles

Kojin, Momofuku Toronto Kojin, Momofuku Toronto’s newest restaurant, takes its name from the Japanese god of fire, hearth, and kitchen. The interiors complement the restaurant’s Columbian influenced menu developed by Chef Paula Navarrete, with an earthiness that reflects the multicultural influences of David Chang’s Momofuku brand.

Both a refined and relaxed expression of the Momofuku brand, Kojin’s interiors reflect the intimate atmosphere of izakayas — informal Japanese pubs whose open kitchens invite interaction between diners and chefs, and the energy of open flame grills from South America. Its earthy wood interior purposefully recalls sousugi ban, the Japanese art of preserving and antiquing wood.

WHO Momofuku

WHEN June 2018

WHAT Full Interior design for third floor

WHERE Toronto

Kojin, Momofuku Toronto

Minami Toronto, Toronto Minami Toronto is the latest project from Aburi Restaurants Canada, a restaurant group with multiple high-end casual locations famed for their ‘flame-seared’ Aburi style sushi. The 4,600 s.f. interior includes a lounge bar and a main dining area.

DesignAgency’s team took cues from Minami Toronto’s location in the heart of the Entertainment District to create an interior that easily transitions from day to night, and one that makes use of every surface to convey a warm and contemporary aesthetic.

Entering through the vestibule to the Lounge Bar, guests encounter a mural on translucent glass by Japanese artist Hideki Kimura. The Lounge Bar is an intimate space that plays with sensuous materials, vibrant colours and dramatic lighting. A customdesigned installation by Moss and Lam Studio, incorporating 90 hanging pieces of diaphanous red and orange painted sheer fabric softly billows from the ceiling.

The Dining Room’s royal blue leather banquettes are lined with an arching backlit glazed screen that wraps diners in a breathtaking glow. Custom-designed orb lighting dance over seaweed green benches and chairs. WHO Aburi Restaurants Canada

WHEN November 2020

WHAT Full interior design

WHERE Toronto

Minami Toronto, Toronto

Carversteak Las Vegas Carver Road Hospitality engaged DesignAgency to design Carversteak - a new steakhouse concept at Resorts World Las Vegas. The hospitality company’s 14,500-square-foot restaurant is the city’s largest luxury steakhouse and the resort’s only steakprimary outlet.

Carversteak boasts a Mid-Century Modern aesthetic with a rich palette inspired by Las Vegas landscape. Our design team conceived a sensory experience for guests with a series of original highlights such as The Knife Shop and Scotch Room that both double as private dining rooms.

An expansive 70-foot honed quartzite stone bar leads to the main dining floor and a sweeping 3,500 s.f. terrace with a bar, dining and lounge garden. The restaurant’s interior serves as a gallery for the range of rotating digital and traditional art pieces alongside a state-of-the-art lighting and sound system.

WHO Carver Road Hospitality

WHEN 2021

WHAT Full interior design

WHERE Las Vegas

Carversteak Las Vegas

Sassafraz Toronto Iconic Toronto destination Sassafraz needed a fresh new look to match their new menu. Since first opening twenty years ago, the restaurant and bar has become a landmark place to be seen, especially during the jazz festival and film festival. The concept of the restaurant and cafe/bar is inspired by modern European cafés with an urban twist. Our full scope included the exterior facade and seating where regulars will see their fresh new look a pale sage exterior and when entering the S-Café Bar, the contemporary setting creates a perfect daytime to nighttime spot for socialising with friends.

WHO Zoran Kocovski

WHEN Re-opened October 2018

WHAT Full restaurant concept and design including S-Cafe Bar

WHERE 100 Cumberland St, Toronto

Sassafraz Toronto

Leña Toronto A new concept for Oliver & Bonacini, an Argentinian restaurant for Downtown Toronto. DesignAgency saw the opportunity to create an antidote to both working and shopping – a unique and magical interior that heightens the senses with an array of colors, moods and textures. Whether seeking out an intimate alcove for chic cocktails, a high-energy environment to see and be seen or a refined dining experience, we wanted to give Leña’s multiple storys an abundance of exceptional experiences.

WHO Oliver & Bonacini WHAT 10,000 ft restaurant concept attached to Saks Fifth Avenue in Toronto WHERE 176 Yonge Street (at Saks Fifth Ave.) WHEN December 2015 – September 2016

SCOPE Full restaurant concept and design including Bar Lala lounge, Octagon Bar, Main Dining room, Private Dining room and Event Space. The restaurant has been awarded in the Top 100 restaurants in Canada, and No1. for design. Also, this project won a Canadian Interiors Best of Canada award and was shortlisted for a Restaurant and Bar Award.

Leña Toronto

Victor, Le Germain Toronto DesignAgency was given the challenge to design a restaurant, bar and cafe that would drive footfall from the bustling street and work for the hotel commercially. The design team were inspired to create a modern interpretation of the comfortable American Tavern; with attractive, welcoming tones, peacock blue Italian leather which is a bright beacon for the space; the large custom feature light grabs the customer’s gaze and all custom seating throughout - the view from Mercer St. is transformed.

Victor is a fluid space, with a cafe, restaurant and bar areas, guests can settle into a stylish setting and enjoy the design touches throughout.

