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NOBU RESIDENCES TORONTO Nobu Residences Toronto, the highly anticipated highrise anchoring Canada’s first Nobu Hotel and Nobu Restaurant was recently honoured with a prestigious International Interior Design Association Award for its presentation gallery. The IIDA Global Excellence Awards honour and celebrate outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international interior design and architecture projects from around the globe. Interior design firm Studio Munge, which envisioned the space and is overseeing the interior design for the integrated residences, hotel and restaurant, and principals from developer Madison Group were recognized during a ceremony on Jan. 20 in Paris, France. North America’s first integrated Nobu Residences, Nobu Hotel and Nobu Restaurant was announced in summer 2017 at a media
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event in the presentation gallery attended by Nobu Hospitality founders, chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro and Hollywood producer Meir Teper. The gallery uses controlled natural light to maintain the luxury brand’s exclusivity, and to transport visitors into a modern oasis representative of the Nobu lifestyle. The interplay between the ethereal living elements and the lack of natural light allows guests to absorb themselves in the tranquil atmosphere, evoking a desirable cadence for one’s residential life. “Unlike most presentation centres, the Nobu Gallery is a completely immersive experience that allows visitors to suspend outside influences,” says Josh Zagdanski, vice-president, HiRise, Madison Group. “When we first discussed concepts with the visionary team at Studio Munge, they understood that the Nobu lifestyle is not only the
embodiment of sophisticated materials that will enhance the building, but that the space must capture a specific sensibility that people identify with. The Nobu Gallery is a very special environment and perfectly heightens that feeling. We are immensely proud that it is being recognized globally.” Absent of all natural light, the space transforms into an intimate succession of lounge seating illuminated by soft, ambient lighting. Oversized black and white portraits autographed by Matsuhisa and De Niro welcome guests into the model suite. A model kitchen and living room invite guests to experience the brand’s offerings through elegant marble surfaces and refined modern furnishings while suspending the hustle and bustle of the cosmopolitan downtown experience outside the presentation gallery’s boundaries. Construction for Nobu Residences Toronto is expected to begin this year.
PHOTOS: WAYNE KARL
WINS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FOR PRESENTATION GALLERY