Hospitality-inspired

With a prime location right on north Yonge Street, this 30-year-old Toronto office tower held great promise for new owners Crown Realty. But if the building was going to live up to its potential – and attract a stable of vibrant, youthful companies as tenants – the interiors would need to be brought into the 21st century. Prior to its redesign by interiors studio Bartlett & Associates, the tower’s lobby was dark and claustrophobic, with granite-clad bulkheads wrapping the upper reaches and an imposing black reception desk overwhelming the entry. The B|A team achieved a complete transformation of the space through a careful reconfiguration of the architecture and the insertion of a few statement-making elements. &ldquo... More