WHO Le Germain Hotel & Michael Sullivan

WHEN Spring 2017

WHAT Full restaurant interior design

WHERE Le Germain Hotel, Toronto

Victor, Le Germain Toronto

RS (Real Sports) Toronto DesignAgency worked with MLSE to give Real Sports Bar (now known as RS) a makeover. Since opening in 2010, the cavernous restaurant-bar has been a huge success, but MLSE saw the opportunity to both rebrand the venue as RS and revitalize the space during the offseason.

DesignAgency collaborated with MLSE to create an entirely new dining experience that still captured that excitement of the sports bar, but provided a heightened dining experience.

RS features the Arena, a seating area with big sound and even bigger excitement. Arena is the core of RS and features one of the largest screens in North America. The restaurant side has been transformed into an upscale lounge experience dedicated to quality food and entertainment. The area features a beautiful oval bar that can be activated both during the day and night. Both spaces are connected by a tunnel that resembles the experience of Toronto’s hometown Raptors and Leafs players entering Scotiabank Arena.

WHO Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment

WHEN Spring 2017

WHAT Full restaurant interior design

WHERE 15 York St, Toronto

RS (Real Sports) Toronto

STK Toronto STK is a unique concept that artfully blends the modern steakhouse and chic lounge into one, offering a dynamic, fine-dining experience with the superior quality of a traditional steakhouse.

STK distinguishes itself by focusing on the social experience with a sleek, contemporary design and an in-house DJ who creates an infectious, high-energy vibe. This was the first site for the global brand in Canada therefore had to make the right impression. Every seat in the restaurant has a view of the fluid forms swirling above customers and the bar features an eye-catching instagrammable backdrop.

WHO The ONE Group

WHERE 153 Yorkville Ave, Toronto, ON

WHAT Main Dining Room: 225 seats Private DIning Room: 24 seats Lounge: 20 seats

WHEN September 2016

STK Toronto

The Restaurant at Pearl Morisette Niagara A destination dining experience, the restaurant at Pearl Morissette is situated on the Pearl Morissette Winery, in the Niagara region of southern Ontario. As visitors arrive, they drive through the unmarked vineyards, past a historic house and duck ponds towards a minimalist black building. Severe in presence, uniform in texture, black in colour, in a shape evocative of a barn, the building is softened by a glowing beacon of warmth radiating through its second storey, central windowed wall. Visitors arrive at a discrete back door, where they are led up the stairs to the second floor restaurant.

DesignAgency was tasked with transforming the linear interior into an open kitchen, lounge and bar, and a two-part dining area. Applying a similar soul and thoughtful attention to detail as exemplified by the winery, the host architecture, and the restaurant’s French-inspired cuisine, DesignAgency established a modest design that focuses attention to the surroundings and the exquisite culinary experience.

WHO Pearl Morissette

SCOPE Full interior design

WHAT 4,000 sq. ft restaurant interior design

WHEN 2017

The Restaurant at Pearl Morisette Niagara

Union Chicken Toronto The restaurateurs have a passion for food and bringing new concepts to the City. The concept is casual and rustic and the menu is chicken-based, hence the inspiration behind the interiors was inspired from the menu.

Innovatively the cage-effect wood paneled-ceiling and glass-wire window panels are reminiscent of a modern farm, while the green tile and modern lighting creates a cool hangout space.

WHO Chefs Adam Telis, Michael Angeloni, Dan Kennedy and Yannick Bigourdan

WHERE Union Station, Toronto

WHAT Full Interior Design Package, custom lighting and furniture throughout.

WHEN February 2017

Union Chicken Toronto

Liberty Commons Toronto Restaurateurs Oliver & Bonacini and Albertan craft brewer Big Rock recently collaborated to create Liberty Commons at Big Rock Brewery, located at 60 Atlantic Avenue, a key node in Liberty Village. DesignAgency created interiors that celebrate the connection between beer and food and appeal to the district’s style-conscious residents. Part vintage speakeasy, part modern tasting cellar, Liberty Commons has an atmosphere that’s polished, yet casual.

WHO Big Rock Brewery with Oliver & Bonacini

WHERE 42 Liberty St, Toronto

WHAT Full Interior Design Package, custom lighting and furniture

WHEN February 2017

Liberty Commons Toronto

Assembly Chef’s Hall Toronto The brief was to launch a new concept in Canada with well-known Torontonian restauranteur Andreas Antoniou, who brings together a diverse group of Chef kitchens to the popular downtown area for this exciting new brand. DesignAgency were responsible for designing the entrances, seating areas, bars and Tokyo Smoke cafe.

The ‘H’ shaped space in the Ground Floor of Google’s Toronto office, has a muted sage green ceiling and finishes and uses contemporary, yet hardy furniture that create a relaxed space to dine with friends amongst the hustle and bustle of the City.

The Tokyo Smoke bar and main bar is functional yet eye-catching with a bright tile trim and carved wood effect bar front. The brass inset ‘Assembly’ at the bottom of both staircases creates an instagrammable moment for guests as they move around the space. The modern strip lighting throughout is soft and welcoming, but as with the interiors, they sit in the background with the diverse food offer being in the fore.

