The 24,000-square-foot HUB International embraces flexibility, shared culture, and the HUB brand, drawing employees back to the office. The fresh design, engaging programmatic spaces, and upgraded amenities resulted in increased collaboration and in-office attendance.

An inviting first impression

Creating an open environment starting in the elevator lobby, the design connects the reception and conference pre-function areas to welcome employees and visitors. The café offers comfortable architectural booths under portal arches with light fixtures and abstract Toronto architectural patterns. 

Beginning in the elevator lobby, team members and guests immediately step into a dynamic series of spaces comprised of the large work café, lobby, reception, and conference pre-function area. Bright, airy spaces are connected through soft yet distinct architectural elements, natural finishes, bold lighting, and graphic patterns reflecting the Toronto cityscape.

The color palette speaks to HUB’s tailored and energetic work culture. Modern sinuous architectural elements frame the work settings and connect spaces across the floorplate, reflecting their collaborative culture and dynamic brand. Carefully placed regional graphics, rhythmic color feature installations, and abstracted HUB logo moments continue the storytelling journey throughout.

A choice of working environments

Stantec’s team worked closely with HUB to create a unique program that highlighted a wide range of working environments from which employees can choose, ranging from hoteling workstations to enclosed focus rooms to varied collaboration settings to large social spaces for impromptu gatherings. These spaces embody the spectrum of workplace settings, accommodating communal and dynamic, to quiet and solitary—promoting variation and choice as team members return to the office. Altogether, the space houses 140 workstations and 21 offices.
Conference and meeting configurations also range in size and design. They feature open area impromptu collaborative nodes with and high-top tables, enclosed residential-like lounges, dedicated video conferencing rooms with agile furniture, and more traditional meeting rooms with state-of-the-art A/V and acoustics.

Team:

Designers: Stantec

Photographers: A-Frame Inc.

Materials Used:

Richelieu, Rockfon, Sonoglass, Ceramic Technics, Genrose Stone and Tile, Tilebar, Summit, GE, Frigidaire, Tarkett, Forbo, Mohawk, Jamie Stern, Teknion, Encore, Bernhardt, Senator, Keilhauer, Arcadia, Keilhauer, Arcadia, Allermuir, Teknion, Interra, Dauphin, Keilhauer, Louis Interiors, Studio TK, Arcadia, Teknion, Viscor, Kurt Versen, Eureka, Andrew Neyer, Eureka, Kuzco, Lumenwerx, Nasco Stone & Tile, Viatera, Hanex, Caesarstone, TM Supply, Accura Glass, McNicholas, Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, Scuffmaster, Formica, Laminart, Elkay, Kohler, Delta, Tiger Leather, 4Spaces, Roppe, Burke, Flexco, Roppe, Craftwood, Ezoboard, Turf, Scandinavian Spaces, Surfacing Solutions