WHO Andreas Antoniou

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Signage, bar design, Tokyo Smoke kiosk design, and interior design for communal areas

WHEN January 2018

Assembly Chef’s Hall Toronto

Backstage by Molson Toronto The Scotiabank Arena has a new Executive lounge for special guests within the stadium. A living room feel space that is intimate yet spacious and has a centered bar creating a opulent focal point for the room.

There is a wide range of seating options using shades of bright yellow, dark blue and pastel pink. The teak-stained oak ceiling panel and back bar combined with tan leather bar stools creates an opulent and calm secret hiding spot away from the crowds of fans in the rest of the stadium.

WHO MLSE Executives WHAT Full Interior Design Package

WHERE Toronto, Ontario

Backstage by Molson Toronto

Amano Pasta Toronto Amano Pasta focuses on perfecting variations of handmade pasta: combined with locally sourced ingredients reminiscent of the quality one would find in Italy but infused with the flavours of the country where two of the chefs were raised.

The interiors are modern, with custom-lighting tracking across the ceiling and rustic charm and warmth added into the space from the brick wall to dark leather chairs and banquette seating.

The pasta-making in the large front window allows passersby to see the action behind-the-scenes and be tempted in for Italian delights.

WHO Chefs Adam Telis, Michael Angeloni, Dan Kennedy and Yannick Bigourdan

WHERE Union Station, Toronto

WHAT Full Interior Design Package, custom lighting and furniture throughout.

WHEN 2018

Amano Pasta Toronto

Cleo Kuwait Using Cleo Mediterraneo’s values as inspiration for the space, DesignAgency reinterpreted the Mediterranean, bringing contrasting images of a coastal culture united with energy, vibrancy and taste.

There is a merging of textures and form from the diverse landscapes of Europe, Asia and Africa. Cleo has eye-catching mall presence, with mall-facing patio style dining, an open kitchen, private dining room and tiered seating throughout so that each guests has a pleasant view across the open restaurant.

WHO SBE

WHERE Kuwait

WHAT Full interior design

WHEN March 2018

Cleo Kuwait

Tokyo Smoke Toronto Premium lifestyle brand Tokyo Smoke launched their first retail space in the popular area of Trinity Bellwoods and Queen West which is the home of many cafes, retail and homeware stores. Tokyo Smoke is a specialist retailer with cafe component, and needed their space to be representative of their brand, creating the ideal pilot to be rolled out nationwide. The new store concept also had to work for the long slim shape of the store.

The space, appearingly simple, has subtle detailing throughout, for example the pill-shaped logo is used in the POS / cafe front, creating a recognizable stamp of authority that features in all of their stores. The retail elements had to be adaptable for their evolving product line and the cafe vibe works as a cool space for a coffee hangout.

WHO Tokyo Smoke

WHERE Queen Street, Toronto

WHAT Tokyo Smoke first flagship store

WHEN July 2017

Tokyo Smoke Toronto

Nando’s Canada Various locations Nando’s is a South African-based chain of fast-casual chicken restaurants founded in Johannesburg in 1987, and operating approximately 1,200 outlets around the world. Yet, thanks to its founders’ focus on local style, international design and, above all else, African artistry, each site is wonderfully unique.

DesignAgency incorporated authentic modern African style and culture into the Danforth location and, to enliven the decor, provided selections from Nando’s own contemporary Southern African art collection, reputed to be the largest of its kind outside of South Africa.

WHO Nando’s Canada

WHERE 4 locations across Canada

WHAT Full Interior Design, 4 locations across Canada

WHEN Varied

Nando’s Canada Various locations

Soho House Toronto Working with Nick Jones at Soho House on re-imaging the unique space for Toronto, keeping on-brand with their current houses and farmhouse, while also being architecturally sympathetic for the historic building the location. The space has a welcome area, ground floor restaurant and bar, first floor restaurant and bar, second floor event space with bar, and third floor summer dining space with bar.

The spaces can be adaptable for events, screenings and yoga as the membership calendar requires. Inspired by being the only Canadian Soho House, the wood panelling, mix of lighting, use of antlers and props create a subtly sophisticated recluse in the old town area.

WHO Westbank & Soho House Group

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Design of multiple restaurants, bars, lounge and patio

WHEN 2012

Soho House Toronto

The Drake Hotel - Modern Wing Toronto The Modern Wing at Toronto’s Drake Hotel signals a sophisticated next chapter for the legendary West Queen West hub. The newly built five-storey addition to the original nineteenth century Classic Wing provides the hotel with a living room-style lobby, an intimate street front bar, meeting and event spaces, 32 new guest rooms (for a total of 51), and a rooftop penthouse suite with a large terrace.

In step with the hotel’s evolution, DesignAgency brought a newfound sense of refinement to the Drake’s playful referential style, and grounded the interiors with a rich sense of place.

WHO Drake Hotel Properties

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Interior design of all guest rooms, suites and corridors and lobby

WHEN 2021

The Drake Hotel - Modern Wing Toronto

Artist Loft (The Drake Hotel) Toronto The Drake Hotel’s Artist Loft serves as a home base for touring musicians and artists showcasing at The Drake. Located next to the Drake’s flagship location on Queen Street West, the secondfloor walk-up apartment consists of two private bedrooms, an open loft space, a communal leisure area and a kitchenette.

Our team designed the Artist Loft to create a fun and at-home feeling, brimming with pops of colour and social spaces ideal for collaboration and creativity.

WHO The Drake Hotel

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Full interior design

WHEN September 2020

Artist Loft (The Drake Hotel) Toronto

Andaz Toronto Toronto Hyatt Hotels and Mizrahi Developments united to announce plans to build a 160-room ANDAZ hotel in Toronto.

Slated to open in 2022, the hotel will be part of The One, a luxury mixed-use tower at the intersection of Yonge and Bloor streets that is expected to be the tallest building in Canada upon completion. The new Andaz Toronto will occupy floors four through 16 of the tower, offering more than 15 luxury suites, over 12,000 sq. ft. of event and conference space, food-and-beverage experiences, a spa and other amenities.

WHO Hyatt Hotels & Mizrahi Developments WHAT Hotel suites, 12,000 sq. ft of event and conference space, food and beverage spaces, spa and other amenities

WHERE Toronto WHEN 2022

Andaz Toronto Toronto

The Broadview Hotel Toronto The design brief was to create a cultural hub in the east end of Toronto through the revitalization of this 125 year old Romanesque revival building and historic neighborhood landmark with a very interesting past.

Located in Riverdale which is well known for stunning heritage buildings, award-winning restaurants and boutique shopping; The Broadview hotel needed to be a curated, hip and timeless destination for hotel guests to hang alongside the locals.

WHO Streetcar Developments

WHEN Spring 2017

WHAT The Broadview Hotel

SCOPE Design of Lobby, restaurant, café and rooftop bar / Guest rooms, lift lobbies and corridors / Rooftop bar, lounge, outdoor patio and private dining room The project won ‘Best Urban Design’ in Toronto within 2 months of soft launch, was shortlisted for an AHEAD Americas Award and won an ARIDO award in 2018.

7 Storey Building 58 Guest Rooms Common Areas Include: - Reception - Café - Restaurant - Rooftop Bar WHERE 106 Broadview Avenue Toronto, ON

The Broadview Hotel Toronto

The Ritz-Carlton Toronto DesignAgency have been working with Cadillac Fairview to redesign and re-position The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto as the premier luxury destination in the city. The renovations include the 263 guest rooms, suites and corridors (including the The Ritz-Carlton Club Level rooms), spa reception, Lobby and all food and beverage spaces including The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, Ritz Bar, DEQ Terrace and Lounge, and their famed TOCA Restaurant.

The design for the new guest suites creates a refined, sophisticated environment with a sultry and dramatic atmosphere.

WHO Ritz-Carlton

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Interior Design of all guest rooms, suites and corridors, spa reception, lobby and all food and beverage spaces including The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge

WHEN 2019 - 2021

The Ritz-Carlton Toronto

The Dalmar Hotel Ft. Lauderdale In Fort Lauderdale, The Dalmar, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, offers guests a downtown alternative to the city’s beachside destinations. DesignAgency worked with the Wurzak Hotel Group to both conceptualize the brand, the interiors, and everything from the signage to the flip-flops that can be used throughout your stay to present a unified vision of the hotel as a topical urban oasis for where business and pleasure travelers can come together with local residents in The Dalmar’s laid back, open-air surroundings.

WHO Wurzak Hotel Group

WHERE Ft. Lauderdale

WHAT The Dalmar Hotel 25 Storey Building 209 Hotel Rooms Common Areas Include: - Coffee Bar/Exterior Lounge - Ground Floor Restaurant - Conference Meeting Rooms - Ballrooms - Pool Lounge, Bar Lounge - Lobby - Restaurant - Rooftop Restaurant

WHEN August 2015 - March 2018 Design / Build within 32 months

WHERE 299N Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301

SCOPE Interior Design of all common areas and hotel rooms for the property, collaboration with the façade design, Coffee bar and restaurant design throughout the property, branding, signage and way-finding design

The Dalmar Hotel Ft. Lauderdale

The Duniway (by Hilton) Portland For the extensive renovation and redesign of the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, Thayer Lodging, tasked DesignAgency to design the hotel’s public spaces and guest rooms in a way that celebrates the history and artistic culture of Portland. Newly named The Duniway, the property needed to fit within the Hilton collection while also expressing an independent spirit.

WHO Thayer Lodging Brookfield Hotel Properties WHAT Hilton Portland Hotel Executive Tower 300+ suites Common Areas Include: - Reception - Lobby/Lounge - Meeting/Conference Rooms

WHERE Portland, Oregon WHEN August 2015 - March 2017 SCOPE Re-design of existing Reception Lobby, Meeting Rooms and Conference Rooms and all Suites

The Duniway (by Hilton) Portland

St. Regis Hotel Toronto DesignAgency were tasked with creating a space that met the existing brand standard, but also created a new level of luxury in hospitality design for Canada.

The Astor Lounge behind the hotel reception adapts seamlessly from breakfast coffee and business meetings to an ideal evening spot for pre-dinner cocktails. The famous 31st floor restaurant now features one of the longest bars and largest collection of dark spirits in Canada, with an eye-catching hand-painted mural on the ceiling resembling a swirling whisky glass.

WHO InnVest Hotels & Marriott

WHERE Bay & Adelaide, Toronto

WHAT The first St. Regis hotel in Canada

WHEN December 2018

Common Areas Include: - Exterior Arrival - Reception and lobby - Astor Lounge - Louix Louis - 31st floor restaurant

SCOPE Design of Exterior Arrival, Reception, Lobby, Concierge, Lobby Lounge Bar, and Restaurant, including PDR and outdoor terrace.

St. Regis Hotel Toronto

LOUIX LOUIS, St. Regis Hotel Toronto

Motto by Hilton Various Locations Hilton has announced the launch of a new, affordable lifestyle brand designed to empower guests with the freedom to curate their own experiences in sought-after locales. Motto by Hilton arrives ahead of Hilton’s impending 100th anniversary, set to roll out a lineup of microhotels that embrace an urban sensibility in cities across the globe.

Conceived in collaboration with DesignAgency to merge the best of the hostel experience with the best of the Hilton experience, Motto by Hilton properties will emphasize flexibility in addition to affordability. All averaging 163 square feet, at least 30 percent of accommodations will be required to be connected. The four guestroom configurations will include standard rooms, corner rooms, flexible rooms with Murphy beds, and multi-bedded rooms with bunk beds. The hotels will also include Connected Room technology, which will allow guests to control all the features of their room through the Hilton Honors smartphone app.

WHO Hilton

Motto by Hilton Various Locations

Bay Villas, Costa Elena Costa Rica The Bay Villas Project is a master planned enclave of twelve luxury modern vacation villas that winds up through the dramatic ridge line between Salinas Bay and the Gulf of Santa Elena in Costa Rica. Each property has been carefully mapped and studied allowing each villa to have incredible views and vistas but also to optimize comfort and micro-climate conditions.

The villas are designed to have a seamless flow between indoors and outdoors allowing for the earthy tropical beach style to extend through out. Each villa and mother-in-law suite is fully furnished and can be part of a rental pool when owners are out of town.

WHO Pellas Development/AM Resorts

WHERE Las Mareas, Costa Rica

WHAT 5 star luxury, all-inclusive wellness resort

WHEN 2019 / 2020

Bay Villas, Costa Elena Costa Rica

Montage Cay Bahamas Our design for Montage Cay draws from the spirit and culture of the Bahamas and the island’s natural beauty — immersing guests in a welcoming, airy and tranquil setting.

Montage Hotels & Resorts is an ultra-luxury hospitality management company that serves the refined traveler and homeowner. The company features an artistic collection of distinctive hotels, resorts and residences and each property offers comfortable elegance, a unique sense of place and spirit, impeccable hospitality and memorable culinary, spa and lifestyle experiences.

For their Montage Cay project, DesignAgency is involved with designing the 50-suite Montage hotel and spa, an array of restaurants and bars, fitness center and swimming pools.

WHO Montage Hotels & Resorts

WHERE Bahamas

WHAT 50-suite hotel and spa, restaurants, bars, fitness centre and swimming pools.

WHEN 2023

Montage Cay Bahamas

History Toronto History is a 2,553-capacity entertainment venue located in Toronto’s east end. The venue was a collaboration between Live Nation, DesignAgency and global artist Drake to realise a venue that was missing from Toronto’s cultural scene: an unrivaled, intimate and versatile space that allows artist and audience to feel an up-close and personal connection. Working with the architect, DesignAgency came up with a screen concept to mask the original building while introducing a vibrant cultural energy. The resulting façade is a series of vertical, stonecoloured panels that form a gentle convex curve. Event-goers pass through History’s etched glass doors and entrance vestibule, then wind past a partial wall – animated by a digital ‘H’ – before finally experiencing the full impact of History’s two-story concert hall. From every angle, the stage feels up close and personal, giving the entire space an exclusive, backstage vibe.

WHO Live Nation

WHERE Toronto

WHAT Full interior design

WHEN 2021

History Toronto

Irth Landscape Hotel and Spa Prince Edward County IRTH is a wellness hotel concept located near Lake Ontario that sits passively in an almost untouched site to provide an interior atmosphere of relaxation fully connected to its surroundings. The concept behind IRTH is to provide a hotel and spa that encourages a greater connection to nature and responsible stewardship. A landscape hotel is a relatively new concept where the accommodation is designed to blend in with the surrounding environment and highlight the natural beauty that is around it. IRTH is situated in the storied landscape of Prince Edward County, Ontario.

WHO Irth Landscape Hotel & Spa

WHERE Prince Edward County & Tofino

WHAT Full interior design

WHEN 2022

Irth Landscape Hotel and Spa Prince Edward County

Yotel Glasgow DesignAgency was involved in the creative conception and development for YOTEL Glasgow’s common areas and VEGA the top floor space age destination bar and restaurant with live entertainment facilities and a disco bowling alley. YOTEL Glasgow has transformed the former Westergate office into 256-room hotel.

DesignAgency’s team was tasked with developing an inviting and contextual experience that targets young professionals who are seeking an exciting and stimulating stay in the centre of Glasgow. Reacting to Glasgow’s historic environment the design team created a contrasting plan that would bring something new to the city and turn the hotel into a unique destination not only for travelers, but locals too.

WHO Yotel and Starwood Capital

WHERE Glasgow

WHAT Interior design & custom furniture

WHEN September 2021

Yotel Glasgow

Yotel Amsterdam After partnering with Starwood Capital, Yotel has begun their expansion and evolution from being not only a micro airport hotel concept, but moving into city locations. With new properties popping up around the globe, DesignAgency has been working with them to help develop a more urban identity, appropriate to the new marketplace in which they are emerging.

Specifically DesignAgency is concepting the common and F&B spaces for two new developments in both Glasgow and Amsterdam, giving each a unique twist on a fresh new image. The new property in Amsterdam is particularly exciting as it is in a new build development in an emerging “cool” zone of the city. The building is inspired by pavilion design of past Bauhaus masters, which has provided a unique challenge and jumping off point for the interior concepts.

WHO Yotel and Starwood Capital

WHERE Amsterdam

WHAT Interior design & custom furniture

WHEN September 2020

Yotel Amsterdam

Generator Rome DesignAgency took its inspiration from the distinctive flavours of this diverse and historic neighbourhood, as well as the Italian culture and the Roman trade routes that have left their marks on this area to create a vibrant and welcoming environment with subtle ethnic flair.

The lobby is a bright, open and gallery-inspired environment with polished concrete floors, white plaster walls and an inviting reception desk created from Venetian plaster. The rooftop terrace adds a relaxed, retro garden patio in the middle of the city, boasting breathtaking views of Rome’s skyline.

WHO Patron Capital UK/ Generator

WHEN August 2016

WHAT 20th Century building Six storey’s Common Areas Include: - Reception/Lobby - Café - Bar - Bistro - Rooftop Terrace

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces and Guest Suites.

WHERE Rome, IT

This project won an Boutique Design Gold Key award and Canadian Interiors Best of Canada award as well as numerous shortlistings.

Generator Rome

Generator Venice Venice represents a key tourist destination for Italy and this location is placed on Giudecca with commanding views of St Mark’s is the perfect base for exploring the city.

This Generator occupies an 1855 palazzo originally built as a granary warehouse and converted in the 1950s. On the waterfront on this quiet island of Giudecca, it’s one short boat ride from the famous St Mark basilico. Each of the rooms has panoramic views across the lido, the Grand Canal or onto San Marco, or Doges Palace.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN 2013

WHAT 26,000 ft² hostel redesign 241 guest capacity

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, custom furniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE Fondamenta Zitelle, 86, 30133 Venice, Italy

Generator Venice

Generator Stockholm The former office building has had a new steel canopy added onto street entrance to open up the space onto the reception which is bright, modern and welcoming. The thoroughly Nordic aesthetics are stylish, the lighting installed to halo the desk creates an inviting area.

The focal light installation “Happy?” by Swedish artist Aleksandra Stratimirovic displays a collection of children’s thoughts, dreams and observations on life. The ground floor bar features Scandinavian minimalism with random splashes of primary colour, a nod to Stockholm’s maritime heritage.

Underscoring the playful inventiveness and unexpected juxtapositions of the Generator style, the design team mixed IKEA’s ubiquitous Poäng chair upholstered with Josef Frank’s lavish Mirakel fabric, thereby celebrating iconic Swedish design traditions.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHERE Stockholm, Sweden

WHAT Full Interior Design Package for all F&B spaces,168 guest rooms and custom furniture

WHEN 2016

Generator Stockholm

Generator Amsterdam A gateway to Amsterdam’s beautiful Oosterpark, Generator Amsterdam opens its doors to surroundings that include exotic birds, ancient willow trees and a whimsical children’s playground, as well as the Oost neighbourhood, the City’s hottest new destination for art, fashion and independent shops bars and restaurants.

In collaboration with local architects IDEA Ontwerp we were able to convert and restore a former health sciences building and zoological museum, and breathe new life into the hundred-year-old brick structure, establishing the most impressive Generator to date. WHO Patron Capitol / Generator Hostels WHAT Boutique Hostel 4 Storey Building 168 Key Hostel Common Areas Include: - Reception - Cafe Lounge - Auditorium Bar - Canteen Lounge - Breakfast Room - Entrance Feature - Landscaping - Night Club

WHERE Oosterpark Mauritskade 57, 1092 AD Amsterdam, Netherlands WHEN January 2014 - May 2016 Design / Build within 2yrs 5mths SCOPE Full Interior Design package for the whole building and preservation of Heritage areas + re-programming all F&B. This project won Boutique Design Gold Key and Hospitality Design awards, was shortlisted for Fast Company’s Innovation by Design and an AF Retrofit Award.

Generator Amsterdam

Generator Barcelona In Barcelona’s Gracia district, a short walk from Antoni Gaudi’s Casa Batllo, this site was not only the re-birth of the building but an evolution for the brand.

As a flagship, Generator Barcelona combines hostel and hotel; the interiors are a tapestry of layering and styles, to mirror that of the city. The sleeping accommodation is simple and comfortable with some rooms featuring terraces and great views of the city. The public areas encourage guests to hang out and mingle, and the series of lounges offer a variety of styles.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN May 2013

WHAT 73,000 ft² hostel redesign 8 storey plus rooftop terrace 726 beds

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, customfurniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE 5-7 Carre Coresega, Barcelona, Spain

Generator Barcelona

Generator Berlin Generator Berlin Mitte is ideally located near Hackescher Market, Alexanderplatz, Museum Island and the iconic Kunsthaus Tacheles. Guests enter through Generator’s historic courtyard, past Bella Leonard’s wire embroided stainless steel ‘G’ sculpture- just one of the many collaborations DesignAgency worked with on creating this project. This location immerses the guests into the unique character of Berlin, and boasts a cafe, reception, canteen, library, bar and rooms within this 19th Century office building.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN 2013

WHAT 5,500 sq. m. Redesign

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, custom furniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE Oranienburger Straße 65, 10117 Berlin, Germany

Generator Berlin

Generator London Generator came across an ideally located space available within the Kings Cross / Euston area of Central London. This cool, stylish former police station was inspired by London and the diverse culture of the city whilst maintaining the Generator brand ethos throughout. The design layers spaces, experiences and styles, whilst aiming to form a cohesive interior that will invite, entertain and encourage travelers to make connections, relax, party, hangout and feel as though they are ‘home away from home’. Generator London is the essence of the brand; industrial, classic, modern, graphic, mod design styles and subtle homage to the history of London.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN March 2014

WHAT 6,000 sq.m.

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for allM Food & Beverage spaces, customfurniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE 37 Tavistock Place, London, England

This project won a Boutique Design Gold Key award, was shortlisted for a Restaurant & Bar Design Award and a Hospitality Design award.

Generator London

Generator Paris The style of the interiors here were inspired by cinematic experiences strolling through the Paris streets and finding romantic moments within one’s path. A series of scenes were created and the vibe is hip and exciting; mixing concrete and industrial finishes with signature design pieces from Tolix, Jields and Tom Dixon. The lobby greets guests with a lit marquee suspended over a lively Mondrian-inspired reception desk. On the upper level, Moroccan infused chill-out spaces feature custom wood pallets and kilim sectionals, a typographic mural by Dutch designer Ceizer. The cafe is inspired by the Parisian brasserie and the curved staircase is romantic.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN 2015

WHAT 9,328 sq.m. Redesign 8 storey building

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, custom furniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE 11 Place du Colonel Fabien, Paris, France

This project won a Hospitality Design award and won in the colour category for the Restaurant and Bar Awards.

Generator Paris

Generator Copenhagen The building provided lots of inspiration for the interiors due to the history and importance of the building’s design. The side entrance elevator lobby has illustrations of Copenhagen by local artist Tim Bjorn which leads onto the reception area. Generator’s signature ‘G’ sculpture is a light installation this time, with colour changing LED lights creating an exciting tone amongst the layered textures and materials, including reclaimed furniture which was discovered on-site.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN 2011

WHAT 66,000 ft² hostel redesign 5 storey building 662 rooms Philippe Starck designed apartment building

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, custom furniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE Adelgade 5-7, 1304, Copenhagen, Denmark

Generator Copenhagen

Generator Hamburg With large glass windows looking out onto the street, visitors are immersed by the energy, culture and everyday life of the passersby. What better way to be integrated into the neighbourhood? Hanging sculptures of recycled bicycle frames by local artist Till Kiefer playfully acknowledges the local passion for riding bikes.

Brick walls discovered during restoration were left exposed as additional design features, as well as old belts - used to make this site’s iconic Generator sculpture in the shape of the letter G.

WHO Generator / Patron Capital

WHEN 2011

WHAT 70,000 ft² hostel redesign 4 storey building + internal courtyard 686 guest rooms

SCOPE Full Interior Design Package for all Food & Beverage spaces, custom furniture, and Guest Suites.

WHERE Steintorplatz 3, 20099, Hamburg, Germany

Generator Hamburg

Fairmont Mont-Tremblant The goal was to provide hotel guests with new and exciting experiences through the renovation of the existing arrival, lobby, reception and F&B outlets. Located at the foot of the majestic Laurentian peaks, the re-design of these spaces was inspired by notions of traditional alpine glamour and the hotel’s natural surroundings, while infusing a sense of modern luxury that is both upscale and familiar.

WHO American Hotel Realty Corporation

WHEN December 2017

WHAT Fairmont Tremblant Common Areas Include: -Exterior Arrival -Reception, lobby & Concierge -Lobby lounge bar -Breakfast buffet restaurant -Café -Restaurant -Exterior terrace

SCOPE Design of Exterior Arrival, Reception, Lobby, Concierge, Lobby Lounge Bar (Axe Lounge), Breakfast Buffet Restaurant (Le Comptoir Cuisine du Marche), Café, Restaurant (Choux Brasserie), and Exterior Terrace.

WHERE 3045 Chemin de la Chapelle Mont-Tremblant, QC

Fairmont Mont-Tremblant

The King Edward Hotel Toronto The historic building, known locally as The King Eddy was upgraded in 2014. Along with the rejuvenation of the local landmark, the section formerly occupied as a wellknown fashion mart became The King Edward Private Residences. The project featured the renovation of the spectacular two storey lobby, spa and fitness center as well as the Royal Club lounge, The restoration of the building preserved the beauty of the past while making the most of modern design and materials that will carry residents and guests into the 21st century with ease and comfort. The rejuvenated building encompassed 145 luxury condominium suites. Residents are surrounded by exquisite appointments, with transitional design evoking elegance without pretentiousness.

WHO Dundee / Skyline

WHERE Toronto, Ontario

WHAT Full Interior Design

WHEN 2014

Le Meridien RA, Beach Hotel & Spa Tarragona, Spain One of the most luxurious hotels on the Catalan coast, Le Meridien RA offers its guests an array of services to truly enjoy their seaside stay. The building is composed of a main building from the early 20th century and a more recent extension hosting most of the rooms and the new reception.

DesignAgency was tasked with the refurbishment of the ground floor common areas respecting the main building whilst updating the interiors to offer a contemporary luxurious experience throughout. A new flexible bar allows operations to tailor their service depending on the season with the possibility to work outdoors, indoors or connecting the two portions for high affluence periods. The project created a very flexible event area with sea views that can be split in up to 8 individual rooms connected to the new terrace areas.

WHO Marriot Hotels

WHERE Tarragona, Spain

WHAT Common Areas Interior Design

WHEN 2021

Le Meridien RA, Beach Hotel & Spa Tarragona, Spain

NeueHouse - Eleven New York For ELEVEN by NeueHouse our design team transformed the penthouse-level floor of the existing NeueHouse Madison Square location into an inspired environment that blends top-level hospitality with an expansive, state-of-the art workplace in order to inspire the creative mindset.

ELEVEN was conceived to incubate, connect and inspire the most successful artists and entrepreneurs. It combines privacy, elevated design and personalized services with the power of connections to creative leaders. Building off of the signature design style of NeueHouse, this elevated and exclusive floor has skyline views of Manhattan and iconic furnishings blended with bespoke millwork and artisanal light fixtures, delighting those who appreciate classic design and quality craftsmanship.

Entry through a generous hotel-style lobby and concierge leads to the centre of the space featuring a large communal open concept kitchen with a variety of seating options, dark walnut cabinetry and black metal detailing.

WHO NeueHouse

WHERE New Yrok

SCOPE Full Interior Redesign

WHEN January 2020

NeueHouse - Eleven New York

NeueHouse - Bradbury Los Angeles NeueHouse, the private co-working space company in Hollywood, will open its second Los Angeles outpost in the iconic Bradbury Building.

The Bradbury was built in 1893 and is lauded for its Victorian-style skylit atrium, wrought-iron latticework, Italian marble accents and red oak panelling.

NeueHouse’s second-floor area will offer its members 25,000 square feet of creative spaces for work, events and crosscommunity collaboration. Our team designed a space that anticipates the needs of the modern creative professional with amenities such as a gallery space, lobby café, conference space, private offices and a meditation nap room.

WHO NeueHouse

WHEN January 2020

WHAT Full Interior Redesign

WHERE Los Angeles

NeueHouse - Bradbury Los Angeles

The Remix Project Toronto The Remix Project was created in order to help level the playing field for young people from disadvantaged, marginalized, and under-served communities.

The Remix Project design is a collaboration between Bryan Brock, DesignAgency and Daniels Waterfront. The new building has over 4,000 square feet of creative space for young creatives in the business, music and arts industries. The Remix Project office shares space with George Brown School of Design, Artscape Daniels Launchpad and OCADU in the Daniels Waterfront City of Arts building. The space includes professional recording, production, photography studios, an open-concept work area, a shipping container boardroom and a private terrace overlooking Lake Ontario.

Remix Project Executive Director, Annalie Bonda, says the venue was designed to “be a safe space for our youth to be inspired, collaborate, learn and, most importantly, call home”.

WHO The Remix Project

WHEN May 2019

WHAT Full interior design of 4,000 open-concept office space

WHERE Toronto

The Remix Project Toronto

Dream Office Toronto Dream asked DesignAgency to conceptualize a new 30,000 square foot flagship Toronto office. DesignAgency created an open plan with a unique, non-hierarchical seating arrangement that defines Dream’s progressive approach to the business. Teknion office systems, as well as custom desk formations optimize executive engagement and ground the space. Flexible meeting space and a cafeteria support employee and client’s needs while keeping the central area as open as possible.

DesignAgency strategically utilized dream’s brand colours, signage, and way finding to deliver an office environment that speaks to the constantly evolving business of real estate management. Warm woods are used throughout the space to create a friendly environment within the commercial office tower. Bright wall treatments and custom Castor lighting add energy to the cafeteria. The open plan brings daylight to all parts of the office and complements a design language comprised of rich woods and warm tones.

WHO Dream

WHEN 2014

WHAT Full interior design of 30,000 open-concept office space

WHERE Toronto

Vice Media Toronto When VICE Media. the world’s preeminent youth media company, needed a new Toronto bureau they engaged DesignAgency. Since both companies share a common core: both are cross disciplinary, collaborative and creative. VICE asked for a space that reflects their strong brand, and exudes the youthful energy that they are famous for.

Attuned to the needs of its client, DesignAgency infused a decommissioned factory with the informal, relaxed vibe of a classic cigar lounge, then stealthily layered technology, lighting and sound equipment throughout. The results are instrumental for the VICE team to produce their multi-platform content, while allowing the open-plan space to play triple duty as a day-to-day working environment, a film and recording set and a showpiece that speaks to the personality and values of the company.

WHO VICE Media

WHEN 2016

WHAT Full interior design of openconcept office space

WHERE Toronto

Vice Media Toronto

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